William “Billy” Farnum Jeffers
- Graduate of Florence High School in 1938
- Florence High School
- Member of the 1938 Florence High School Baseball State Championship team
- Named Male Athlete of the Year for Florence High School in 1938
- Career
- Member of the Shagger's Hall of Fame
- Helped to bring the first All American City Award to Florence
- Served as Director & Commissioner of Palmetto Boys & Majors Baseball
- Featured on the Shag Documentary poster produced by ETV
- Community
- Retired from the City of Florence as Parks & Recreation Director
- Florence won the SCRPA Department of the Year in 1983
- Twice served on the Florence Country Club Board of Directors
- Awarded SCRPA Professional of the Year in 1978
- YMCA Althletic Director for boys and men 1943‐58
- Served on the Florence County Parks & Recreation Commission
- City of Florence Parks & Recreation Director 1958‐83
- President of SC Parks & Recreation Association in 1957‐58 & 1977‐78
- Former Recreation Offices at Timrod Park are named in his honor
- One of the organizers for the Yellow Jackets club for McCleneghan High School
- Coached numerous youth sports and started youth sports programs
- Founding member of Dixie Youth Baseball and served as a National Board member,
District &
State Director for a total of 19 years