While his involvement in boxing spans more than 40 years, Ari has spent the majority of his time outside the ring. As a team physician, Ari has been to hundreds of state, national and international competitions as well as world championships. While with the AAU he visited almost every country active in boxing, including Great Britain, Ireland, Germany, Hungary, Yugoslavia, Finland, Turkey, and South Korea. He received the Ray Weston Doctor of the Year USA Boxing award in 1982 and 1987 and was the first recipient of the Oscar Ellington award in North Carolina. Ari also served as a physician during the 1996 Summer Olympic Games in Atlanta.  Ari currently practices medicine in Lincolnton.

Beginning his amateur career in 1949 at age 15, Crawford compiled a record of 30 wins (16 by knockout), four losses and one draw. Fighting at 126 pounds, he won the Durham, Burlington and Greensboro Golden Gloves Tournament in 1949 and again in 1950. The following year he won the AAU championship in High Point. After winning the Durham Golden Gloves Tournament in 1952, he entered the Navy and immediately fought and defeated the Brigade Champion. He received an honorable discharge from the Navy and went on to fight four professional fights, winning them all. Crawford holds a bachelor's degree from East Carolina University and a master's and a doctorate from Duke University and is now retired from his position as Full Professor, School of Biological Sciences and Department of Physiology and Biophysics at the University of Kentucky.

Compiling a remarkable record of 82 wins and only five losses, Carl Holt was an impressive boxer. Not one to take defeat lightly, Holt competed in rematches with three of the opponents who had earlier defeated him and won each of those bouts. During his amateur career he boxed with both the Cramerton and Belmont boxing teams in cities throughout the Carolinas and was always a crowd favorite in cities such as Mt. Holly, Gastonia, Monroe, Kannapolis, Charleston, and Charlotte. He also boxed during a four-year stint in the Navy, competing as far away as Panama and Trinidad.  Away from the ring Holt enjoyed a successful career in the textile industry and has been very active in civic organizations in his hometown of Cramerton.

Beginning his career at age 14; Loy went on to compete in every weight class from flyweight to welterweight between 1949 and 1954. He compiled a record of 77 wins (45 by knockout) and 15 losses. Representing Burlington and Durham boxing teams, Loy won championships in Charlotte, High Point, Durham, Burlington, Hickory, and Greenville, S.C. While competing in these cities, Loy received trophies for Outstanding Boxer, Most Popular, Most Kos, and Sportsmanship. During his career he defeated past inductees David Mills, Ronald Short and Dink McManus.  He entered the Armed Services in 1954 and coached the All Service Boxing Team in the European theater of NATO in 1956. Loy earned a bachelor's degree from Elon College and went on to graduate from Wake Forest Law School in 1963. He enjoyed a prosperous career and served several civic organizations until his untimely death in 1980.

Winning the Junior Lightweight Championship the same year he began boxing was a sign of success to follow for Wade. He went on to win the Open Division Championships the next two years. His amateur record in 38 fights was 37 wins and one loss. After just three years in the amateur ranks, Wade turned pro and posted a record of 48 wins, two losses and two draws. Wade retired from the ring in 1947 but continued in the sport by coaching and managing amateur boxers, including Bill Godfrey, Guido Capri, Jack Crumpton, Doc Campbell, and Walter Keys. Later he served three years as Chairman of the Greenville County Boxing Commission.  Wade earned a bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering from Clemson and successfully operated his own engineering firm until his retirement.