Bobby Lawrence born on January 30, 1934,  began boxing at the age of 16. He won 23 club fights before launching a career as a Golden Glover where he won his first 18 bouts before losing to the late Jerry Stratton of Gastonia. After that loss, Lawrence reeled off another 16 wins in a row. He won several amateur tournaments in North and South Carolina, compiling an amateur record of 55 wins against only two losses.  A hard-hitting welterweight, Lawrence fought the best fighters of his era, including Dink McManus, who he whipped in a rousing battle at Gastonia's Silver Gloves tournament. He fought out of his weight class several times, once going to the mat three times in the first round of a bout with middleweight Jim Bost of Lincolnton. Lawrence responded by knocking out the heavier Bost in the second round. As a professional, Lawrence tallied 21 wins and five defeats.   After retiring from the ring, the Durham, N.C. native worked for several years with the U.S. Postal Service and also enjoyed a successful career in the insurance industry. Lawrence has been married to his wife, Betty for 48 years and now spends much of his time volunteering at church.

Archie Hargett, born on July 27, 1933,  has been involved behind the scenes of boxing for the better part of his adult life. A former director of the North Carolina Golden Gloves, he has been involved with amateur boxing in the state for more than 25 years and has been the driving force behind the Carolinas Golden Gloves in Charlotte. A longtime member of the Carolinas Boxing Hall of Fame Board of Directors, Hargett often mentor amateur boxing directors all over the southeast.  Hargett is a retired insurance agent who was born and reared in Charlotte NC. He served in the US Army from 1950-1953 and has held the title of National Commander for the Regular Veterans Association since 1986. Hargett is a past president of the West Mecklenburg Optimist Club, a Mason and a Shriner.

Al Raby, born on August 23, 1934, this Gastonia native compiled a combined amateur and professional record of 75 wins and nine defeats. He won several amateur championships in North and South Carolina, including events in Charleston, Gastonia, Mount Holly, Hickory, and High Point. Raby boxed for T.L. McManus of Mount Holly, one of the most renowned amateur boxing coaches in the country. Known as a scrapper, McManus once described Raby as "a boxer who can fight over his head when he has to. He's got the kind of heart the Lord ought to give every fighter."  While serving in the U.S. Air Force from 1950 to 1954, Raby won the Indiana lightweight title in Evansville and captured the Air Regionals at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base in Dayton, Ohio.  After boxing, Raby worked in the textile business for many years before taking a job with Freightliner Corporation. He finished his working career as a truck driver and now lives in North Platte, Nebraska.

A second generation boxer, Malcolm Sanders DeWitt III was born October 23, 1933. He was a star athlete at Rivers High School in Charleston, S.C. and was awarded an athletic scholarship to the University of South Carolina for football and boxing. DeWitt convinced the football coach he was too small for the gridiron and concentrated on boxing where he was a part of the great South Carolina boxing team with teammates such as Emmett Gurney, Chuck Davis, Allen George, Don Fortner, Jack Cassiday, Andy Sciambra, Jimmy Craven, Hawyood Davis, and Howard Collins.  After a successful amateur career, DeWitt enjoyed a short yet productive career as a pro. After only 10 professional fights, Uncle Sam called and he entered the U.S. Army. Discharged in 1956, he went back to USC but decided to give up a promising professional boxing career at the urging of his wife.

Kelvin Seabrooks, born on March 10, 1963,  began a stellar boxing career at the age of 12 and advanced victoriously through most of the amateur tournaments in the South before becoming a professional champion. He compiled an overall record of 157-21-1 before retiring in 1995.  Seabrooks won his first amateur tournament at the age of 13 and captured Golden Gloves titles across the state of North Carolina, including four Carolinas Golden Gloves titles in Charlotte.  As a professional, Seabrook won the USBA Bantamweight title in 1987 and shortly thereafter captured the IBF World Championship belt with a devastating fifth-round knockout of Miguel Monterrano in Colombia, South America. Seabrooks won 20 of his first 24 professional fights via the KO route.  A classical stylist with knockout power in both hands, Seabrooks won 20 of his first 24 professional fights via the KO route.  The Charlotte native now spends most of his time working with young people, touring schools and churches all over the Southeast, delivering a positive message about staying in school and away from drugs. His future plans include opening a literacy and championship fitness center for underprivileged children in the Charlotte area.

With more than two decades of service to the boxing profession, Gregory has served in numerous capacities as a coach, official and administrator, including management positions in four Olympics in Los Angeles (1984), Seoul, Korea (1988), Barcelona, Spain (1992), and Atlanta (1996.)  Gregory also served as manager of the boxing venue at the 1998 Goodwill Games in New York City and was selected as an NBC commentator for the 2000 Olympic Games in Sydney, Australia. In addition, Gregory served as president of South Carolina Amateur Boxing from 1982 through 1998 and also held an eight-year term as chairman of the S.C. Junior Olympics.  A member of the South Carolina Amateur Boxing Association for more than 20 years, he received a Lifetime Achievement Award from the Association in 1998.   Gregory resides in Charleston, South Carolina.