OUR HISTORY
South Carolina Shagger’s Hall Of Fame History 1989 to September 2018
South Carolina Shagger’s Hall Of Fame actually came into existence as another entity and, as many other entities, has evolved over the years to its present day status. South Carolina Shaggers Hall Of Fame actually began, not as a corporation, but rather as a form of recognition.
The Wall Of Fame began in 1989 with DJ Woody Windham’s idea to honor some of the best known “regulars” at Beaus, which was THE place to be in Columbia, SC. Beaus was in the Carolina Inn on Assembly Street and was the “hot spot” at that time. Mitch Barkoot was the first inductee in 1989. He was roasted by his friends, and honored with a spotlight dance. Pictures were made and hung on the walls at the club. In the beginning, Woody chose the members, but as the group grew, they began to get together to choose the next person. Since that time, Members have been inducted as individuals and couples.
When Beau’s closed, our pictures were moved to The Shag Club in the Holiday Inn on Assembly Street, Columbia, SC. The group was growing. The group still not formally organized, selected Nick Mathis as their first President. A committee was formed consisting of Gene Brantley, Julie Trent, C. J. (Bell) Bigger and Phil Sawyer who began working on our By-Laws and the rest is history.
After the Holiday Inn we moved to Weejuns Beach Club in Irmo, SC. Our pictures were on the wall around the dance floor and when Weejuns moved a few doors down, The Wall Of Fame was the first thing that you saw when you walked in the door. We had a place to honor our members and hold our induction ceremonies, which in most cases, was an opportunity to tell some really interesting stories about each other!
Unfortunately Weejuns closed so we moved to Crackerjacks, Ramada Inn, Loafers, Legends, and the Plantation. Currently we are without a home club for our pictures, but we are still a cohesive group who continues to honor our own as well as continuing to induct deserving individuals.
On November 17, 2011, The Central South Carolina Wall of Fame was formally re-named as South Carolina Shagger's Hall Of Fame. Currently we have 138 members and induct up to (8) eight deserving individuals on an annual basis. New inductees are eligible to nominate one male and one female for consideration for induction into South Carolina Shagger's Hall Of Fame. Existing members are allowed to have 1 male and 1 female on the list of nominees at all times. In order to be selected to the South Carolina Shagger’s Hall Of Fame, an individual must have distinguished themselves in the Shag community for a minimum of (3) three years in one or more of the following categories:
1. Distinguished service as an officer or committee chairman of one of the area shag clubs.
2. Regular attendance and participation in area shag lounges
3. Regular attendance and participation in Association of Carolina Shag Club local club weekends and SOS events.
4. Distinguished service as a teacher, judge, or competitor in local, area, or national shag competition.
