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Ash inducted into Alabama Athletic Trainers Hall of Fame
Ash, who was the Early County High athletic trainer 1982 to 1987, has served as athletic trainer at Troy since 1987. He was one of two inducted into the Hall of Fame, which was founded in 1995. Also inducted was Marshall Smith of Dothan, who served as head trainer at Troy prior to Ash. The ceremony was held at a luncheon as a part of the association's annual summer meeting at Sandestin. "I didn't look at this as a personal award, but more of a recognition for all of the great people I have been associated with over the years," Ash said. "I have been very fortunate to have had an opportunity to work with some of the best in sports medicine - Doc Anderson, Dr. James Andrews, Dr. James Whiteside and Dr. Jeffrey Dugas - and they deserve as much credit, or more, than I do." Anderson, who served as head trainer at Troy from 1967-79, and still serves on the faculty at Troy University in the athletic training program, said he knew Ash had a chance to become a good trainer when he was a student. "The thing that stands out most about Chuck is that he has good, common, old-fashioned, country wisdom," said Anderson, who was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 1999. "He is a bright guy, but he has a lot of common sense. It hasn't been easy for Chuck to move this program from Division II to I-AA to where we are now with limited resources. He has great interaction with his students, and that makes a huge difference." Ash is a 1978 Troy University graduate who got his start as a graduate assistant for Anderson. From 1980 to 1982 he served as athletic trainer at Central High School in Phenix City where Ric Hall was head football coach. He came to Early County High School with Hall in 1982. He also served as head baseball coach at Early County before returning to his alma mater in 1987. "I am very honored and humbled by the whole thing," Ash said. "To be included in a group that includes some of the very founders of our profession, like Jim Goosetree from Alabama and Kenny Howard from Auburn, is a great honor." In 2002, Ash was named Athletic Trainer of the Year by the Alabama Athletic Trainers Association. In 2001, he was granted membership in the prestigious American Sports Medicine Fellowship Society. The Alabama Athletic Trainers Association has almost 500 members from across the state.
The Lakeland, Fla., native is married to the former Marilyn Willis of Blakely who is also a Troy graduate and a teacher in the Troy city school system. The couple has two sons, Bubba and Cody.
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