What he did: Say this for Tom Hammonds, the former Georgia Tech basketball great is not one for sitting on the beach with a drink in one hand and a good book in the other.
One of Tech coach Bobby Cremins’ six ACC rookies of the year during an eight-year span from 1983-90, Hammonds is a Brazilian jiu-jitsu champion. Imagine walking on to the mat and looking up at your opponent, a 6-foot-9 former NBA player who spent years banging on the boards with power forwards such as Karl Malone and Dennis Rodman.
