Buddy Fowlkes was the head track & field coach at Georgia Tech for nearly three decades (1965-1992). Fowlkes' list of accomplishments include three Olympic medalists, two World Record holders, 10 NCAA national champions, 50 All-Americans, 77 Atlantic Coast Conference champions and 126 All-ACC selections. He was named ACC coach of the year twice, and he was honored as the 1985 NCAA Indoor Southeast Coach of the Year. He has coached national champions, world record holders, and even gold medal winning Olympians. Among his accomplished students is former world record holder Antonio McCay. Fowlkes lifted the Georgia Tech program to heights it had never experienced before his arrival.