Hall of Fame
Willie Tennyson, a 1993 graduate, is an activity therapist at the Bill Ireland Youth Development Campus in Milledgeville, Ga. He has worked there since 1995.
Tennyson played four years as a forward for the Northwestern Ranger men’s basketball team. He ranks 12th out of only 19 Ranger men to reach 1,000 points in a career at 1,123. Tennyson currently holds three records for blocked shots: career blocked shots (264 from 1988-92), blocked shots in a season (76 in 1989-90) and most blocked shots in a game (10 vs. High Point (N.C.) in 1991).
His greatest memory was winning the Oklahoma Intercollegiate Conference his senior year and making it to the National Tournament in Kansas City. That team ranks fourth all-time in Ranger history, as they went 25-7 and made it to the Sweet Sixteen of the NAIA National Tournament.
Along with being an activity therapist, Tennyson also has taken part in the movie business. He has worked alongside such actors as Terrance Howard, Blair Underwood, Queen Latifah and Morgan Fairchild. He also wrote and directed his first film in 2006, a rap musical called, “Me vs. Myself.”
He has three children, Willie, Quartavious and Faith.
