Hall of Fame
Rev. Dr. Booker T. Sears Jr. served as the head athletic trainer for three years under former football coach William "Hoss" Bracy. He came into the position after extensive training in athletic injuries and was trained as an emergency medical technician at Spartanburg General Hospital, where he was also trained in athletic injuries. Booker T. Sears was probably the most powerful athletic trainer in Benedict College football history. When Booker Sears spoke, it was like it came straight from the coach. In his very unassuming way, Booker T. knew everything about Benedict football, from scheduling to who was traveling to away games. Rev. Sears now serves as pastor at The Goodwill Baptist Church in Bronx, New York. Rev. Sears earned his Bachelor of Arts in the Philosophy of Religion in 1961 and Bachelor of Divinity degree in 1964, respectively, from Benedict College and J.J. Starks School of Religion in Columbia. In 1987, he received his Doctor of Divinity degree from Columbia Bible Institute. He pastored four churches in South Carolina prior to being called as the third pastor of Goodwill Baptist Church in 1985.
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