Tut Heisler
Tut Heisler
Full Name:  James Garland Heisler, Jr.
     Born:  November 17, 1944, Montgomery, Ala.
     Died:  June 17, 2019, Tallahassee, Fla.
   School:  Leon High School in Tallahassee, Florida


FSU Career
Swimming & Diving
Year  Pos     Hgt  Wgt  Cl  Ltr  Hometown
63-64 BK      5-11 150  So   *   Tallahassee                     
64-65 IM      5-11 150  Jr   *   Tallahassee                     
65-66 BK-IM   5-11 150  Sr   *   Tallahassee                     


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Obituary for James Garland Heisler
Published in The Island Packet on July 14, 2019

James Garland Heisler, Jr., 74, a long time former Hilton Head Island resident, passed away at his home in Tallahassee, Florida on Father's Day Weekend. Jim was born in Montgomery, Alabama on November 17, 1944, the son of the late James Garland Heisler and Frances Powell Heisler. In 1966 he graduated from Florida State University where he was a nationally ranked swimmer. Following graduation, he spent 5 years working for Haskins & Sells as a CPA, first in Atlanta and later in Savannah. In 1971 he was recruited by Sea Pines Company and moved with his family to Hilton Head. After Sea Pines, he was one of the original partners, of Heisler, Henderson & Hannah, a CPA firm. He then worked for Joe Harden Builders before founding Heisler Nurseries in Bluffton. Jim was an active member of St. Luke's Church, very involved in the Hilton Head Lions Club and an avid golfer. Jim is survived by his three children: James Garland Heisler, III of Hickory, NC, Prof. Lora Katherine Heisler (Justin Rochford) of Aberdeen, Scotland, and Logan Marcus Heisler of Hilton Head; four grandchildren: James, IV, Nicholas, Ellis, and Brooke; his brother Thomas Ellis Heisler (Carol) of Graceville, FL; and three nephews.



FSU Statistics
Swimming & Diving
   Date    Opponent/Meet                  Event                         Place  Results Points
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            1964 Season
01/08/1964 Georgia                        200-Yard Individual Medley      1    2:10.3    5.00
01/31/1964 North Carolina                 200-Yard Individual Medley      2              3.00
01/31/1964 North Carolina                 200-Yard Backstroke             3              1.00
02/01/1964 East Carolina                  200-Yard Individual Medley      3              1.00
02/01/1964 East Carolina                  200-Yard Backstroke             3              1.00
02/03/1964 Tulane                         400-Yard Medley Relay           1    3:59.7    1.75
02/22/1964 Southern Collegiate Invite     100-Yard Backstroke             5              1.00
02/22/1964 Southern Collegiate Invite     200-Yard Individual Medley      4              2.00
03/21/1964 Florida AAU                    100-Yard Backstroke             2              4.00
            1965 Season
01/09/1965 Tulane                         400-Yard Medley Relay           1    3:58.6    1.75
01/09/1965 Tulane                         200-Yard Butterfly              1    2:21.1    5.00
01/13/1965 Georgia                        200-Yard Individual Medley      2              3.00
01/16/1965 Florida                        200-Yard Individual Medley      3              1.00
01/23/1965 Alabama                        200-Yard Individual Medley      1    2:11.3    5.00
01/29/1965 North Carolina                 200-Yard Individual Medley      3              1.00
01/30/1965 North Carolina State           200-Yard Individual Medley      3              1.00
02/18/1965 Georgia Tech                   200-Yard Butterfly              1    2:17.4    5.00
02/18/1965 Georgia Tech                   200-Yard Backstroke             1    2:10.5    5.00
02/18/1965 Georgia Tech                   400-Yard Freestyle Relay        1    3:35.2    1.75
02/27/1965 Florida                        200-Yard Individual Medley      3              1.00
03/02/1965 East Carolina                  500-Yard Freestyle              2              3.00
            1966 Season
01/15/1966 Florida                        200-Yard Individual Medley      1    2:09.5    5.00
01/15/1966 Florida                        200-Yard Backstroke             2              3.00
01/22/1966 Georgia Tech                   400-Yard Freestyle Relay        1    3:38.8    1.75
01/28/1966 East Carolina                  400-Yard Medley Relay           1    3:47.9    1.75
01/29/1966 North Carolina                 200-Yard Individual Medley      3              1.00
01/31/1966 Tulane                         200-Yard Backstroke             1    2:12.4    5.00
02/12/1966 Alabama                        200-Yard Backstroke             1    2:11.9    5.00
02/26/1966 Florida                        200-Yard Backstroke             3              1.00