Some Special Folks

By Jim Joanos

During my lifetime, like most folks, I have had several hobbies. Two of mine have been taking pictures and attending FSU athletics events. As a result, I have had the opportunity to photograph lots of FSU people. Some of my photos bring back special memories. Here are just a few that I have especially enjoyed taking.

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Lonnie Alameda and Meghan King	Mickey Andews and Odell Haggins	Bobby Bowden and the 1999 National Championship	Gene Deckerhoff
Warrick Dunn and Billy Sexton	Leonard Hamilton	Mike Norvell	Burt Reynolds and Chief Osceola
Ron Sellers and Kim Hammond	Bernie Sliger and Reubin Askew	John Thrasher and Sandy D'Alemberte	Charlie Ward

About the author:

Jim Joanos

Memories of Garnet and Gold

Jim Joanos and his wife Betty Lou have deep roots at Florida State University. Avid sports fans, they have literally seen, and done, it all. Fortunately for us, Jim loves telling first-hand accounts dating back to FSU’s first football game, a 1947 clash with the Stetson Hatters on Centennial Field, where Cascades Park is today.

The Osceola will run a series of these colorful stories written by the former Tallahassee lawyer and judge, which we feel our readers will find enlightening and/or nostalgic.

Jim and Betty Lou, who was Associate Director of the FSU Alumni Association (1991-2003), have been married 65 years and are each listed as one of FSU’s 100 Distinguished Graduates. The couple were enshrined in the FSU Hall of Fame in 2015 as Moore-Stone Award Recipients. Ironically, both Deans Moore and Stone were instrumental in the Joanoses career development.

“Both Jim and Betty Lou Joanos have been exemplary fans and supporters of Florida State University, both academically and athletically,” said Andy Miller, retired President and CEO of Seminole Boosters, Inc. “You can’t go to an athletic event of any kind that you don’t see both Jim and Betty Lou Joanos together. They love their university as much as they love each other.”