



The 14th Annual Awards banquet for the Thomasville-Thomas County Sports Hall of Fame. General Lloyd J. Austin III played some football, but really focused on basketball during his high school career. He was voted as captain of his 1971 Thomasville High Basketball team, where he played as a rebounder and defender.

The 14th Annual Awards banquet for the Thomasville-Thomas County Sports Hall of Fame. General Lloyd J. Austin III played some football, but really focused on basketball during his high school career. He was voted as captain of his 1971 Thomasville High Basketball team, where he played as a rebounder and defender.


General Lloyd J. Austin III speaking for a black history month event during his time as the Commanding General of the 18th Airborne Corps and Fort Bragg. In this speech, he says “Embrace Diversity… to Keep racism and bigotry in check” and “In order for us to be credible players in continuing to restore peace and promoting democracy around the world, we will have to keep our own house straight.”












In 2013, General Lloyd J. Austin III was selected to act as the Commander of the United States Central command. In this photo, President Barrack Obama receives a security briefing from General Austin discussing Counter-Terrorism measures against Islamic State militants, during a visit to Macdill Air force base. 2014


