Gary Stokan

A Peach of a Leader

If there were a Hall of Fame for promoting a city into prominence in the sports world, Gary Stokan would be a charter member. The president and CEO of Peach Bowl, Inc. – who will retire at the end of…

Sports Desk: Getting it Done

Atlanta is the football capital of the world! Who says so? Gary Stokan, president and CEO of Peach Bowl Inc., for one. Stokan is a Pittsburgh native who played basketball at North Carolina State University – not the sort of…

Sports Desk: Sports Heritage

In 1999, an outstanding sports museum opened in Macon – the Georgia Sports Hall of Fame. The venue, the largest state sports museum in the country, celebrates athletic achievements and features more than 3,000 artifacts. Among the 14,000-square-feet of exhibits,…