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Hall of Fame

R Alan Royalty HOF

R. Alan Royalty

  • Class
    1988
  • Induction
    1999
  • Sport(s)
    Men's Basketball
Robert Alan Royalty earned an accounting degree and was a key fixture of 1980s Petrel basketball. 
 
Alan Royalty was a member of the Omicron Delta Kappa National Honor Society and was honored with the James Edward Oglethorpe at graduation. He was a two-time NAIA Academic All-American (1987 and 1988) and the 1988 recipient of the David J. Hesse Memorial Award for Outstanding Senior Athlete. 
 
Royalty had a lucrative career in the accounting/financial world, serving as vice president of Citicorp North America then Wachovia Bank, director of finance & investments for True North Company, and more. After thirty years in the business world, Royalty made a shift to serve First Baptist Church of Alpharetta’s sports and recreation needs. Today, he is the church’s director of sports outreach.  
 
Royalty was born in Harrodsburg, Kentucky. He has spent the last thirty years volunteering as a coach with Upward Sports.  
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