Sid Gainey
Sid Gainey
Full Name:  Walter Sidney Gainey
     Born:  September 30, 1945, Cairo, Ga.
     Died:  January 13, 2019, Cairo, Ga.

Legacy Bricks:  Legacy Walk Map Link
   1966, 67 Track & Field AA - Loc 90


FSU Career
Track & Field
Year  Pos     Hgt  Wgt  Cl  Ltr  Hometown
64-65 LJ-TJ   5-9  140  So   *   Cairo, GA                       
65-66 LJ-TJ   5-9  140  Jr   *   Cairo, GA                       
66-67 LJ-TJ   5-9  140  Sr   *   Cairo, GA                       


Comments
Obituary for Walter Sidney Gainey
Published by the Clark Funeral Home.

Graveside funeral services for Walter Sidney Gainey, 73, of Cairo, GA, are at 11:00 a.m., Wednesday, January 16, 2019, in Greenwood Cemetery, Cairo, GA. Rev. Shuford Davis will officiate. Military Honors will be presented by the American Legion Honor Guard. Mr. Gainey passed away at his home in Cairo, GA, on Sunday, January 13, 2019.

Honorary pallbearers will be Van Ponder, Eddie Daughtry, Tyler Maxwell, Wayne Windham, Terry Darsey and Richard Gardner.

Mr. Gainey was born on September 30, 1945, in Cairo, GA, to the late Ralph Gainey and Eleanor Julia Lewis Gainey. He served his country in the United States Air Force. He was a graduate of Florida State University. On July 12, 1970, he married Phyllis Wimberly Gainey, who survives. He was the owner and operator of Gainey Farms and Dogwood Hunting Preserve. He was a member of Calvary United Methodist Church.

Survivors include: his wife of 48 years, Phyllis Wimberly Gainey of Cairo, GA; sons, Richard Gainey (Katie) of Havana, FL, Chad Gainey (Anna) of Calvary, GA; grandchildren, Sophia Gainey, Mary Frances Gainey, Victoria Gainey, all of Havana, FL, Alexia Gainey of Calvary, GA; and a brother, Lewis Gainey (Delois) of Athens, GA. He was preceded in death by his parents.



All-American Awards
Track & Field
Year  Award
1966  NCAA Championships - Long Jump (7th) - Indoor
      NCAA Championships - Long Jump (7th) - Outdoor
1967  NCAA Championships - Long Jump (7th) - Indoor


FSU Statistics
Track & Field
   Date    Opponent/Meet                  Event                         Place      Results       Points   Comment
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            1965 Season
02/13/1965 Coliseum Relays                Long Jump (I)                   1    23- 1       7.04m   5                         
02/20/1965 SE USTFF Championship          Long Jump (I)                   3    23- 6.25    7.17m   2                         
03/06/1965 Miami                          Long Jump                       1    22- 2.87    6.78m   5                         
03/06/1965 Miami                          Triple Jump                     2                        3                         
03/13/1965 Furman                         Long Jump                       1    23- 3       7.09m   5                         
03/13/1965 Furman                         Triple Jump                     2                        3                         
03/27/1965 Florida Relays                 Long Jump                       1    24- 1.50    7.35m   5                         
04/02/1965 Auburn                         Long Jump                       1    24- 1       7.34m   5                         
04/05/1965 South Carolina                 Long Jump                       1    23- 1.50    7.05m   5                         
04/10/1965 Florida                        Long Jump                       1    23- 2       7.06m   5                         
04/10/1965 Florida                        Triple Jump                     2                        3                         
04/24/1965 Penn Relays                    Long Jump                       5                        1                         
06/12/1965 USTFF Championships            Long Jump                       5    22- 6.50    6.87m   1                         
06/19/1965 NCAA Outdoor Championship      Long Jump                      18    23- 0.50    7.02m                             
            1966 Season
12/28/1965 Senior Bowl Meet               Long Jump (I)                   1    23- 7.75    7.21m   5                         
01/08/1966 Orange Bowl Championship       Long Jump (I)                   1    23-11       7.29m   5                         
02/12/1966 Coliseum Relays                Long Jump (I)                   1    24- 5       7.44m   5                         
02/19/1966 SE USTFF Indoor Championship   Long Jump (I)                   1    23- 7.25    7.19m   5                         
02/26/1966 Jesuit Championship            Long Jump                       1    23-10.25    7.27m   5                         
02/26/1966 Jesuit Championship            Triple Jump                     2    45- 0.75   13.74m   4                         
03/05/1966 Miami                          Long Jump                       1    22- 8       6.91m   5                         
03/12/1966 NCAA Indoor Championship       Long Jump (I)                   7    23- 4       7.11m                             
03/19/1966 Southern Illinois              440-Yard Relay                  1      42.3              1.25                      
03/19/1966 Southern Illinois              Long Jump                       1    23- 5.50    7.15m   5                         
03/19/1966 Southern Illinois              Triple Jump                     2                        3                         
03/26/1966 Florida Relays                 440-Yard Relay                  3      41.9              0.75                      
03/26/1966 Florida Relays                 Long Jump                       1    23- 9       7.24m   5                         
03/26/1966 Florida Relays                 Triple Jump                     2    46- 9      14.25m   4                         
03/28/1966 Tennessee                      440-Yard Relay                  1      43.0              1.25                      
03/28/1966 Tennessee                      Long Jump                       1    23- 3.75    7.11m   5                         
03/28/1966 Tennessee                      Triple Jump                     1    46- 8      14.22m   5                         
04/02/1966 Auburn                         Long Jump                       1    24-11       7.59m   5                         
04/02/1966 Auburn                         Triple Jump                     2    46- 4      14.12m   3                         
04/30/1966 Penn Relays                    Long Jump                       5    23- 1.50    7.05m   1                         
06/18/1966 NCAA Outdoor Championship      Long Jump                       7    23- 3.75    7.11m                             
            1967 Season
02/11/1967 SE USTFF Championship          Long Jump (I)                   2                        3                         
02/18/1967 Coliseum Relays                Long Jump (I)                   2    23-11.50    7.30m   3                         
02/25/1967 Jesuit Championship            Long Jump                       1    24- 1       7.34m   5                         
03/04/1967 Miami                          Long Jump                       1    23-11.87    7.31m   5                         
03/04/1967 Miami                          Triple Jump                     1    46- 5      14.15m   5                         
03/11/1967 NCAA Indoor Championship       Long Jump (I)                   7    23- 5       7.14m                             
03/18/1967 Tennessee                      Long Jump                       1    23- 3       7.09m   5                         
03/18/1967 Tennessee                      Triple Jump                     1    45- 0.50   13.73m   5                         
03/27/1967 Alabama                        Long Jump                       1    22- 7.50    6.90m   5                         
03/27/1967 Alabama                        Triple Jump                     1    44- 8.75   13.63m   5                         
04/01/1967 Auburn                         Long Jump                       1    24- 7.25    7.50m   5                         
04/01/1967 Auburn                         Triple Jump                     1    47- 9.50   14.57m   5                         
04/08/1967 Florida                        Long Jump                       1    23- 9       7.24m   5                         
04/08/1967 Florida                        Triple Jump                     1    45- 0.50   13.73m   5                         
04/29/1967 Penn Relays                    Long Jump                       4    23- 9       7.24m   2