Columbia Housing Authority
1996 Wall of Fame Inductees
Tyrone Corbin - - Gonzales Gardens 1962-82
Tyrone Corbin left Columbia to attend DePaul University and compete in
college basketball. After graduation from DePaul, Corbin began a professional
basketball
career in the NBA. At the time of his induction, he was with the Miami Heat.
Corbin continues to give back to his community. In October 1995 he began renovating
a store and laundry near his boyhood home at Gonzales Gardens. “I left
for Chicago and college, but Columbia at this neighborhood never left me”,
he said.
Dorothy
Barksdale - - Allen Benedict Court and Saxon Homes 1979-89
Visually impaired, Dorothy Barksdale had served the National Federation of
the Blind by teaching Braille for over 20 years at the time of induction.
During the 10 years she lived in public housing she assisted other visually
impaired residents with their day-to-day activities. She received an Associate
degree from Greenville Technical College. Barksdale owns and operates “Dorothy’s
Place”, a cafeteria in the Richland County Administration Building
in Columbia.
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