Eric Kerley, Berry Buc alum and Hoover Athletics Hall of Famer, is the owner of The Studio Specialized Personal Training. With three locations, The Studio Specialized Personal Training offers one-on-one personal training, group classes and massage therapy.

Eric Kerley’s name is etched in Hoover football history. A Berry Buc standout under hall of fame coach Bob Finley, he was the last Buc to sign with an SEC program before the school transitioned into Hoover High. He is now a member of the Hoover Athletics Hall of Fame, honored for a career that helped close one era and usher in another.

Kerley still thinks often of Finley — the man whose sudden death in July 1994, just weeks before Hoover High opened, left a legacy that still defines what Hoover athletics aspire to be.

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