Virginia Sports Hall of Fame and Museum
The Virginia Sports Hall of Fame and Museum is a sports hall of fame located in Portsmouth, Virginia. Founded in 1972, it moved to its current location in 2005.[1] More than 300 athletes, coaches, administrators, members of the media and others have been inducted into the hall.
The museum also features interactive exhibits which allow children to test their skills in basketball, football, baseball, soccer and more. There are nine exhibit areas featuring twenty sports.
Sports inductees
A
- Allen, George (1998 - Football)
- Allen, Franklin (2013 - Basketball)
- Alley, Gene (1989 - Baseball)
- Andrews, Donna (2005 - Golf)
- Ashe Jr., Arthur (1979 - Tennis)
- Augustus, Peggy (1999 - Equestrian)
B
- Rondé Barber (2014 - Football)
- Barber, Tiki (2011 - Football)
- Bass, Marvin (1981 - Football)
- Beard, Edward (2002 - Football)
- Bennett, William (2002 - Track)
- Blassingham, Melvin (1982 - Contributor)
- Boone, Chuck (2004 - Baseball)
- Boone, Chuck (2004 - Football)
- Brennaman, Marty (1999 - Media)
- Brill, Bill (1999 - Media)
- Bristow, Allan (1997 - Basketball)
- Brooks, Larry (2000 - Football)
- Brown, Cornell (2013 - Football)
- Brown, Roger (1997 - Football)
- Brown Jr., Roosevelt (1979 - Football)
- Bryan, Jimmie (1987 - Basketball)
- Bryant, J.C. (1984 - Football)
- Bryant, J.C. (1984 - Track)
- Bumbry, Alonza (2002 - Baseball)
- Burrows Jr., Harold (1990 - Tennis)[2]
- Burton, Lawrence (2013 - Football)
- Bussard, Raymond (2000 - Swimming)
C
- Carneal, Herb (2002 - Media)
- Carpenter, Hunter (1973 - Football)
- Casey, Alfred (1982 - Football)
- Casey, Sean (2014 - Baseball)
- Catlett, Nellie (1994 - Football)
- Caughron, Harry (2009 - Football)
- Chambers Jr., William (1995 - Basketball)
- Chandler, Joseph (1979 - Track)
- Chenery, Christopher (1985 - Equestrian)
- Chewning, Lynn (1991 - Football)
- Clark, Gary (2007 - Football)
- Cloud, Jack (1984 - Football)
- Coates, Jim (1994 - Baseball)
- Cochran, Bill (2009 - Media)
- Colander Clark, LaTasha (2014 - Track)
- Colston, James (2007 - Media)
- Conn, Julius (1976 - Basketball)[2]
- Corrigan, Euguene F. (2007 - Contributor)[2]
- Corrigan, Euguene F. (2007 - Lacrosse)
- Crane, Eddie (2000 - Media)
- Creekmur, Lou (1989 - Football)
- Crenshaw, Fanny (1988 - Field Hockey)
- Culley, Jennings (1998 - Media)
- Cummins, Ralph (1996 - Football)
- Curry, Dell (2004 - Basketball)
D
- Dale, Carroll (1976 - Football)
- Dandridge, Raymond (1999 - Baseball)
- Dandridge, Robert (1992 - Basketball)
- Davis, Jean (1976 - Equestrian)
- Davis, Meb (1984 - Football)
- Day, Leon (2002 - Baseball)
- Day, Roland (1979 - Football)
- Deekins, William (2002 - Media)
- Delong, Steve (2000 - Football)
- Dodd, Robert (1973 - Football)
- Dolan, Tom (2009 - Swimming)
- Dombrowski, Jim (2010 - Football)
- Donovan, Anne (1996 - Basketball)
- Doran, Albert (1995 - Basketball)
- Douglas, Otis (1979 - Football)
- Driesell, Charles (1995 - Basketball)
- Driver, James (1998 - Contributor)
- Driver, James (1998 - Football)
- Ducibella, Jim (2010 - Media)
- Dudley, Bill (1974 - Football)
- Duquette, Tom (2009 - Lacrosse)[2]
- Durden, Chauncey (1997 - Media)
E
- Easley Jr., Kenneth (1998 - Football)
- Eason, James (1990 - Football)
- Ehlers, Dean (2013 - Administration)
- Esleeck, Karl (1977 - Football)
F
- Faison, Earl (1989 - Football)
- Fales, Donna (1997 - Tennis)
- Feathers, Beattie (1981 - Football)
- Fletcher, Richard (1989 - Football)
- Flippin, Dr. Harrison (1975 - Track)
- Foiles, Henry (1987 - Baseball)
- Freeman, Antonio (2012 - Football)
- Fuller, William (2004 - Football)
- Fulton, Stokeley (1977 - Football)
G
- Giles, Vinny (1976 - Golf)
- Gillette Jr., James (1983 - Football)
- Gillette, Walker (1990 - Football)
- Goldblatt, Abe (1997 - Media)
- Gooch, William (1986 - Contributor)[2]
- Gooch, William (1986 - Football)
- Guback, Steve (2005 - Media)
H
- Hahn, Archie (1991 - Track)
- Haley, Charles (2006 - Football)
- Hamner, Granny (1981 - Baseball)
- Harper, Chandler (1973 - Golf)
- Havens, Frank (1995 - Canoeing)
- Hedgepeth, Whitney (2010 - Swimming)
- Henderson, Gerald (2012 - Basketball)
- Hendrick, Ray (2012 - Auto Racing)
- Hightower-Boothe, Yogi (2001 - Field Hockey)
- Hilton, John (2008 - Football)
- Holland, Bob (1997 - Surfing)
- Holland, Terry (2003 - Basketball)
- Hooker, Lester (1983 - Basketball)
- Hoskins, Stuart (1981 - Football)
- Hoskins, Stuart (1981 - Baseball)
- Hucles, Henry (1997 - Basketball)
- Hughes, George (1983 - Football)
- Humbert, Dr. Richard (1981 - Football)
- Hunley, Rick (2008 - Football)
J
- Jackson, William (1979 - Football)
- Jacox, Calvin Moses (2006 - Media)
- Janssen, Mary Patton (2001 - Golf)
- Jarrett, Dr. Jim (2011 - Contributor)
- Jaynes, Betty (2008 - Basketball)
- Johnson, Marshall (1997 - Media)
- Johnson, Dr. Robert (1972 - Tennis)
- Jones, Arthur (1975 - Football)
- Jordan, Brian (2009 - Football)
- Jordan, Brian (2009 - Baseball)
- Jordan, Henry (1974 - Football)
K
- Karmosky, Charles (1997 - Media)
- Keller, Herman (1992 - Basketball)
- Keller, Ted (2005 - Football)
- Kellogg, Junius (1990 - Basketball)
- Kersey, Jerome (2008 - Basketball)
- Kersey, Jess (2012 - Basketball)
- Keyes, Leroy (1987 - Football)
- Kilbourne, Bob (1997 - Basketball)
- Knox, Glenn (1982 - Basketball)
L
- Lacy, George (1996 - Baseball)
- Lanier, William (1986 - Football)
- Lauterbach, Henry (1999 - Speed Boat Racing)
- Lawrence, Frank (1985 - Baseball)
- Leech, Jimmy (1973 - Football)
- Leffler, Bill (2003 - Media)
- Leigh, Doris (1978 - Bowling)
- Lemon, Jim (1988 - Baseball)
- Leonard, Laurence Jr. (1997 - Media)
- Lewis, William (1980 - Football)
- Lex, Joseph (1986 - Football)
- Lieberman, Nancy (1992 - Basketball)
- Lindquist, Jerry (2003 - Media)
- Little, Henry (1975 - Track)
- Littlepage, Bill (2011 - Basketball)
- Lloyd, Earl (1993 - Basketball)
- Loria, Frank (1984 - Football)
M
- Mack, Jane (2009 - Golf)
- Madden, Thad (1988 - Football)
- Malone, Moses (1999 - Basketball)
- Mann, Dr. Thompson (1988 - Swimming)
- Mann, Shelley (1984 - Swimming)
- Mapp, Dr. John (1991 - Football)
- Mapp, Dr. John (1991 - Track)
- Mapp, Laura (2003 - Field Hockey)
- Marshall, Willard (1990 - Baseball)
- Martin, Lily (1995 - Golf)
- Martin, Sr., William (1980 - Wrestling)
- Mayer, Eugene (1980 - Football)[2]
- McBride, Penelope (1983 - Tennis)
- McCullough, Clyde (1983 - Baseball)
- McEver, H.M. (1980 - Football)
- McKenna, John (2007 - Football)
- McLaughlin, Lee (1987 - Football)
- McLelland, Robert (1998 - Media)
- McQuinn, George (1978 - Baseball)
- Mellon, Paul (1999 - Equestrian)
- Merner, William (1990 - Football)
- Merrick, Edwin (1980 - Football)
- Metheny, Arthur (1979 - Baseball)
- Michaels, Walt (1977 - Football)
- Miles, C.P. (1974 - Football)
- Miller, Louis (1994 - Baseball)
- Miller, Louis (1994 - Basketball)
- Miller, Marty (2014 - Baseball)
- Miller, Robert (2006 - Football)
- Millsaps, William Jr. (2000 - Media)
- Moir, Charles (2000 - Basketball)
- Moore, Herman (2010 - Football)
- Morrison, Leotus (2000 - Field Hockey)
- Morrison, Leotus (2000 - Contributor)
- Moseley, Frank (1979 - Football)
- Moskowitz, Bob (2004 - Media)
- Mosley, Benita (1998 - Track)
- Mourning, Alonzo (2010 - Basketball)
- Muha, Joseph (1976 - Football)
N
- Nemetz, Albert (1986 - Football)
- Newman, Johnny (2011 - Basketball)
- Norton, Hank (2006 - Football)
O
- Oates, Johnny (2003 - Baseball)
P
- Palumbo, Joe (1976 - Football)
- Parker, Clarence (1972 - Football)
- Parkhill, Barry (2001 - Basketball)
- Peake, Frank (1978 - Football)
- Pearce, Al (2012 - Media)
- Peccatiello, Larry (2010 - Football)
- Penicheiro, Ticha (2014 - Basketball)
- Perdue, Charles (1993 - Football)
- Phillippe, Charles (1982 - Baseball)
- Pitt, Malcom (1974 - Baseball)
- Plummer, Louis (1994 - Track)
- Porterfield, Bob (2005 - Baseball)
- Potts, Russ (2004 - Contributor)
- Pratt Jr., Robert (2013 - Football)
- Preas, George (1982 - Football)
- Precourt, Kelly (2008 - Field Hockey)
- Price, William (2001 - Track)
- Price, William (2001 - Football)
- Pritchard, Abisha (1997 - Football)
- Proctor, George (1974 - Basketball)
R
- Ragazzo, Vito (1993 - Football)
- Ramsey, Garrard (1974 - Football)
- Randle, Ulmo (1991 - Football)
- Raschi, Victor (1976 - Baseball)
- Rathbun, Bob (2008 - Media)
- Rice, Paul (1988 - Basketball)
- Ripley, Melissa (1989 - Swimming)
- Rixey Jr., Eppa (1972 - Baseball)[2]
- Roach, Melvin (1988 - Baseball)
- Robbins, Dave (2010 - Basketball)
- Roberts Sr., Glenn (1980 - Basketball)
- Ross, Bobby (1997 - Football)
- Roth, Bill (2013 - Media)
- Rouse, Jeff (2011 - Swimming)
- Rowland, Robert (1978 - Speed Boat Racing)
- Rudd, Ricky (2007 - Auto Racing)
- Rutledge, Warren (2001 - Basketball)
- Ryan, Debbie (2012 - Basketball)
S
- Sampson, Ralph (1996 - Basketball)
- Sanford, Taylor (1977 - Contributor)
- Sawyer, Paul (2002 - Auto Racing)
- Scott, Herb (2006 - Football)
- Scott, Thomas (1989 - Football)
- Scott Jr., Thomas (1989 - Lacrosse)
- Scott Jr., Thomas (1989 - Football)
- Scott, Wendell (2000 - Auto Racing)
- Shea, Dick (1987 - Track)
- Shellenberger, William (1998 - Soccer)
- Shirley, J. (1985 - Basketball)
- Shu, Paul (1983 - Football)
- Simons, Gray (1992 - Wrestling)
- Sinclair, Dr. Caroline (1996 - Contributor)
- Slack, Ida (1992 - Bowling)
- Smith, Barty (1999 - Football)
- Smith, Bruce (2005 - Football)
- Smith, C. (1987 - Tennis)
- Smith, Richard (1976 - Contributor)
- Snead, J.C. (2003 - Golf)
- Snead, Norman (1984 - Football)
- Snead, Sam (1973 - Golf)
- Soden, Frank (1998 - Media)
- Spangler, Robert (1979 - Football)
- Spencer, Wynsol (1991 - Golf)
- Spessard, Robert (1972 - Basketball)
- Spivey, Hope (2004 - Gymnastics)
- Staley, Dawn (2008 - Basketball)[2]
- Stephens, Hugh (1994 - Baseball)
- Stephenson, Dwight (1999 - Football)
- Stith, Bryant (2007 - Basketball)[2]
- Stobbs, Charles (2002 - Baseball)
- Strange, Curtis (2004 - Golf)
- Strange Jr., Thomas (1998 - Golf)
- Summers, Francis (1975 - Contributor)
- Sumner, Charlie (2007 - Football)
T
- Tarrant, Dick (2013 - Basketball)
- Taylor, Lawrence (2003 - Football)
- Teel, David (2014 - Media)
- Thalman, Bob (2003 - Football)
- Thomas, Charles (1993 - Baseball)
- Thomas, William (1985 - Football)
- Thompson, Eugene (2011 - Media)
- Thompson, Thomas (1975 - Football)
- Thrift Jr., Sydnor (1998 - baseball)
- Tipton, Eric (1978 - Football)
- Todd, Dr. John (1978 - Football)
- Turner, Curtis (1999 - Auto Racing)
- Twardzik, Dave (1995 - Basketball)
- Twombly, Edwin (1991 - Baseball)
- Twombly, Edwin (1991 - Contributor)
U
- Unger, Robbye (1997 - Golf)
V
- Vail, Charles (1985 - Sailboat racing)
- VanDyck, Gracie (2002 - Basketball)
- Vaughan Jr., Porter (1993 - Baseball)
W
- Wacker, Lou (2014 - Football)
- Wade, Jesse (1994 - Football)
- Wadkins, Lanny (1996 - Golf)
- Wagner, Billy (2012 - Baseball)
- Weatherly, Joseph (1976 - Auto Racing)
- Webb Jr., Paul (1993 - Basketball)
- Welsh, George (2009 - Football)
- Werner, Helmut (2010 - Soccer)
- West, Mark (2006 - Basketball)
- Whitaker, Pernell (2011 - Boxing)
- Wilburn, J.R. (2004 - Football)
- Wilkinson, Richard (1975 - Basketball)
- Willard, Kenneth (1985 - Football)
- Williams, Charles (1981 - Contributor)
- Williams, Leigh (1974 - Basketball)
- Williams, Leigh (1974 - Track)
- Wilson, Lawrence (1986 - Baseball)
- Wood, Glen (2006 - Auto Racing)
- Wood, Leonard (2006 - Auto Racing)
- Worsham, Lewis (1986 - Golf)
Y
- Young, Harry (1972 - Basketball)
- Younger, William (1977 - Football)
Other notable inductees
References
- ^ Hoyer, Meghan (2005-04-23), A day full of fanfare as Portsmouth opens sports museum, Virginian-Pilot, retrieved 2007-11-24
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External links
Categories:
- Sports in Virginia
- Halls of fame in Virginia
- State halls of fame in the United States
- All-sports halls of fame
- Sports museums in Virginia
- Biographical museums in Virginia
- Sports in Hampton Roads
- Museums in Portsmouth, Virginia
- Buildings and structures completed in 2005
- Awards established in 1972
- Museums established in 1972
- 1972 establishments in Virginia