Virginia Sports Hall of Fame - Central VA Exhibit
Henrico Sports & Events Center
Virginia Sports Hall of Fame Stats
- First class inducted in 1972
- Designated Official State Hall of Fame by General Assembly in 1996
- 354 current inductees, representing 22 sports
- 22 VA Colleges & Universities represented (37 total NCAA programs in VA)
- 100 – football
- 45 – basketball
- 46 – coaches and administrators
- 36 – media
- 34 – baseball
- 17 – multi-sport stars
- 14- golf
- 12 – track & field, auto-racing
- 8 – swimming
- 5 – tennis
- 4 – soccer
- 3 – field hockey, lacrosse
- 2 – bowling, canoeing, gymnastics, horse racing, speedboat racing, wrestling
- 1 – Boxing, equestrian, sailboat racing, show horses, surfing
Inductees by Region
- Hampton Roads – 124
- Central – 96
- West Central – 39
- Northern – 32
- Valley – 21
- Southside – 21
- Southwest – 15
- Eastern – 6
Featured, Class of 2023
- Jill Ellis, Fairfax, William & Mary, 2x Women’s World Cup Champion USWNT
- Rick Jeffrey, 2024 Distinguished Virginian Award recipient, 36 years with Special Olympics Virginia, 22 as President
- Craig Littlepage, University of Virginia AD 2001-2017, 13 National Championships, 76 ACC Championships
- Chris Long, Charlottesville, UVA Football All-American, 11-year NFL veteran, 2018 Walter Payton NFL Man of the Year
- LaShawn Merritt, Portsmouth, 4x Olympic Medalist (3 Gold), 400m and 4x400m relay, 23 total medals (19 Gold) in international comps
- Hal Nunnally, 24-seasons as Randolph-Macon Head Basketball Coach, 431 wins, 5x Conference of the Year
- Dave Smith, Roanoke, Virginia Tech, 40 years as Sports Information Director at Virginia Tech, 2015 CoSIDA Lifetime Achievement Award
- Paul Woody, Roanoke, VCU, 40 years as writer and columnist for Richmond News Leader and Richmond Times-Dispatch
- Monica Wright Rogers, Woodbridge, All-time leading scorer for UVA Basketball, 3x WNBA Champion
Additional Links
2024 Induction Weekend, April 19 & 20
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