NORFOLK, Va. (WAVY) — Granby High School in Norfolk is recognizing some of its star coaches, athletes and supporters with a brand new sports hall of fame.
Granby Athletic Director Chris Harris wants to celebrate the stories and lives of Granby’s first sports hall of fame inductees, which include:
- Basketball legend Lefty Driesell, who’s been dubbed the greatest program builder in the history of college basketball. The now 90-year-old Norfolk native coached at four different Division 1 schools: Davidson College, Georgia State University, James Madison University, and the University of Maryland.
- Billy Martin Sr. is known as the father of wrestling in Virginia. He organized the sport and won 21 state titles, coaching more than 100 individual champions.
- Two-time Olympic wrestler Gray Simons, who also coached at Old Dominion for 17 years.
- Former NFL offensive tackle Levi Brown, who was drafted by Arizona in 2007.
- Gloria “Mama” Meeks, who “spent 20 years [at Granby], she was the football mom,” Harris said. “She cooked all the dinners for them every week and never asked for a penny, she was the basketball team mom.”