Bill Littlepage, who became synonymous with Hopewell while amassing the second-highest boys basketball win total in Virginia High School League history, died on Tuesday after battling colon cancer. He was 87.
Mr. Littlepage’s teams at Hopewell went 755-320 in 44 years. Only Paul Hatcher of R.E. Lee-Staunton (897) had more wins in the public school ranks. The late Warren Rutledge, who coached at private Benedictine from 1957-2000, is Virginia’s all-time winningest coach with 949 victories.
“He meant a lot to a lot of people,” said his wife of 61 years, Brenda Littlepage. “He’s well respected. He respected Hopewell as well. This has been his life, working with the kids at school, coaching. His records speak for themselves.”