Willie Lanier said he received only one scholarship offer coming out of Maggie Walker High School. That invitation was extended by Virginia State University. It’s hard to believe. Lanier, 78 and now residing in Kansas City after decades living in…
(WHSV) - Paul Hatcher, the winningest coach in VHSL history during his time at Robert E. Lee High School, died on Friday, sources confirm to WHSV. Hatcher coached for 43 seasons, totaling 897 career wins, a state-record. During his time…
Born in 1932, Peggy died with her beloved rescue dogs Minnie Pearl and Monty Heeler by her side July 30th at her farm, Old Keswick where she had lived since 1952. She was the daughter of Ellsworth Hunt Augustus and…
John Marshall High’s Mel Roach stood out in baseball, football and basketball, played in the major leagues, and then became a notable golfer in the Richmond area. Roach in The Richmond Times-Dispatch years ago recalled growing up on the fields and…
CANTON, OHIO — Steve Spangler coached Ronde Barber in junior high school and high school. O.J. Beane was one of Barber’s teammates in rec league, junior high school and high school. So they weren’t about to miss Barber’s big weekend.…
Ronde Barber followed Darrelle Revis in Saturday’s induction order into the Pro Football Hall of Fame. The two cornerbacks were nothing alike, as Barber pointed out in his 14-minute, 37-second speech. Revis was a first-ballot Hall of Famer, one of…
CANTON, Ohio — Ronde Barber was honored for his NFL career Saturday, but he took time in his speech to salute his twin, his mother and the coaches who guided him while he was growing up in Roanoke. The former…
CANTON, Ohio – Former Virginia standout defensive back Rondé Barber was formally enshrined into the Pro Football Hall of Fame on Saturday in a ceremony at Tom Benson Hall of Fame Stadium. Ronde’s twin brother, Tiki, was his presenter during the…
CANTON, Ohio (WDBJ) - From Cave Spring High School, to the University of Virginia, to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, to the Pro Football Hall of Fame—Roanoke native Rondé Barber joined his place among the immortals Saturday in Canton, Ohio. The…
Ronde Barber stood on the stage at the Pro Football Hall of Fame in Canton on Saturday, about to be inducted alongside the greatest to ever play. As he looked out among the assembled fans, including his family and more…