John A. Mapp born in Portsmouth, Virginia but raised in Norfolk gained prominence in track at Granby High School. He attended VMI in 1950 when freshmen were not eligible for varsity sports. He played defensive back on the freshman football…
Shelley Mann was known as one of the glamour girls of sports in the United States in the 1950’s. Although born in Long Island, New York and a graduate of Cornell University, Mann’s parents were native Virginians and she returned…
Thompson Mann was born in Hickory, Virginia in 1943. He was inducted into the International Swimming Hall of Fame at Fort Lauderdale, Florida in 1984, for his career feats in winning a Gold Medal at the 1964 Olympics in Tokyo.…
Moses Malone was born in Petersburg, Virginia and graduated from Petersburg High School. Malone drew his first national attention as a teenager when his dominant scoring and rebounding led Petersburg High to a 50-game winning streak and two state championships.…
Thad Madden was born in Culpepper County, Virginia in 1916, where he participated in track because his high school did not have a football coach. Track was his only competitive sport at Virginia State, however he picked up the rudiments…
Frank Loria, Virginia Tech’s first consensus football All-American gained this honor in 1965 and 1966 as a safety man. He, according to his former coach Jerry Claiborne just made things happen and had a knack for football that you find…
Earl Lloyd was born on April 13, 1928 in Alexandria, Virginia. He attended Parker-Gray High School in Alexandria where he was All-State in basketball. After graduation he attended West Virginia State College where he also starred in basketball and was…
Henry “Monk” Little, a William & Mary track legend from Norfolk, Virginia is probably the greatest all-around track man Virginia has ever produced. The Tribe superstar could do just about anything on a track. The 1934 graduate still holds the…
In the writing world, there is quantity in the number of stories a writer can produce every year, and there is quality in the certain degree of excellence in those stories. In modern journalism, it is rare to find a…
