Allan Bristow’s name is synonymous with basketball in the state of Virginia. The Richmond native began his long career as an All-State performer at Henrico High School before moving on to Virginia Tech. While playing four years with the Hokies,…
Larry Brooks is a native of Prince George, Virginia and attended Prince George High School. In 1967, he was selected as an All-Central District choice as a defensive end. Brooks furthered his education and attended Virginia State University, where he…
Roosevelt Brown, Jr. is a native of Charlottesville, Virginia and at the age of 13, “Rosey” was drafted out of the band to play football for the first time with his home-town Jefferson High team. He played against his father’s…
Harold “Hal” Burrows, Jr. is one of the most revered members of the tennis community of Virginia. It began when he won the Virginia State Boys Championship title in 1938 and 1939. He took the Junior title in 1941 and…
Over 45-seasons with the Minnesota Twins, Herb Carneal had one of the longest uninterrupted service times of any American League play-by-play broadcaster, 1962-2006. Herb was the voice of the American League Champion Twins in 1965 and the World Champion Twins…
C. Hunter Carpenter, alias Mr. Walter Brown, entered Virginia Polytechnic in 1898. He used the alias of the fictitious Walter Brown during his early days at VPI because his father had forbidden him to play football. This young man who…
Joseph C. “Scrap” Chandler was a native of Guinea in Caroline County and later resided in Norfolk, Virginia. He was an outstanding athlete at William & Mary and after his graduation in 1924, he devoted 44 years to coaching in…
Born in Henrico County in 1940, Alley is a native Virginian. He attended Hermitage High School and developed into an outstanding baseball player. By the end of the 1963 season, Alley had worked his way up to the shortstop position…
Winning championships and trailblazing in tennis are “old hat” to this first world-renowned titleist to be inducted into Virginia’s Hall of Fame for his sport, following his pioneering teacher Dr. R.W. Johnson. At the age of 17, Ashe won the…
Peggy Augustus was born in Cleveland Ohio but has lived in Keswick, Virginia since 1950. She was an active owner, trainer, and rider who competed against men and professionals and won major championships throughout the United States and Canada including…