Debbie Ryan
Debbie Ryan has resided for over 35 years in Charlottesville where she was the head coach for the University of Virginia women’s basketball team. Her career covers all but four years of the program’s existence and also includes her role…
Franklin “Frankie” Allen
Franklin "Frankie" Allen, a native of Charlottesville, VA and graduate of Roanoke College, is considered to be one of the most prolific college basketball players in Virginia Intercollegiate Basketball History. In 1967, Allen became the first African American male to…
Robert Pratt Jr.
Robert Pratt, Jr., a native of Richmond, VA, started his football career at St. Christopher’s School in Richmond where he eventually earned a full scholarship to the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 1970. At UNC, he started…
Dick Tarrant
Dick Tarrant retired with the most wins in the University of Richmond’s history in March of 1993. In twelve seasons as head basketball coach, he amassed 240 wins. Additionally, Tarrant guided his team to nine post-season tournaments, five NCAA and…
Lanny Wadkins
Lanny Wadkins was born in Richmond, Virginia, and is graduate of Meadowbrook High School and Wake Forest University, is one of the Commonwealth's greatest golf champions. Wadkins was the 1968 and 1970 Southern Amateur champion and the U.S. Amateur champion…
Thomas C. Scott Jr.
Thomas C. “Tommy” Scott Jr. is considered one of the University of Virginia’s all time greats in football. He played both offensive and defensive end and made the AP All-American first team in 1952. Scott was picked for the East-West…
Barton “Barty” Smith
Barty Smith is a native of Richmond, Virginia. He graduated from Douglas Freeman High School where he was a four-sport star. Smith was selected as the Virginia High School Player of the Year in 1969. That same year he achieved…
Frank Soden
Although Frank Soden is not a native of Virginia, during his career he became the most versatile and recognizable voice in Virginia sports history. Beginning his radio commentating out of state, Soden went on the air in Richmond in 1948…
Dawn Staley
Dawn Staley of Philadelphia came to the University of Virginia women's basketball program in 1989. That year, she won the ACC Rookie of the Year Award, and over the next four years, racked up three Kodak All-American honors, two National…
Robert “Bob” Thalman
Bob Thalman has already distinguished himself as an outstanding figure in Virginia sports history. A 47-year sports veteran as a player, coach, and administrator at the high school, college, and professional levels, Thalman dedicated 26 years of his experience to…