Yogi Hightower Boothe attended Kempsville High School in Virginia Beach where she emerged as a multi-sport star excelling in basketball and as a member of the United States Junior Olympic swimming team. Hightower-Boothe was then recruited to Old Dominion University…
Robert Lee ”Bob” Holland, of Virginia Beach, is the only surfer to win the coveted United States Surfing Championships on all three continental coasts. He won his first U.S. Championship in Huntington Beach, California in 1967 in the senior men’s…
Jean McLean Davis did more in the first 17 years of her life than most of us do in a lifetime. She was born in Portsmouth, Virginia in 1929 and rode her first pony at the age of two. By…
Abe Goldblatt was a sports staffer for the Norfolk Virginian-Pilot for 63 years and covered countless assignments until his death in 1994. During his career, he became recognized as an authority on sports history. In 1967, he co-authored the book…
Steve DeLong is a native of Chesapeake, Virginia who attended Oscar Smith High School. He played football for the Tigers and received several honors including All-Eastern District, All-Tidewater, and All-State in 1959. In 1960, he received All-Eastern District, All-Tidewater, All-Metropolitan,…
While standing 6 foot 8 inches tall, Anne Donovan dominated the basketball court while Old Dominion University dominated college teams as National Champions. She was a leader on three US Olympic basketball teams, two of which won gold medals. Anne…
Charles “Lefty” Driesell is a native of Norfolk, Virginia and a 1954 graduate of Duke University, where he played on the nation’s 10th ranked team as a senior. Driesell received his master’s degree from William and Mary in 1961, and…
James Driver was a native of Harrisonburg. He won letters in four sports at William and Mary and at the University of Virginia in football, basketball, baseball and track. During one year, he was captain of all four teams. He…
Jim Ducibella, born in Washington, D.C., graduated from Xavier University in 1974. He completed his masters in Print Journalism, graduating from Marquette University in 1976. Before attaining a job with the Virginia Pilot, Ducibella previously wrote for the Milwaukee Journal…
