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…
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 Havens, an Arlington native and a graduate of Washington & Lee High School, played on his high school football team, but would become a four time Olympian in another sport. He was destined to become an Olympian the day…
Stuart “Stukie” Hoskins started his talent-rich athletic career in Fredericksburg. He attended Fredericksburg High School from 1932-1936 where he was an outstanding athlete and four-sport star winning fourteen letters in football, basketball, baseball, and track. In 1936, Hoskins entered the…
High school sports in Northern Virginia and Eddie Crane were synonymous over a 30-year period from 1950 until 1980. Crane was a native of Alexandria, Virginia and a graduate of George Washington High School. He actually began covering prep athletics…
Doran was one of the first scholastic basketball coaches to attain 500 victories. His George Washington High School teams from Alexandria were perennial contenders for area and state titles. A graduate of Ohio University where he was captain of the…
Dr. Harrison Fitzgerald Flippin was born October 26, 1906. He attended the Episcopal High School in Alexandria, where he was head monitor, captain of the football team, and participated actively in baseball, basketball, and track. At the time of his…
Guback spent nine years as a staff writer with the Richmond Times-Dispatch and more than 20 years with The Washington Star during which he covered many major events such as the Super Bowl, heavyweight championship fights, college bowl games and…
