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Stories From the Hall
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Curtis Morton "Pops" Turner
He was a lumberman by trade, and one of the greatest drivers and showmen in stock car racing. (FULL BIO)
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Herbert Bryant
One of the greatest all-around athletes to ever hail from Virginia, Bryant excelled in five sports at the University of Virginia, earning him the distinction of being the state’s most versatile athlete. (FULL BIO)
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Roosevelt Brown
A native of Charlottesville, Brown was ranked #19 on Sports Illustrated’s Top 50 Athletes from Virginia and was considered one of the greatest sleeper draft picks of all time. (FULL BIO)
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Arthur Ashe
(Class of 1979)
From humble beginnings in Richmond, Virginia, Ashe became one of the most prominent tennis players of his time. (FULL BIO)
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Ray Dandridge
(Class of 1999)
Ray Dandridge, a native of Richmond, was a slick fielding third baseman in the Negro National League and went on to be recognized as one of the greatest third basemen in the history of baseball. (FULL BIO)
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William H. Lewis
(Class of 1980)
William Lewis, a Norfolk native and son of former slaves, played for Amherst and Harvard and was the first black player ever to be selected to the All American squad, later becoming the first black person admitted to the American Bar Association. (FULL BIO)
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Bobby Dandridge
(Class of 1992)
Richmond native Bobby Dandridge was a three-time NBA All-Star with the Bucks and, together with teammates Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Oscar Robinson, led the Bucks to victory in the 1972 NBA World Championship. (FULL BIO)
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Benita Fitzgerald Mosley
(Class of 1998)
Mosley was a member of the 1980 and 1984 U.S. Olympic Teams and an alternate on the 1988 Team, becoming in 1984 the only African-American woman to win an Olympic gold medal in the 100-meter hurdles. (FULL BIO)
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Dr. Robert Johnson
(Class of 1972)
Dr. Robert Johnson, a Norfolk native, won over fifty trophies in tennis, but he was better known for his contributions to the development of tennis programs and athletes like Althea Gibson and Arthur Ashe. (FULL BIO)
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Yogi Hightower-Boothe
(Class of 2001)
In 1983, Yogi Hightower Boothe became the first African-American to win the Honda Award, which recognizes the outstanding women’s collegiate athletes in the nation by sport. (FULL BIO)
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Ralph Sampson
(Class of 1996)
One of the most heralded basketball players of all time coming out of college, Ralph Sampson was the number one draft choice and Rookie of the Year before his nine year NBA career. (FULL BIO)
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Wendell Scott
(Class of 2000)
Wendell Scott of Danville, Virginia was the first black man to compete in the all-white sport of stock car racing in 1952 before a career that saw 128 wins in all divisions and 506 Grand National starts. (FULL BIO)
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Kenny Easley
(Class of 1998)
Ken Easley was the Seattle Seahawks first round pick in the NFL draft and earned honors as NFL All-Rookie and AFL Defensive Rookie of the Year as well as a four-year string of All-Pro, All-AFC and All-NFL selections. (FULL BIO)
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William Leonn "Dick" Price
(Class of 2001)
Dick Price is a track and football coaching legend at Norfolk State University where he was CIAA Track Coach of the Year from 1971-1974 and NAIA Football Coach of the Year from 1974-1976. (FULL BIO)
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