Lynn Burke
06-12-2007, 10:30 AM
VHSL hall of fame honors 5 from area
CHARLOTTESVILLE—Ten individuals who have made outstanding contributions to high school activity programs will be honored on October 9 with membership in the Virginia High School Hall of Fame.
The Class of 2007 includes three athletes (Dell Curry, Terry Kirby and Chris Slade), two coaches (Wayne Cosby and Dennis Kozlowski) and five contributors (Bruce Bowen, Carol Chory, Jerry Deviney,
Sandy Hadaway and Harry Ward).
Members of the Class of 2007, the 18th to be inducted, will bring total membership to 187.
Sponsored jointly by the Virginia High School League and the Virginia High School Coaches Association, the hall is dedicated to preserving the rich heritage of outstanding achievements by students and adults in sports and activities within Virginia’s public high schools.
Athletes are eligible for consideration 10 years after completion of their high school careers and are judged primarily for their achievements in interscholastic sports.
Coaches are eligible after 15 years of experience or upon retirement and are judged on the merits of their achievements at the high school level. Contributors are professionals who have rendered significant services in some other capacity such as administration, academic activities, officiating,
media or sports medicine.
The induction is set for the DoubleTree Hotel in Charlottesville on Tuesday, Oct. 9. The honorees are as follows:
Athletes
Wardell (“Dell”) Stephen Curry, Fort Defiance High School
Fort Defiance has two state championships. Dell Curry was on both teams. As a senior, he led the Indians to baseball glory. In basketball, his sport of choice, Dell set and still holds the school record for most points in a game, most points in a season, most points in a career, best scoring average in a career and most rebounds in a career, leading the team to the pinnacle of success with a state championship as a sophomore. As a senior, he was selected as a National High School All-American, a McDonald’s High School All-American and a Parade High School All-American. He received a scholarship to Virginia Tech in the fall of 1982, for which he continued to play both baseball and basketball. He was drafted by the major league Baltimore Orioles in 1985. In 1986, he began a 16-year career with the National Basketball Association’s Utah Jazz. Dell is currently the Director of Player Development with the NBA’s Charlotte Bobcats.
Terry Gayle Kirby, Tabb High School
Terry Kirby’s high school football career as a running back included 104 touchdowns and 7,428 rushing yards; both were state records when they were achieved. His 26 consecutive 100-yard games and 36 career 100-yard games are state records to this day. His name continues to appear in the VHSL Record Book making 11 appearances, 10 in football and 1 in basketball. Kirby was also successful on the track and the baseball diamond. Named National Player of the Year by both Parade Magazine and Gatorade Circle of Champions for football, Kirby continued his career at the University of Virginia where he was the Cavaliers’ all-time leading rusher with 3,348 yards (now number three), 567 rushes and 24 touchdowns. Following college, he played 10 seasons in the National Football League with the Miami Dolphins, San Francisco 49ers, Cleveland Browns and Oakland Raiders.
Christopher Carroll Slade, Tabb High School
Chris Slade was an accomplished three-sport athlete while at Tabb High School. He ran track and played basketball, but the sport in which he excelled was football. Slade was on the 1987 state championship football team as a defensive end during his junior year. His 47 sacks was a school record, and he was later named USA Today All-American Defensive End. He continued as a defensive end at the University of Virginia where he was a four-year starter and set UVa’s records for single season sacks (15) and career sacks (40). He was a three-time All-ACC team member and was named National Defensive Player of the Year in 1992. Slade was first pick in the second round of the National Football League draft (New England), he played in Super Bowl XXXI and was twice named to the NFL Pro Bowl team.
Coaches
Wayne M. Cosby, Southampton High School
Wayne Cosby briefly coached football and basketball at Huguenot High School in Richmond before transferring to Southampton High School in Courtland. In fourteen years of coaching football at Southampton, Coach Cosby accrued a record consisting of 126 wins, 18 losses and two ties. Within those 126 wins are 69 consecutive wins. In the eight-year period between 1972 and 1979, his teams experienced a “super run,” making it to the state championship every year and dominating Group AA action by winning four state titles and finishing in the runner-up position in the other four years. Cosby was on the VHSCA All-Star coaching squad for eight consecutive years and has also been named Coach of the Year by several different associations. He retired from the Southampton County Public School system as an assistant principal in 1981 and has been serving as Southampton County Circuit Court Clerk ever since.
Dennis S. Kozlowski, Bethel High School
Accumulated from his 28 years as Bethel High School’s outdoor track coach, Dennis Kozlowski has 75 individual state champions and three team titles (1977, 1984 and 1986) to his credit. “Coach Koz” also served as the school’s head football coach for 25 years, finishing with a 172-86 record and state championship wins in 1974, 1976 and 1992. Under his leadership, the Bruins garnered three regional titles and five district titles. Six of his former players went on to successful careers in the NFL; two of them have Super Bowl rings. Koz is a two-time Coach of the Year, a Peninsula Sports Club’s Man of the Year and an inductee of the Luzerne County, PA Hall of Fame (Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic Association). He is currently the assistant football coach for the Newport News Shipbuilding football team.
Contributors, Bruce W. Bowen, CMAA
Hermitage High School
Bruce Bowen has served the Virginia high school community for 15 years as a coach and 20 years as an athletic administrator. As a cross country and track coach, Bowen has 11 district titles, seven regional titles and one state championship title under his belt. As an athletic administrator, he directed 65 district, 22 regional and six state events; played a lead role in establishing cheer competition in the Colonial District, serving as Central Region chairman on the cheerleading committee; served as VIAAA president; served on the VHSL Executive Committee; and co-chaired the VHSL Student Leadership Conference. The VHSCA has recognized Bowen’s contributions by naming him Coach of the Year in 1982 and by presenting him with its Distinguished Service Award in 1993. He continues to faithfully serve the Colonial District, Central Region and state of Virginia as athletic director at Hermitage High School.
Dr. Carol Rae Chory, CMAA, Kempsville High School
Dr. Chory’s influence has been felt way beyond the walls of Kempsville High School, where she has served as Student Activities Coordinator since 1979. Her relationship with VHSL goes back even further, beginning with her service as a state field hockey official in 1976, and spanning the years as a member of numerous committees including the Executive Committee, Tournament Committee, Equity Committee, Student Leaders Conference Host Committee, Hall of Fame Selection Committee and Calendar Committee. She is a former VIAAA treasurer and president and also a Certified Master Athletic Administrator. On the national level, Dr. Chory has served the NIAAA as a state representative, Credentials Committee member and conference speaker. She has also been a delegate representing Section II within the National Federation of State High School Associations.
Jerry F. Deviney, Virginia Beach City Public Schools
Jerry Deviney has been shaping the lives of young people since 1964 when he was a teacher at Malibu Elementary School. Since then, his titles have not been limited to yearbook sponsor, SCA adviser, basketball coach, football coach, leadership workshop director, student activities coordinator, assistant principal, principal, first supervisor of student activities, area team director, director of secondary education and interim deputy superintendent. Deviney has also served on the VHSL Executive Committee and is a member of both the Virginia and National Association of Secondary School Principals. Whether it was his assistance in the formation of the Beach District, his hosting of state soccer and gymnastic championships or his hosting highly acclaimed state and national student leadership conferences, the impact of Jerry Deviney’s service reaches across the state of Virginia and beyond.
Sandra A. Hadaway, CMAA, Salem High School
Sandy Hadaway has served the Virginia Public Schools for over 30 years. She has officiated basketball, field hockey, lacrosse, softball and volleyball on both the high school and collegiate level. She has directed countless VHSL district, regional and state tournaments. Hadaway is a Coaches Education Instructor, conference presenter and former officer (treasurer and president) of the VIAAA. Her national influence includes serving on the NIAAA Membership and Services Committee and as a Section II Delegate for five years. She has faithfully served the VHSL as a presenter at Group Board Meetings and Sportsmanship Summits, an interpreter for girls’ lacrosse, and member of the Sportsmanship Committee, Personnel Selection Committee, Hall of Fame Selection Committee and Realignment of Pairings Committee. Hadaway continues to serve as athletic director at Salem High School in Salem.
Harry Montague Ward, Mathews County Public Schools
From 1968 to 2003, Harry Ward served Mathews High School as a baseball coach, basketball coach, football coach, athletic director, principal and superintendent. Ward is a former board member of the Virginia Association of School Superintendents and two-time VHSL Executive Committee member. His lasting contribution to the VHSL includes the introduction of legislation that breaks ties in regular season football and the implementation of division play in football. Ward is currently the Director of Risk Management Services for the VSBA.
Previous inductees in the Virginia High School Hall of Fame include:
1990: Athletes - Keith Atherton, Edd Clark Jr., Carroll Dale, Doug Dickinson, Benton Dodd and
Ralph Sampson. Coaches - Jimmie Bryan, Fred Cooper, Bobby Crantz, Howard Deel, Bill Littlepage,
Billy Martin, Alger Pugh, George Quarles Jr., Mike Smith and Gracie VanDyke. Contributors - John
Caywood, Greever Crouse, Bob Frank, Art Greene, Marshall Johnson, Bill Pace and John Youngblood.
1991: Athletes - Ollan Cassell, Moses Malone, Sidney Snell and Bobby Stokes. Coaches -
Vince Bradford, Julius Conn, Ralph Cummins, Pat Dean, Chester Fritz, Harry Fry, Husky Hall, Bill Long
and Lefty Wilson. Contributors - Richard Fletcher, Hubert Grim Jr., Ben Hurt, Norm Lord, Frank McCue
and Chuck Savedge.
1992: Athletes - Johnny Oates, Tommy Theodose and Ben Valley. Coaches - Gordon Bragg,
James (Suey) Eason, John Epperly, Del Norwood, Charlie Nuttycombe, Al Rinaldi and Paul Sizemore.
Contributors - Harry Blevins, Eddie Crane, George Gasser, Clarence Jones, Robert McLelland, Barbara
Reinwald and Gene Thompson.
1993: Athlete - Paul Gentry. Coaches - Ken Brown, Bob Hardage, Charlie Harkins, Jim
Holdren and Thad Madden. Contributors - Vic Blue, Joel Grimm, Bob McCoy and Wendell Seldon.
1994: Athletes - Raymond Crouch and Frank Eastman. Coaches - Francis (Boodie) Albert,
Welton Bloxsom, Pete Brewbaker, Louise Martin and Joe Robinson. Contributors - Carl Deane, Earl
Gillespie, Jimmy Jones, Charles Karmosky and Bert Smith.
1995: Athlete - Jeff Baker. Coaches - Eddie Dean, Paul Hatcher and Claude Warren.
Contributors - Hud Clark, Don Riviere and James (Smokey) Stover.
1996: Athlete - Jacob Adams. Coaches - Donald Glick, Joan Hudson, Norman Lineburg,
Ronald Skeen and Robert Williams. Contributors: Nancy Haga and James Omps.
1997: Athletes - Eric Sievers and Tom Trice. Coaches - Ed Henry, Phil Robbins and Frank
Webster. Contributors - Robert Carson, Bill Knowles, Bill Lee and Betty Morton.
1998: Athletes – Paula Girven and Barty Smith. Coaches – Glynn Carlock, Nancy Fowlkes,
Ann Lockett and Mack Shupe. Contributors – Richard Fitz, Charles Kurtz and Bob Sandell.
1999: Coaches – A.K. Johnson, Bill Lawson and Sam Woods. Contributors – Jennifer Bradley,
Jim Carroll and Larry Pence.
2000: Athletes – Jackie Gordon, Benita Fitzgerald Mosley, Buster O’Brien and Ken Willard.
Coaches – Kate Carter and Chip Chappell. Contributors – Delmer Botkin, Bill Leffler and Bob
Patterson.
2001: Athlete – Robert Banks. Coaches – Bill Brown, Jim Cutler and Willis White. Contributors
– Buddy Comer, Ralph Harrison, Nancy Ruth Patterson and Jim Sangston.
2002: Athlete – Tamela Penny. Coaches – Pat Austin, Gerald Burke, Eddie Icenhour and
Glenn Proctor. Contributors – Claudia Dodson, Carol Lange and Hugh Pendleton.
2003: Athletes – Barry Hamler and Grant Hill. Coaches – Stephen Hubbard, Joe May and Lillie
Moore. Contributors – Karen Finch, Cecil Layman Jr. and Judy Wallace.
2004: Athletes – Doug Bates and Bryant Stith. Coaches – Leo Anthony and Leroy Dail.
Contributors – Edward Allen, Evelyn Dawkins, Donald Hitt and David Morgan.
2005: Athlete – Evan Tracy Stallard. Coaches – Dominick Joe Colobro, Frances Ann Simpson,
Jerry Lee Slaughter, Thomas L. Turner and Lucy Elizabeth Walker. Contributors – Larry Johnson and
Vito A. Perriello, Jr., M.D.
2006: Athletes – Ronde Barber and Tiki Barber. Coaches – Bo Bowers and J.J. Updike.
Contributors – Joe Gieck, Donna King, Nancy Phaup and Wilma Wirt.
Nominations for the Hall of Fame are due October 31 of each year, for induction the following fall.
Nomination must be made through members of the VHSL or VHSCA, and those interested in
nominating deserving individuals may secure a nomination packet from Sharon Condoulis at the VHSL
office (434-977-8475).
About VHSL
An alliance of Virginia’s public high schools since 1913, the 308 member schools of the Virginia High
School League (VHSL) serve the Commonwealth’s youth by establishing and maintaining standards for
student activities and competitions that promote education, personal growth, sportsmanship, leadership
and citizenship. Nearly 200,000 students participate in 27 different sports and eight academic
activities, culminating in 86 state championships each year.
About VHSCA
The idea was born in 1947. A purpose and constitution was established in 1957. By 1968, 1,219
coaches belonged to the VHSCA. Today, over 7,100 coaches representing 293 public high schools are
members of the Virginia High School Coaches Association.
CHARLOTTESVILLE—Ten individuals who have made outstanding contributions to high school activity programs will be honored on October 9 with membership in the Virginia High School Hall of Fame.
The Class of 2007 includes three athletes (Dell Curry, Terry Kirby and Chris Slade), two coaches (Wayne Cosby and Dennis Kozlowski) and five contributors (Bruce Bowen, Carol Chory, Jerry Deviney,
Sandy Hadaway and Harry Ward).
Members of the Class of 2007, the 18th to be inducted, will bring total membership to 187.
Sponsored jointly by the Virginia High School League and the Virginia High School Coaches Association, the hall is dedicated to preserving the rich heritage of outstanding achievements by students and adults in sports and activities within Virginia’s public high schools.
Athletes are eligible for consideration 10 years after completion of their high school careers and are judged primarily for their achievements in interscholastic sports.
Coaches are eligible after 15 years of experience or upon retirement and are judged on the merits of their achievements at the high school level. Contributors are professionals who have rendered significant services in some other capacity such as administration, academic activities, officiating,
media or sports medicine.
The induction is set for the DoubleTree Hotel in Charlottesville on Tuesday, Oct. 9. The honorees are as follows:
Athletes
Wardell (“Dell”) Stephen Curry, Fort Defiance High School
Fort Defiance has two state championships. Dell Curry was on both teams. As a senior, he led the Indians to baseball glory. In basketball, his sport of choice, Dell set and still holds the school record for most points in a game, most points in a season, most points in a career, best scoring average in a career and most rebounds in a career, leading the team to the pinnacle of success with a state championship as a sophomore. As a senior, he was selected as a National High School All-American, a McDonald’s High School All-American and a Parade High School All-American. He received a scholarship to Virginia Tech in the fall of 1982, for which he continued to play both baseball and basketball. He was drafted by the major league Baltimore Orioles in 1985. In 1986, he began a 16-year career with the National Basketball Association’s Utah Jazz. Dell is currently the Director of Player Development with the NBA’s Charlotte Bobcats.
Terry Gayle Kirby, Tabb High School
Terry Kirby’s high school football career as a running back included 104 touchdowns and 7,428 rushing yards; both were state records when they were achieved. His 26 consecutive 100-yard games and 36 career 100-yard games are state records to this day. His name continues to appear in the VHSL Record Book making 11 appearances, 10 in football and 1 in basketball. Kirby was also successful on the track and the baseball diamond. Named National Player of the Year by both Parade Magazine and Gatorade Circle of Champions for football, Kirby continued his career at the University of Virginia where he was the Cavaliers’ all-time leading rusher with 3,348 yards (now number three), 567 rushes and 24 touchdowns. Following college, he played 10 seasons in the National Football League with the Miami Dolphins, San Francisco 49ers, Cleveland Browns and Oakland Raiders.
Christopher Carroll Slade, Tabb High School
Chris Slade was an accomplished three-sport athlete while at Tabb High School. He ran track and played basketball, but the sport in which he excelled was football. Slade was on the 1987 state championship football team as a defensive end during his junior year. His 47 sacks was a school record, and he was later named USA Today All-American Defensive End. He continued as a defensive end at the University of Virginia where he was a four-year starter and set UVa’s records for single season sacks (15) and career sacks (40). He was a three-time All-ACC team member and was named National Defensive Player of the Year in 1992. Slade was first pick in the second round of the National Football League draft (New England), he played in Super Bowl XXXI and was twice named to the NFL Pro Bowl team.
Coaches
Wayne M. Cosby, Southampton High School
Wayne Cosby briefly coached football and basketball at Huguenot High School in Richmond before transferring to Southampton High School in Courtland. In fourteen years of coaching football at Southampton, Coach Cosby accrued a record consisting of 126 wins, 18 losses and two ties. Within those 126 wins are 69 consecutive wins. In the eight-year period between 1972 and 1979, his teams experienced a “super run,” making it to the state championship every year and dominating Group AA action by winning four state titles and finishing in the runner-up position in the other four years. Cosby was on the VHSCA All-Star coaching squad for eight consecutive years and has also been named Coach of the Year by several different associations. He retired from the Southampton County Public School system as an assistant principal in 1981 and has been serving as Southampton County Circuit Court Clerk ever since.
Dennis S. Kozlowski, Bethel High School
Accumulated from his 28 years as Bethel High School’s outdoor track coach, Dennis Kozlowski has 75 individual state champions and three team titles (1977, 1984 and 1986) to his credit. “Coach Koz” also served as the school’s head football coach for 25 years, finishing with a 172-86 record and state championship wins in 1974, 1976 and 1992. Under his leadership, the Bruins garnered three regional titles and five district titles. Six of his former players went on to successful careers in the NFL; two of them have Super Bowl rings. Koz is a two-time Coach of the Year, a Peninsula Sports Club’s Man of the Year and an inductee of the Luzerne County, PA Hall of Fame (Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic Association). He is currently the assistant football coach for the Newport News Shipbuilding football team.
Contributors, Bruce W. Bowen, CMAA
Hermitage High School
Bruce Bowen has served the Virginia high school community for 15 years as a coach and 20 years as an athletic administrator. As a cross country and track coach, Bowen has 11 district titles, seven regional titles and one state championship title under his belt. As an athletic administrator, he directed 65 district, 22 regional and six state events; played a lead role in establishing cheer competition in the Colonial District, serving as Central Region chairman on the cheerleading committee; served as VIAAA president; served on the VHSL Executive Committee; and co-chaired the VHSL Student Leadership Conference. The VHSCA has recognized Bowen’s contributions by naming him Coach of the Year in 1982 and by presenting him with its Distinguished Service Award in 1993. He continues to faithfully serve the Colonial District, Central Region and state of Virginia as athletic director at Hermitage High School.
Dr. Carol Rae Chory, CMAA, Kempsville High School
Dr. Chory’s influence has been felt way beyond the walls of Kempsville High School, where she has served as Student Activities Coordinator since 1979. Her relationship with VHSL goes back even further, beginning with her service as a state field hockey official in 1976, and spanning the years as a member of numerous committees including the Executive Committee, Tournament Committee, Equity Committee, Student Leaders Conference Host Committee, Hall of Fame Selection Committee and Calendar Committee. She is a former VIAAA treasurer and president and also a Certified Master Athletic Administrator. On the national level, Dr. Chory has served the NIAAA as a state representative, Credentials Committee member and conference speaker. She has also been a delegate representing Section II within the National Federation of State High School Associations.
Jerry F. Deviney, Virginia Beach City Public Schools
Jerry Deviney has been shaping the lives of young people since 1964 when he was a teacher at Malibu Elementary School. Since then, his titles have not been limited to yearbook sponsor, SCA adviser, basketball coach, football coach, leadership workshop director, student activities coordinator, assistant principal, principal, first supervisor of student activities, area team director, director of secondary education and interim deputy superintendent. Deviney has also served on the VHSL Executive Committee and is a member of both the Virginia and National Association of Secondary School Principals. Whether it was his assistance in the formation of the Beach District, his hosting of state soccer and gymnastic championships or his hosting highly acclaimed state and national student leadership conferences, the impact of Jerry Deviney’s service reaches across the state of Virginia and beyond.
Sandra A. Hadaway, CMAA, Salem High School
Sandy Hadaway has served the Virginia Public Schools for over 30 years. She has officiated basketball, field hockey, lacrosse, softball and volleyball on both the high school and collegiate level. She has directed countless VHSL district, regional and state tournaments. Hadaway is a Coaches Education Instructor, conference presenter and former officer (treasurer and president) of the VIAAA. Her national influence includes serving on the NIAAA Membership and Services Committee and as a Section II Delegate for five years. She has faithfully served the VHSL as a presenter at Group Board Meetings and Sportsmanship Summits, an interpreter for girls’ lacrosse, and member of the Sportsmanship Committee, Personnel Selection Committee, Hall of Fame Selection Committee and Realignment of Pairings Committee. Hadaway continues to serve as athletic director at Salem High School in Salem.
Harry Montague Ward, Mathews County Public Schools
From 1968 to 2003, Harry Ward served Mathews High School as a baseball coach, basketball coach, football coach, athletic director, principal and superintendent. Ward is a former board member of the Virginia Association of School Superintendents and two-time VHSL Executive Committee member. His lasting contribution to the VHSL includes the introduction of legislation that breaks ties in regular season football and the implementation of division play in football. Ward is currently the Director of Risk Management Services for the VSBA.
Previous inductees in the Virginia High School Hall of Fame include:
1990: Athletes - Keith Atherton, Edd Clark Jr., Carroll Dale, Doug Dickinson, Benton Dodd and
Ralph Sampson. Coaches - Jimmie Bryan, Fred Cooper, Bobby Crantz, Howard Deel, Bill Littlepage,
Billy Martin, Alger Pugh, George Quarles Jr., Mike Smith and Gracie VanDyke. Contributors - John
Caywood, Greever Crouse, Bob Frank, Art Greene, Marshall Johnson, Bill Pace and John Youngblood.
1991: Athletes - Ollan Cassell, Moses Malone, Sidney Snell and Bobby Stokes. Coaches -
Vince Bradford, Julius Conn, Ralph Cummins, Pat Dean, Chester Fritz, Harry Fry, Husky Hall, Bill Long
and Lefty Wilson. Contributors - Richard Fletcher, Hubert Grim Jr., Ben Hurt, Norm Lord, Frank McCue
and Chuck Savedge.
1992: Athletes - Johnny Oates, Tommy Theodose and Ben Valley. Coaches - Gordon Bragg,
James (Suey) Eason, John Epperly, Del Norwood, Charlie Nuttycombe, Al Rinaldi and Paul Sizemore.
Contributors - Harry Blevins, Eddie Crane, George Gasser, Clarence Jones, Robert McLelland, Barbara
Reinwald and Gene Thompson.
1993: Athlete - Paul Gentry. Coaches - Ken Brown, Bob Hardage, Charlie Harkins, Jim
Holdren and Thad Madden. Contributors - Vic Blue, Joel Grimm, Bob McCoy and Wendell Seldon.
1994: Athletes - Raymond Crouch and Frank Eastman. Coaches - Francis (Boodie) Albert,
Welton Bloxsom, Pete Brewbaker, Louise Martin and Joe Robinson. Contributors - Carl Deane, Earl
Gillespie, Jimmy Jones, Charles Karmosky and Bert Smith.
1995: Athlete - Jeff Baker. Coaches - Eddie Dean, Paul Hatcher and Claude Warren.
Contributors - Hud Clark, Don Riviere and James (Smokey) Stover.
1996: Athlete - Jacob Adams. Coaches - Donald Glick, Joan Hudson, Norman Lineburg,
Ronald Skeen and Robert Williams. Contributors: Nancy Haga and James Omps.
1997: Athletes - Eric Sievers and Tom Trice. Coaches - Ed Henry, Phil Robbins and Frank
Webster. Contributors - Robert Carson, Bill Knowles, Bill Lee and Betty Morton.
1998: Athletes – Paula Girven and Barty Smith. Coaches – Glynn Carlock, Nancy Fowlkes,
Ann Lockett and Mack Shupe. Contributors – Richard Fitz, Charles Kurtz and Bob Sandell.
1999: Coaches – A.K. Johnson, Bill Lawson and Sam Woods. Contributors – Jennifer Bradley,
Jim Carroll and Larry Pence.
2000: Athletes – Jackie Gordon, Benita Fitzgerald Mosley, Buster O’Brien and Ken Willard.
Coaches – Kate Carter and Chip Chappell. Contributors – Delmer Botkin, Bill Leffler and Bob
Patterson.
2001: Athlete – Robert Banks. Coaches – Bill Brown, Jim Cutler and Willis White. Contributors
– Buddy Comer, Ralph Harrison, Nancy Ruth Patterson and Jim Sangston.
2002: Athlete – Tamela Penny. Coaches – Pat Austin, Gerald Burke, Eddie Icenhour and
Glenn Proctor. Contributors – Claudia Dodson, Carol Lange and Hugh Pendleton.
2003: Athletes – Barry Hamler and Grant Hill. Coaches – Stephen Hubbard, Joe May and Lillie
Moore. Contributors – Karen Finch, Cecil Layman Jr. and Judy Wallace.
2004: Athletes – Doug Bates and Bryant Stith. Coaches – Leo Anthony and Leroy Dail.
Contributors – Edward Allen, Evelyn Dawkins, Donald Hitt and David Morgan.
2005: Athlete – Evan Tracy Stallard. Coaches – Dominick Joe Colobro, Frances Ann Simpson,
Jerry Lee Slaughter, Thomas L. Turner and Lucy Elizabeth Walker. Contributors – Larry Johnson and
Vito A. Perriello, Jr., M.D.
2006: Athletes – Ronde Barber and Tiki Barber. Coaches – Bo Bowers and J.J. Updike.
Contributors – Joe Gieck, Donna King, Nancy Phaup and Wilma Wirt.
Nominations for the Hall of Fame are due October 31 of each year, for induction the following fall.
Nomination must be made through members of the VHSL or VHSCA, and those interested in
nominating deserving individuals may secure a nomination packet from Sharon Condoulis at the VHSL
office (434-977-8475).
About VHSL
An alliance of Virginia’s public high schools since 1913, the 308 member schools of the Virginia High
School League (VHSL) serve the Commonwealth’s youth by establishing and maintaining standards for
student activities and competitions that promote education, personal growth, sportsmanship, leadership
and citizenship. Nearly 200,000 students participate in 27 different sports and eight academic
activities, culminating in 86 state championships each year.
About VHSCA
The idea was born in 1947. A purpose and constitution was established in 1957. By 1968, 1,219
coaches belonged to the VHSCA. Today, over 7,100 coaches representing 293 public high schools are
members of the Virginia High School Coaches Association.