Virginia Sports Hall of Fame and Museum
The Virginia Sports Hall of Fame and Museum is a sports hall of fame located in Portsmouth, Virginia. Founded in 1972, it moved to its current location in 2005.[1] More than 200 athletes, coaches, administrators and others have been inducted into the hall.
The museum also features interactive exhibits which allow children to test their skills in basketball, football, baseball, soccer and more. There are nine exhibit areas featuring twenty sports.
Sports inductees
- A
- B
- C
- D
- E
- F
- G
- H
- J
- W.S. "Pedie" Jackson
- Mary Patton Janssen
- Betty Jaynes
- Walter "Whirlwind" Johnson
- Arthur "Art" Jones
- Brian Jordan
- Henry Jordan
- K
- L
- M
- N
- Albert M. Nemetz
- Hank Norton
- O
- P
- R
- S
- T
- U
- V
- Charles "Dink" Vail
- Gracie VanDyck
- C. Porter Vaughan
- W
- Y
Other notable inductees
References
- ^ Hoyer, Meghan (2005-04-23), A day full of fanfare as Portsmouth opens sports museum, Virginian-Pilot, http://content.hamptonroads.com/story.cfm?story=85464&ran=13149, retrieved 2007-11-24
- ^ Rudd among '07 inductees for Virginia Hall of Fame, Virginian-Pilot, 2006-12-05, http://content.hamptonroads.com/story.cfm?story=115507&ran=239829, retrieved 2007-11-24
- ^ Schudel, Matt (2008-07-25), Chuck Stobbs; Senators Pitcher in 1950s, Washington Post, http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/07/24/AR2008072403791.html, retrieved 2008-07-25
- ^ http://vshfm.com/inductees.html Retrieved 2008-11-30.
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