2025 Hall of Fame Inductee, James Eric Hammond
Southside High School - Dinwiddie, VA
2025 Hall of Fame Inductee, Shirley Marshall Lee
Park Gray High School -
Alexandria, VA
Park Gray High School -
Alexandria, VA
2025 Hall of Fame Inductee, Reverend Charles Roberts
Douglas High School –
Leesburg, VA
Douglas High School –
Leesburg, VA
2025 Hall of Fame Inductee, Larry Short
Southside High School –
Dinwiddie, VA
Southside High School –
Dinwiddie, VA
2025 Hall of Fame Inductee, Sharon Bonner Yates
Southside High School – Dinwiddie, VA
Southside High School – Dinwiddie, VA
2025 Hall of Fame Inductee, Calvin Pearson
Southside High School – Dinwiddie, VA
Southside High School – Dinwiddie, VA
2025 Hall of Fame Inductee, Ray V. Spain
Union Kempsville High School – Virginia Beach, VA
Union Kempsville High School – Virginia Beach, VA
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Alvin N. Puryear, George P. Phenix High School – Hampton, Virginia
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Douglas M. Smith, George P. Phenix High School – Hampton, Virginia
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Walter “Rock” Greene, Jackson P. Burley High School – Charlottesville, Virginia
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Thomas Hooker, Southside High School – Dinwiddie, Virginia
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Louis Johnson, Parker-Gray High School – Alexandria, Virginia
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Mary Winston Jackson, George P. Phenix High School – Hampton, Virginia
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Frank J. Smith, Armstrong High School – Richmond, Virginia
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