On May 9, the Grand Ballroom of the Hilton North Raleigh was bustling with sports celebrities and fans, all of whom had come for the induction of eight renowned North Carolina sports figures into the North Carolina Sports Hall of Fame. The inductees join a panoply of sports champions, 281 in all, who have brought fame and honor to North [...]
On May 9, the Grand Ballroom of the Hilton North Raleigh was bustling with sports celebrities and fans, all of whom had come for the induction of eight renowned North Carolina sports figures into the North Carolina Sports Hall of Fame. The inductees join a panoply of sports champions, 281 in all, who have brought fame and honor to North [...]
On May 9, the Grand Ballroom of the Hilton North Raleigh was bustling with sports celebrities and fans, all of whom had come for the induction of eight renowned North Carolina sports figures into the North Carolina Sports Hall of Fame. The inductees join a panoply of sports champions, 281 in all, who have brought fame and honor to North [...]
On May 9, the Grand Ballroom of the Hilton North Raleigh was bustling with sports celebrities and fans, all of whom had come for the induction of eight renowned North Carolina sports figures into the North Carolina Sports Hall of Fame. The inductees join a panoply of sports champions, 281 in all, who have brought fame and honor to North [...]
On May 9, the Grand Ballroom of the Hilton North Raleigh was bustling with sports celebrities and fans, all of whom had come for the induction of eight renowned North Carolina sports figures into the North Carolina Sports Hall of Fame. The inductees join a panoply of sports champions, 281 in all, who have brought fame and honor to North [...]
On May 9, the Grand Ballroom of the Hilton North Raleigh was bustling with sports celebrities and fans, all of whom had come for the induction of eight renowned North Carolina sports figures into the North Carolina Sports Hall of Fame. The inductees join a panoply of sports champions, 281 in all, who have brought fame and honor to North [...]
By: Wilt Browning, Sports Hall of Fame Inductee Taken alphabetically, Jim Beatty was the first star of the athletic world ever inducted into the North Carolina Sports Hall of Fame. Now, almost 50 years later,, Beatty, the first man in the world ever to run a mile indoors in less than four minutes, became yet another pioneer: the first individual [...]
Lennie Rosenbluth was in his senior year in 1957 when the Tar Heels defeated Wilt Chamberlain’s Kansas Jayhawks 54-53 in triple overtime to win the NCAA championship. Last year the North Carolina Sports Hall of Fame recognized this epoch-making event by naming Rosenbluth and that momentous game as the first in its Great Moments series which highlights special accomplishments by [...]
When Donald W. Fish became Executive Director of the North Carolina Sports Hall of Fame in 2008, he brought a sports background along with broad marketing expertise which fit perfectly with the association’s goal of expanding and strengthening its programs. In high school he played for Northern Durham on the 1957 East-West All-State basketball team and was team captain and [...]
By: Jennifer Bean Bowen Grandparents take note: The ultimate animal adventure is waiting right here in North Carolina. You need not venture beyond our borders to experience lions, tigers, wildebeests, woolly worms, wolfdogs, and more. Animal Adventures in North Carolina directs readers to 70 locations in the state where they can view, interact, and be educated about wildlife. It’s no [...]
