Updated Surry County Sports Hall of Famers list

July 22, 2021

The Surry County Sports Hall of Fame and Ring of Honor have worked to immortalize the greatest local sports figures since their first class was announced in 2006.

140 local athletes, coaches, teams, administrators and influential community members were honored as members of one of the two exclusive groups.

With the addition of six people last year, the Hall of Fame now has 100 members. The hall is dedicated to individuals and their respective achievements. Members of the Hall of Fame include a number of former college athletes, nationally renowned coaches, some of whom are still active, and administrators who have helped promote athletics of all kinds.

The ring of honor can represent either individuals or a group. These include record teams from the last century as well as individuals who promoted athletics outside of a coaching or administrative role.

Two new members have been introduced to the Ring of Honor every year since 2015, and before that there were even four per year. The RoH currently has 40 members.

The Surry County Parks and Recreation Department recently opened applications for the Hall of Fame and Ring of Honors classes of 2021. As the county seeks new faces to immortalize, let's take a look back at those previously included in each category.

HALL OF FAME

• 2006 – John Charles, Barry Hall, Jerry Hemmings, Jerry Hollingsworth, Ron King, Rex Mitchell, Wallace Shelton, Kevin Strickland

• 2007 – Charles D. Atkins, Delmer Atkins, Tom Childress, Richard Grissom, Charles Moir, Sam Moir, Tony Searcy, Terry Strickland

• 2008 – Angela Harbor Mayfield, Benny Moss, Bobby Atkins, Fred Folger Jr., Jerry Steele, John Hamilton, John Yokleykle

• 2009 – Jack Childress, Todd Greenwood, Wayne Motsinger, Natalie Nester, Richard Patterson, Bobby Timmons

• 2010 – James Edwin Holleman, Sara White McMillen, Judy Vaughn Johnson, Mike Cooke, Billy Cox, Benjamin Callahan III, Larry McCann, James (Jimmy) Hiatt

• 2011 – James Brim, Dennis France, Jeff Hayes, Derrick Hill, Randy Dale Joyce, Amber Watson Reid, Jim Wilmoth, Bernie Young

• 2012 – John B. Anderson, Ed Callaway, Donald Davis Sr., Blois "Bud" Grissom, Richard Hauser, FA Martin, Ben Norman, Kelly Jack Swift

• 2013 – John Charles Jr., Mike Chatham, Gordon Jones, James Daniel Lynch, Jarret Martin, Robert "Doc" Wall

• 2014 – Alfred "Chubby" Dean, Deane Hall, Tina Lane Heafner, Melanie Bledsoe Hudspeth, Robert Smith

• 2015 – William Hawks, Faye Danley Hudson, Tony Martin, Tyler Sanborn, Brent Steelman, Linda Steelman

• 2016 – Brenda Wall Bledsoe, Steven Caudill, David Diamont, Tony George, Vickie Hardy, Will Holthouser

• 2017 – Johnny Coble, Rebel Good, Neal Joyner, Michael Richardson, Frank "Shine" White, Keith Whitman

• 2018 – James Blackburn, Keri Whitehead Campbell, Scott Hauser, Harry Monday, Sarah Parker Stroud, Willard Lee Swift

• 2019 – Ernie Beamer, Lonnie Bledsoe, Chadwick Casstevens, Tony Duncan, James Hayes, Kelley Karns

• 2020 – Kelly Holder, Justin Jones, Richard Godwin Joyce, David Mabe, Ted McBride, Joe Simmons Jr.

HONOR RING

• 2006–1963 East Surry High School football team, Tom York, Ronald Johnson, 1989 North Surry High School basketball team

• 2007 – Gary York, 1946-1950 Mount Airy Graniteers, 1967 North Surry High School basketball team, Floyd Rees

• 2008 – Dr. Skip Whitman, Eddie Wilmoth, Barney Hall, 2003 East Surry Little League Senior Softball World Series Champions

• 2009 – Charles Earnest, Terry Pruett

• 2010 – Ronald Boyles, 1965 Surry Central High School football team, 1964 East Surry High School basketball team

• 2011 – Fred Patterson, 1967 Elkin High School Football Team, Chatham Blanketeers

• 2012–2002 Mount Airy High School boys basketball team, Robert H. Moody, Al Peavy, Keri W. Campbell, Christie Sanders

• 2013-1934 Dobson High School basketball team, 2003 Elkin High School soccer team

• 2014-1935 Dobson High School basketball team

• 2015-1933 Dobson High School basketball team, Roy Vernon

• 2016–2001 East Surry High School girls' basketball team, David Beal

• 2017 – Wayne Edmonds, Jimmy Miller

• 2018 – Ann Hollar Garner, Jim Hemric

• 2019 – Catrina Alexander, Linda Davis

• 2020 – Catherine Cloukey, Ricky Thomas

source https://seapointrealtors.com/2021/07/25/real-estate-transfers-mt-airy-news/

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