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North Carolina Sports Hall of Fame
For centuries, the Old North State has served as a great stage. Listen to the voices of the Hall of Fame that prompt a flood of memories and perhaps a faraway smile, and the use of a time-spanning phrase, "I remember when. . ."
This week on 15 Minutes of Fame we visit with a 2002 North Carolina Sports Hall of Famer, Carlester Crumpler
Crumpler and Executive Director of the NC Sports Hall of Fame, Johnny Moore chat about a wide range of topics from leadership, to Crumpler's storied career at both Fike High School in Wilson and East Carolina University.
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This week on 15 Minutes of Fame we visit with a 2025 North Carolina Sports Hall of Famer, David Gentry
Gentry and Executive Director of the NC Sports Hall of Fame, Johnny Moore chat about Gentry's time as the winningest high school football coach in North Carolina High School history including his nine state championships, mostly coming at Murphy High School.
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This week on 15 Minutes of Fame we visit with a 2018 North Carolina Sports Hall of Famer, Joe West
West and Executive Director of the NC Sports Hall of Fame, Johnny Moore chat about Joe's time with Major League Baseball, a career that saw him work six World Series, nine League Championship Series and three All-Star Games. They also discuss leadership and his time playing quarterback at Elon.
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This week on 15 Minutes of Fame we visit with a 2001 North Carolina Sports Hall of Famer, Page Marsh
Marsh and host Chris Edwards chat about the journey from growing up in Jamestown, to the influence her parents had on her golf career as well as the moments that stick out as both a player and the longtime head coach at NC State.
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In the spring of 2024, Mike Krzyzewski, Jim Nantz, and Roy Williams gathered with a few friends for a once-in-a-lifetime conversation. This event, in support of the North Carolina Sports Hall of Fame, is filled with great memories and just the right amount of laughter.
This week on 15 Minutes of Fame we visit with a 2024 North Carolina Sports Hall of Famer, Randolph Childress.
Randolph and host Chris Edwards chat about the journey in basketball for Randolph including his youth in DC and how he ended up playing at Wake Forest. They recap the 1995 ACC Tournament in which he was named the Tournament MVP as well as his journey in professional basketball and more!
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On this episode of 15 Minutes of Fame, we visit with 2024 North Carolina Sports Hall of Famer, Bob McKillop.
McKillop, who is the winningest coach in Davidson College Basketball history, he guided the Wildcats to 23 conference championships (15 regular season and 8 tournament titles), 10 NCAA Tournament appearances and 634 wins.
We discuss all those things along with his journey in basketball and the memories associated with the run to the Elite 8 with the Wildcats.
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This week on 15 Minutes of Fame we visit with 2021 North Carolina Sports Hall of Famer, Debbie Antonelli.
During our chat this week, Debbie discusses where her love of basketball began, her journey NC State where she played for Hall of Fame Head Coach Kay Yow.
We also discuss what lessons she learned from Coach Yow as well as her journey to become one of the top college basketball analysts in the country.
All of that and more this week with Debbie Antonelli on 15 Minutes of Fame.
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This week on 15 Minutes of Fame, host Chris Edwards chats with 2011 North Carolina Sports Hall of Famer Ricky Proehl.
Ricky discusses growing up in New Jersey and where his love of football started. He also talks to us about his football journey to Wake Forest and into the NFL where he eventually was part of multiple Super Bowls as a player and coach.
All of that and so much more this week with Ricky Proehl on 15 Minutes of Fame.
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This Week on '15 Minutes of Fame' we visit with 2019 North Carolina Sports Hall of Famer, Dee Kantner.
Dee who is one of the best officials in women's college basketball just completed another season that culminated with her 26th Final Four.
We talk to Dee about where her love of officiating began, her journey to becoming one of the first women to work in the NBA, her time as the supervisor of officials for the WNBA, and more!
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This week on '15 Minutes of Fame' we hit the way back machine and travel back 35 years to remember one of the wilder, wackier and longest professional baseball game in our state's history.
The Burlington Indians and Bluefield Orioles played a 27-inning thriller - uh, maybe not a thriller - anyway, that game took place 35-years ago this month and the Executive Director of the North Carolina Sports Hall of Fame, Trip Durham, had a front row seat for it all.
Join us as Trip takes you on a journey down memory lane this week on the podcast!
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This week on '15 Minutes of Fame' we visit with a 2023 North Carolina Sports Hall of Famer, Curtis Strange.
Curtis played his college golf at Wake Forest where Golf Digest ranked him as the number two and number three golfer nationally in back-to-back years helped the Demon Deacons to an NCAA Championship and finished in the top-5 in 21 of his collegiate events.
After turning pro, Strange, won 21-times on the PGA Tour including back-to-back US Open Championships in 1988 and 1989. Additionally he was a part of five Ryder Cup teams.
We talk about his career on the course and in the television booth and more this week with Curtis Strange on 15 Minutes of Fame.
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This week on 15 Minutes of Fame we visit with Freddy Johnson, the long-time head coach at Greensboro Day School.
Freddy who has won multiple State Championships and earned over 1,100 career victories chats with us about his career in coach, his mentors, what it was like coaching in multiple All-Star games and more.
A great chat this week with a 2016 North Carolina Sports Hall of Famer, Freddy Johnson.
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This week on 15 Minutes of Fame we visit with 2021 North Carolina Sports Hall of Famer, Donnell Woolford.
Donnell, a graduate of Douglas Byrd High School in Fayetteville went on to play his college football at Clemson where he was a two-time All-America selection and was voted as one of the best Tigers of the 20th century.
Following his time in college he was drafted in the first round of the 1989 NFL Draft by the Chicago Bears and went on to enjoy an storied professional career that saw him reach the Pro Bowl in 1993 and also allowed him to play for the Pittsburgh Steelers and finish his career at home in North Carolina with the Panthers.
Hope you enjoy our conversation this week with Donnell Woolford.
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This Week on 15 Minutes of Fame we visit with a 2014 North Carolina Sports Hall of Famer, Randy Denton.
Randy, a Raleigh native, attended Enloe High School where he played a variety of sports including basketball which caught his eye and eventually led him to Durham where the played for the Duke Blue Devils.
Still standing as one of Duke's all-time leaders in rebounds per game, Randy was named First Team All-ACC in 1971 and went on to play in the ABA, NBA and in Italy.
We discuss all those things and more on this episode of 15 Minutes of Fame!
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This week on '15 Minutes of Fame' we visit with Jerry Tolley, a 2011 North Carolina Sports Hall of Famer.
Jerry's journey in athletics began in Edenton where he was named the Most Outstanding Player of the 1960 State Championship Game.
He would later go on to play football and run track at East Carolina where he still holds numerous records.
After his playing career, Jerry was a successful football coach at Elon capturing multiple National Championships before retiring at the age of 39 to become an author and later the Mayor of Elon.
We talk about all that and more with Jerry Tolley this week on 15 Minutes of Fame.
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On this episode of 15 Minutes of Fame we visit with Mac Morris, the Co-Executive Director of the North Carolina Coaches Association and and 2021 member of the North Carolina Sports Hall of Fame.
Mac began his journey in sports at Roxboro High School and later went on to Division College where he studied under legendary basketball coach Left Driesell.
Following a stint in the military, Mac returned to Greensboro to coach at Page High School and became one of the best high school basketball coaches in our states history.
We talk about his coaching journey and the importance of continuing to educate coaches in our state on the podcast this week.
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This week on 15 Minutes of Fame we visit with 1971 North Carolina Sports Hall of Famer, Roman Gabriel.
A two-time ACC Player of the Year, Roman went on to enjoy a successful NFL career with the Rams and the Eagles where he was selected to the Pro Bowl four-times and was named the NFL's Comeback Player of the Year in 1973.
We talk about those things and more with Roman Gabriel on this episode of 15 Minutes of Fame.
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This week on 15 Minutes of Fame we visit with 2019 North Carolina Sports Hall of Famer, Paul Miller.
Paul, had a very successful career as a football player and later as a baseball coach at North Carolina. A native of Ayden, Paul, played three sports in high school and never lost a game including a 52-0 record on the gridiron.
He was the first ACC recipient of the Brian Piccolo Award, helped lead the Tar Heels to a ACC Championship and had opportunities to play for several legendary coaches.
We talk about all of that and more with Paul Miller on the podcast this week!
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This week on 15 Minutes of Fame we chat with John Clougherty, a 2015 Hall of Fame Inductee.
John, who spent over three decades as one of the premier college basketball officials talks about his time working in the ACC and other power leagues, his memories of working National Championship Games, what makes a good official, did he have a favorite part about coordinating the officials for the league and more.
A fun conversation with John Clougherty this week on 15 Minutes of Fame!
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This week on '15 Minutes of Fame' we visit with 2011 North Carolina Sports Hall of Famer, Tom Parham.
Tom, of our state's most successful college tennis coaches spent over four decades as a head coach - winning three National Championships as the coach at Barton College and Elon.
We chat about his love of the sport, his life as a head coach and ways to continue to grow the sports.
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This week on 15 Minutes of Fame we visit with Ben Sutton, a 2017 North Carolina Sports Hall of Fame inductee.
Ben, a Wake Forest graduate founded his first company, ISP, in 1992. Over the next two, plus decades Ben's vision would revolutionize the college sports media rights landscape.
In our chat we talk about growing up in Murfreesboro, his journey to Wake Forest and also his impact on sport as a whole.
Ben Sutton is our guest this week on 15 Minutes of Fame.
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This week on 15 Minutes of Fame we chat with 2016 North Carolina Sports Hall of Famer, David Fox.
David, a Raleigh native and a 1996 Olympic Gold Medalist talks about his journey in the pool that began at the YMCA in Raleigh, led him to swim at NC State and eventually to the Olympics.
We talk all those things and so much more with David Fox on this episode of 15 Minutes of Fame.
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On this episode of 15 Minutes of Fame we chat with Dr. Jerry McGee.
The longtime president of Wingate University, Dr. McGee rose through the ranks to became one of college football's best officials. During his career, he worked 24 different postseason games including the first ACC Championship, 2 Army-Navy games, 20 bowl games which included three games that determined the National Champion.
We chat about his officiating career, his work at Wingate and many other topics this week on 15 Minutes of Fame.
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This week on 15 Minutes of Fame we visit with 2009 North Carolina Sports Hall of Famer, Dave Odom.
Dave, a Goldsboro, NC native spent 43 years as a college basketball coach - most notably at Wake Forest where he led the Demon Deacons to 11 postseason appearances, a pair of ACC Tournament Titles and was the 1995 ACC Coach of the Year.
We talk about all those things as well as other memories in his coaching journey.
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On this episode of '15 Minutes of Fame' we visit with a 2017 North Carolina Sports Hall of Famer, Steve Vacendak.
Steve has his fingerprints all over the current success of the Duke Basketball program as well as the run of success the ACC has enjoyed on the hardwood.
During our chat we talk about Steve's road to Durham as a player and later an administrator, his journey into professional basketball in the NBA and the ABA.
Oh, we also talk about his role in hiring a couple of college basketball's most iconic coaches - Mike Krzyzewski and Jim Valvano.
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On this episode of 15 Minutes of Fame we visit with Bobby Jones a 1989 North Carolina Sports Hall of Famer.
Bobby enjoyed a decorated career playing for Dean Smith at the University of North Carolina before going on to play 12 professional seasons in the NBA where his teams never missed the postseason.
Bobby also represented the US at the 1972 Olympic Games - which has a finish that is still talked about to this day.
We talk about all those things plus what it was like to play with the guy they called Dr. J - a great chat with Bobby Jones this week on 15 Minutes of Fame!
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On this episode of '15 Minutes of Fame' with visit with Joey Cheek a 2018 North Carolina Sports Hall of Famer.
We discuss Joey's journey from Greensboro to winning Olympic Gold in 2006. How does one become an Olympic speed skater, what are the emotions after winning a gold medal and you hear your country's National Anthem, oh, and what do you do with all those Wheaties boxes?
All those things and more on this episode of the podcast.
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This week on '15 Minutes of Fame' we chat with a 2016 North Carolina Sports Hall of Famer and the current Head Coach of the Carolina Hurricanes, Rod Brind'Amour.
Our conversation chronicles Rod's hockey journey from growing up in Canada, being selected by the St. Louis Blues in the 1988 NHL Draft to playing for the Flyers, representing Canada in the Olympics and his final stop in Raleigh as the captain of the 2006 Stanley Cup Champions and now as the Hurricanes Head Coach.
All of those stories and more with Rod Brind'Amour, this week's guest on 15 Minutes of Fame
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On this episode of '15 Minutes of Fame' we visit with Leo Hart, a 2008 inductee of the North Carolina Sports Hall of Fame.
Leo, a native of Kinston, played football, basketball and baseball in high school before he settled on football as his path forward.
He would head to Durham where he and his Duke teammates would begin to revolutionize college football, racking up records that still stand today.
However, it was not just football for Leo, he spent his springs as a pitcher on the Duke Baseball team and would go on to spend a lot of time around a Professional Baseball Hall of Famer.
Leo Hart is our guest this week on '15 Minutes of Fame'
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In this episode of '15 Minutes of Fame' we visit with Judy Rose, a 2021 inductee of the North Carolina Sports Hall of Fame.
Judy, a former college basketball player and assistant coach moved into athletics administration in 1976 at Charlotte and was ultimately the school's Athletics Director, a position she held from 1990 until her retirement in 2018.
Her career is highlighted by starting the football program at Charlotte, numerous conference championships, facility renovations and in the 1999-2000 she became the first female to serve on the NCAA Men's Basketball Selection Committee.
Judy Rose is our guest this week on '15 Minutes of Fame'
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In this episode of '15 Minutes of Fame' we visit with Mike Gminski, a 2003 inductee of the North Carolina Sports Hall of Fame.
Mike, the 1979 ACC Player of the Year for the Duke Blue Devils, still ranks in the top-10 of many career records in Durham.
Featured in this conversation, we talk about Mike's road to Durham, his successful 14-year NBA career and what has made him a successful broadcaster.
Mike Gminski this week's guest on 15-Minutes of Fame
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