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NC
Sports Hall of Fame History
Formation of a North Carolina Sports Hall
of Fame had been discussed by a number of individuals and groups for
some time prior to its actual birth in 1962 when the Sports Award Committee
of the Charlotte Chamber of Commerce did something about ... [more]
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Jack Jensen - Coaching
Guilford College’s most decorated coach, Jack Jensen has directed four of the Quakers’ five national championship teams. His 2005 and 2002 golf teams won the NCAA Division III title and the 1989 team won the NAIA crown. The 1989 team included Lee Porter, who played six years on the PGA Tour.
Jensen also won 386 games in 29 seasons as the Quakers’ head men’s basketball coach and took the 1972-73 squad to the NAIA national championship, Guilford’s first in any sport. The team featured future NBA players M.L. Carr, World B. Free and Greg Jackson. Jensen was the second person to coach two different sports to NAIA national titles.
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Fred "Curly" Neal - Basketball
One of the truly magical dribblers and shooters in basketball history, Fred "Curly" Neal embraced the imagination of fans all over the world, playing in more than 6,000 games in 97 countries as a key member of the World Famous Harlem Globetrotters. Number 22 played for 22 seasons in the red, white and blue, from 1963 to 1985.
“Curly’s” became just the fifth Globetrotter to have his jersey number retired by the team on Feb. 15, 2008. “Curly” is also one of only 27 people honored in the Harlem Globetrotters’ prestigious "Legends" ring, presented to those who have made a major contribution to the success and the development of the Globetrotters organization.
After an outstanding career at James B. Dudley High School in Greensboro, N.C., “Curly” moved on to Johnson C. Smith University in Charlotte, N.C., where he averaged over 23 points per game and led his team to the CIAA title his senior year. He lives in Greensboro with his wife, Rose, and continues to make appearances for the Globetrotters as an "Ambassador of Goodwill."
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Ken Huff - Football
Earned first-team All-America and All-ACC honors in 1974 anchoring the University of North Carolina’s offensive line that helped the Tar Heels accumulate 4,691 yards. He won the Jacobs Blocking Trophy as the most outstanding blocker in the Atlantic Coast Conference, opening holes for two 1,000-yard rushers, James Betterson and Mike Voight, that season. Huff had an outstanding career in the National Football League and played for the Baltimore Colts from 1975-82 and for the Washington Redskins from 1983-85....[more] |
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Bill Hensley - Administration
Co-founder of NC Sports Hall of Fame who served as sports information director at Wake Forest University and NC State University, where 12 players earned All-America honors. Hensley established his own public relations firm 30 years ago and has coordinated media and promotions for 20 major golf tournaments, including five US Opens. He founded the North Carolina Golf Panel that rates golf courses throughout the state....[more] |
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2008
Induction Ceremonies
May 15, 2008
6:30 pm Social, 7:15 Banquet
North Raleigh Hilton
Raleigh, NC
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