SR 84 — Commending the 2024 Inductees to the Virginia Sports Hall of Fame.

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84 OfferedE February 21, 2024 N Commending the 2024 inductees into the Virginia Sports Hall of Fame.

TN Patrons––Rouse,R CraigAgreed andto Deedsby Rthe ––––––––––Senate, February 22, 2024 O WHEREAS, in 1996, the Virginia Sports Hall of Fame was designated the official Sports Hall of Fame of the Commonwealth;

and DL WHEREAS, the Virginia Sports Hall of Fame, located in Virginia Beach, has honored hundreds of Virginia'sL exceptionalVirWHEREAS, athletes,the coaches,Virginia andSports mediaHall personalitiesof sinceFame itscelebrates inceptionathletic excellence in 1972;the Commonwealth,nd E highlights philanthropy through sports, and inspires sports fans through engaging and entertaining programs;

and D WHEREAS, the Virginia Sports Hall of Fame celebrates athletic excellence in the CommonwealthC highlights philanthropy through sports, and inspires sports fans through engaging and entertaining proWHEREAS, the Virginia Sports Hall of Fame will celebrate its 51st Induction Weekend by honoring the Class of 2024 and the Distinguished Virginian Award recipient on April 19-20, 2024, in Henrico County;CouWHEREAS, the Virginia Sports Hall of Fame is honored to present the Class of 2024 inductees as follows:

andThe WHEREAS,Class theof 2024 Jill Ellis R Mary in Virginia Sportsin Hallthe of1980s Famethen isembarked honoredon toa presentstellar coaching career that led her to the Classtop of 2024her inductees4 asprofession. follows:

TheIn Class14 ofseasons 2024as Jillan EllisNCAA JillDivision-I Ellishead scoredcoach 32with goalsthe asUniversity forwardof forIllinois and the women'sR soccerUniversity teamof atCalifornia TheLos CollegeAngeles, she compiled a record of William248-63-14, and profession.her teams made eight appearances in the Women's College Cup.

In 14 seasons as an NCAA Division-I head coach with the University of Illinois and thef her University of California Los Angeles, she compiled a record of 248-63-14, and her teams made eight appearances in the Women's College Cup.

She led the USWNT to back-to-back Women's World Cup Championships in 2015 and 2019 and finished her tenure as head coach with a record of 106-7-19.

Craig Littlepage coachOver on the men'scourse basketballof team45 fromyears 1976at tothe 1982University andof 1988Virginia to(UVA), 1990,Craig workedLittlepage inwas athleticsnan assistant administration from 1990 to 2017, then served as the director of athletics for 16 years, during which time the Virginia Cavaliers were one of the most successful programs in the nation, winning 76 Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) championships, and 13 national championships.

The 76 conference :championships were the most by an ACC member school during that time.

35He championshipsalso werechaired the mostNational byCollegiate anAthletic Association (NCAA) Men's Basketball Tournament Selection Committee, was a Collegiate Directors of Athletics Hall of Fame., and was inducted into the National Association of Chris Long Chris Long was a two-time ACC memberselection, school2007 duringACC thatDefensive time.Player of the Year, Dudley Award winner, and First Team All-American for the University of Virginia football team.

He also chaired the National 36 Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Men's Basketball Tournament Selection Committee, was aselected /by 37and memberwent ofon theto USAplay Basketball11 Boardseasons ofin Directors, and was inducted into the NationalNFL Associationwith ofSt. 38 Collegiate Directors of Athletics Hall of Fame.

ChrisLouis, Long was a two-time ACC selection, 2007 ACC Defensive Player of the Year,New DudleyEngland AwardPatriots, winner, and Firstthe) TeamDraft All-AmericanPhiladelphia forEagles. the University of Virginia football team.

He was selected by the St.

Louis Rams as the number two overall pick in the 2008 National Football League (NFL) Draft and went on to play 11 seasons in the NFL with St.

Louis, the New England Patriots, and the Philadelphia Eagles.

After sweeping the 100, 200, and 400 meter sprints at the 2004 Virginia High School League state championships, he took his success global and appeared in the 2008, 2012, and 2016 Summer Olympic Games, bringing home a total of three gold medals and one bronze medal.

Hal Nunnally Hal Nunnally, who died in 2004, was a native of Petersburg who led the Randolph-Macon College SR84 2 of 2 men's basketball team to a 431-232 record over 24 seasons.

During that period, he recorded 20 winning of 2 seasons, 10 20-win seasons, 10 NCAA tournament appearances, and an appearance in the 1977 NCAA Division II National Championship game.

His impact on sports was felt across the Commonwealth during his 36 years with Special Olympics Virginia, including 22 years as president.