David Lewis Elder, of Hickory, passed away peacefully surrounded by his family on Monday, June 12, after a long, heroic battle against cancer. David was the best father and “Poppy” ever, a devoted husband, and for 35 years, a legendary educator and coach at five different NC high schools, including Hickory High School from 1979-2003….
CHAPEL HILL— Members of the newest induction class to the North Carolina High School Athletic Association Hall of Fame met at the Simon F. Terrell Building for recognition, ring-sizing, and recollection. The recollection was the primary order of the day, as the inductees told entertaining stories about their careers and shared some unusual things that…
CHAPEL HILL, NC – The North Carolina High School Athletic Association (NCHSAA) is pleased to announce the NCHSAA Hall of Fame Class of 2023. The Class of 2023 will honor two members posthumously, Richard Brenner from Winston-Salem and Spike Corbin from Wilmington. Other inductees from the Class of 2023 include Boyce Deitz from Swain County,…
The NCHSAA is saddened to share the news of the passing of NCHSAA Hall of Fame member, Jimmy Tillman. He was inducted in the NCHSAA Hall of Fame Class of 2015. He died unexpectedly yesterday afternoon in Wilson. Jimmy Tillman touched a number of bases during his career as a teacher, coach, athletic director and…
CARY, NC – The North Carolina High School Athletic Association (NCHSAA) formally inducted the members of the Hall of Fame Classes of 2021 & Classes of 2022 in front of the largest crowd for the NCHSAA’s Hall of Fame Banquet in the event’s history. The Association honored the contributions of the eight members of the…
CHAPEL HILL – The North Carolina High School Athletic Association (NCHSAA) hosted an introductory reception for the members of the 2021 & 2022 Classes of the NCHSAA Hall of Fame at the Association office in Chapel Hill. The reception allowed the members of each class to meet one another and reminisce about their days as coaches…
NCHSAA Hall of Fame member and former NCHSAA Board of Directors member, Coach Paul Gay, from Sanford, passed away on Wednesday at the age of 90. Paul Gay became one of North Carolina’s most successful head football coaches, primarily at Sanford Central High School (now Lee Senior). Gay came to Sanford in 1960 after brief…
FAYETTEVILLE, NC – Robert "Bob" Paroli, an inductee in the 1999 Class of the NCHSAA Hall of Fame, passed away yesterday at his home in Fayetteville, surrounded by family. Bob Paroli was the winningest active head football coach in North Carolina in over 40 years of coaching when he was inducted in the NCHSAA Hall of…
CHAPEL HILL, NC – The North Carolina High School Athletic Association (NCHSAA) is pleased to announce the NCHSAA Hall of Fame Classes of 2021 & 2022. The Class of 2021 features four outstanding coaches – Susan “Susie” DeWeese from Asheville, Jonathan McKee of Greensboro who is being inducted posthumously, Charlie Spivey from Sanford, and Bob…
NCHSAA Hall of Fame Class of 2012 member, Larry Rhodes, passed away this week. Rhodes was an outstanding coach at a couple of Gaston County schools in a couple of different sports. A graduate of High Point Central and then East Carolina University, Rhodes coached from 1956 through 1970 at Frank Ashley High in Gastonia and…
