Honorary Board

The National Sportscasters and Sportswriters Association & Hall of Fame would like to thank the following North Carolina sports treasures for lending their names and reputations to help support our mission:

 

 

Billy Ray Barnes, Wake Forest alum, 1965 NFL Player of the Year (Philadelphia Eagles), lives in Rowan County

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ed Bradley, Wake Forest alum, two-time Super Bowl Champion (Pittsburgh Steelers)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Drew Buie, Catawba College alum (the ‘Catawba Comet’), played in NFL with Oakland Raiders and Cincinnati Bengals

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Jeff Bzdelik, head basketball coach, Wake Forest University

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Richard Childress, multi-team NASCAR Sprint Cup owner, winner of seven Cup championship with Dale Earnhardt

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Charlie Cobb, Athletics Director, Appalachian State University

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Jim Grobe, head football coach, Wake Forest University

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Bill Hayes, Athletics Director, Winston-Salem State University

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Terry Holland, Athletics Director, East Carolina University

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ned Jarrett, NASCAR Halll of Famer and former TV analyst

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Peter Karmanos, Jr., owner, Carolina Hurricanes

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mike Krzyzewski, head basketball coach, Duke University

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Brad Lambert, head football coach, University of North Carolina Charlotte (starts play in 2013)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Alan Major, head basketball coach, University of North Carolina Charlotte

 

 

 

 

 

 

Danny Morrison, president, Carolina Panthers

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dave Odom, former head basketball coach, East Carolina University, Wake Forest University, University of South Carolina, TV/radio analyst

 

 

 

 

 

 

Buzz Peterson, head basketball coach, University of North Carolina Wilmington

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Judy Rose, Athletics Director, University of North Carolina Charlotte

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Brad Smith, owner, Kannapolis Intimidators (Single A South Atlantic League)

 

 

 

 

 

John Swofford, Commissioner, Atlantic Coast Conference

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ron Wellman, Athletics Director, Wake Forest University

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

H.A. ‘Humpy’ Wheeler, former President, Charlotte Motor Speedway

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Roy Williams, head basketball coach, University of North Carolina

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Debbie Yow, Athletics Director, North Carolina State University