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

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

Ed Bradley

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

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

Charlie Cobb

Charlie Cobb, Athletics Director, Appalachian State University

Jim Grobe

Jim Grobe, head football coach, Wake Forest University

Bill Hayes

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

Jerry Moore, head football coach, Appalachian State University

Tom O’Brien, head football coach, North Carolina State University

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