Hall of Fame Inductees
The ASA/USA Hall of Fame celebrates the extraordinary players, coaches, umpires, sponsors, and organizers who have left an indelible mark on the history of softball in our region. Explore their inspiring stories and discover the individuals who have shaped the legacy of the sport throughout Central Virginia.
2025
William "Bulldog" Hicks
Meritorious Service: Player/Coach/Umpire
David LeSueur
Manager
John K. Cobb "JC"
Meritorious Service: Player/Coach/Umpire
Dwayne "Paco" Hall
Player
Steven W. Estes, Jr. "JRock"
Player
Robert Gwinn
Player
2024
Kerri Cobb Harrison
Meritorious Service: Umpire/Player/Organizer
Greg Conner
Player
Robert L. Fox, Jr
Player
Stacey Gaines
Player
Glenn Robinson
Player
Quinn Robinson
Player
2023
Dennis "Dink" Tuck
Player
Carlyle "C Dog" Dabney, Jr.
Player
Todd Morgan
Player
Gary Knight
Player
Brandon Snead
Player
Greg Holsinger
Player
2022
Johnny Eck
Umpire
Ronald C. "Ronnie" Bailey
Player
Brian "B Cov" Covington
Player
Steven "Sticks" Parent
Player
Harold G. "Bubba" Parish
Player
William "Tiny" Tim Taylor
Manager
Brian D. "Bubba" Snead, Jr.
Meritorious Service: Coach/Umpire/Player
2021 - no banquet
Updates in progress. Check back soon for the full list of Hall of Famers!
2020 - no banquet
Updates in progress. Check back soon for the full list of Hall of Famers!
2019
David "Doyle" Stanley
Player
Benton "Benny" Roach
Player
Charles "Charlie" Howe
Player
Dwight "Iceman" Fortune
Player
Floyd "Junior" Fortune
Player
Glenn "Goose" Burge
Player
Nancy Reid Pannell
Meritorious Service
2018
Robert “Ruggie” Blankenship
Player
Thomas L. “T Lee” Sharp
Player
Mark L. “Top Dog” Smith
Player
Charles D. "Chuckie" Nuchols
Meritorious Service: Coach, Umpire, Player
Lacy T. Lusk, Sr.
Meritorious Service: Coach, Umpire, Player
Wayne B. Hufner
Meritorious Service: Coach, Umpire, Player
2017
Vernon “Tommy” Braswell
Player
William “Bill” Seldon
Sponsor
Johnny Scruggs, Jr.
Player
Albert “Roy” Newell
Player
Samuel “Sammy” Hart
Player
Raymond "Ray" Hess
Manager
2016
John “Pat” Boyle
Manager
Tony Stone
Player
William “Geno” Bandy
Player
Howard “Shooter” Stanley
Player
Joseph “Joe” Vieni
Player
World's Largest Softball Tournament (Richmond Round Robin)
Meritorious Service: Special Recognition
2015
Andrew M. Crane
Umpire
William "Dill" Dillon
Player
Raymond "Mike" Goodman, Sr.
Player
Douglas "Dougie" Mitchell, Jr.
Player
Loretta M. Seredni
Player
Julie W. Pollard
Meritorious Service
2014
Donald Beck
Umpire
Chris Williams
Manager
Tracey Kee
Player
Wendell Powell
Player
Rodney Cole
Player
Jeffrey “JP” Pierce
Player
Steven “Froggy” Stone
Player
2013
Troy Jacobs
Manager
Keith Clary
Manager
Fairmount Baptist Church
Team
Bobby Lee Fox
Player
Mike Fritter
Player
Daniel C. Powers, III “Bubba”
Meritorious Service: Sponsor, Organizer, Player
Benny Spiller
Player
Sharon Sealock
Organizer
2012
Samuel S. Bagley
Player
Eric B. Killinger
Player
Elliot J. Smith
Manager
Michael “Mickey” Gibson
Player
David M. Sowell
Umpire
Walter W. Pettus
Manager
Eddie Cluka, Sr.
Hall of Honor
William R. Rice
Player
The Stompers
Team
Down Syndrome Event
Meritorious Service: Special Recognition
2011
Milton Shepperson
Hall of Honor
West Richmond Church Softball League
Meritorious Service: Special Recognition
Teresa Holloway
Meritiorious Service: Sponsor, Organizer, Player
Bernell “B.C.” Armstrong
Manager
Luther Cecil
Manager
Edgar “Nat” Atkinson
Player
Bobby Crowe
Player
Nolan Forness
Player
Danny Johnson
Player
Bill Lenzi
Player
2010
Ralph Benninghove
Hall of Honor
Jim Wheatly
Meritorious Service: Coach, Umpire, Player
David R. “Jake” Adams
Player
Rick Ornduff
Player
Barry Sutherland
Player
Doug Tomlin
Player
Tommy Turner
Player
Mike Fayard
Player
2009
Scott Southworth
Meritorious Service: Organizer, Umpire, Player
Carol Estes Williams
Meritorious Service: Sponsor, Organizer, Player
Sonny Bryant
Player
Ronnie Cloude
Player
Charlie Daniels
Player
Hal Harrison
Player
Tom Tudor
Player
Barbara DeCatur
Hall of Honor
2008
Horace Eskridge
Umpire
Steve Stokes
Manager
Mark Bowles
Player
Terry Donahue
Player
Mike Leadbetter
Player
Paul Sadler
Player
2007
Wayne Tinsman
Meritorious Service: Coach, Umpire, Player
Ray Anderson
Player
Robert Coleman
Player
Gregory Harding
Player
Pam Kibler
Player
Larry Toombs
Player
2006
Chuck Boyle
Player
Tim Feather
Player
Gail Glave
Player
Bernie Mann
Player
Dennis “Scootie” Ferrara
Umpire
"Al" Marsh
Sponsor
“Buddy” Allen
Hall of Honor
Thomas Engineering
Team
2005
Mildred Kibler
Hall of Honor
Donald West
Umpire
Bill Bailey
Player
Cornell Barlow
Player
Cheryl Hall
Player
Angela Harding
Player
Jim Salamone
Player
Robert “DuVal” Sullivan
Player
2004
Fred Jeter
Hall of Honor
Luke Curry
Sponsor
Joy Cimburke
Player
Kip Coughlan
Player
Kyle “Cody” Wyatt
Player
2003
Andy Joel
Sponsor
Gene Jasper
Umpire
Jane Cashion
Player
Mel Dunnavant
Player
Lynwood B. Sullivan
Player
Chic Wilson
Player
2002
Michael Martin
Sponsor
Max Garland
Umpire
Jackie Hayes
Manager
Earl “Peanut” Gibson
Player
Curnie Webster
Player
J. W. Mitchell
Player
2001
Bucky Stanley
Sponsor
Jackie Bell
Organizer
Brenda Smith Foster
Player
Harvey L. Hinson
Player
Wayne T. Latham
Player
2000
Bobby Burke
Sponsor
Gordon W. Haab, Jr.
Manager
Jerry Conner
Player
Bubba Crostic
Player
Wade B. “Oggie” Heppert
Player
Denise Snader Manuel
Player
1999
Henry Armstrong
Umpire
Charles Moss
Umpire
Ann Taylor
Organizer
Ron Milam
Player
Sam Pearson
Player
David Rice
Player
1998
Gary & JoAnn Sloper
Sponsors
Michele Helmick
Umpire
Travis Bullock
Organizer
Irvin Strauss
Organizer
Danny Murphy
Player
Elwood “Woody” Patterson
Player
David Turner
Player
1997
W.L. Allen
Sponsor
Lew & Gail Held
Sponsor
George Farrar
Umpire
Wayne DeCatur
Player
Roger Smith
Player
Melvin “Wimpy” Zombro
Player
1996
Ann & Shorty Cooper
Sponsor
Bob Davis
Umpire
Ron Bew
Manager
Danny Powers, Jr.
Manager
Bill Cameron
Player
1995
Lester Leonard
Organizer
Ralph Godwin
Player
Leroy Killinger
Player
Bill Lenzi
Player
Durward Matherly
Player
1994
Mike Russo
Umpire
Earle Burton
Player
Dale Chenault
Player
Jim Crismond
Player
Margaret Lowry
Player
Wayne Samford
Player
1993
R.B. Thomas, Jr.
Sponsor
William Reynolds
Sponsor
Mike Farrar
Umpire
Claudia Dodson
Player
Sue Manahan
Player
Phil Mason
Player
1992
Bruce Nunally
Sponsor
James Coltrain
Umpire
Joe Fleming
Umpire
Charlie Cloe
Organizer
David Bailey
Player
Shot Mangum
Player
Carolyn Springer
Player
1991
Gillie Howard
Sponsor
Tommy Peay
Umpire
Debbie Brooks
Player
Ann Bullen
Player
Don Clatterbough
Player
Shirley Hall
Player
Thomas "Tommy" Weedon
Player
Clarence Williams
Player
1990
Jack Howell
Organizer
Josephine Cousins Ammons
Player
Beth Crews
Player
Bill Hickman
Player
Charles Moore
Player
Shirley Taylor
Player
Earl Williams
Player
1989
Eddie Dorin
Umpire
Kenneth Blake
Player
Billy Covington
Player
Brenda Fisher
Player
Barbara Goode
Player
Doris Martin
Player
Rachel Smith
Player
Bill Tilghman
Player
1988
Henry Pollard
Umpire
Fran Mayer Arehart
Player
James David
Player
Jerry Stone
Player
Mildred Taylor
Player
Faye Elder Goodwin
Player
1987
Frank “Jake” Thomas
Umpire
Charles “Sonny” Allen
Player
“Tunie” Dooley
Player
Earl Hawkins
Player
Irene Kirby
Player
Billy W. Shenk
Player
Dolores “Dee” Webb
Player
1986
Roscoe Greenway
Organizer
Howard A. Hobek
Player
William H. Horne
Player
Kate W. Richards
Player
Barbara Wilke
Player
Janice Gray Williams
Player
Ronald Wooddy
Player
1985
Judith Pedigo
Organizer
Mary Adams
Manager
Barbara Bolte
Player
Thomas Booker
Player
Herman T. Clarke
Player
Edwin M. James
Player
Patricia Smith
Player
William C. Snoddy
Player
1984
Frederick F. Glidewell
Sponsor
Warren W. Sadler
Umpire
Herbert T. Matthews
Manager
Lucille Beaufont Allred
Player
Lynwood E. Creech
Player
Shirley Mae Darden
Player
Douglas L. Martin
Player
Virginia “Billie” Gilliand Tunstall
Player
E. Earl Williams
Player
1983
Dottie Adams
Player
James G. Adams
Player
Robert M. Hardy
Player
William E. “Shakey” Jacobs
Player
Peggy King Lennon
Player
Jean C. O’Brien
Player
Charley Brown
Umpire
W. “Zeke” Mann
Manager
1982
Anne Carnefix Belchik
Player
Mildred F. Burrell
Player
Charles M. “Buddy” Franck
Player
Ted Keller
Player
Frances Wood Tinsley
Player
Earl “Scooby” Gathright
Player
1981
David S. Garland
Player
Claude W. Harris Jr.
Player
Evelyn Glass Morrison
Player
Helen E. Wall
Player
Robert A. Martin
Organizer
H. Franklin Taylor, III
Organizer
1980
Gladys Seal Beck
Player
Walter L. Flinn
Player
Mary Porter Rogers
Player
A.C. Russell
Player
Garfield Salyers
Player
Mabel W. Wood
Player
H.B. Goulder
Manager
Decatur Richardson
Manager
1979
Joseph W. Britton
Player
Thomas P. Burker
Player
Martha Christie Call
Player
Edith B. Frith
Player
Manuel King
Umpire
James Mundy
Player
James T. Peay
Umpire
J. Folliard Street
Manager
1978
Bernard L. Colgin, Jr.
Player
Lelia Chappell Hart
Player
Alma Ford Herndon
Player
Richard W. Holzbach
Player
Charles C. Poh
Player
Eddie C. Schumaker
Player
Mary Anne Henley Snoddy
Player
Elmer L. Turner
Player
1978
Frank F. Rennie, Jr
Sponsor
Marshall Rotella
Organizer
Earl O. Snoddy
Umpire
Hamilton R. Sutton
Organizer
Stanley H. Upchurch
Organizer
D. Andrew Welch
Organizer
1977
Stewart Coghill
Player
C. B. Henna
Organizer
Barbara Hines
Player
Ray Marshall
Player
Audrey Selph Munn
Player
1975
H. A. "Mutt" Pemberton*
Player
Polly Russell
Player
Charlie Shaughnessy
Player
Helen Smith
Player
George Williams
Player
Ray Wingo
Player
1975
Frances Allen
Player
H. Lin Atkinson
Player
Michael W. Barden
Manager
William Bass
Player
Grace Trimmer Broskie
Player
Frankie Corr
Player
Robert Cousins
Player
Ray “Bus” Frith
Manager
William Harlow
Player
Grover Newell
Player
1974
Evelyn “Tommie” Adams
Player
Russell A. Bolling
Player
William Covington
Player
Haskell Jackson
Player
O.W. Mallory
Player
Gillie Poh
Player
Norma Loving Seig
Player
Alma Snellings Talley
Player
Nominate a Legend
Do you know someone who has made an extraordinary impact on softball in Central Virginia? Nominate them for the Central Virginia ASA/USA Softball Hall of Fame! We’re looking for players, coaches, umpires, and organizers whose dedication and achievements deserve to be recognized.
