15 Minutes of Fame

This week on 15 Minutes of Fame we visit with a 2002 North Carolina Sports Hall of Famer, Carlester Crumpler Crumpler and Executive Director of the NC Sports Hall of Fame, Johnny Moore chat about a wide range of topics from leadership, to Crumpler's storied career at both Fike High School in Wilson and East Carolina University. Please remember to like, share, rate and review the podcast and t...

This week on 15 Minutes of Fame we visit with a 2025 North Carolina Sports Hall of Famer, David Gentry Gentry and Executive Director of the NC Sports Hall of Fame, Johnny Moore chat about Gentry's time as the winningest high school football coach in North Carolina High School history including his nine state championships, mostly coming at Murphy High School.  Please remember to like, share,...

This week on 15 Minutes of Fame we visit with a 2018 North Carolina Sports Hall of Famer, Joe West West and Executive Director of the NC Sports Hall of Fame, Johnny Moore chat about Joe's time with Major League Baseball, a career that saw him work six World Series, nine League Championship Series and three All-Star Games. They also discuss leadership and his time playing quarterback at Elon....

This week on 15 Minutes of Fame we visit with a 2001 North Carolina Sports Hall of Famer, Page Marsh Marsh and host Chris Edwards chat about the journey from growing up in Jamestown, to the influence her parents had on her golf career as well as the moments that stick out as both a player and the longtime head coach at NC State.  Please remember to like, share, rate and review the podcast and tell...

In the spring of 2024, Mike Krzyzewski, Jim Nantz, and Roy Williams gathered with a few friends for a once-in-a-lifetime conversation. This event, in support of the North Carolina Sports Hall of Fame, is filled with great memories and just the right amount of laughter.

This week on 15 Minutes of Fame we visit with a 2024 North Carolina Sports Hall of Famer, Randolph Childress.  Randolph and host Chris Edwards chat about the journey in basketball for Randolph including his youth in DC and how he ended up playing at Wake Forest. They recap the 1995 ACC Tournament in which he was named the Tournament MVP as well as his journey in professional basketball and more! P...

On this episode of 15 Minutes of Fame, we visit with 2024 North Carolina Sports Hall of Famer, Bob McKillop.  McKillop, who is the winningest coach in Davidson College Basketball history, he guided the Wildcats to 23 conference championships (15 regular season and 8 tournament titles), 10 NCAA Tournament appearances and 634 wins.  We discuss all those things along with his journey in basketball an...

This week on 15 Minutes of Fame we visit with 2021 North Carolina Sports Hall of Famer, Debbie Antonelli.  During our chat this week, Debbie discusses where her love of basketball began, her journey NC State where she played for Hall of Fame Head Coach Kay Yow.  We also discuss what lessons she learned from Coach Yow as well as her journey to become one of the top college basketball analysts in th...

This week on 15 Minutes of Fame, host Chris Edwards chats with 2011 North Carolina Sports Hall of Famer Ricky Proehl.  Ricky discusses growing up in New Jersey and where his love of football started. He also talks to us about his football journey to Wake Forest and into the NFL where he eventually was part of multiple Super Bowls as a player and coach.  All of that and so much more this week with...

This Week on '15 Minutes of Fame' we visit with 2019 North Carolina Sports Hall of Famer, Dee Kantner.  Dee who is one of the best officials in women's college basketball just completed another season that culminated with her 26th Final Four.  We talk to Dee about where her love of officiating began, her journey to becoming one of the first women to work in the NBA, her time as the...

This week on '15 Minutes of Fame' we hit the way back machine and travel back 35 years to remember one of the wilder, wackier and longest professional baseball game in our state's history.  The Burlington Indians and Bluefield Orioles played a 27-inning thriller - uh, maybe not a thriller - anyway, that game took place 35-years ago this month and the Executive Director of the North...

This week on '15 Minutes of Fame' we visit with a 2023 North Carolina Sports Hall of Famer, Curtis Strange.  Curtis played his college golf at Wake Forest where Golf Digest ranked him as the number two and number three golfer nationally in back-to-back years helped the Demon Deacons to an NCAA Championship and finished in the top-5 in 21 of his collegiate events.  After turning pro, Stra...

This week on 15 Minutes of Fame we visit with Freddy Johnson, the long-time head coach at Greensboro Day School.  Freddy who has won multiple State Championships and earned over 1,100 career victories chats with us about his career in coach, his mentors, what it was like coaching in multiple All-Star games and more.  A great chat this week with a 2016 North Carolina Sports Hall of Famer, Freddy Jo...

This week on 15 Minutes of Fame we visit with 2021 North Carolina Sports Hall of Famer, Donnell Woolford.  Donnell, a graduate of Douglas Byrd High School in Fayetteville went on to play his college football at Clemson where he was a two-time All-America selection and was voted as one of the best Tigers of the 20th century.  Following his time in college he was drafted in the first round of the 19...