15 Minutes of Fame

This Week on 15 Minutes of Fame we visit with a 2014 North Carolina Sports Hall of Famer, Randy Denton. Randy, a Raleigh native, attended Enloe High School where he played a variety of sports including basketball which caught his eye and eventually led him to Durham where the played for the Duke Blue Devils.  Still standing as one of Duke's all-time leaders in rebounds per game, Randy was nam...

This week on '15 Minutes of Fame' we visit with Jerry Tolley, a 2011 North Carolina Sports Hall of Famer.  Jerry's journey in athletics began in Edenton where he was named the Most Outstanding Player of the 1960 State Championship Game.  He would later go on to play football and run track at East Carolina where he still holds numerous records.  After his playing career, Jerry was a...

On this episode of 15 Minutes of Fame we visit with Mac Morris, the Co-Executive Director of the North Carolina Coaches Association and and 2021 member of the North Carolina Sports Hall of Fame.  Mac began his journey in sports at Roxboro High School and later went on to Division College where he studied under legendary basketball coach Left Driesell.  Following a stint in the military, Mac return...

This week on 15 Minutes of Fame we visit with 1971 North Carolina Sports Hall of Famer, Roman Gabriel.  A two-time ACC Player of the Year, Roman went on to enjoy a successful NFL career with the Rams and the Eagles where he was selected to the Pro Bowl four-times and was named the NFL's Comeback Player of the Year in 1973.  We talk about those things and more with Roman Gabriel on this  episo...

This week on 15 Minutes of Fame we visit with 2019 North Carolina Sports Hall of Famer, Paul Miller.  Paul, had a very successful career as a football player and later as a baseball coach at North Carolina. A native of Ayden, Paul, played three sports in high school and never lost a game including a 52-0 record on the gridiron.  He was the first ACC recipient of the Brian Piccolo Award, helped lea...

This week on 15 Minutes of Fame we chat with John Clougherty, a 2015 Hall of Fame Inductee.  John, who spent over three decades as one of the premier college basketball officials talks about his time working in the ACC and other power leagues, his memories of working National Championship Games, what makes a good official, did he have a favorite part about coordinating the officials for the league...

This week on '15 Minutes of Fame' we visit with 2011 North Carolina Sports Hall of Famer, Tom Parham.  Tom, of our state's most successful college tennis coaches spent over four decades as a head coach - winning three National Championships as the coach at Barton College and Elon.  We chat about his love of the sport, his life as a head coach and ways to continue to grow the sports....

This week on 15 Minutes of Fame we visit with Ben Sutton, a 2017 North Carolina Sports Hall of Fame inductee.  Ben, a Wake Forest graduate founded his first company, ISP, in 1992. Over the next two, plus decades Ben's vision would revolutionize the college sports media rights landscape.  In our chat we talk about growing up in Murfreesboro, his journey to Wake Forest and also his impact on sp...

This week on 15 Minutes of Fame we chat with 2016 North Carolina Sports Hall of Famer, David Fox.  David, a Raleigh native and a 1996 Olympic Gold Medalist talks about his journey in the pool that began at the YMCA in Raleigh, led him to swim at NC State and eventually to the Olympics.  We talk all those things and so much more with David Fox on this episode of 15 Minutes of Fame.  Remember to sub...

On this episode of 15 Minutes of Fame we chat with Dr. Jerry McGee.  The longtime president of Wingate University, Dr. McGee rose through the ranks to became one of college football's best officials. During his career, he worked 24 different postseason games including the first ACC Championship, 2 Army-Navy games, 20 bowl games which included three games that determined the National Champion....

This week on 15 Minutes of Fame we visit with 2009 North Carolina Sports Hall of Famer, Dave Odom.  Dave, a Goldsboro, NC native spent 43 years as a college basketball coach - most notably at Wake Forest where he led the Demon Deacons to 11 postseason appearances, a pair of ACC Tournament Titles and was the 1995 ACC Coach of the Year.  We talk about all those things as well as other memories in hi...

On this episode of '15 Minutes of Fame' we visit with a 2017 North Carolina Sports Hall of Famer, Steve Vacendak.  Steve has his fingerprints all over the current success of the Duke Basketball program as well as the run of success the ACC has enjoyed on the hardwood.  During our chat we talk about Steve's road to Durham as a player and later an administrator, his journey into profe...

On this episode of 15 Minutes of Fame we visit with Bobby Jones a 1989 North Carolina Sports Hall of Famer.  Bobby enjoyed a decorated career playing for Dean Smith at the University of North Carolina before going on to play 12 professional seasons in the NBA where his teams never missed the postseason.  Bobby also represented the US at the 1972 Olympic Games - which has a finish that is still tal...

On this episode of '15 Minutes of Fame' with visit with Joey Cheek a 2018 North Carolina Sports Hall of Famer.  We discuss Joey's journey from Greensboro to winning Olympic Gold in 2006. How does one become an Olympic speed skater, what are the emotions after winning a gold medal and you hear your country's National Anthem, oh, and what do you do with all those Wheaties boxes? ...

This week on '15 Minutes of Fame' we chat with a 2016 North Carolina Sports Hall of Famer and the current Head Coach of the Carolina Hurricanes, Rod Brind'Amour.  Our conversation chronicles Rod's hockey journey from growing up in Canada, being selected by the St. Louis Blues in the 1988 NHL Draft to playing for the Flyers, representing Canada in the Olympics and his final stop...

On this episode of '15 Minutes of Fame' we visit with Leo Hart, a 2008 inductee of the North Carolina Sports Hall of Fame.  Leo, a native of Kinston, played football, basketball and baseball in high school before he settled on football as his path forward.  He would head to Durham where he and his Duke teammates would begin to revolutionize college football, racking up records that still...

In this episode of '15 Minutes of Fame' we visit with Judy Rose, a 2021 inductee of the North Carolina Sports Hall of Fame.  Judy, a former college basketball player and assistant coach moved into athletics administration in 1976 at Charlotte and was ultimately the school's Athletics Director, a position she held from 1990 until her retirement in 2018.  Her career is highlighted by...

In this episode of '15 Minutes of Fame' we visit with Mike Gminski, a 2003 inductee of the North Carolina Sports Hall of Fame.  Mike, the 1979 ACC Player of the Year for the Duke Blue Devils, still ranks in the top-10 of many career records in Durham.  Featured in this conversation, we talk about Mike's road to Durham, his successful 14-year NBA career and what has made him a succes...