Hall Call Podcast

**FANTASY FOOTBALL SZN** Football kicks off 1-week from tomorrow, and that means fantasy football is right around the corner! What better way to get you set for your league draft and season, than with the next episode of the #HallCall Interview Series & Podcast featuring award winning fantasy writer and player, Jake Ciely, Sr. Fantasy Sports Writer from The Athletic. Jake has everything you need f...

This September one of the premier USGA events makes its way to the Commonwealth, as the 43rd U.S. Mid-Amateur will take place in Central VA. Kinloch Golf Club will play primary host to the tournament, with neighbor Independence Golf Club providing support as 264 players will compete for this prestigious trophy. The Mid-Am as it is known, is the leading annual golf tournament in the United States f...

This October, The Country Club of Virginia will play host to the PGA Champions Tour, Dominion Energy Charity Classic. The event has called VA home since 2016 and has made significant impact on the course with a stellar field of competitors, and in the community through its charitable outreach programs. On this episode of the #HallCall Interview Series & Podcast, we put the spotlight on the DECC, w...

#HallCall returns with a Virginia athlete looking to make an impact in his community. Norfolk native, and Lake Taylor High School alumnus, Jalyn Holmes has won a National Championship at Ohio State, and enters his 7th season in the NFL this fall with the New York Jets. Prior to training camp, Holmes will be giving back to his community by hosting “Vaughn’s Way Community Day”, Saturday, June 29 in...

The North American Sand Soccer Championships will be coming to the Virginia Beach Oceanfront June 7-9. In addition to being the world’s premier single-weekend sand soccer tournament, NASSC will also be celebrating its 30th anniversary as it welcomes over 11,000 competitors to tournament which will take place over 25 city blocks on the beach. On this episode of #HallCall we discussed this landmark...

Regent University based in Virginia Beach, began operations in 1977, and in 2016 the University's athletics department began competition with men's and women's track & field teams. Since that time, Regent Athletics has added basketball, soccer, volleyball, and cross country to its program and has competed in the National Christian College Athletics Association (NCCAA). This September, the Royals p...

#HallCall Interview Series & Podcast, featuring 2024 Inductee, Chris Long. HOF Executive Director Will Driscoll was joined by Virginia Football Legend, 11-year NFL veteran, and 2018 Walter Payton NFL Man of the Year Chris Long. In addition to those accomplishments, Chris was also the 2007 ACC Defensive Player of Year, Consensus All-American, Ted Hendricks Award recipient, and Dudley Award winner....

The 2024 Induction is now just days away, and the next episode of the #HallCall Interview Series & Podcast, will feature 2024 Inductee, LaShawn Merritt. One of the most decorated track & field athletes from the Commonwealth, Merritt won 23 medals in international competitions in the 400m sprint (19 gold), including 4 Olympic medals, 3 Gold. Merritt joined #HallCall to talk about his journey from h...

As we kick off Induction month, we'll catch up with another 2024 Inductee, Monica Wright Rogers. The 2x VHSL State Champion, and 2006 Gatorade Virginia Player of the Year, would go on to become the all-time leading scorer in UVA Basketball history (men's or women's) with 2,540 points. A 3x WNBA Champion with the Minnesota Lynx and Seattle Storm, Wright Rogers is currently the Assistant General Man...

With less than a month to go to the 2024 Induction, we continue to highlight our incoming inductees with our next #HallCall episode featuring 2024 inductee, Paul Woody. Woody is a Virginia native and Virginia Commonwealth University alum, and over 40 years became the written voice for sports in the Richmond region. The longtime sportswriter and columnist for the Richmond News Leader and Richmond T...

The lead-in to the 2024 Induction continues with our next episode of the #HallCall Interview Series & Podcast. We'll be joined by incoming inductee, Craig Littlepage. In 17 years as Director of Athletics for the University of Virginia, he helped elevate UVA top ten overall athletics program in Division-I athletics. In that time, UVA programs won 13 NCAA National Championships, and 76 ACC Champions...

2024 Virginia Sports Hall of Fame inductee, Hal Nunnally, left a lasting legacy at his coaching stops. The Petersburg native had great success as a men's basketball coach at Tidewater Academy, and Randolph-Macon College. While illness prohibited him from playing sports, he became a true student of the game, and left his mark from the sidelines. On this episode of the #HallCall Interview Series, we...

The march towards the 2024 Induction continues with the #HallCall Interview Series. On this episode we will catch up with 2024 Distinguished Virginian Award recipient, Rick Jeffrey. Jeffrey played basketball for Hampden-Sydney College, but his greatest contribution to sports came through his service with Special Olympics Virginia. Jeffrey retired from SOVA as the longest serving President in the o...

We are OFFICIALLY in 2024 Induction season! Join the Virginia Sports Hall of Fame and its #HallCallPodcast as we catch up with 2024 Inductee, Jill Ellis. Jill's journey has taken her from the UK to Northern Virginia, to William & Mary, and eventually the top of the world as a 2x World Cup winning manager with the US Women's National Team (2015 and 2019). A successful head coach and manager at the...

Portsmouth, VA native, and 2014 VSHF Inductee, LaTasha Colander Clark, garnered 8 All-American honors during her NCAA career at UNC Chapel-Hill, before becoming an Olympic champion, winning gold in the 4x400m relay at the 2000 Sydney Games. She'll join #HallCall to talk Olympic preparations, as well as her career away from the track, including her own podcast, Christ Talk.

1998 VSHF Inductee, Benita Fitzgerald Mosley, blazed a trail on the track becoming the 1st African-American woman to win Olympic gold in the 100m hurdles. Now she is making her impact in the community as the CEO of Multiplying Good. In her post athletic career she has highlighted the values and benefits of sports participation through numerous philanthropic endeavors. On this episode of the #HallC...

1996 VSHF Inductee, Lanny Wadkins, joined the #HallCall Interview Series to discuss the changing landscape in professional golf. With the PGA and LIV Tours fighting for supremacy, Wadkins shared his insight on the future of professional golf. Wadkins is a 21 time winner on the PGA Tour, including the 1977 PGA Championship. He is a 2009 World Golf Hall of Fame inductee.

2008 VSHF Inductee, Jerome Kersey, rose from humble beginnings in Clarksville, VA to become an NBA Champion. Through his time growing up in Clarksville to attending college at Longwood, and NBA stops with Portland, Golden State, LA Lakers, Seattle, San Antonio, and Milwaukee, Kersey made an impact on many of the people he came across. While he sadly passed away in 2015, his life is remembered thro...

1998 VSHF Inductee, George Allen, is the only head coach in NFL history with at least 10 seasons in charge on the sidelines to not experience a losing season. The 2002 Pro Football Hall of Fame inductee had a tenacity that led him from small colleges to the NFL. Now his life and journey have been chronicled in the new book, "George Allen: A Football Life". On the next episode of the #HallCall Inte...

Award winning Senior Fantasy Sports Writer for The Athletic, Jake Ciely, will join the #HallCall Interview Series to help get you ready for your fantasy football draft. Ciely is consistently ranked as one of the top fantasy football prognosticators in the country, and brings his expertise to the #HallCall Interview Series for the 5th consecutive year.

Roanoke native and 2014 VSHF Inductee, Ronde Barber, was a cornerstone on defense for both the University of Virginia and Tampa Bay Buccaneers. The ACC Freshman of the Year, and 3x All-ACC, went on to become a 3x 1st Team All-Pro, 5x Pro Bowl Selection, and member of the NFL’s All-2000’s Team. Now 11 years after his retirement he will receive the highest honor from the league when he is inducted i...

2017 Virginia Sports Hall of Fame Inductee, Dre Bly, had plenty of success on the gridiron. The Chesapeake native and Western Branch High School alum, was a 2x consensus All-American for North Carolina Tar Heels Football, and 2x Pro Bowl selection across 11-season in the NFL. A member of the Super Bowl XXXIV Champion St. Louis Rams, Bly has now taken his talents to the sidelines. After 4 seasons o...

2023 VSHF inductee, DeAngelo Hall, starred for Deep Creek High School in Chesapeake, VA before an All-American career for Virginia Tech Football. The #8 overall pick in the 2004 NFL Draft, played 14 seasons in the NFL, primarily for the Commanders franchise, was named to 3 Pro Bowl teams, and finished his career with 43 interceptions. He'll join the #HallCall Interview Series to look back at his c...

2023 VSHF inductee, Ryan Zimmerman, has gone from baseball phenom in Virginia Beach, to All-ACC at the University of Virginia, to 2x All-Star and Washington Nationals legend. Now, “Mr. National” is about to become a Virginia Sports Hall of Fame inductee. He joined the #HallCall Interview Series to talk about his stellar career.

2023 VSHF inductee, Sheila Trice-Myers, has a resume that is unmatched in NCAA Division-III history. The Louisa County native and Christopher Newport University alumnus earned 30 All-American honors, won 23 conference championships, and 15 national championships during her time with the Captains Track & Field program. Among her accolades she is one of only two competitors, Jesse Owens being the ot...