The Roanoke Rapids High School Athletic Hall of Fame Committee is honored to announce its Class of 2024 who will be inducted into the RRHS HOF.
The purpose of the Roanoke Rapids High School Athletic Hall of Fame is to recognize, honor, and provide an enduring memorial for those persons whose outstanding contributions have enriched the athletic program and brought honor to the school. Several outstanding athletes, two teams and one Supporter have been elected to the Class of 2024 of the Roanoke Rapids High School Athletic Hall of Fame.
The 2024 RRHS HOF Class:
Athletes
1. Sidney Edwards Class of 1961
2. Graham Dean Class of 1962
3. David Dean Class of 1979
4. Brian Frazier Class of 1991
5. Krystal Rose Pierce Class of 2007
6. Ste[hanie Rose Class of 2010
7. Clay Lockamon Class of 2013
Team
8. 2010 Football Team
Other
9. 1963 JV Football Team
10. Dr. Frank B. Fondren Jr.
They will be enshrined during an induction banquet on Saturday evening, October 26, 2024, at the Roanoke Rapids High School Cafeteria. Special recognition will be given the previous Hall of Fame inductees.
Doors open at 6:00 p.m. and the induction ceremony will begin after the 6:30 p.m. dinner. The Hall of Fame is housed in the lobby of the Joseph W. Talley Physical Education and Music Building on the campus of Roanoke Rapids High School. The 2024 inductees will also be introduced to the community on Friday night, October 25, 2024, during half-time of the Roanoke Rapids home football game.
Tickets for the banquet are $25 each. Tickets are available at RRHS office, Wrenn Sports Graphics or from committee members: Rocky Lane, Rex Stainback, Steve Holliday, Randy Archer, Keisha Johnson, Lynn Little, and Randy Wrenn. Call the High School office at 252‐519‐7200 for further information.
Past inductees:
2010
Inaugural Class Don Curtis
2016
Jami Dickerson, Coach Carleen Goodwin, Arthur Ray Hawkins, Coach James Cranford Hoyle, Tommy King, Kareem Martin, Joe Searcy Jr., Tom Topping, Lee West, 2009 Football Team
2017
Brian Barnes, Sarah Arnette Byrd, Coach Terry Frazier, Edward George, Jr., Bobby Gray, Keisha Johnson, Coach Gilbert Portela, Earl Telliga Jr., Coach Woody Wilson, 2000 Football Team
2018
Pamela Ann "Pam" Andrews, David Allen Butts, Coach Robert Edison "Bobby" Carter, Arthur Morris Davis III, Walter Linwood Jones III, Coach Wallace Edward "Ed" Nelson, Jr., Ronald Sewell, Virginia Lee "Gin" Watson Jenkins, Woodrow Wilson "Buddy" Wrenn, 1968 Football Team
2019
Olivia Hamill Ballew, Samuel Paul Dickens, Carey Essex Foster, Michael Wayne "Mickey" Gukich, Brian Howard, John Cameron Little, George Earl Nethercutt, William Thomas "Billy" Stanley, Coach Russell Weinstein, 1991 Golf Team
2021
Wiley Atterson Warren Jr., Thomas Edison "Tommy" Wheeler, Sidney Columbus "Sid" Deloatch Jr., Thomas Adkins "Tommy" Merritt Jr., Charles Edward "Chubby" Butler, John Palmer Stainback II, Keith Nigel Sledge, Judson Bryce Dunlevy,1993 Girls tennis Team, 1964 Baseball Team
2023
Eddie Wright, Chuck Allsbrook, Johnny Daugherty, Cristina Nelson Gielowski, Trace Jones, Tommy Lancaster, David McNair, Sonny Pruet, 1961 Baseball Team, 1961-62 Basketball Team