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
Alma Ford Herndon
Player
A.C. Russell
Player
2024
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2023
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2022
Johnny Eck
Umpire
2021
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2020
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2019
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2018
Robert “Ruggie” Blankenship
Player
Thomas L. “T Lee” Sharp
Player
Mark L. “Top Dog” Smith
Player
Charles D. "Chuckie" Nuchols
Meritorious Service
Lacy T. Lusk, Sr.
Meritorious Service
2017
Vernon “Tommy” Braswell
player
William “Bill” Seldon
sponsor
Johnny Scruggs, Jr.
player
Albert “Roy” Newell
player
Samuel “Sammy” Hart
player
2016
John “Pat” Boyle
Manager
Tony Stone
player
William “Geno” Bandy
player
Howard “Shooter” Stanley
player
Joseph “Joe” Vieni
player
2015
Andrew M. Crane
Umpire
William "Dill" Dillon
player
Raymond "Mike" Goodman, Sr.
player
Douglas "Dougie" Mitchell, Jr.
player
Loretta M. Seredni
player
2014
Donald Beck
Umpire
Chris Williams
Manager
Tracey Kee
player
Wendell Powell
player
Rodney Cole
player
2013
Troy Jacobs
Manager
Keith Clary
Manager
Fairmount Baptist Church
team
Bobby Lee Fox
player
Mike Fritter
player
2012
Samuel S. Bagley
player
Eric B. Killinger
player
Elliot J. Smith
Manager
Michael “Mickey” Gibson
player
David M. Sowell
Umpire
2011
Milton Shepperson
Hall of Honor
West Richmond Church Softball League
Special Recognition
Teresa Holloway
Sponsor, Organizer, Player
Bernell “B.C.” Armstrong
Manager
Luther Cecil
Manager
2010
Ralph Benninghove
Inducted
Jim Wheatly
Coach, Umpire, Player
David R. “Jake” Adams
player
Rick Ornduff
player
Barry Sutherland
player
2009
Scott Southworth
Organizer, Umpire, Player
Carol Estes Williams
Sponsor, Organizer, Player
Sonny Bryant
player
Ronnie Cloude
player
Charlie Daniels
player
2008
Horace Eskridge
Umpire
Steve Stokes
Manager
Mark Bowles
player
Terry Donahue
player
Mike Leadbetter
player
2007
Wayne Tinsman
Coach, Umpire, Player
Ray Anderson
player
Robert Coleman
player
Gregory Harding
player
Pam Kibler
player
2006
Charles Boyle
player
Timothy Feather
player
Gail Glave
player
Bernie Mann
player
Dennis “Scootie” Ferrara
Umpire
2005
Mildred Kibler
Hall of Honor
Donald West
Umpire
Bill Bailey
Player
Cornell Barlow
Player
Cheryl Hall
Player
2004
Fred Jeter
Hall of Honor
Luke Curry
Sponsor
Joy Cimburke
Player
Kip Coughlan
Player
Kyle “Cody” Wyatt
Player
2003
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2002
Michael Martin
Sponsor
Max Garland
Umpire
Jackie Hayes
Manager
Earl “Peanut” Gibson
Player
Curnie Webster
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
1999
Henry Armstrong
Umpire
Charles Moss
Umpire
Ann Taylor
Organizer
Ron Milam
Player
Sam Pearson
Player
1998
Gary & JoAnn Sloper
Sponsors
Michele Helmick
Umpire
Travis Bullock
Organizer
Irvin Strauss
Organizer
Danny Murphy
Player
1997
W.L. Allen
Sponsor
Lew & Gail Held
Sponsor
George Farrar
Umpire
Wayne DeCatur
Player
Roger Smith
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
1993
R.B. Thomas, Jr.
Sponsor
William Reynolds
Sponsor
Mike Farrar
Umpire
Claudia Dodson
Player
Sue Manahan
Player
1992
Bruce Nunally
Sponsor
James Coltrain
Umpire
Joe Fleming
Umpire
Charlie Cloe
Organizer
David Bailey
Player
1991
Gillie Howard
Sponsor
Tommy Peay
Umpire
Debbie Brooks
Player
Ann Bullen
Player
Don Clatterbough
Player
1990
Jack Howell
Organizer
Josephine Cousins Ammons
Player
Beth Crews
Player
Bill Hickman
Player
Charles Moore
Player
1989
Eddie Dorin
Umpire
Kenneth Blake
Player
Billy Covington
Player
Brenda Fisher
Player
Barbara Goode
Player
1988
Henry Pollard
Umpire
Fran Mayer Arehart
Player
James David
Player
Jerry Stone
Player
Mildred Taylor
Player
1987
Frank “Jake” Thomas
Umpire
Charles “Sonny” Allen
Player
“Tunie” Dooley
Player
Earl Hawkins
Player
Irene Kirby
Player
1986
Roscoe Greenway
Organizer
Howard A. Hobek
Player
William H. Horne
Player
Kate W. Richards
Player
Barbara Wilke
Player
1985
Judith Pedigo
Organizer
Mary Adams
Manager
Barbara Bolte
Player
Thomas Booker
Player
Herman T. Clarke
Player
1984
Frederick F. Glidewell
Sponsor
Warren W. Sadler
Umpire
Herbert T. Matthews
Manager
Lucille Beaufont Allred
Player
Lynwood E. Creech
Player
1983
Dottie Adams
Player
James G. Adams
Player
Robert M. Hardy
Player
William E. “Shakey” Jacobs
Player
Peggy King Lennon
Player
1982
Anne Carnefix Belchik
Player
Mildred F. Burrell
Player
Charles M. “Buddy” Franck
Player
Ted Keller
Player
Frances Wood Tinsley
Player
1981
David S. Garland
Player
Claude W. Harris Jr.
Player
Evelyn Glass Morrison
Player
Helen E. Wall
Player
Robert A. Martin
Organizer
1980
Gladys Seal Beck
Player
Walter L. Flinn
Player
Mary Porter Rogers
Player
A.C. Russell
Player
Garfield Salyers
Player
1979
Joseph W. Britton
Player
Thomas P. Burker
Player
Martha Christie Call
Player
Edith B. Frith
Player
Manuel King
Umpire
1978
Bernard L. Colgin, Jr.
Player
Lelia Chappell Hart
Player
Alma Ford Herndon
Player
Richard W. Holzbach
Player
Charles C. Poh
Player
1977
Stewart Coghill
Player
C. B. Henna
Organizer
Barbara Hines
Player
Ray Marshall
Player
Audrey Selph Munn
Player
1975
Frances Allen
Player
H. Lin Atkinson
Player
Michael W. Barden
Manager
William Bass
Player
Grace Trimmer Broskie
Player
1974
Evelyn “Tommie” Adams
Player
Russell A. Bolling
Player
William Covington
Player
Haskell Jackson
Player
O.W. Mallory
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.
