2008 Hall of Fame Inductees

Ronald Curry
Curry was one of the most decorated athletes in Peninsula history, earning All-American and national player of the year honors in football and basketball at Hampton High School. His teams won three state football championships and one in basketball. Curry played quarterback at the University of North Carolina for four years, setting school records for total offense and passing yards. He converted to wide receiver in the NFL and has played six seasons with the Oakland Raiders.

Frank Emanuel
Emanuel is a member of the College Football Hall of Fame. At Warwick High School, he was an all-state football player and a two-time state champion in wrestling. At the University of Tennessee, he played linebacker for three seasons and was both all-Southeastern Conference and a consensus All-American in 1965. He was the Miami Dolphins' top draft choice in 1966, then played five seasons for Miami and New Orleans. He also coached 5 university and 2 professional teams.

Wayne Gomes
Gomes is a Phoebus High School graduate. After three years at Old Dominion University, he was the fourth overall selection by the Philadelphia Phillies in the 1993 Major League draft.
At the time, that was the highest an ODU player had been selected. He spent six years in the Major Leagues as a relief pitcher, primarily with the Phillies, but also with San Francisco and Boston before retiring. At ODU, he was named a Freshman All-American in 1991.

Glenn "Skeeter" Delone Heath, II
When inducted in 2008, Heath was the only Peninsula District golfer since 1960 to win the Group AAA state high school individual championship. In college at East Tennessee, he was the Ohio Valley Conference player of the year for three years and was named second-team All-America in 1975 and 1976. He won the Virginia State Golf Association amateur championship in 1976. After turning pro in 1977, he played parts of six years on the PGA Tour. He is a Bethel High School graduate.

Jerry Holmes
Holmes has had success as a player and as a coach from Bethel High School to the National Football League to Hampton University. After graduating from Bethel High School, he played defensive back for two years at Chowan and two more at West Virginia, where he was team MVP in 1979. He played professionally for 12 seasons with five teams and was a two-time all-star selection in the United States Football League. After 17 years as a college and NFL assistant coach, he was named head coach at Hampton University in early 2008.

Herman "Bucky" Keller
Before graduating from Newport News High School in 1958, Keller led the Typhoon to three straight state basketball championships and was named state player of the year three times. He also earned football all-state honors at quarterback. At Virginia Tech, he averaged 18.2 points a game for his career. The Los Angeles Lakers drafted him in 1962, but he decided not to turn professional. At Newport News, his 1,880 points was second-best in state history at the time.

Jim Casey
Casey, a Poquoson resident, is a longtime youth wrestling coach and was co- founder of both the Peninsula Wrestling Association and the Virginia Duals. Since its inception in 1980, the Duals have become one of the leading high school and college tournaments in the country, and Casey has served as tournament director several years. He also started the Poquoson Athletic Association.

Bill Shivar
Shivar is a long-time tennis enthusiast who has owned and operated Centre Court, an indoor tennis facility in Newport News. He has been active in tennis for more than 70 years.