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Sheraton Norfolk Waterside All meetings are held at the Holiday Inn-Executive Center $70.00 - Members • $75.00 - Guests • $700.00 - Table of 10 5655 Greenwich Road For tickets call Wayne Ford – (757) 497-3095 Virginia Beach, Virginia Lunch served from Featured Speaker Master of Ceremonies 11:45 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. Meeting begins at 12:15 p.m. Lynn Swann Larry Michael Meeting adjourns at 1:15 p.m.

April 3rd – 62nd Jamboree Sheraton Norfolk Waterside Lynn Swann, Pittsburgh Steelers and ABC Sportscaster

April 6th – Norfolk Admirals’ Night

April 9th – Luncheon Meeting Virginian-Pilot and Norfolk Sports Club Awards Day ABC Sports Broadcaster The “Voice of the Redskins” Dave Macedo Football Hall of Fame Member Larry Michael is currently Senior VP and Executive Producer of Me- Virginia Wesleyan – Basketball Coach A University of Southern Califor- dia for the Redskins. His on-air cre- nia graduate, Swann played on the dentials include: Voice of the Wash- April 23rd – Luncheon Meeting 1972 National Championship team. ington Redskins, Showtime Cham- Keith Byars – NFL Fullback for the In his senior year, he was Team pionship Boxing, 8 Olympics, 21 NY Jets, , Captain, MVP, All-American and the U.S. Open Championships, 12 Mas- , #1 draft pick of the Steelers. ters Tournaments and 12 Super In 1983, upon his retirement, Bowls. He previously worked for Swann joined ABC Sports full-time. Westwood One, the nation’s leader For further information, contact the Sports He has served on many boards in radio program syndication. Club office at 497-9583 or Mike Adams, of directors including Big Brothers First Vice President at 560-6722. and Big Sisters of America. He Presenters for the Jamboree: served as their President from 1993-1995 and continues as their Frank Beamer Peter G. Decker III Notice – Notice – Notice National Spokesperson today. William I. “Bill” Foster III IF YOU WANT TO GET UP TO In 2001 Lynn Swann was en- Paul Webb THE MINUTE CLUB NEWS shrined in the Football Hall of Fame. Dr. James Jarrett Send your email address to: In 2002, Lynn was selected by Bill Kenney [email protected] President Bush to be the Chairman Dr. William “Billy” Greer, Jr. Tell Betty if you want the Sportsline e-mailed of the President’s Council on Jack Ankerson to you in lieu of or in addition to U S Postal mail. Physical Fitness and Sports. C. H. Lambert Website: www.norfolksportsclub.com Editors Note: Pete’s biography was scheduled to run in this April 9th – Luncheon Meeting month’s “Did You Know” column. Sadly, we now dedicate The Virginian-Pilot All-Tidewater Luncheon this to the memory of Peter B. Marx – 1933-2007. sponsored by The Norfolk Sports Club DID YOU KNOW? Members of the All-Tidewater Basketball Teams will be in- troduced by a beat writer from the Pilot. Jack Ankerson will present the Players of the Year Awards. PETE MARX Boys - *Myles Holley, Booker T. Washington; Richard Pete was born in Germany in Barbee, Salem; Darius James, Tallwood; Andre Jones, 1933 and came to “his beloved Nansemond River and Chris McEachin, Norview country” in 1938. He moved to Nor- Girls - *Kim Rodgers, Princess Anne; JoNiquia Guilford, Wil- folk in November 1941. Pete at- son; Jasmine Parker, Maury; Ta’Shauna Rodgers, King’s Fork tended Blair Jr. High and graduated and She’la White, Norfolk Collegiate from Maury High in 1951 and at- *Player of the Year tended the Norfolk Division of Will- iam & Mary. Pete was a Korean War Guest Speaker: Dave Macedo Veteran. Head Basketball Coach He started and owned Carpet Suppliers of Virginia Virginia Wesleyan College for 42 years with offices in the Tidewater and Richmond. Pete loved sports, especially his beloved Redskins. Dave Macedo earned his bachelor’s From 1956-1961, Pete coached Junior High Football and master’s degrees from Wilkes Univer- Community League. His teams were undefeated, sity. He was a four-year starter on the Colonels’ basketball team. Now in his unscored, untied for 4 straight years including victo- seventh year at Virginia Wesleyan, ries over Junior Varsity Programs. He helped develop Macedo’s teams have won more than such players as Butch Christy, Jim Oliver, Billy Wil- 75% of their games, 3 consecutive con- son, Bill Wester, John Britt, Mike Mahalis, Fran Selew, ference titles, the Division III National John & Robert Sims, Dickie Taylor, Richard Harris, Championship last year and came within Mike Caprio, Steve Jennings, Jan & Keith Lawrence. one game of repeating this year. Some of these young men became military heroes, In 2006, Macedo was honored as NABC National Coach of the Year, D3hoops.com National Coach of the Year, Molten/ Rhodes Scholars, city managers, lawyers, city recre- Division III News National Coach of the Year, NCAA South ation assistant manager and civic leaders in this com- Region Coach of the Year, 2006 ODAC Coach of the Year and munity and throughout America. He was also a vol- VaSID College Division State Coach of the Year. unteer football coach with Granby High School. A friendship with the late wheelchair athlete, Skip Wilkins, led Pete to become strong supporter of the April 23rd – Luncheon Meeting Virginia Sun Wheelers. Keith Byars – NFL Fullback As a very young man, Maury Riganto, one of the founding fathers of the Norfolk Sports Club told Pete Keith Byars, one of the preemi- to go home and clean up, come back to his place of nent NFL fullbacks of this era, is in business on City Hall Avenue where he would take his fourth year on the panel of YES him to a club meeting to meet and hear the great Joe Network's football program, This DiMaggio. Pete never forgot the thrill of this oppor- Week In Football. tunity and hoped that one day he could be a member Byars played for the Eagles, Dol- and serve “the greatest Sports Club in America, along phins, Patriots and Jets. He began his with some of the finest men and women in this area.” career with the Eagles in 1986 as their first round draft His dream came true. choice after attending where he Pete loved the Norfolk Sports Club. He looked for- is still the second-leading rusher and scorer in school ward to awarding scholarships to high schools students history. He is second on the NFL’s all-time leaders and served on the Norfolk Sports Club Scholarship list for receptions by a running back. He is also the Foundation since 1979. He was 1982 President and only back in NFL history to record a reception in 100 1977 Joe Brown Award recipient. He went beyond or more straight games. the duties of that elected office, serving the club in Byars and his wife, Margaret, have two children. many ways. He was named Humanitarian of the Year by the Phila- Pete always looked forward to the Norfolk Sports delphia Sports Writers Association and earned a 1991 Club Jamborees, he would arrive at the hotel at 8 am community service award from the Big Brothers and for the Past President’s breakfast, then to the hospi- Sisters of Philadelphia. He also hosts a free football tality room to meet and greet other Norfolk Sports Club camp in his hometown Dayton, Ohio. (continued on page 4) D I R E C T O R Y GOLF NEWS Jack Ankerson, President ...... 664-2576 Tommy Gale, President-Elect ...... 480-0000 Office Operations, Sportsline & 2008 Jamboree April 30, 2007 Mike Adams, First Vice President ...... 560-6722 Bide-A-Wee Golf Course Weekly Luncheon Speakers Portsmouth, Virginia Skip Burton, Second Vice President 545-4613 Monthly Golf Outings Shotgun Start –1:00 PM Buddy Early, Secretary ...... 857-0947 $60.00—Members $65.00—Guests Roger Travaglio, Treasurer...... 455-8192 DIRECTIONS: From the Downtown Tunnel: Follow Interstate 264 west to Victory Blvd (Exit 3). Turn left onto Victory Blvd and Joe McDonough, Sergeant-at-Arms ...... 623-6236 go to Greenwood Dr (third light). Turn left onto Greenwood Dr and proceed approximately 1/2 mile to Bide-A-Wee Golf Course. Betty Dail, Executive Administrator ...... 497-9583 The price includes the round of golf, cart, driving range, Amy Morrissey Turk, Ex Officio ...... 640-3728 practice putting green, prizes and a buffet meal after each 2006 Directors event. Prizes will be awarded for first and second place in low gross, low net, longest drive and closest to pin for One Year Term Two Year Term both Regular and Senior Golfers. Michael Baecher Kirk Baldwin Rick Hensley Blake Cullen FUTURE OUTINGS Marty Miller Gary Jones Monday, May 14th Cypress Point Virginia Beach Jack Nichols Michael Morisi Monday, June 18th River Front Suffolk OFFICE HOURS Monday (with meeting): 9:15 - 11:00 A.M. & 2:00 P.M. - 5:00 P.M. Monday, July 23th Cavalier Virginia Beach Monday (with no meeting): 9:15 - 5:00 P.M. (ProAm) Tuesday - Friday: 9:15 A.M. - 5:00 P.M. Monday, July 30th Greenbrier Chesapeake E-Mail Address: [email protected] Website: www.norfolksportsclub.com (Fun Round) Monday, August 13th Heron Ridge Virginia Beach Monday, September 17th Cypress Creek Smithfield BOARD OF DIRECTORS’ MEETING Monday, October 15th Greenbrier Chesapeake (Club Championship) Tuesday, April 10, 2007 at 5:00 PM As in past years, you must have a minimum of three In the Board Room of (3) rounds completed to be eligible to compete for the Norfolk Sports Club Office Club Championship. If you don’t have the pre-requisite 5541 Parliament Drive, Suite 206 three rounds, you are still welcome to join us at the Green- Virginia Beach brier outing, just not competing for the coveted title of 2007 Norfolk sports club Golf Champion. All Club members are welcomed to come to see George (Skip) Burton your Board at work. Call the office at 497-9583 for Second Vice President more information.

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members. He always attended the Rodman luncheon Dick Knight – Pete was more than likely the best and the Jamboree in the evening. He will be sincerely singing past president the Sports Club ever had. missed by the members of the Norfolk Sports Club and When Santa (John Williams) came to our annual especially by the members that he spent the entire Christmas luncheons he often called on Pete to join day with at all Jamborees. him in harmonizing with him in the singing of Christ- Pete met his wife of 52 years, Nancy, in elementary mas carols. And, to everyone’s amazement Pete did school, they were high school sweethearts. He was surprisingly well. the father of four daughters and at age 60 took on the Howard Gordon - Pete's death was a loss to not only responsibly of raising five grandchildren. the Norfolk Sports Club, but to all who knew him. He Pete was loved by all Norfolk Sports Club members. was one of the most unselfish people I have known, Remarks from some of this close friends: always putting the needs of others before his own. Ken Reidel – He never made a derogatory remark From his work "coaching" many years ago with the about anyone. He always greeted you with a smile youth of Ocean View to his long service to the Sports and a handshake or a hug. Club and the Scholarship Foundation, Pete was one person that could be counted on, regardless of his Fred Glanville – Peter was the big brother I never business or family obligations. had. When we went through the chairs of the sports club together and we felt that, with the support of Goodbye old friend, you will be missed. our members, there was nothing we could not accomplish.I named my son Peter in his honor. He lived for helping kids succeed. He was a burly guy who didn’t stop at a handshake; he had to throw a bear hug on you. Mike Caprio - He was a mentor before we called it “THE NORFOLK SPORTS CLUB that. he fed us, got us out of trouble and was a father CELEBRATING MORE THAN 60 figure to many of us who did not have fathers. He YEARS OF COMMUNITY SERVICE” was old style; he would show you how to do some- thing and knock you down demonstrating it. Back Now On Sale – $20.00 then, coaches did not have to stay in a coaching box. You would be making a long run and there he was, At Luncheon Meetings running down the sidelines with you. and at the NSC office

Herb Slaughter - He was excellent in the leadership Call Betty, 497-9583 of scholarship committee. He would arrive at the to reserve your copy meeting early, read and organize approximately 100 scholarship applications and have them in order when the committee arrived.