portsline S o f t h e N o r f o l k S p o r t s C l u b Vol. #27, No. 8 August 2012 August 6th– Luncheon Meeting Roger Brown – Lions & Rams Defensive Tackle Schedule of Roger Brown, a native of Surry County, Virginia, played 10 Events seasons in the NFL as a defensive tackle with the Detroit Lions and Los Angeles Rams. He was drafted 4th in the 1960 draft out of the University of Maryland Eastern Shore by the Lions All meetings are held at the where he play beside Alex Karras. He was named the 1962 Out- Holiday Inn–Virginia Beach-Norfolk standing Defensive Lineman in the NFL. Hotel and Conference Center With the Rams, Brown joined Deacon Jones, Lamar Lundy, and Merlin Olsen to 5655 Greenwich Road form the “Fearsome Foursome”, the most feared defensive line at the time. During Virginia Beach, Virginia his career, he was an NFC Pro Bowl player for 6 straight seasons and a 2-time first- Lunch served from team All-Pro selection. Brown was the first NFL player to have a playing weight over 11:45 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. 300 lbs, but his size and speed made him one of the most dynamic players. Meeting begins at 12:15 p.m. After the NFL, Brown went into the restaurant business. He started a chain of 8 Meeting adjourns at 1:15 p.m. restaurants in the Chicago area, and later owned 3 McDonald’s locations in Virginia. August 6 – Luncheon Meeting Today he owns Roger Brown’s Restaurant and Sports Bar in Portsmouth and is active in Roger Brown the Hampton Roads community, serving on 14 various local boards and committees. NFL Lineman -Lions and Rams In 1997 Brown was inducted into the Virginia Sports Hall of Fame and in 2009 he was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame. Although he has been listed on August 20 – Luncheon Meeting the ballot as a senior nominee for the Pro Football Hall of Fame, Brown has not been Anthony Evans, Norfolk State selected for enshrinement. University Basketball Coach September 10 – Luncheon Meeting August 20th – Luncheon Meeting Sonny Randle, former NFL wide receiver, UVA grad, ECU coach Anthony Evans, NSU Head Basketball Coach September 24 – Luncheon Meeting Anthony Evans completed his fifth season as the head men’s Al Foreman, MLB Umpire basketball coach at Norfolk State. Previously, he served for four years as a Spartans assistant coach. October 8 – Luncheon Meeting Last year was historic for the Spartans as they set a new Willie Williams - former cornerback Division I era school record with 26 victories en route to their Pittsburgh Steelers first MEAC title and a NCAA Division I Tournament berth. The October 22 – Luncheon Meeting Spartans, seeded 15th in the West Region, pulled off one of the Tim Hummel – Former Cincinnati biggest upsets in modern day NCAA Tournament history by de- Reds Third Baseman, Cape Henry feating No. 2 seed Missouri 86-84 in the second round. Collegiate Baseball Coach Evans’ accolades from the season include being selected 2012 MEAC Tournament Most Outstanding Coach, the Virginia Sports Information Directors (VaSID) State For further information, contact the Sports Club office at 497-9583 or Alton Forbes, First Coach of the Year, and the Clarence “Big House” Gaines Award winner as the nation’s Vice President, at 436-1855. top Division I minority head basketball coach. Among the many standouts Evans has coached at NSU was 2012 MEAC Player of the Year Kyle O’Quinn. O’Quinn became the first player in MEAC history to win Notice – Notice – Notice Player of the Year and Defensive Player of the Year honors in the same season. O’Quinn IF YOU WANT TO GET UP TO became the first Spartan since 1988 to be selected in the NBA Draft when the Or- THE MINUTE CLUB NEWS lando Magic picked him in the second round. Send your email address to: Evans earned his bachelor’s degree in marketing from St. Thomas Aquinas in [email protected] Tell Betty if you want the Sportsline e-mailed to you 1994. He played guard for Aquinas, also known as the Spartans. He and his wife, in lieu of or in addition to U S Postal mail. Kisha, welcomed their first child, a son also named Anthony, in July. Website: www.norfolksportsclub.com August Golf Outing RECRUIT NEW MEMBERS AND WIN A GIFT CERTIFICATE TO August 27, 2012 OUTBACK STEAKHOUSE Nansemond River Golf Club 1000 Hillpoint Road • Suffolk The member who recruits 539-4356 the most new members for the year win: Shotgun Start –1:00 PM 1st Prize – $300 gift certificate $60.00—Members $65.00—Guests 2nd Prize – $200 gift certificate — DIRECTIONS — Follow Route 58 Bypass to Suffolk and take the Route 10 (Smithfield) Exit. At the traffic light, turn right on Godwin Blvd going towards New Members for July Smithfield. Go approximately 1 mile to Hillpoint Blvd and Nansemond Rick Page Betty Dail River Golf Club sign is on the right. Ron Amidon Mike Adams — RESERVATIONS — Tim Hardison Alton Forbes Call Betty at the Club office, 497-9583 by August 23rd to reserve a place or a foursome. If you have any questions, please contact Wayne Foshay Vicki Trexler Bryce Burton at 546-4613. The price includes the round of golf, cart, driving range, practice putting green, prizes and a buffet meal 2012 NEW MEMBERS CONTEST TALLY after each event. *Betty Dail 4 Ken Riedel 1 FUTURE GOLF OUTINGS Morgan Lang 1 Herb Hollowell 1 September 17th ............................ Virginia Beach National Harry Ramsey 1 Frank Brothers 1 October 15th .................................Signature at West Neck Bryce Burton 1 John Round 1 (Club Championship) Mike Adams 1 Alton Forbes 1 Vicki Trexler 1 GOLF TIP FOR AUGUST Total for year 14 *Because Betty’s job gives her an unfair advantage, Don’t Chop Wood, Drive the Spike she has decided not participate in this contest. If you put a log on the ground and asked someone to take out a chunk of wood from the log they would most likely swing the ax into the log at an angle and create sliced LEAD HAMPTON ROADS THANKS out section from the log. This action is done with an abrupt angle of attack into the wood log. Local Sports Announcer However, if you asked that same person to drive a spike JACK ANKERSON into the end of the log with a sledge hammer they would use more of a level approach with a less descending strike Jack Ankerson, fondly known as “the voice of Hampton and more of an approach from behind the spike level with Roads” was thanked and toasted in July by LEAD Hampton the head of the spike vs. angular. This is the action you want Roads at their annual golf outing. Jack has been putting to feel more of in your golf swing not a chopping action. Hampton Roads on the “sports map” of the country through Golf Tip of the Day by Jay Perkins his involvement with numerous sports endeavors over the PGA Professional past 40 years. from www.pga.com For the last 12 years, Jack has served as the Executive Director of the Hampton Roads Sports Commission, an af- filiate of the Hampton Roads Chamber of Commerce. Re- cently he retired from the HRSC, but not from being “the Our Condolences voice.” LEAD Hampton Roads is proud to call him a graduate of to the family of their program and has established a scholarship in his name Member Lyle Pugh in their loss for young professionals and others pursuing careers in sports management and/or tourism. D I R E C T O R Y President’s Letter Mike Sears, President ......................................... 456-9124 Wylie French, President-Elect ............................ 301-3485 Dear Members, Office Operations, Sportsline & 2012 Jamboree As I enter the second half of my term as your President, I can not adequately share with you the pleasure that I have Alton Forbes, First Vice President ...................... 436-1855 experienced in leading the Club. To date, thankfully, all en- Weekly Luncheon Speakers deavors have been profitable and we are certainly committed Bryce Burton, Second Vice President .................. 545-4613 to the same during the final half of the year. With the assis- Monthly Golf Outings tance of a great board, as well several friends and sponsors of Maurice N. “Buddy” Early, Secretary ................ 857-0947 the club, we are in a nice position to really make our next fund raiser, THE REVERSE RAFFLE, yet another BIG SUC- Roger Travaglio, Treasurer................................. 455-8192 CESS! Please mark October 25th on your calendar so that Ken Riedel, Sergeant-at-Arms ............................ 499-3379 you can come see the Bob Allen show also known as the Re- Betty Dail, Executive Administrator ..................... 497-9583 verse Raffle! This is an awesome event and the best fund raiser; I truly look forward to it ever year! Marty Miller, Ex Officio ........................................ 823-9539 Speaking of success, Buck Stanton has done it again. As a tribute to one of our truly great members and certainly one of 2012 Directors our greatest contributors, Buck created a Charity golf to honor One Year Term Two Year Term Peter Decker. As I am sure you are aware, we lost Pete this Jack Ankerson Michael Adams past year and so we decided to honor Sheriff McCabe. It was John Round John Duffy a truly successful endeavor with 96 golfers in attendance. We Buck Stanton Dan Edwards need to thank the Decker family for participating in the auc- Dick Thorne In Tai Ryu tion and for purchasing the Dick Vitale Signed Basketball and a Plaxico Burress signed jersey! Merv Troyer was lucky enough OFFICE HOURS to get a golf ball, signed by the one and only, Sheriff McCabe! Monday (with meeting): 9:15 - 11:00 A.M.