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Chowan College Hall of Fame
Donnie Matthews
Donnie Matthews attended Chowan College from 1962
throiugh 1964, and graduated in the Spring of 1964. Mat
thews was the 1963 NJCAA “Player of the Year” in foot
ball, and a NJCAA All-American at Chowan. He
transferred and played football at Richmond Universi
ty. Since graduation, Matthews attended the
Southwestern Seminary in Fort Worth, Texas and
serves as a Minister of Education and Associate Pastor
at Bay Area First Baptist Church in League City, TX.
Chowan College made its first induction
in the Sports Hall of Fame on
November 2,1985. He or she must have
given outstanding performance as a stu
dent/athlete at Chowan College and or
must have rendered outstanding ser
vice to the College’s athletic program.
We are indeed grateful for each of these
men and proud to have them as a part of
our first annual induction. There will be
a banquet honoring these former
Chowanians. Contact the Chowan Col
lege Athletic Department for informa
tion concerning the first banquet.
A1 Vaughan
A1 Vaughan was super in all three sports; football,
basketball, and baseball and won post season honors in
all sports. Vaughan was an exceptional leader. He at
tended Chowan College from 1955 through 1957.
Vaughan transferred to East Carolina University, and
played baseball for the Pirates. He coached football,
basketball, and baseball at Franklin High School and
Ahoskie High School. Vaughan is now in sales and
resides in Ahoskie, NC.
Tommy Grayson
Tommy Grayson played football and baseball from 1963
through 1965. Grayson graduated in 1966 and went to
Guilford College on an athletic grant. Grayson played
football, basketball, and baseball at Guilford College.
But baseball was Grayson’s first love, and while at
Guilford College he was first team All-American.
Grayson was drafted and played baseball professionally
for a number of years. He is a member of the Guilford
College Sports Hall of Fame. Grayson is currently
coaching football and baseball at Eastern Guilford High
School and resides in Burlington, NC.
Hilliard Greene
Hilliard Greene played football, basketball, and
baseball. He averaged 26.6 points per game in a day
when this type of average was very unusual and led
Chowan College to a 16-6 season in 1953.Greene went to
UNC and was a member of the team that had national
recognition under Frank McGuire. He was probably the
dominant figure in basketball in junior colleges that
year. Greene attended Chowan College from 1952
through 1954, and graduated in Spring of 1954. He
resides in Raleigh, NC.
Pat Banks, Sr.
Pat Banks, Sr. was a long-time friend to Chowan College
and its AtWetic Department. Banks was instrumental in
organizing meetings between Reverend K. Lonnie
Sasser and members of Murfreesboro Exchange
Club to discuss the reopening of Chowan College. He
kept the football gate in all tjT>es of weather and picked
up and repaired Chowan College busses on numerous oc
casions when the teams could not make it home. Dr.
Herb T. Appenzeller, former football coach, says
“Pat’s exploits are legends.” Banks passed away
September 15,1977.
1985 Golf Team
Front row kneeling: Terry Tierney, Hub Galbraith, John Pendleton. Back row: Coach Bill
Sowell, Todd Heath, Gregg Arnnbruster, Tim Guffee, and Jerry LaForge.
The golf team has won 2 tournaments this fall. The first win came in a tournament hosted by
the Old Dominion Golf Club and Hampton University in which 9 teams competed. An invita
tional tournament with 5 teams, hosted by Chowan, also resulted in a win.
Former Brave
Waiting for His
Chance at Richmond
The Progress-Index
Petersburg Virginia
Kevin Whipp has seen it happen once
before. He’s hoping it doesn’t happen
again.
Whipp is a reserve offensive guard
for the University of Rictunond, the na
tion’s top-ranked NCAA Division 1-AA
football team. The former Thomas Dale
standout recalls what happened when
the Knights were kings of the hill.
“It was my junior year,” said Wliipp.
“We were supposed to t)e the top team
around. Our line averaged about 205
pounds. Our quarterback weighed that
much.
“Everybody got hot-headed. Of
course, everybody was shooting for us
too. Everybody’s out to knock you off.
“We ended up 7-3 or 6-4 or something
like ttiat. We laid on the top seat too
much.”
For his Spider comrades, Wtiipp has
the following advice. “If you want to
stay on top, you have to work a little bit
harder each and every time out,” he
said. “You can’t sit back and get
satisfied.”
Following a standout career at
Chowan Junior College, where he earn
ed all-Coastal Conference honors, he
transferred to Richmond last winter.
“Richmond made me the best offer,”
said Whipp, a 6-foot-3, 245-pounder.
“Plus, I figured they were the closest to
home, where Dad could come watch me
play.”
Whipp hasn't had time to stop and
smell roses since joining UR. The
fourth quarter of last Saturday’s 38-20
romp over Western lUinios was his first
live action in a Spider uniform.
The lack of playing time hampers his
ability to learn the Spider system,
Whipp says.
“The only way you get better is to get
there and play. One of the coaches was
telling me the other day that I was one
of the best hitters here, but that I had to
learn the steps before he could do
anything with me.
“The athletes here are really good.
There are no slouches,” Whipp added.
“At Chowan, it was more a matter of
lining up and hitting people. Here, it’s
more technique. I’ve been trying to
learn the proper stops and start here.”
Since he left Thomas Dale, Whipp has
worked tiard enough to increase his
strengh while adding 30 much-needed
pounds.
Dennis Wilt, a senior guard, current
ly holds down the first-string job that
Whipp, freshman Mark Bell and junior
Pete Mustacio all covet.
“Being one of the new kids on the
block is a learning experience,” Whipp
said. “I’m kind of looking forward to
spring , where I can set my standards
and get ready for next fall.
“Of course, there’s a lot left of this
season. Somebody could go down with
an injury. Hopefully not, but you
always have to be ready. I’m just
waiting for a good chance to prove
myself.”
The Spiders (4-0) travel to Norfolk to
play in the 39th Annual Oyster Bowl
game against James Madison (2-2) on
Saturday.
This is the fourth meeting between
the Spiders and the Dukes. UR leads the