Hall of Fame Inductees
Hall of Fame Inductees
Hall of Fame Inductees
W. Jennings Culley ’48
Basketball, Tennis
Induction: 2009
- 1948 graduate of RMC
- Played freshman basketball
- Lettered twice in tennis
- Sports Editor of YJ Weekly
- Spent three years in the U.S. Navy before working as a sports writer at the Roanoke World News
- Moved to the Richmond News Leader in 1951. Began as a writer and later became a columnist and sports editor
- Earned multiple writing awards from the Virginia Press Association
- Was twice named Virginia’s Sports Writer of the Year
- Known for coverage of local and high school sports
- Recipient of outstanding service awards from Virginia High School League and All-American Football Foundation
- Also helped give The News Leader a national profile with his coverage of events such as the Olympics, Super Bowl, World Series, Triple Crown horse races, and the Masters golf tournament.
- Following retirement on Dec. 31, 1991, continued to write Sunday columns on historic sports topics
- Joined media wing of Virginia Sports Hall of Fame in 1998
- Passed away in 2013 at the age of 88