Ryan4VT 4,546 Report Share Posted April 4, 2018 Hey guys. Brady had a great idea that we are gonna run with. We are going to start interviewing local athletes that made it on the biggest of stages. This will all start with Thomas Jones, and the timing is perfect because of his upcoming induction into the Virginia Sports HOF. So with that in mind, who are some guys and gals we should interview? Any sport. Some names that are already on the table: Billy Wagner. Ahmad Bradshaw. Mike Compton. Jimmy Gobble. Heath Miller. So help us out and throw us some names. ALSO!!!! If you have any contact info for anyone we've already mentioned or anyone you may mention, please please please DM us that info so we can set the stuff up for it. Looking forward to this new series. sixcat 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Falcon Mania 235 Report Share Posted April 9, 2018 Carrol Dale- Don't know if he's still around. Last I heard he was involved at UVA-Wise Liam McPoyle, Ryan4VT, rvtne216 and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1inStripes 932 Report Share Posted April 10, 2018 Carroll is still around. I will probably see him next Friday at the UVA Athletics golf tourney. Falcon Mania 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SXSW 557 Report Share Posted April 10, 2018 Even though he is not an athlete, Bill lane is a person you should interview. He covered Southwest Virginia sports for 50 years and is a walking encyclopedia and has tons of stories, you could do a whole series just with him. Ryan4VT 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trublue 939 Report Share Posted April 11, 2018 Just finished listening to the Thomas Jones podcast...and really enjoyed it. I loved the part where he talked about being a ball boy for his Powell Valley team. It was very interesting listening to him talk about his journey from high school football, then to UVA (graduating in 3 years) and then onto the NFL. He kept referring to his SWVA roots throughout the interview...great job Brady and Ryan...outstanding. rvtne216 and Ryan4VT 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryan4VT 4,546 Author Report Share Posted April 11, 2018 26 minutes ago, trublue said: Just finished listening to the Thomas Jones podcast...and really enjoyed it. I loved the part where he talked about being a ball boy for his Powell Valley team. It was very interesting listening to him talk about his journey from high school football, then to UVA (graduating in 3 years) and then onto the NFL. He kept referring to his SWVA roots throughout the interview...great job Brady and Ryan...outstanding. We loved it! He was amazing. Gonna work on a certain MLB standout next. ;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tbgfan 854 Report Share Posted April 11, 2018 A name that came to mind, is Omar Reed (Tazewell High, Bluefield College). Not the NBA, but has played for awhile in overseas professional basketball leagues. Believe he is a resident in Houston now. Watched him grow up playing basketball, little league baseball and high school baseball for Tazewell. http://www.bdtonline.com/sports/omar-juiced/image_f27a803a-3ad1-11e8-83ee-fb143e3615ba.html EH31 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EH31 2,514 Report Share Posted April 11, 2018 1 hour ago, tbgfan said: A name that came to mind, is Omar Reed (Tazewell High, Bluefield College). Not the NBA, but has played for awhile in overseas professional basketball leagues. Believe he is a resident in Houston now. Watched him grow up playing basketball, little league baseball and high school baseball for Tazewell. http://www.bdtonline.com/sports/omar-juiced/image_f27a803a-3ad1-11e8-83ee-fb143e3615ba.html Omar also played in the NBA’s summer league with the Boston Celtics and he played a season or two in the NBA’s D league before going overseas to play. From what I understand him and his family just moved back to Tazewell and are opening a juice bar near El Mariachi. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bearcat Dad 439 Report Share Posted April 12, 2018 Trazel Silvers. Didn't make it to the NBA, but was a Globetrotter and played professionally, overseas. Last I heard, he lives in Johnson City. A discussion about being a Harlem Globetrotter would be interesting. I don't know him personally, but I grew up in awe of him, and I've never been a big basketball guy. He and my cousin were best friends growing up, and I watched him dominate a couple of times as a Rebel. Ryan4VT and Liam McPoyle 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Liam McPoyle 1,863 Report Share Posted April 12, 2018 How about this guy? Justin Hamilton @coach_ham VT Dir of Player Development, Defense Your travel costs would be minimal. rvtne216 and Bearcat Dad 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1inStripes 932 Report Share Posted April 13, 2018 Trazel does live in Johnson City. Calvin lives there or Gray as well I believe. I think Calvin is a sales rep or Pepsi or Coke I think. Ran into in at WalMart in Kingsport one day and talked to him for a while. Both would be great interviews. Thomas is a great about doing these types of things. I had another friend who has a podcast who interviewed Thomas just about 3 months ago and said it was much easier to make happen than he would have expected. Bearcat Dad 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryan4VT 4,546 Author Report Share Posted April 13, 2018 On 4/11/2018 at 9:20 PM, Liam McPoyle said: How about this guy? Justin Hamilton @coach_ham VT Dir of Player Development, Defense Your travel costs would be minimal. We inquired today about interviewing him. VT football shut it down. Sorry. We tried. :( Liam McPoyle 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bearcat Dad 439 Report Share Posted April 13, 2018 7 hours ago, 1inStripes said: Trazel does live in Johnson City. Calvin lives there or Gray as well I believe. I think Calvin is a sales rep or Pepsi or Coke I think. Ran into in at WalMart in Kingsport one day and talked to him for a while. Both would be great interviews. Thomas is a great about doing these types of things. I had another friend who has a podcast who interviewed Thomas just about 3 months ago and said it was much easier to make happen than he would have expected. Calvin is another good one. He was an unbelievable athlete. I watched him both as a Buc, and as a minor league Philly! 1inStripes 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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