Arlington Sports Hall of Fame
Sportsmanship, Leadership, Citizenship
Established 1958
Arlington, Virginia
Kristy Burch Bergmann
Kristy Burch Bergmann
Kristy Burch Bergmann
Bishop O’Connell HS Class of 1986 -dominating softball pitcher in
the 1980s at Bishop O’Connell and Miami of Ohio University
Al Forman
Kristy Burch Bergmann
Kristy Burch Bergmann
W-L Class of 1967 - standout four-sport athlete at W-L, 25- year sports coordinator for Arlington Parks & Rec, prominent sports official
(to be inducted posthumously)
Chuck Harris
Kristy Burch Bergmann
Chuck Harris
Member of the National Wrestling Hall of Fame, championship coach at Yorktown, Wakefield and O’Connell over five decades
(to be inducted posthumously)
Jesse Meeks
Jesse Meeks
Chuck Harris
Long-time Arlington gymnastics, football, track, tennis, golf and basketball coach, winning eight boys gymnastics state titles at Yorktown from 1963-1973
(to be inducted posthumously)
Bill Murray
Jesse Meeks
Bill Murray
W-L Class of 1966 - standout baseball/football athlete at W-L, co national champion football player at Randolph-Macon, longtime Arlington baseball coach and administrator
Mary White
Jesse Meeks
Bill Murray
Co-founder of the Arlington Women’s Soccer League, championship youth girls coach at state, national and international levels, national Top Ten senior runner, champion Masters soccer athlete
Steve Buckhantz
Steve Buckhantz
Steve Buckhantz
W-L Class of 1973 - longtime Washington Wizards play-by-play announcer
and DC area sports broadcaster
Jimmy Lange
Steve Buckhantz
Steve Buckhantz
Bishop O’Connell HS Class of 1994 - Welterweight and Middleweight
Champion (WBC, WBU and NABU) professional boxer (career record 38-6-2)
About The Hall of Fame
The Arlington Sports Hall of Fame honors those from the community who have excelled as an athlete, coach or other contributor to sports, and through such achievement have gained state or national recognition.
History of the Hall of Fame
The Better Sports Club of Arlington, at its second annual awards banquet held on November 15, 1958, established the Arlington Sports Hall of Fame when Arlington businessman George McQuinn, a former Washington-Lee High School athlete and 12-year major league baseball player with the Cincinnati Reds, St. Louis Browns, Philadelphia Athletics and N.Y. Yankees became the Hall of Fame's first inductee.
In 1992, the members of the Better Sports Club, to safeguard the name, its history and concept, voted to have the Hall of Fame become a separate nonprofit organization. The Arlington Sports Hall of Fame was officially incorporated in Virginia on June 10, 1992.
In addition to perpetuating the memory and accomplishments of its inductees, the Arlington Sports Hall of Fame seeks to serve the youth of the community by way of athletic programs and related activities. These programs and activities are coordinated by its volunteer members to foster the principles of good sportsmanship, tolerance, leadership, and meaningful citizenship.
The Arlington Sports Hall of Fame, Incorporated is a tax-exempt, 501(c)(3) organization, gifts to which are deductible as charitable contributions for Federal income tax purposes.
