Arlington Sports Hall of Fame
Sportsmanship, Leadership, Citizenship
Established 1958
Arlington, Virginia
Welcome the ASHOF Class of 2023!
Noel Deskins
Noel Deskins
Noel Deskins
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(Yorktown HS Class of 1979)
Track & field record-holder and Athlete of the
Year at Yorktown and JMU, longtime multi-sport coach and administrator in Arlington schools.
Eric Metcalf
Noel Deskins
Noel Deskins
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(Bishop O’Connell HS Class of 1985)
Star NFL running back, football and track & field record-holder and Hall of Famer at both O’Connell and the University of Texas.
Tia Moore
Noel Deskins
Henry Crawford Palmer
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(Wakefield HS Class of 1999)
All-Met and 1,000-point basketball star at Wakefield, 1,500-point scorer at Christopher Newport, longtime Wakefield teacher and leader.
Henry Crawford Palmer
Henry Crawford Palmer
Henry Crawford Palmer
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(W-L HS Class of 1988)
All-Met basketball star at W-L, member of Duke 1991 NCAA Champion, all-Ivy (Dartmouth), 2000 Olympian, Europe pro player and GM.
Walter Scott Palmer
Henry Crawford Palmer
Walter Scott Palmer
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(W-L HS Class of 1986)
Standout W-L, Dartmouth, NBA (Utah Jazz, Dallas Mavericks) & European pro basketball star, union executive in US (NBAPA) and Europe.
Jake Scott
Henry Crawford Palmer
Walter Scott Palmer
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(W-L HS/Bullis Class of 1966)
All-SEC at Georgia, standout NFL safety/punt returner with Washington and Miami, Super Bowl VII MVP, five-time NFL All Pro.
To be inducted posthumously.
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.
