Arlington Sports Hall of Fame
Sportsmanship, Leadership, Citizenship
Established 1958
Arlington, Virginia
Announcing the Class of 2025!
ASHOF is pleased to announce that two new Honored Members will be inducted into the Hall of Fame at the 2025 Annual Induction Dinner, co-sponsored with the Better Sports Club of Arlington, on October 8, 2025 at the Knights of Columbus Main Hall
Gabriella “Kika” Toulouse
O’Connell Class of 2007 - Soccer
4-year starter at O’Connell from 2003-2007, including on the 2004-2005 #1 nationally ranked team. 2006 2nd Team All- Met, and 2 time all conference. Played at UVA including as a regular starter her junior and senior years. Was a member of the Under 23 US Women’s National Team in 2011-2012, and played professionally from 2011-2014, including being drafted by the Washington Spirit in the inaugural NWSL draft.
Alberto Starace
Head Girls Soccer Coach at O’Connell High School
40-year coach with 669 wins, 10x WCAC Champion, 13x WCAC Finalist, 3x Northern VA Invitational State Champion (out of 7 attempts), 10x State Coach of the Year, 3x NSCAA Coach of the Year and a U.S. National Coach of the Year. He oversees a powerhouse program that has seen 30 1st Team All-Mets, 5 All-Met Player of the year, 4 Gatorade Player of the year, 4 All American, as well as numerous players who went onto the college and pro ranks.
Silver
Johnathan Thomas
Pam & Bill Murray
Pam & Bill Murray
Pam & Bill Murray
Pam & Bill Murray
Pam & Bill Murray
Samara Interiors
John Marshall Bank
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.
