Dale Earnhardt

Dale Earnhardt

male, deceased (2001)
NASCAR driver, killed while racing, American, Earnhardt family, top division, Car of Tomorrow…NASCAR Rookie of the Year, NorthCarolinaSportsHallofFame, NASCAR Rookies of the Year, International Race of Champions driver, International Motorsports Hall of Fame
Ralph Dale Earnhardt, Sr. (April 29, 1951 - February 18, 2001) was a race car driver. Best known for his career driving stock cars in NASCAR's top...
Richard Petty

Richard Petty

male, 72 years old
NASCAR driver, racecar driver, NASCAR Rookie of the Year, winston cup, hole in the wall gang, NASCAR on Cbs…NASCAR Rookies of the Year, International Race of Champions driver, International Motorsports Hall of Fame, from North Carolina, NorthCarolinaSportsHallofFame
Richard Lee Petty (born July 2, 1937) is an American former NASCAR Winston Cup Series driver. He is most well-known for winning the NASCAR...
Dean Smith

Dean Smith

male, 78 years old
African American, coach, University of Kansas alumni, American, Bobby Knight, desegregation…North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball coach, Basketball Hall of Fame, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, NorthCarolinaSportsHallofFame
Dean Edwards Smith is a retired head coach of men’s college basketball. Originally from Emporia, Kansas, Smith has been called a “coaching lege...
Junior Johnson

Junior Johnson

male, 78 years old
NASCAR driver, MOONSHINER, country ham, American, racecar driver, NASCAR…NorthCarolinaSportsHallofFame, International Motorsports Hall of Fame, from North Carolina
Robert Glen Johnson, Jr. (born June 28, 1931), known as Junior Johnson, was a legendary moonshiner in the rural South who became one of the early...
Lee Petty

Lee Petty

male, deceased (2000)
NASCAR driver, American, racecar driver, Daytona 500 winner, Former NASCAR driver, NASCAR…NorthCarolinaSportsHallofFame, International Motorsports Hall of Fame, from North Carolina
Lee Petty (March 14, 1914 (near Randleman, North Carolina) - April 5, 2000) was an American stock car driver in the 1950s and 60s. He was one of...
Tommy Byrne

Tommy Byrne

male, 89 years old
Chicago White Sox player, Chicago White Sox, Baltimore City College, New York Yankees player, New York Yankees, Minnesota Twins…NorthCarolinaSportsHallofFame
Thomas Joseph (Tommy) Byrne (born December 31, 1919 in Baltimore, Maryland, attended the Baltimore City College high school, is a former starting...
James Worthy

James Worthy

male, 48 years old
Country star, slam dunk, Small Forward, McDonald's High School All-American, ACC Athlete of the Year, most valuable player…University of North Carolina Tar Heels, North Carolina Tar Heels, statue of liberty, from North Carolina, Basketball Hall of Fame
James Ager Worthy (born February 27 1961 in Gastonia, North Carolina) is an American former college and professional basketball player. Standing 6...
Buck Baker

Buck Baker

male, deceased (2002)
NASCAR driver, NASCAR owner, racecar driver, International Motorsports Hall of Fame, NorthCarolinaSportsHallofFame, from South Carolina
The Legend Elzie Wylie Baker Sr. better known as Buck Baker (March 4, 1919 in Richburg, South Carolina - April 14, 2002 in Charlotte, North...
David Thompson

David Thompson

male, 55 years old
National Basketball Association, Small Forward, Shooting Guard, David O'Neil Thompson, ACC Athlete of the Year, Denver Nuggets…NorthCarolinaSportsHallofFame, Basketball Hall of Fame, from North Carolina
David O'Neil Thompson (born July 13, 1954 in Shelby, North Carolina) is an American professional basketball star who played for the Denver Nuggets...
Jim Valvano

Jim Valvano

male, 63 years old
basketball player, American, NC State Wolfpack men's basketball coach, cancer death, National Collegiate Athletic Association, NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship…ABC Sports, from North Carolina, sports announcer, NorthCarolinaSportsHallofFame, north carolina state university
James Thomas Anthony Valvano, nicknamed Jimmy V, was an American college basketball coach. While the head coach at North Carolina State University,...