Category: Space Coast Sports Hall of Fame

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Space Coast Sports Hall of Fame Profile: Randy Pobst Honed Driving Skills as Teenager in Brevard

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RANDY POBST WAS A 30 YEAR RESIDENT of Brevard County, graduating from Melbourne High School in 1975. To date, he has won nearly 100 professional road races and 10 professional championships and is a journalist for Motor Trend magazine. […]

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WATCH: Lynisha Nelson Joined Brother Reggie Nelson in Space Coast Sports Hall of Fame

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Standout basketball player Lynisha Nelson has joined her brother, former Palm Bay Pirate, Florida Gator and two-time All-Pro Reggie Nelson, in the Space Coast Sports Hall of Fame. […]

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VIDEO: Space Coast Sports Hall of Famer Charles ‘Phil’ Smith Was First Scholarship Athlete at Eastern Florida State

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Charles “Phil” Smith graduated From Cocoa High School in 1961 after earning a triple trifecta of nine varsity letters, three each in football, basketball and track. He was also named All State in football and basketball. […]

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SPACE COAST SPORTS HALL OF FAME SPOTLIGHT: Brevard’s Bunny Cederlund Was Iconic Masters Swimmer

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A long time member of the Florida Aquatic Combined Team, Cederlund, a truly iconic Masters swimmer and inspiration to us all as we age, was a great swimmer in her youth and returned to competition in the late 1980s. […]

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Categories : Brevard News Brevard Sports News Dr. Jim Richey EFSC Featured Story Homepage SCDTV Space Coast Sports Hall of Fame Video

WATCH: Space Coast Sports Hall of Fame’s Dr. Jim Richey Established Eastern Florida State as Athletic Juggernaut

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Dr. Jim Richey recognized a need on the Space Coast when he was named president of Eastern Florida State College in 2012. […]

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SPACE COAST SPORTS HALL OF FAME: Florida Tech’s Steve Freeman Leads Panthers to National Soccer Championship

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Steve Freeman was the first of many highly talented soccer “imports” during the legendary reign of Space Coast Sports Hall of Fame member and legendary Florida Tech coach Richard Stottler. […]

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Categories : Brevard News Brevard Sports News Featured Story Grant Street Community Center Homepage Melbourne High School SCDTV Sherri France slider Space Coast Sports Hall of Fame Video

WATCH: Space Coast Sports Hall of Fame’s Sherri France Was Among Best Softball Players In America

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Sherri “Lynnie” France is one of the best women’s softball hitters in the world – featuring legendary 400-foot tape-measure shots. A 1980 graduate of Melbourne High School, she played softball and basketball for the Bulldogs and also played college basketball at Valdosta State and Florida Tech. […]

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WATCH: 2015 Space Coast Sports Hall of Fame Inductee Don ‘The Dragon’ Wilson is Kickboxing Icon

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Don “The Dragon” Wilson won state, U.S. and world titles in the full-contact middleweight division. […]

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WATCH: The Late Tim Wakefield Talks About His 2012 Induction into Space Coast Sports Hall of Fame

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Legendary knuckleballer Tim Wakefield stood before a sold-out crowd of friends, fans and admirers at the inaugural Space Coast Sports Hall of Fame induction in 2012 and searched for words to describe his feelings at the moment. […]

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WATCH: Jimmy Black Was at the Helm of 1972 Mustangs – Most Prolific Prep Football Team in Brevard History

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Jimmy Black led the most prolific prep football team in the history of Brevard County – the 1972 Merritt Island Mustangs. […]

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Space Coast Sports Hall of Fame Video Spotlight: Brevard’s James Folston Enjoyed Seven Year Pro Football Career

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James Folston only played one season of varsity football at Cocoa High School, but he had a feeling for years that he was destined to play after high school. Folston earned a scholarship to Northeast Louisiana University and then played five years with the Raiders (1994-1998) and two with the Arizona Cardinals (1999-2000). […]

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Space Coast Sports Hall of Fame Inductee Randy Pobst Honed Driving Skills as Teenager in Brevard County

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RANDY POBST WAS A 30 YEAR RESIDENT of Brevard County, graduating from Melbourne High School in 1975. To date, he has won nearly 100 professional road races and 10 professional championships and is a journalist for Motor Trend magazine. […]

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Categories : Brevard News Brevard Sports News Bruce Bochy EFSC Featured Story Homepage SCDTV Space Coast Sports Hall of Fame Texas Rangers Video

Space Coast Sports Hall of Fame’s Bruce Bochy Leads Texas Rangers to ALCS vs. Houston Astros

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Following his high school baseball career at Melbourne High School, Bruce Bochy went on to suit up for Brevard Community College (now Eastern Florida State College) as a catcher and was honored with selection to the All-America team for the 1975 Titans team that won a state championship under coach Jack Kenworthy. Space Coast Sports Hall of Fame’s Committee was delighted and honored to welcome the Space Coast Sports Hall of Fame Bruce Bochy in 2013, a man who holds his Brevard roots dear and is in an elite group of managers who has won three World Series titles.  […]

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WATCH: Dabney Davis Most Successful AAU Basketball Coach in Brevard History, Posted Amazing Record of 270-4

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Coach Dabney Davis became the most successful AAU basketball coach in the history of Brevard County with an amazing won/loss record of 270-4. This was a county, state, and national record that has never been broken. He also coached junior high football and basketball. His three-year career won/loss record in football was 18-0, winning three straight County Championships. […]

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WATCH: Tim Wakefield Dies at 57, See Tim’s Tribute Video for His 2012 Induction into Space Coast Sports Hall of Fame

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Space Coast Sports Hall of Famer Tim Wakefield, 57, who was recently diagnosed with brain cancer, has died at age 57. Wakefield’s former teammate Curt Schilling announced the diagnosis on his podcast last week. “Our hearts are broken with the loss of Tim Wakefield,” said a spokesperson for Boston Red Sox. Wake embodied true goodness; a devoted husband, father, and teammate, beloved broadcaster, and the ultimate community leader. “He gave so much to the game and all of Red Sox Nation. Our deepest love and thoughts are with Stacy, Trevor, Brianna, and the Wakefield family.” […]

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TIM WAKEFIELD DEAD AT AGE 57, WAS RECENTLY DIAGNOSED WITH BRAIN CANCER

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Space Coast Sports Hall of Famer Tim Wakefield, 57, who was recently diagnosed with brain cancer, has died at age 57. Wakefield’s former teammate Curt Schilling announced the diagnosis on his podcast last week. “Our hearts are broken with the loss of Tim Wakefield,” said a spokesperson for Boston Red Sox. Wake embodied true goodness; a devoted husband, father, and teammate, beloved broadcaster, and the ultimate community leader. “He gave so much to the game and all of Red Sox Nation. Our deepest love and thoughts are with Stacy, Trevor, Brianna, and the Wakefield family.” […]

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REPORT: Tim Wakefield Diagnosed With ‘Very Serious, Very Aggressive Form of Brain Cancer’

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Legendary knuckleballer Tim Wakefield stood before a sold-out crowd of friends, fans and admirers at the inaugural Space Coast Sports Hall of Fame induction in 2012 and searched for words to describe his feelings at the moment. […]

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VIDEO: Space Coast Sports Hall of Fame’s Charles ‘Phil’ Smith Was First Scholarship Athlete at Eastern Florida State

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Charles “Phil” Smith graduated From Cocoa High School in 1961 after earning a triple trifecta of nine varsity letters, three each in football, basketball and track. He was also named All State in football and basketball. […]

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WATCH: Tim Wakefield Talks About His Induction into Space Coast Sports Hall of Fame in 2012

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Legendary knuckleballer Tim Wakefield stood before a sold-out crowd of friends, fans and admirers at the inaugural Space Coast Sports Hall of Fame induction in 2012 and searched for words to describe his feelings at the moment. […]

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Space Coast Sports Hall of Famer Mike Soliven Returns as Melbourne Bulldogs Head Basketball Coach

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Space Coast Sports Hall of Famer Mike Soliven returns as Head Basketball Coach of the  Melbourne Bulldogs after retiring in 2020. […]

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