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Randolph-Macon Inducts its Fourth Class
Prior to the 1999 Randolph-Macon vs. Hampden-Sydney football game, the college inducted its fourth class into the Athletic Hall of Fame in a ceremony led by J. Malcolm Jay Pace, III '67, Master of Ceremonies. Four alumni who distinguished themselves on the playing fields and courts of Randolph-Macon will be honored as Hall of Fame inductees.
The 1999 class of honorees includes Fletcher Johnson '75, John Wolff '65, Sharon Miller '85, and Robert Red Pulliam '53. A public display of Hall of Fame plaques and memorabilia honoring each of the inductees is located in the Brock Sports and Recreation Center.
Eight charter members were inducted in 1996 while the classes of 1997 and 1998 both included five Hall of Fame members. This year's four inductees brought the number of Hall of Fame members to 22.
Fletcher Johnson
Fletcher Johnson enjoyed one of the most successful and honored basketball careers in Randolph-Macon history. He played for the Yellow Jackets under head coach Paul Webb from 1970-1975 and is the most prolific scorer in school history with 2,216 points as he led Randolph-Macon to an outstanding 86-28 record during his four seasons.
As a junior in 1973-74, Johnson broke his own school record for single-season scoring. Leading R-MC to a 23-6 record, Johnson produced 727 points (25.1 points per game) and was named Honorable Mention Little All-America and the state's Most Outstanding Player by the VCAA.
Johnson's collegiate career was capped by a brilliant senior season in 1974-75. For the third-straight year, he broke the school's single-season scoring record and broke numerous other school records. By the end of the season, Johnson owned school records for most points in a season (746), field goals scored in a season (321) and field goals attempted in a season (593). Against Catholic University, he also broke the R-MC record for points in a single-game with 52. For his success, he was once again named the VCAA's Most Outstanding Player and was honored as a Third-Team NABC All-American and Honorable Mention AP All-American.
For his career, Johnson accumulated an R-MC record 2,216 points and averaged a record-tying 20.4 points per game. He remains the only Yellow Jacket player every to surpass the 2,000-point scoring plateau.
Sharon Miller
A basketball and tennis standout, Sharon Miller holds the distinction of being the first female athlete to enter the Randolph-Macon College Athletic Hall of Fame. A four-year letterwinner in both sports, Miller excelled on both courts as well as in the classroom.
In basketball, Miller was named the Messiah College Tournament Most Valuable Player (1981), rewarded with NCAA Division II All-Region and All-State honors and was selected to the VAIAW Division II State All-Tournament team as a junior in 1984.
Miller's success as a senior in 1984-85 places her among the ranks of Randolph-Macon's most outstanding student-athletes. The captain of the basketball team, Miller became the first player in the history of the program to surpass the 1,000-point scoring mark. By the end of the season, she had produced a school-record 1,346 career points. After a season that was highlighted by a 36-point scoring output against Liberty Baptist University, Miller was named Honorable Mention AWSF All-American. Miller was equally outstanding in the classroom and following her senior season, she was named a District III Academic All-American and earned Third-Team GTA/CoSIDA Academic All-American honors. Honored as Randolph-Macon's most outstanding student-athlete, Miller received the college's Compton Award for athletic and academic excellence.
Fourteen years after her graduation, Miller still stands among the women's basketball program's top four scorers of all-time. Along with her 1,346 career points, Miller pulled down 648 career rebounds which, currently, places her seventh among the program's all-time top rebounders.
Robert Red Pulliam
A football standout at Randolph-Macon from 1949-53, Robert Red Pulliam enjoyed enormous success as a player for the Yellow Jackets and as a coach at Fork Union Military Academy.
After one season of baseball, he went on to achieve his greatest success in football. A three-year starter for the Yellow Jackets, Pulliam earned All-State First-Team honors and was named Honorable Mention Little All-America.
Pulliam's service to Randolph-Macon came not only on the football field. A member of the Athletic Council, Pulliam also served as the Commons Club fraternity president. He has also served as a member of the Central Virginia R-MC alumni chapter and in 1997, was named a distinguished alumnus of Randolph-Macon.
After leaving Randolph-Macon in 1953, he served three years as the football coach at Fairfax High School. In 1954, he led his team to the district championship.
Fork Union Military Academy is where Pulliam achieved his greatest success. Serving as a teacher, head football coach, commandant, chief operating officer and director of development, Pulliam received the academy's Distinguished Leadership Award established in his name in 1996. He also served as the school's interim president on two occasions.
On Fork Union's football field, Pulliam produced an outstanding 170-69-7 (.705) record. During his years as head coach, he had the pleasure of coaching numerous players who would go on to play in the NFL. An outstanding contributor and leader in his community, Pulliam has served as Board of Deacons Chairman for the Fork Union Baptist Church and president of Men's Brotherhood. He is also a past master of the Fork Union Masonic Lodge and past district deputy grand master of the Grand Lodge of Virginia. He has also served as a member of the American Legion.
John Wolff, III
John Wolff was a standout three-sport athlete at Randolph-Macon from 1961-1965. Wolff continues to rank among the school's greatest performers in swimming, tennis and soccer.
Wolff's athletic achievements at Randolph-Macon began in the sport of swimming. In 1962, he set school records in the 60, 100, 20 and 440-yard free style. His records in the 60 and 100-yard freestyle races also served as records in the Little 8. In 1963, the team's captain, Wolff placed his name in the record book once again by breaking the school's record in the 20-yard butterfly.
A member of the Yellow Jacket tennis team, Wolff became the team's number one singles player. In 1963, the team co-captain produced an 11-4 singles record and an outstanding 14-1 doubles mark.
Turning to soccer in 1963, Wolff scored an R-MC record 10 goals. His performance earned him All-State honors in addition to All Mason-Dixon Conference Second-Team honors. The team's co-captain in 1964, Wolff was named the best offensive player in the state upon scoring a record 13 goals. His outstanding play earned him the honor of being the Yellow Jacket soccer program's first-ever All-American.
Wolff's contributions to Randolph-Macon also came in the form of numerous activities and services. He served as President of the Intramural Council and Varsity Club and was a member of the Athletic Council and Student Advisory Council. Wolff also served as a member of Phi Delta Theta and was named in Who's Who Among Students in American Colleges and Universities.
Nominations or other pertinent correspondence may be sent to:
Kevin Eastman
Athletic Director
Randolph-Macon College
P.O. Box 5005
Ashland, VA 23005-5505