Woollum attended Mount Vernon Community School and George Washington High School in Del Ray.
The state’s athletics community is mourning the loss of Alexandria native C.J. Woollum, a longtime men’s basketball coach and athletics director at Christopher Newport University. Woollum passed away Wednesday following a battle with brain cancer. He was 64. Woollum, who attended Mount Vernon Community School and George Washington High School in Del Ray, coached basketball at the Newport News school from 1984 to 2010, winning 502 games and leading the Captains to NCAA Tournament appearances. He also served as the university’s athletic director for 25 years beginning in 1987. “His tireless efforts had a positive impact on the lives of thousands of student-athletes, coaches and colleagues,” reads a statement on the CNU website. “C.J. led …
Boundary Stones blog shares story of Hall of Fame quarterback Joe Namath's 1965 pro debut at George Washington High School.
Hall of Fame quarterback Joe Namath opened his professional football career not at Shea Stadium in Queens, N.Y., but at the George Washington High School football stadium in Del Ray. Boundary Stones, a new local history blog from WETA dedicated to sharing interesting stories and historical nuggets about Virginia, Maryland the District, detailed the story behind the 1965 AFL preseason opener in a Thursday post. The game pitted Namath’s New York Jets against the Houston Oilers, who also had a Hall of Famer under center in George Blanda. Hall of Fame coach Weeb Ewbank was on the sidelines for the Jets. The game was organized by a local Shriners organization as a charity benefit and coincided with a summer festival in Alexandria. Extra …
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