[1]Football Retired Jerseys
at Asheville and Lee H. Edwards High Schools
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| Position: Halfback College: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill High School: Lee H. Edwards (Asheville) Class of 1943 Inducted into College Football Hall of Fame: 1961 Place of Birth: Asheville, NC Date of Birth: 5/18/1924 Date of Death: 10/17/2003 Jersey Number: 22 Height: 5' 10" Weight: 165 | Biography from College Football Hall of Fame: Charlie Justice stood on the sidelines as North Carolina began its scrimmage game with Guilford that afternoon in 1946. "He's not even first string," noted a bystander, sizing up the 5- foot-10, 165-pound Charlie. "If he's the hottest |
| Position: Center College: Duke University High School: Lee H. Edwards (Asheville) Inducted into College Hall of Fame: 1962 Place of Birth: Asheville, NC - 3/8/1917 Place of Death: Durham, NC -8/24/1989 Jersey Numbers: 88(Asheville), 35 (Duke) Height: 6' 1" Weight: 210 | Biography from College Football Hall of Fame: Dan Hill toiled in the gridiron trenches for the famed Iron Dukes of 1938. He was a center in the one platoon era when centers were also linebackers. He was All-America and co- captain of the 1938 Duke University team. The Iron Dukes won five games with the score 6-0 or 7-0. They were undefeated, untied and unscored upon in the regular season, losing finally in the Rose Bowl when Southern California scored with just 41 seconds left to play. His coach, Wallace Wade, called Hill "The heart of the team." In one game the regular quarterback was injured, and Hill called the plays. Duke had a 25-4-1 record in his three years. He graduated with honors, spent four years as a naval officer in World War II, and served Duke as assistant director of athletics, 1946-53. He left Duke and entered private business. |
| Position: Offensive Tackle College: University of Virginia High School: Asheville High Place of Birth: Asheville, NC Jersey Number: 56 (Asheville), 73 (Seattle Seahawks) | Biography: In 1991, Roberts was a first-team All American at the University of Virginia. In 1992, Roberts was a NFL First round draft pick for the Seattle Seahawks. He also played for the Detroit Lions. Ray has also been a great supporter of Asheville High |
| College: University of Tennessee High School: Asheville High (2003) Place of Birth: Asheville, NC Born: October 19, 1974 Height: 6'3" | Asheville High School retired football jersey #30 in honor of Leonard Little at halftime of the North Buncombe game on November 4, 2005. Cougar Sports Network Executive Producer Tim Amos and AHS Coach Gene Hammonds made the presentation. A 1993 graduate, Little played for Asheville High from 1989-92. He was All Conference for three years, All State his senior year, and represented North Carolina in the Shrine Bowl. Asheville's records were 11-2 and 8-3 during his last two seasons. Little continued his career at the University of Tennessee where he was All Southeastern Conference in 1996 and 1997, and was named to the 1997 AP All America team. He played in the Orange Bowl for the Vols in 1998. Little was drafted in the third round (65th overall) by the St. Louis Rams in the 1998 NFL draft. To date, Little has played in two Super Bowls and one Pro Bowl and is considered one of the best defensive linemen in the NFL. |