Charles T. (Charlie) Baskervill ’75
Golf
Charles T. (Charlie)
Baskervill was the 1975 individual champion of the NCAA Division
III inter-collegiate golf tournament. For his efforts, he earned
first-team All-American honors. In addition, he was recognized by
the Virginia Sports Hall of Fame. Also in 1975, he was the
co-medalist of the Virginia State Intercollegiate golf
tournament.
An outstanding student,
Baskervill was the first golfer to receive the Dr. Wallace C.
Nunley Scholarship at Hampden-Sydney. Baskervill and his brother,
who was on the Virginia Tech golf team, used to spend the summers
on their home course in South Boston, taking turns breaking the
course record on alternate days.
Baskervill is currently a
lawyer in Petersburg.
Charles A. (Yank) Bernier ’12
Baseball
Charles A. Bernier came to H-SC from New Hampshire, thus earning
his affectionate nickname "Yank." He entered school in 1910, the
same year as W. S. Hundley, for whom the football stadium is named.
In addition to playing quarterback on the football team, he pitched
for the baseball team in the spring.
After his graduation, he served as head football coach for 21
years, the second longest tenure of a Tiger coach. In addition to
football, he coached basketball and baseball. In 22 years as
basketball coach, he recorded 148 victories. Bernier also has the
distinction of being the first athletic director in the
school’s history. Hampden-Sydney’s baseball field is
known as Yank Bernier Field.
Lynn P. Chewning ’50
Football
Lynn P. Chewning received numerous honors in just two years at
H-SC. As co-captain in 1948, he led Hampden-Sydney to its first
winning season in 26 years, as the Tigers finished 6-2-1. An ex-VMI
and Navy athlete, he was a first-team Little All-America fullback
in 1948, and was named to the Little All-Southern and Virginia
All-State teams. The second time he touched the ball in a Tiger
uniform, he raced 49 yards against Wofford. In 1948, he led the
state in scoring with 78 points, and was an honorable mention on
the UPI All-America team, runner-up as the most valuable player
among small colleges in the Southern Conference area, and a player
in the inaugural North-South game at Miami, Florida.
An outstanding track athlete, Chewning was the 1948 Mason-Dixon
champion in the 100-yard dash. The Danville native was selected
captain in both track and football.
Chewning lives in Richmond.
J. Stokeley Fulton ’55
Football, Baseball
Although Stokeley Fulton lost a battle with cancer on July 13,
1984, he will long be remembered by H-SC faithful. During his
25-year tenure as head football coach, he compiled a 143-99-5
record, making him the Tigers’ all-time winningest coach.
Fulton also coached baseball.
Fulton was inducted into the Virginia Sports Hall of Fame in
1971, and was named ODAC Coach of the Year in 1977, 1982, and 1983.
He guided the Tigers to 9 conference championships.
Born in Pittsylvania Coutny, Fulton spent most of his youth in
Danville, where he was a standout football player at George
Washington High School. He attended the University of Tennessee for
one year, playing football under the late General Bob Neyland,
before transferring to Hampden-Sydney in 1951. Fulton was selected
to the All-Conference team for three years and was honored as a
first-team Associated Press All-America center in 1954.
Robert W. (Bobby) Humphreys ’58
Baseball
An outstanding two-sport athlete for the Tigers, Robert W.
(Bobby) Humphreys played professional baseball for the St. Louis
Cardinals and the Washington Senators. He pitched for the Cardinals
in the World Series. During his college career, Humphreys was a
four-year letterman in baseball and basketball. In addition, he was
vice president of his senior class.
He was the most valuable player on the Tiger baseball team all
four of his seasons. During batting practice before a game with
American University, Humphreys suffered a serious eye injury which
might have ended his baseball career; but his desire and
determination to play major league baseball prevailed. Originally a
third baseman, after the injury he concentrated on pitching.
Humphreys became the coordinator of player development for the
Milwaukee Brewers’ minor league system. He lives in Glendale,
Arizona.
A. Emerson Johnson III ’52
Basketball
A. Emerson Johnson III became H-SC’s first basketball
All-American in 1952. A true leader on the court, Johnson dominated
play under the basket for the Tigers. One of two All-Americans in
Tiger hoop history, he finished his career fourth on the all-time
scoring list with 1,400 points. He scored his career-high, 40
points, against Virginia Tech.
His coach, George Proctor, saw Johnson in the gym and turned his
attention toward basketball. He made him shoot for hours each day
when it didn’t interfere with his classes.
Johnson was an All-Virginia Small College and a first-team
Mason-Dixon Conference selection in 1952. He was co-captain his
final two years. Johnson was a freshman in 1949 when the Tigers
posted their best record ever, 22-3.
He is now president of the Educational Records Bureau in
Wellesley, Massachusetts.
Dr. Ray A. Moore, Sr. ’00
Special Citation
Dr. Ray A. Moore, Sr., was for 34 years the official physician
of the College and of the athletic teams. A member of the class of
1900 and a graduate of Richmond’s University School of
Medicine, he was universally beloved and faithfully supplied
medical and moral support to Hampden-Sydney athletes for more than
a third of a century. He also served as physician to the State
Teachers College (now Longwood) in Farmville. He died on October 9,
1971, on Homecoming. His four sons graduated from Hampden-Sydney,
and three became M.D.’s; one, Dr. Ray Moore, Jr., still lives
at Hampden-Sydney.
**All information listed is current as of 1988.
