University of Lynchburg

Gordon H. Bragg '48 stood out in baseball, basketball, and track & field for Lynchburg College.

After college, he played one season of professional baseball for the Blackstone Barristers, a New York Yankees affiliate in the Virginia League, and helped them to the league title. His 18 triples and 547 at bats are a Virginia League record. (The league folded in 1951.)

Bragg was a beloved coach at Appomattox County High School, where he coached baseball, basketball, and football. The football stadium at Appomattox bears his name. He passed away in 2000.