Stallings and Tisdale are newest N.C. A&T
Hall of Fame Inductees
October 20, 2004
GREENSBORO, N.C. Vernell Stallings
and Charles Tisdale will be inducted into North Carolina Agricultural
and Technical State University‘s Sports Hall of Fame
at the institutions’ Hall of Fame Banquet 7 p.m. Friday,
Oct. 22, at the Sheraton Four Seasons.
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Vernell Stallings |
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Charles Tisdale |
Stallings started N.C. A&T’s first women bowling
team in 1979. He coached the team until 1999. Under his leadership
the team won their first MEAC unofficial bowling championships
(it was during the NCAA probationary period before the sport
was sanctioned as an official conference sport) in 1996 and
1997. Additionally, he was instrumental in the success of
the team and their first official MEAC championship in 1999.
A native of Warsaw, N.C., Stallings worked for more than
25 years as associate director for operations for N.C. A&T’s
Memorial Union before retiring in 2001. Because of his commitment
and contributions to the university a room in the Stallings
Ballroom facility was named in his honor.
Stallings received his B.S. and M.S. degrees in industrial
technology in 1964 and 1971, respectively from N.C. A&T.
He served 21 years on active and inactive duty in the U.S.
Army. Stallings was the first African American to serve in
the position of human relations manager at Cone Mills Corporation.
Stallings is a member of numerous organizations including
Association of College Unions International (lifetime member)
and Personnel Association of Greater Greensboro (lifetime
member). He has received several awards including N.C. A&T’s
Alumni Excellence Award and the National Association for
Equal Opportunity Distinguished Alumni Award.
Tisdale was quarterback for N.C. A&T in the early 1950s.
His multiple offenses included over 217 plays that he ran
from six different formations.
Tisdale was an excellent blocker who had the ability to
run and pass the ball. During his tenure at N.C. A&T,
he won All-CIAA Honorable Mention.
Additionally, he excelled in track and field where he held
the CIAA record for the javelin throw.
After graduating from N.C. A&T, Tisdale joined the Army
where he set more football records. During his military service,
he was named All-Army quarterback in 1958 and he also held
the All-European record for the Allied Armed Forces in the
javelin throw.
Following the military, he was a civil servant in the state
of Connecticut and the community of Bridgeport. He was also
a member of President Jimmy Carter’s White House staff.
Tisdale has received numerous awards and recognitions including
the National Association for Equal Opportunity Distinguished
Alumni Award. He currently serves as chief executive director
of Action for Bridgeport Community Development.
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