SOME (SOCCER) OPINION ... MOSTLY FACT
Of the more than 350 members inducted into the Virginia State Sports Hall of Fame since 1972, a grand total of five represent the world’s favorite game -- soccer or futbol to be more precise. They are Lynchburg College’s Bill Shellenberger, who won 371 games in 31 years, never had a losing record, and is member of six halls of fame; Angela Hucles, from Virginia Beach and four-times All-ACC at the University of Virginia; Rob Ukrop, native Richmonder who was an All-American at Davidson, is the Richmond Kickers’ all-time scorer and currently is the local pro team’s CEO; Helmut Werner, a native of the Ukraine who played for Shellenberger at Lynchburg and had a record of 417-242-66 in 43 years as coach at Randolph-Macon; and arguably the best midfielder to play for the U.S. National Men’s team, U.Va., All- American Claudio Reyna … the last soccer player to enter the state hall (Class of 2017). It’s not who is in but … who is not. Lon...