Earlier this month, the Virginia Sports Hall of Fame inducted its Class of 2019 in Virginia Beach.

The eight-member group consisted of former NFL Pro Bowl offensive lineman Ruben Brown out of E.C. Glass High School in Lynchburg, NASCAR driver Jeff Burton from South Boston, longtime Old Dominion Lady Monarchs Head Basketball Coach Wendy Larry, Fredericksburg swimming sensation Mark Lenzi, Super Bowl winning tight end Heath Miller out of Honaker High and the University of Virginia, former Princess Anne and University of Richmond quarterback Buster O'Brien, longtime ODU administrator Debbie White, and ex-CAA Commissioner Tom Yeager.

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Before the Saturday night induction ceremony took place, VirginiaPreps.com Publisher Matthew Hatfield attended the VIP reception for select interviews that were played back on High School Sports Talk as well as The 757 at 6 on ESPN Radio 94.1. You can hear those interviews below.

Former Buffalo Bills Pro Bowl offensive lineman Ruben Brown out of E.C. Glass High School in Lynchburg chats about his induction into the Virginia Sports Hall of Fame with ESPN Radio 94.1's Matthew Hatfield on Friday, April 5, 2019.

Brown played nine seasons for the Bills and four more for the Chicago Bears, starting in all 181 games in which he played. He was a four-time All-Pro and nine-time Pro Bowl selection, highlighted by a run of eight straight Pro Bowl appearances with Buffalo from 1996-2003. He is the older brother of former NFL linebacker Cornell Brown.

Former NASCAR driver Jeff Burton - a South Boston native - chats about being inducted into the Virginia Sports Hall of Fame and his career with ESPN Radio 94.1's Matthew Hatfield on Friday, April 5, 2019.

Burton, now of NBC Sports, hails from South Boston and discusses the early influences on his career along with the state of the sport currently. He had 21 victories and finished in the Top 10 a total of 254 times in his 22-year racing career.

Wendy Larry - who guided the Old Dominion University Lady Monarchs to 559 wins over 25 seasons, including a trip to the 1997 National Championship Game - speaks with ESPN Radio 94.1's Matthew Hatfield about her induction into the Virginia Sports Hall of Fame on Friday, April 5, 2019.

Coach Larry, who also directed her alma mater to 20 NCAA Tournament appearances and 17 straight CAA titles, discusses some of the highlights of her career as well as if she would return to the profession one day.

Former Old Dominion University Senior Associate AD Debbie White discusses her time both in athletics and covering sports, where she was the first full-time female sports writer for the Daily Press, with ESPN Radio 94.1's Matthew Hatfield on Friday, April 5, 2019.

White is among the Virginia Sports Hall of Fame Class of 2019. She also served on NCAA and United States Olympic committees, and has previously been honored by the College Sports Information Directors of America, CoSIDA Hall of Fame and the Hampton Roads Sports Hall of Fame.

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