John I. Burton High School
Hall of Fame
Class of 2016
J. Joseph Stump, Jr.
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Norhi Football 1944-1946
All Wise County Team 1945-1946
Joe kicked the winning point (7-6) in the championship game vs. Virginia High 1946
VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE
All Southern Conference 1950
All American Honorable Mention (Colliers Magazine) 1950
Played in Blue/Gray All Star game 1950
Inducted into the 3rd Annual VMI Sports Hall of Fame 1974
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Joseph L. Stallard
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Norhi Basketball 1948-1952
Captain 1951 and 1952
Basketball Coach 1958-1966
Basketball Virginia State Runner-Up 1948
All-Wise County Team 1951-1952
TUSCULUM COLLEGE BASKETBALL
Smokey Mountain Athletic Conference Champions
All SMAC Tournament Team 1955-1956
Tusculum College Sports Hall of Fame
Tusculum College Pioneer Award Recipient
BASKETBALL COACH
Grundy High School 1967-1968
Clinch Valley College 1968-1972
Elmer "Buzzy" Breeding
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Norhi Football 1949-1952
Moved from guard to running back and scored on his first carry from scrimmage
Team Captain 1951
All-District 1951-1952
Lead Conference in scoring 1952
Scored 4 touchdowns in Regional Playoffs
39 Career Touchdowns
Old Dominion Boys State 1951
Graduated with B.S. from ETSU 1957
Robert "Bobby" Herndon
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Norhi Basketball 1946-1948 - Guard
Norhi Football 1946-1949 - Quarterback
Helped organize 1st Basketball Team at Norhi in 1946
Member of the "Coach Lawson" Team with 65 straight wins
State Championship Basketball Team 1946-1948
Basketball - Awarded All-District & All-State 1947-1948
Football - Awarded All-District & All-State 1947-1948
Served in the U.S. Air Force
Owned & Operated Rawhide Coal Company
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Douglas W. "Doug" Campbell
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Basketball 1993-1997
Football 1995-1996
BASKETBALL
All-District 1993-1997
All-Region 1994-1997
All-State 1996-1997
Glen Roberts District Tourney MVP 1994, 1995 & 1996
Lonesome Pine District Player of the Year 1996 & 1997
Boys Basketball All-Time Leading Scorer 1,884 points
Jersey Retired #12
FOOTBALL
All-District, All-Region and All-State 1996
William R. "Bud" Stewart
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All-County Band 1962-1967
All-State Band West 1964-1967
John Philip Sousa Band Award 1967
1st Chair/Trumpet Section Leader ETSU 1968-1971
Graduate Assistant Band Director ETSU 1970-1971
U.S. Army Band Trumpet Section Leader, Soloist and Jazz Ensemble Director 1971-1974
ETSU Trumpet Instructor 1981
Graduate Assistant Band Director Western Carolina University 1974-1975
Director of Bands Elizabethton, TN High School 1975-1984
John I. Burton High School Band Director for 25 Years 1989-2014
Two-Time John I. Burton High School Yearbook Dedication Recipient
Regional Band Clinician and Adjudicator for 40 years
Taught Music from Elementary through College Levels for 35 years
Professional Musician for over 50 years
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1946-47 Norton All-State
Basketball Team
1947-48 Norton All-State
Basketball Team
1948-49 Norton All-State
Basketball Team