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John Whitcomb (Hall of Fame)

John F. "Jack" Whitcomb

  • Class
    1952
  • Induction
    2001
  • Sport(s)
    Basketball
  • John F. Whitcomb was a star on the basketball court for Randolph-Macon. In 1952, he was team captain and was named both first-team all-Little Six Conference and second-team all-Mason-Dixon Conference. at the time of induction he ranks fourth on Randolph-Macon's career scoring list (1,733 points), and held the school record for free throws made in a game (21, vs. Lynchburg in 1949-50).
  • Whitcomb's involvement in athletics continued long after his years at Randolph-Macon. He was the Athletic Director, basketball coach, and a math teacher at Gonzaga High School in Washington, D.C. from 1956 to 1958. In 1958 Whitcomb moved on to become the first Athletic Director at Bishop O'Connell High School in Arlington, VA, where he stayed until 1960. He was also the basketball and baseball coach and a math teacher there. Also, Whitcombwas the basketball coach at Cathedral Latin High School in Washington, D.C. in 1967 and at Fountain Valley School in Colorado Springs, CO from 1993 to 1995. At Fountain Valley, his team won the conference championship, the only one in any sport at that school.
  • Professionally, Whitcomb was in the investment business, working for companies such as Merrill Lynch and First Boston. He also worked for Wheat First Securities based in Richmond, managing the company's Washington, D.C. office from 1983 to 1989.
  • As an undergraduate Whitcomb was an important part of the Randolph-Macon community, and his service has continued as an alumnus. As a student, he was senior class president, vice-president of Omicron Delta Kappa national leadership honor society, a member of Who's Who in America, the first student ever appointed as intramural director, and a representative on the Athletic Council. As an alumnus, Whitcomb has served on the Estate Planning Council, the Society of Alumni Board of Directors, the Alumni Advisory Board, and the Randolph-Macon Athletic Council as an alumni representative.
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