Former Track: Charles Winberley To Be Inducted Into New Orleans Track Club Hall of Fame
2016 Inductees
The 2016 Hall of Fame inductees will be introduced at the NOTC 53rd Anniversary Race on August 14, 2016.
Posted on the NOTC website August 9, 2016.
Charlie Wimberley
Always an outstanding age-group road racer, Charlie moved to the track in the 1980’s and up to the present day has been a national and even world class age group runner. Charlie’s track records and outstanding performances are too numerous to list here. He has been National Master’s Indoor Track and Outdoor Track champion in multiple events from age 48 to 80. He was a member of the national championship 10k team in 1991 and set American age-group records in the mile, two-mile and as a member on indoor 4 x 200m relay team. Inducted into the Louisiana Senior Hall of Fame in 1996, he was at one time Nike’s oldest sponsored runner. Charlie also has been very helpful to aspiring young athletes, mentoring and coaching a variety of athletes, young and old, and even hosting track meets for runners to help them gain experience in competing on the oval. Charlie has helped grow the sport of track and field in Louisiana and has been an integral part of the NOTC’s success in promoting running and racing for decades.
Athletic Network Footnote:
Click here for Charlie’s Athletic Network Profile.
Posted by Ed Dugas, Aug. 9, 2016