Hampton, VA… The Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association is pleased to welcome Argle B. “A.B.” Whitfield to the list of 2007 inductees to the John B. McLendon, Jr. Hall of Fame.  The induction ceremony and luncheon will be held on March 2, 2007 at

The Westin Hotel, Charlotte, 11:00am. 

A.B. Whitfield, an alumnus from Elizabeth City State University, was a four-year starter on the Vikings football team, was captain of the wrestling team, and a member of the track and field team.  In his junior year, Whitfield received All-CIAA honors in all three sports.   

Upon graduating, this ECSU Sports Hall of Fame member, played professional football with the Dallas Cowboys in 1967 and the Denver Broncos in 1969.   

A.B. is founder of A.B. Whitfield Photo Productions, specializing in corporate photography and sports productions.  He has worked with clients including Hertz, United Negro College Fund, Colgate-Palmolive and the NCAA.  Whitfield is the author of

A Pictorial History of CIAA Professionals from 1950-1984, which features some of the greatest African-American athletes and coaches. 

Whitfield is also co-founder of the Trey Whitfield Foundation, which provides financial support for talented, young men and women who aspire to attend college.  To date, the foundation has raised more than $1 million in scholarships for students of all nationalities.

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