Former Virginia Union University men's basketball player Charles Oakley was inducted into the Virginia Sports Hall of Fame on Saturday, April 30, in Portsmouth, Va.

One of the biggest crowds in years showed up to welcome a star-studded 2016 class into the Virginia Sports Hall of Fame. Charles Oakley, James Farrior, Marianne Stanley, Charlie Stukes, Dave Rosenfield, Rob Ukrop, and Rich Murray were all immortalized, recognized among the top athletes, coaches and administrators in the history of the Commonwealth.

Oakley scored 12,417 points and grabbed 12,205 rebounds over an 18-year NBA career first earned a name for himself at Virginia Union.

"It's a great moment," said Oakley. "Family, friends, people cheering you on, people who watched you play, they get a chance to see you in person, get a chance to see you go to the [Virginia Sports Hall of Fame]. It's a beautiful thing."

Also inducted, the head coach who made Old Dominion "Lady Monarchs" a house-hold name. Marianne Stanley, in her first head coaching job, won three national championships for Old Dominion. "I basically grew up and learned how to be a coach here in Hampton Roads and Old Dominion University," said Stanley, who later coached a number of power college programs and even the Washington Mystics of the WNBA.

James Farrior, who played at the University of Virginia and won two Super Bowls with the Pittsburgh Steelers, was surprised to see the crowd welcome him to the stage with the famous "Terrible Towels."

"It brought me to tears," said Farrior. "The games come and go, you win some, you lose some. My two Super Bowl championships are definitely a highlight, but all the friends I've made over the year are friends for a lifetime."

Farrior wasn't the only Super Bowl champion on the stage. Charlie Stukes, who started at Crestwood High School in Chesapeake, won Super Bowl V with the Baltimore Colts. He said this night was one he'll never forget.

Rosenfield is arguably a champion of Hampton Roads. Born in Texas and raised in California, Rosenfield has made Hampton Roads his home for more than six decades. The general manager of the Norfolk Tides for 48 years, Rosenfield has also been a part of the Norfolk Admirals and Norfolk Neptunes football team, and just celebrated his 61st Tides opening day.

"Anytime you get an honor, it's wonderful. But this has never been a job. It's just been fun, and when somebody tells you you've done well, it's just icing on the cake," said Rosenfield.

Also enshrined, Rob Ukrop, a former All-American soccer player at Davidson, and Rich Murray, who served as sports information director at James Madison University and the University of Virginia for nearly 40 years.