Dominique Dawes was born in Silver Spring, MD where she currently lives. Dawes is the first African American woman to win an individual Olympic medal in artistic gymnastics. She has a total of four Olympic medals from three games, four medals from World Championships and numerous medals from US National Competition. She has served as Co-Chair of the Presidents Council on Sports, Health and Nutrition, the youngest president of the Women’s Sports Federation, and has been active in the Girl Scouts and autism awareness, among other activities.
Katie Ledecky of Bethesda won her
first Olympic gold medal as a 15-year-old at the 2012 London Olympics and
hasn’t stopped swimming or winning. She has earned five Olympic gold medals and
15 world championship gold medals. Ledecky also holds world records in six
women’s swimming events. Among her numerous awards is one of Time Magazine’s
100 Most Influential People in 2016.
Bob Milloy spent 47 years coaching high school football in Montgomery County, winning 405 games. He began as an assistant coach at DeMatha then went on to be the head coach at Whitman, Springbrook, Sherwood and finally Good Counsel from 2001 to 2017. A lifelong Montgomery County resident, Milloy is among the winningest coaches in America. But he is also known as a leader, mentor, teacher and friend.
Bruce Murray started winning
national titles early. While playing at Churchill High School he also played club
soccer for the Washington United Ponies, winning two national titles. In his
freshman and senior college years he led Clemson to national championships and
was awarded the Herman Trophy in 1987 as the top male collegiate soccer player.
SoccerAmerica named him to the College Team of the Century. He played
professional soccer and in the Olympics and the World Cup for the US National
Team.
Shawn Springs from Springbrook
High School was an All-State cornerback and running back. Then as a defensive
back at Ohio State he was the Big 10 Defensive Player of the Year and Consensus
All American in 1996. His NFL career took him from Seattle to Washington and
then to New England. He is currently the CEO of Windpact, a hi-tech firm that
makes helmets safer for athletics, the military and automotive industry. He is
known for his mentoring and involvement in the community.
Known as “The Big Train”. Washington Senators
Pitcher Walter Johnson amassed numbers that do not translate to modern baseball; 417 wins, 110
shutouts and 531 complete games. He was named to the National Baseball Hall of
Fame in 1936. Post baseball, in 1938 he
was elected to the Montgomery County Commission (the council forerunner) as a
Republican and ran for Congress from the 6th District in 1940 and
lost. His two obvious legacies: Walter Johnson High School and The Big Train
summer collegiate baseball team are both named after him.
