February 13, 2015
David Marsden, State Sen. (D-37), 1962-1966: “Like Dave (inductee David Strong) I am a member of the first graduating class at Woodson. The biggest difference? Virginia was still segregated when we started at Woodson. Before we left we had the first fully integrated team in Virginia. Some of the adults may have had a problem with that, but for us kids, we were just glad to have more good players on our team! Better nutrition, better training and better sports science are at play now. We weren’t allowed to drink water during the summer trainings. It was thought not to be good for you. Can you imagine? I think its safer now, and it’s something I keep working on, with a bill in the state Senate aimed at just that.”
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