Hall of Fame
Harry Gray attended Chowan College from 1966-69 and was a versatile two-sport star for the Braves. A native of Robersonville, Gray was an All-East Basketball selection and Honorable Mention All-East Football player as a senior at Robersonville High School. All-Conference in basketball and the team’s Most Valuable Player for the Braves, Gray was also the Most Valuable tennis player and voted the Most Outstanding Athlete at Chowan in 1968. A participant in the East-West College All-Star game in 1969, Gray was selected as an Outstanding College Athlete in America.
After Chowan, Gray served in the U.S. Army with a tour in Vietnam. Â Returning to civilian life, Gray enrolled in Atlantic Christian College in Wilson where he graduated in 1973.
Gray joined Gray’s Red Front and Central Wholesale in 1974 as a partner dealing in the sale of leaf tobacco as an owner and operator. In 1986 the Robersonville resident joined Money Financial Services as a broker.
Married to the former Deborah Smith, the Grays have two children, Amy and Julie.
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