FROM THE BEACH TO
THE HALL
One of the newest members of the Greater Wilmington
Sports Hall of Fame (GWSHOF) is former Wrightsville
Beach resident, and former professional golf standout
Bruce Fleisher. His family moved to the beach in 1957.
He was a pitcher for the town’s Little League team and
bodysurfed with his brothers.
The family only stayed for a year. His father was ner-vous
about hurricanes, moving to Pine Valley. It proved
to be a move
that set the
direction for
his life and
his career.
He learned
how to
play golf at
Pine Valley
Country
Club, and
went on to
a successful
career with
14 top-10
finishes and
one win on
the PGA
Tour and 18
tournament
victories on
the Senior
Tour.
Fleisher
returned to
Wilmington the last weekend in April, when he was
inducted into the hall of fame along with tennis pioneer
Dr. Hubert Eaton Sr. (honored posthumously); former
major-league outfielder and South Brunswick High
graduate Quinton McCracken; and longtime University
of North Carolina Wilmington swimming coach
Dave Allen.
The GWSHOF also announced the establishment
of an education endowment fund in honor of for-mer
University of North Carolina football coach and
Wrightsville Beach and Wilmington resident Bill Dooley,
one of the founders of the hall and its first chairman
in 2006. The fund will finance the four scholarships
awarded annually.
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WBM june 2017
Bruce Fleisher was inducted on April 30.
PHOTO BY JOHN DAVIS