Many people involved in Amherst County High School athletics over the years can fondly speak about memories of interactions with former athletic director William “Goldie” Gouldthorpe.
William "Goldie" Gouldthorpe, center, is honored with the VIAAA John C. Youngblood Lifetime Achievement Award during the 53rd Annual State Conference Awards Banquet in Virginia Beach this spring. At left is Jerry Carter, past VIAAA president and retired athletic director chairman of State Awards Committee. At right is Bob Stratton, retired athletic director, executive director of VIAAA and state director for NIAAA.
Former Amherst Lancers football coach Scott Abell (left) stands with former athletic director William Gouldthorpe (center) and Ernie Guill, retired principal at the school, during a Nov. 16, 2024, celebration at the Madison Heights Community Center. That night Abell and his back-to-back state champion Lancer football teams (2006, 2007) were inducted into the Amherst County Sports Hall of Fame.
William “Goldie” Gouldthorpe, a retired longtime athletic director at Amherst County High School, chats with former football coach Scott Abell during the Hall of Fame dinner celebration in Madison Heights in November 2024.
Plaques containing the first two classes inducted into the Amherst County Sports Hall of Fame are shown in the front lobby at the school administration building in this file photo from April 2014. 2013 inductees William Gouldthorpe (left) and Ernie Guill stand here alongside the mounted plaques.
William "Goldie" Gouldthorpe, center, is honored with the VIAAA John C. Youngblood Lifetime Achievement Award during the 53rd Annual State Conference Awards Banquet in Virginia Beach this spring. At left is Jerry Carter, past VIAAA president and retired athletic director chairman of State Awards Committee. At right is Bob Stratton, retired athletic director, executive director of VIAAA and state director for NIAAA.
Former Amherst Lancers football coach Scott Abell (left) stands with former athletic director William Gouldthorpe (center) and Ernie Guill, retired principal at the school, during a Nov. 16, 2024, celebration at the Madison Heights Community Center. That night Abell and his back-to-back state champion Lancer football teams (2006, 2007) were inducted into the Amherst County Sports Hall of Fame.
William “Goldie” Gouldthorpe, a retired longtime athletic director at Amherst County High School, chats with former football coach Scott Abell during the Hall of Fame dinner celebration in Madison Heights in November 2024.
