Albert "Petey" Jacobs (1987) - Richmond Athletics Hall of Fame

Albert "Petey" Jacobs

Induction:
1987
Class:
1938

"Petey" Jacobs excelled in basketball and baseball during the late 1930's He was a two-time All-State guard who captained the 1938 squad. Petey was an All-Southern Conference selection in 1938. He led the baseball team in hitting as a sophomore and junior and captained the squad as a senior. He was the leading scorer in 1937-38 of his Spider team. In 12 games, he had 40 field goals, 31 free throws, scored 111 points, and averaged 9.3 points a game. He played at second and third base for the baseball team.