Counting down the top 10 sports events and figures in RVA from the last 175 years
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- Richmond native Arthur Ashe celebrates after defeating top-ranked Jimmy Connors in the 1975 Wimbledon final.
- Moses Malone became a three-time NBA Most Valuable Player and was named to 12 consecutive NBA All-Star teams.
- Eddie Van Halen performed a 15-minute guitar solo to a concert audience of almost 10,000 at the Richmond Coliseum in 1988.
- The Richmond Flying Squirrels, with mascot Nutzy, led Double-A in attendance each of the last four years at The Diamond.
In July 1985, Farm Fresh Inc. prepared to open a grocery store on Brook Road in Henrico County. This was the fifth store in the Richmond area for the Norfolkbased grocer. The Brook Road location, wh [+243 chars]
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