{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"Hometown Stories Episode 69 - Honoring a Famous Son: Botetourt County recognizes Olympian for fights in the ring and in the courtroom","description":"The mountains around Eagle Rock, Virginia were the backdrop to the early life of a man you\u2019ve probably never heard of, but whose name a community hopes you now won\u2019t forget. On a July day more than 70 years ago, boxer Norvel Lee made history as Virginia\u2019s first Black Olympic gold medalist. Decades later, the community that raised him is recognizing his achievements.&amp;nbsp;  In February 2022, we highlighted Norvel's story as researched by local author Ken Conklin. &amp;nbsp;In this episode of Hometown Stories, we're stepping back to a summer's day when Botetourt\u2019s most famous son was given his due credit. &amp;nbsp; ","author_name":"Hometown Stories","author_url":"http:\/\/HometownStoriesPodcast.libsyn.com\/website","html":"<iframe title=\"Libsyn Player\" style=\"border: none\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/27523440\/height\/90\/theme\/custom\/thumbnail\/yes\/direction\/forward\/render-playlist\/no\/custom-color\/88AA3C\/\" height=\"90\" width=\"600\" scrolling=\"no\"  allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen><\/iframe>","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/assets.libsyn.com\/secure\/content\/156404415"}