13 Although a Republican, he was never challenged by a Democrat and only once by an independent. 4. Who would have thought a graduate of Cave Spring High School would become basketball's most hated man? Yet that is what J.J. Redick did, first at Duke University and then with a series of teams in the NBA. But he has im22 | JANUARY/FEBRUARY 2016 JE S G E ARI NG RU T H HE RD M AN JI M B U L L I NG T ON 29 37 proved his stats every year in the league, to the point that that he's outlasted the hate and achieved a grudging respect among fans. 5. Roanoke has extensive connections with Elvis Presley, the acclaimed king of rock'n'roll. He played the Star City early in his career in the '50s on a bill headlined by Hank Snow. It would hardly be his last visit. He returned to Roanoke numerous times, contributing to his commemoration by Mini-Graceland, a tiny replica of his Memphis home at the bottom of Mill Mountain. After a show in 1976, a year before Elvis died, Roanoke Times reviewer RusTHEROANOKER.COMhttp://www.THEROANOKER.COM