 William Robert Wallis, known to most as "Robbie," started out on a pre-law track at the University of Baltimore, but was convinced to join "The Aegis" in 1952 by John D. Worthington II as the paper's first sports editor.He worked for "The Aegis" for 38 years and was managing editor of the paper by the time of his retirement in 1990.Robert was well known in Bel Air and active in numerous state and local organizations, even serving for 11 years as a member of the Maryland Stadium Authority.