Marshall University Athletics

The Hall of Fame

The Marshall University Athletic Hall of Fame was founded in 1984 and honors great athletes, coaches, and administrators from all eras of Thundering Herd sports history. An athlete does not become eligible for the Marshall Athletics Hall of Fame until at least ten years have passed since the end of competition.

Below is an alphabetical listing of the Hall of Fame members, with their graduating year, or years of employment, the sports they participated in, along with their year of induction. For more information on the Marshall Athletics Hall of Fame, contact Hall of Fame committee member Grant Traylor at traylor8@marshall.edu

To access the nomination form, please click HERE!

Name Last Year
Lettered
Inducted Sport(s) Position(s) Held
Nov. 14, 1970 Crash Victims 1990 Honored By MU HOF
Bob Adkins 1939 1984 Football
Bob Allen 1968 2003 Basketball
Sonny Allen 1959 1996 Basketball Assistant Basketball Coach
Equipment Manager
Bill Archer 1971 2004 Wrestling
George Ayersman 1938 1990 Baseball and Basketball
Mike Barber 1988 1994 Football
Bob Barnett 1979 2016 Wrestling (Coach)
Mike Bartrum 1992 2007 Baseball and Football
Casey Batey 1999-2002 2013 Men's Track and Field
Rogers Beckett 1999 2009 Football
Kristina Behnfeldt 1999 2004 Basketball
Maywood "Lefty" Belcher 1934 1996 Baseball
Ahmad Bradshaw 2004-06 2017 Football
Jessica Braga 1995 2015 Volleyball
Troy Brown 1992 2002 Football
Nancy Bunton 1978 1986 Golf
Bob Burgess 1962 2004 Basketball
Pete Byer 1962 1986 Golf
Leo Byrd 1959 1985 Basketball
Jim Canterberry 1954 2010 Cross Country and Track
Byron Carmichael 2002 2008 Soccer
Pat Carter 1990 2005 Golf
Boyd "Fox" Chambers 1901 2003 Baseball and Football Head Coach of Baseball
Basketball and Football and Athletic Director
Doug Chapman 1999 2010 Football
George Chaump 1986-89 2013 Football Coach
Dr. Sam Clagg 1942 1985 Football Head Coach Wrestling and Assistant Coach Football
Interim Marshall University President
Danny Clark 1949 1990 Football
Johnathan Clark 1996 2011 Golf
B.J. Cohen 1997 2005 Football
Tyrone Collins 1973 2014 Basketball
Erin Compton 2000-03 2013 Women's Track and Field
Chip Cook 1985 1998 Baseball
Jack Cook 1951; 1956
1967-89
1994 Baseball Head Coach Baseball
Larry Coyer 1964 1987 Football and Wrestling
David Coyle 1979 2014 Wrestling
Bill Craig 1935 2006 Baseball
Frank "Red" Crist 1926 1985 Baseball Basketball and Football
Chris Crocker 1999-2002 2013 Football
Melvin Cunningham 1996 2016 Football
Yost Cunningham 1940 1986 Basketball
Jim Cure 1964 1984 Football
Bill Cyrus 1962 1992 Wrestling
Andy D'Antoni 1940 1987 Football
Danny D'Antoni 1969 1990 Basketball
Mike D'Antoni 1972 1997 Basketball
Ron Darby 1989 2007 Football and Track
Sierra Davenport 2004 2014 Softball
Jim Davidson 1969 2010 Basketball and Track-Field
Scott Davis 1978 2004 Golf
Chris Deaton 1993 2015 Football
Brenda Dennis 1975 1988 Basketball
Dani Derricott 2000 2016 Football
Albie DeYoung 1978 2014 Baseball
Jim Donnan 1990-95 2008 Head Football Coach
Todd Donnan 1994 2009 Football
John Dotson 1981 2011 Cross Country and Track
Courtney Driscoll (deceased) 1941 2016 Football
Beverly Duckwyler 1972 1986 Basketball
Everette "Boot" Elkins 1939 1991 Football
LaVerne Evans 1984 2003 Basketball
Joe Feaganes 1966
1972-2002
2000 Golf Head Golf Coach, Associate Athletic Director
Executive Director of Big Green
Aaron Ferguson 1996 2007 Baseball and Football
Chuck Fieldson 1949 1988 Football
Cecil Fletcher 1984-87 2013 Football
John "Fuzzy" Filliez 1976 1985 Football
Millard Fleming 1961 1997 Football
Carl Fodor 1985 1991 Football
Jack Freeman 1958 1987 Basketball and Golf
Frank "Gunner" Gatski 1942 1985 Football
Carlos "Bunny" Gibson 1979 1989 Basketball
Don Gibson 1949 1985 Football
Reggie Giles 1988 2002 Basketball,Football and Track
James Edward "Jim" Glass, Jr. 1945 2015 Basketball
Joe Goddard 1971 2015 Baseball
Johnathan Goddard 2004 2015 Football
Jaki Copeland-Good 1985 1997 Volleyball
Tommy Good 1965 1984 Football
Taly Goode 2000 2011 Soccer
John Grace 1999 2010 Football
Buddy Graham 1956-59 & 1962-69 2013 Men's Golf Coach/Assistant Athletic Director
Bob Gray 1995-2016 2017 Men's Soccer Coach
Tammie Green 1982 1999 Basketball and Golf
Doug Greenlee 1933 1987 Baseball, Basketball and Track
Hal Greer 1958 1985 Baseball and Basketball
John Gregory 1989 1995 Football
Sara Gulla 2001 2015 Softball
Mervin Gutshall 1947 1986 Basketball
Bill Hall 1947 1985 Basketball
Donzil Hall 1958 1993 Baseball
Bill Harris 1956 2009 Baseball, Football and Wrestling
Bob Hartley 1949 1998 Football
Glenn Hartway 1979-83 2013 Men's Swimming/Diving
Roy "Legs" Hawley 1927-35 2011 Head Baseball Coach
Athletic Director
Len Hellyer 1956 1988 Football
Cam Henderson 1935-55 1984 Head Coach for Baseball, Basketball and Football
Charles "Chuck" Henry 1974 2006 Football
Carl E. Hewlett 1970 2015 Baseball
Dr. Dorothy Hicks 1970-1996 1990 Head Coach, Head Women"s Athletic Director
President of Southern Conference and Administrator
Greg Hill 1983 2001 Baseball
Rodney Holden 1988 2007 Basketball
Paul Holley 1969 1995 Baseball
Linda Holmes 1974 2003 Badminton and Volleyball Head Volleyball Coach and Associate Athletic Director
Rick Huckabay 1983-89 2006 Head Basketball Coach
Frank Huffman 1938 2007 Football
John Seva "Jackie" Hunt 1941 1984 Football
Dick Hunter 1938 2009 Baseball and Football
Ramey Hunter 1932 1985 Baseball, Basketball and Football
Eric Ihnat 1987-90 2017 Football
Brian Ihnen 1982 1996 Swimming
Mickey Jackson 1966
1971-73
1985 Football Assistant Football Coach
Arnold "Scott" Jackson 1984 2006 Soccer
Bill James 1971-73 2017 Men's Basketball and Football
Gene "Goose" James 1947 1985 Basketball
Clem "Buck" Jamison 1937 1985 Football
Lindsay Jayjack 2002 2014 Soccer
Roger Jefferson 1963 2003 Football and Wrestling
Joe Johns 1979 2003 Track-Field
Jessica Johnson 2004 2010 Tennis
Roger Johnson 1994 2004 Football
Sheila Johnson 1987-91 2013 Women's Basketball
Greg Kappas 1977 2012 Baseball
Charlie Kautz 1947
1961-70
2012 Football Assistant Football Coach
Assistant Athletic Director and Athletic Director
Mike Kaufman 1975 2007 Baseball and Football
Tom Kies 1988 2008 Golf
Hunter Kincaid 1935 1988 Basketball and Football
William King 1993 2012 Football
Dave Kline 1979 2009 Cross Country and Track
Catie Knable 2004 2016 Women's Basketball
Lynn Kochendorfer 1990 2016 Track and Field
Bob Koontz 1950 1986 Basketball
Ashley Kroh 2005 2010 Tennis
Tracy Krueger 1993 2003 Basketball
Ken "Labo" Labanowski 1981 2011 Basketball
Tom Langfitt 1966 1986 Baseball and Basketball
Wilson Samuel Lathan Jr. 1960 1990 Football and Track
Dr. Donna Lawson 1969-80 1998 Head Basketball Coach
Carl Lee 1982 1995 Football and Track
Russell Lee 1972 1985 Basketball
Tara Lee 1999 2009 Track
Byron Leftwich 2002 2007 Football
Jeanne Noble Lunsford 1995 2016 Softball
Billy Lyon 1996 2007 Football
Jack Mahone 1964 1994 Football
Albie Maier 1954 1985 Baseball and Football
Sam Manos 1986 2011 Football
Tim Martin 1996 2011 Baseball and Football
Katie Stein Mason 2002-05 2017 Volleyball
Chris Massey 2001 2015 Football
Ralph May 1962
1996-2004
1999 Football and Wrestling Director of M Club
Big Green Executive Director
Harold McCloud 1941 2005 Basketball
Larry McCloud 1997 2009 Football
Ray McCoy 1932 1986 Football and Track
Jackie McKown 1928 1988 Baseball and Basketball
Shawn McWhorter 1984 2005 Track-Field
Linden Meade 1959 1991 Golf
John Milhoan 1960 1986 Basketball
Claude Miller 1949 1997 Football
Howie Lee Miller 1965 1987 Football
Anna Mitina 2002 2008 Tennis
Jeff Montgomery 1983 1989 Baseball
Jack Morlock 1939 1985 Football
Randy Moss 1997 2010 Football and Track
Deanna Carter-Natale 1978 1993 Basketball and Track
Randy Noll 1973 1989 Basketball
Jill Mussman O'Brien 1981-82 & 1984-85 2014 Volleyball
Rod O'Donnell 1985 2009 Head Coach Cross Country and Track-Field
Reggie Oliver 1973 1984 Football Assistant Football Coach
Tim Openlander 1996 2015 Football
Chris Parker 1995 2000 Football and Track
Lea Ann Parsley 1990 2002 Basketball and Track-Field
Harold Payne 1977 1989 Golf
Michael Payton 1992 1999 Football
Amanda Williams Paz 2003-06 2017 Softball
Jim Pearcy 1941 1984 Football
Karen Pelphrey 1986 1992 Basketball
Chad Pennington 1999 2010 Football
Tony Petersen 1988;1993-98
2010-Present
1994 Baseball and Football Associate Head Coach
Assistant Football Coach
Ed Prelaz 1951
1954-68
1986 Football Head Trainer, Head Wrestling Coach
Assistant Football Coach
Cebe Price 1957 1986 Basketball
Bob Pruett 1965
1996-2004
1999 Football, Track and Wrestling Head Football Coach
Brad Puryear 1985 2010 Soccer
George Queen 1925 1990 Basketball and Football
Phil Ratliff 1992
2006-10
2008 Football Assistant Football Coach
Bob Redd 1968 1988 Basketball
Dr. Jose Ricard 1983-2008 1995 Team Physician
Jule Rivlin 1939
1955-64
1985 Basketball Head Basketball Coach
Jim Roberts 1940 2002 Football
Dave Robinson 1955 2003 Baseball and Basketball
Greg Rowsey 1978 1999 Baseball
Herb Royer 1937; 1938
1953-58
1985 Football Head and Assistant Football Coach
Gary Rusnak 1985 2001 Golf
Todd Sager 1984 1997 Baseball
Joe Sassler 1982 1991 Track
Dr. Robert "Bob" Saunders 1966-88 1994 Head Swimming Coach
Dick Shepard 1966 2001 Golf
Jim Sheridan 1977 2012 Swimming
Ted Shoebridge 1970 1990 Baseball and Football
Charlie Slack 1956 1985 Basketball and Football
Bill Smith 1937 1985 Football
Charlie Snyder 1947
1959-67
1986 Football Head Football Coach
Andy Socha 1966 2009 Football
Judy Southard 1981-92 2006 Head Basketball Coach
Associate Athletic Director
John Spellacy 1988 2016 Football
Tom Stark 1930
1931-34
1984 Baseball, Basketball and Football Assistant Football Coach
Ed Starling 1969-1987 1992 Assistant Basketball Coach
Associate Athletic Director
Dana St. Claire 1978 2001 Swimming
John Stephens 1937 1989 Football
Arlene Stooke 1976-85 2012 Head Track-Field Coach
Roy Straight 1937-49 1985 Assistant Football Coach
George Stone 1968 1999 Basketball
Jermaine Swafford 1996 2012 Football and Track-Field
Jim Swierezek 1954 1987 Baseball and Football
John Taft 1991 2003 Basketball
Andy Tonkovich 1948 1985 Basketball
Mark Taylor 1990 2003 Soccer
Bill Toothman 1946 1985 Basketball
Ed Ulinski 1941 1986 Football
Paul Underwood 1957 1986 Basketball
Wayne Underwood 1937 1987 Football
J.R. VanHoose 2002 2008 Basketball
Dr. Robin Vealey 1976 2011 Basketball
Keith Veney 1995-97 2017 Men's Basketball
Glenn Verbage 1971 1988 Baseball
David Wade 1980-84 2017 Men's Basketball
John Wade 1997 2010 Football
Walt Walowac 1954 1985 Baseball and Basketball
Rusy Wamsley 1961-63 2017 Baseball
Jim Ward 1962 1994 Golf
Cristy Waring 1998 2005 Softball
George Washington 1982 1987 Basketball
John Watson 1930 1986 Baseball and Basketball
Darius Watts 2003 2014 Football
Richard Watts 1977 2012 Cross Country and Track
Earl Wellman 1935 1993 Baseball and Football
John Wellman 1947 1988 Student Manager of Basketball and Football
Dan Wells 1979 2011 Football and Track-Field
Marv Wetzel 1949 1986 Football
Greg White 1981
1996-2003
1993 Basketball Head Basketball Coach
Rucker Wickline 1961 1989 Football
Tammy Wiggins 1987 1996 Basketball
Lew Wilcox 1938 1986 Basketball
Norm "Wild Man" Willey 1949 2003 Basketball and Football
Tex Williams 1961 2001 Baseball and Basketball
Neal "Whitey" Wilson 1951-67 1985 Golf Coach Business Manager and Athletic Director
Bill Winter 1964 1990 Football
Bradley Workman 1919 2004 Baseball and Football
Bob Wright 1950 2010 Basketball
Bill Yanossy 1977 2016 Football and Track and Field
Harry "Cy" Young 1912 2002 Baseball, Football and Track
John Zontini 1935 1984 Baseball and Football
Andy Zulauf 1985 1994 Soccer