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Butler Athletic Hall of Fame

The Butler Athletic Hall of Fame was started by Butler University and the Butler B-Association to recognize and honor those individuals who have made exceptional contributions to the achievements and prestige of Butler in the field of athletics, and who have continued to demonstrate in their lives the values imparted by athletics. Former athletes, coaches, administrators and other persons making truly exceptional contributions to the Butler University athletic program are eligible for induction in the Butler Athletic Hall of Fame.

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Charter Members

George Cullen Thomas, 1913 Football, Basketball, Baseball, Track, Tennis
Orville J. Hooker, 1924 Baseball, Basketball
Harold H. "Fuzz" Hungate, 1924 Football, Baseball
Hugh "Wally" Middlesworth, 1924 Basketball, Baseball, Football
Rilus E. Doolittle, 1925 Track, Cross Country
Glen Gray, 1925 Track
Haldane A. Griggs, 1925 Football, Basketball, Baseball, Track
Scott Ham, 1925 Track
Robert Keach, 1925 Football, Basketball, Baseball
Louis J. Reichel, 1926 Football, Basketball, Baseball
Hermon E. Phillips, 1927 Track, Cross Country
Archie Chadd, 1928 Basketball, Baseball
Julius Sagalowsky, 1928 Tennis
Frank White, 1929 Basketball, Track
Oral Hildebrand, 1930 Basketball, Track
Bert A. Nelson, 1932 Track
Ray Sears, 1935 Track, Cross Country
Inmon C. Blackaby, 1938 Football, Basketball, Track
John J. "Jake" Weger, 1938 Football, Track
Wilbur Schumacher, 1942 Basketball
Otto L. Hurrle, 1948 Football
Francis R. "Moe" Moriarty, 1949 Football, Baseball
William F. Kuntz, 1950 Football
Leroy Thompson, 1957 Football
Ted Guzek, 1958 Basketball

1992 Inductees

Paul D. "Tony" Hinkle Coach, Administrator  
Robert Blessing, 1925 Football, Basketball, Baseball
Robert Nipper, 1926 Football, Basketball, Baseball
David W. Konold, 1926 Special Service Award
Frank Baird, 1934 Basketball, Baseball
Tom Harding, 1940 Football, Track, Baseball

1993 Inductees

Frank B. "Pop" Hedden, Coach Special Service Award
William F. Davis, 1935 Special Service Award
Lawrence Holmes, 1937 Football, Track
Jerry Steiner, 1940 Basketball, Baseball
Robert E. Deitz, 1941 Basketball
Charles F. Maas, 1949 Baseball, Basketball
William L. Sylvester, 1950 Football
James B. Doyle, 1950 Basketball, Baseball

1994 Inductees

Alonzo "Lon" Watford, 1931 Football
Jim Hauss, 1938 Football, Track
Wally Potter, 1944 Football, Track
Tom Sleet, 1948 Football
Ralph "Buckshot" O'Brien, 1950 Basketball, Track, Baseball
Bob Plump, 1958 Basketball, Baseball
Jim Morris, Staff Special Service Award
Herb Schwomeyer, Staff Special Service Award  

1995 Inductees

Charles McElfresh, Staff Special Service Award
Jake Caskey, 1929 Basketball, Baseball
James Edwin "Speed" Allen, 1933 Football, Track
Elwood "Woody" Norris, 1942 Football, Basketball
Bill Hardy, 1943 Baseball
Joe Dezelan, Sr., 1945 Football
John Moses, 1958 Football, Basketball, Baseball, Track
Don Benbow, 1963 Football  

1996 Inductees

James Stewart, 1934 Football, Swimming
Henry "Hank" Abts, 1941 Football
Paul E. Furnish, 1959 Football
Ken Freeman, 1963 Football, Basketball, Baseball
Gerald A. Williams, 1963 Basketball, Track
Lee C. Grimm, 1964 Football, Baseball
Mert Prophet, Staff Special Service Award
Charles "Chuck" Henzie, Staff Special Service Award

1997 Inductees

Scott Armstrong, 1940 Basketball
John Barrowcliff, 1949 Basketball
Ken Pennington, 1960 Basketball
Walt Stockslager, 1960 Football
Jeff Blue, 1965 Basketball
Jack Krebs, 1964 Track
Stan Lyons, Coach Special Service Award

1998 Inductees

Jim Rosenstihl, 1951 Football, Basketball, Baseball
Chris Theofanis, 1952 Special Service Award
Bill Scott, 1959 Basketball
Tom Bowman, 1963 Basketball
Barbara Greenburg, 1964 Special Service Award
Dick Dullaghan, 1966 Football, Baseball
Elizabeth Skinner Spencer, 1982 Volleyball, Basketball, Softball
Barbara Skinner, 1983 Basketball, Tennis, Softball

1999 Inductees

Pat Page, Coach Special Service Award
Art Queisser, 1929 Special Service Award
Marvin Wood, 1950 Basketball, Baseball
Keith Greve, 1958 Basketball, Baseball
Jim Ringer, 1960 Football
Dick Haslam, 1962 Basketball, Golf
Larry Shook, 1963 Football, Basketball, Baseball
Dan Warfel, 1967 Football
Beth Piepenbrink, 1983 Basketball, Volleyball

2000 Inductees

Dana Chandler, 1929 Basketball, Tennis
Orvis Burdsall, 1952 Basketball
Wally Cox, 1958 Basketball
Gerald Woolfolk, 1971 Track
Bill Lynch, 1977 Football, Basketball
Jenny A. Young, 1983 Basketball, Softball, Tennis
Galvin Walker (Coach) Special Service Award

2001 Inductees

William L. Shepherd, 1949 Basketball, Baseball
Stephen K. Norris, 1970 Basketball, Track
Daniel K. Nolan, 1972 Football
Billy L. Shepherd, 1972 Basketball
Thomas H. Redmond, 1973 Football
Thom N. Burleson, 1974 Track, Cross Country
Elza I. Purvlicis, 1984 Basketball, Tennis
Xandra L. Hamilton, 1958 Special Services Award

2002 Inductees

Wayne Burris, 1977 Basketball
Rene Evans, 1984 Volleyball, Basketball, Softball
John Kesler, II, 1976 Track, Cross Country
Ralph London, 1956 Football
David Sanders, 1966 Basketball
Ed Schilling, 1967 Basketball
David Swihart, 1976 Football
Robert & Jean Wildman, 1944 Special Service Award

2003 Inductees

Bob Grenda, 1975 Football
Larry Helms, 1962 Football
Daryl Mason, 1976 Basketball
Sue (Morris) Mills, 1985 Basketball, Volleyball
Kevin McDevitt, 1977 Football
James Petty, 1966 Track, Basketball
John Skirchak, 1961 Football, Baseball
1923-24 Men's Basketball Team National Champs
1928-29 Men's Basketball Team National Champs

2004 Inductees

Clarence Crain, 1973 Men's Basketball
Chris DeWell Dixon, 1986 Volleyball
John Dunn, 1977 Men's Basketball
Bob Eichholtz, 1957 Football
Larry Goens, 1962 Football
Melissa Kilgore La Grange, 1987 Women's Basketball
Larry Shade, 1967 Men's Basketball, Baseball
Kent Stewart, 1960 Football
1959 Football Team Undefeated Team
1961 Football Team Undefeated Team

2005 Inductees

Phil Long, 1962 Football
Marty Monserez, 1974 Men's Basketball
Elmer O'Banion, 1962 Football
Brad Odom, 1977 Cross Country, Track
Max Schumacher, 1954 Baseball, Special Service Award
Jill Taylor Goeglein, 1989 Volleyball
1948-49 Men's Basketball Team Postwar Legends

2006 Inductees

Mike Chrobot, 1979 Football
Barry Collier, 1976 Basketball
Gary Green, 1962 Football
Mary Majewski Shaw, 1993 Basketball
Lynn Mitchem, 1983 Basketball
Tom Orner, 1979 Basketball
Chuck Schwanekamp, 1978 Football
Julie VonDielingen Shelton, 1993 Basketball

2007 Inductees

Christine Essington Irbe, 1987 Volleyball
Sarah Fee Essick, 1983 Tennis
Darrin Fitzgerald, 1987 Basketball
Ken LaRose, 1980 Football
Jerry Schultz, 1962 Football
Bruce Scifres, 1979 Football
Chad Tucker, 1988 Basketball
1961-62 Men's Basketball Team  

2008 Inductees

Darin Archbold, 1992 Basketball
Dr. Mark Bohnert, 1976 Football
Chris Johnson O'Neil, 1995 Soccer
Jennifer Kintzel McGurn, 1998 Volleyball
Scott Lawler, 1993 Soccer
Tim Mylin, 1983 Cross Country, Track
Tony Pence, 1982 Football
Steve Roberts, 1990 Football

 

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