Elon Sports Hall of Fame

Founded in 1972, Elon’s Sports Hall of Fame recognizes the outstanding contributions of former athletes, coaches and staff members to the athletics program and the University. The Sports Hall of Fame is located in the Atkins Room in KouryCenter.

Click here to find out more about the Hall of Fame nominating process and to fill out the nomination form.

Inducted October 2004

Katie McGrath Breaux (1995) Soccer, Basketball
Katie was named the Stein H. Basnight Outstanding Female Athlete of the Year in 1991 and 1992. She was Elon's first four-time All-American in any sport at any level and still ranks among Elon's top-five all-time women's soccer players in single-season starts and career games played. The midfielder/defender tallied 16 goals, 12 assists and 44 points during her career and helped Elon capture four league titles and two district crowns.

Robert Burnett (1996) Football, Baseball
Robert achieved all-conference status three consecutive football seasons. He was named the South Atlantic Conference Defensive Player of the Year as well as a first-team all-region selection after hauling in a league-leading eight interceptions in 1993. He finished his career with 190 tackles, 27 pass deflections and 15 interceptions.

Peter Lindstrom (1994) Tennis
Peter earned all-conference accolades four times, all-district distinction three times, the South Atlantic Conference President’s Award for Academic and Athletic Excellence twice, All-America status three times, GTE First-Team Academic All-America recognition twice and the Stein H. Basnight Outstanding Male Athlete of the Year award. Lindstrom finished his career ranked seventh nationally in singles and doubles at the NCAA-II level.

Stephen Vargas (1983) Football
He led the football team to a 31-5-1 record and a pair of NAIA national championships. He had 76 receptions for 1,255 yards and nine touchdowns during his career. He ranks fourth among Elon’s all-time career leaders in yards per reception, fifth in receiving yards and eighth in receptions.  

Kristine Porter Howard, Softball, Soccer
Despite only playing two seasons at Elon, Kristine ranks second in the soccer program’s history with 250 career saves. Her 140 saves in 1987 still rate as Elon’s highest total in a single season. Howard, who attended Elon from 1985 to 1988, also received the Stein H. Basnight Outstanding Female Athlete of the Year award.

Rick Jones, Baseball Coach
Rick led the baseballl team to a 174-61 record from 1985 to 1989. His teams earned four conference championships, four district crowns and two area titles and made three NAIA national tournament appearances.

Inducted October 2003
Troy Harris (1986), Baseball
Barry McKinney (1991), Baseball
Thomas Moore (1976), Basketball
Grady Williams (1989), Football
William Massenburg (1990), Basketball

Inducted November 2002
Renate’ Costner (1984), Basketball
Chris Greenspan (1992), Soccer
Duane Johnson (1989), Tennis
Phil Melton (1982), Football
Dominic Moerstedt (1990), Tennis
Daniel Thore, Golf

Inducted November 2001
H. Christopher Cole (1989), Baseball
Michael E. Leonard (1991), Tennis
Robert S. “Bobby” Loy Jr. (1959), Golf
Cody A. Skinner (1990), Soccer
George M. Tucker (1965), Coach
Danny E. Watson (1971), Football

Inducted November 2000
*Dwight D. “Mickey” Brown (1996), Coach (posthumous)
*Luther N. Byrd (1975), Elon Sports Publicist (posthumous)
Stefan C. Hager (1990), Tennis
Christine M. Pedalino (1990), Soccer
Steve E. Walker (1949), Baseball

Inducted October 1999
Robert M. “Bob” Byrnes Jr., (1989) Golf
Henry Goedeck (1969), Basketball
Bobby Lee Green (1957), Baseball, Track
Clayton E. Johnson (1965), Football, Coach
Harry E. “Sid” Varney (1959), Coach

Inducted November 1998
Brian K. Branson (1987), Basketball
*Dwayne A. Clark (1989), Football (posthumous)
Gary C. Darnell (1975), Football
Jonas W. Davis (1987), Football
Ricky W. Sigmon (1986), Football

Inducted November 1997
Moses Crutchfield (1941), Support Services
Royce E. Fentress Jr. (1985), Football
Homer Franklin Hobgood (1956), Football, Baseball
Anthony Dale “Tony” Pethel (1982), Football
Kelly Franklin Stanley (1983), Football

Inducted November 1996
Burl R. Clements (1963), Football
John A. Driscoll (1986), Baseball
John R. Muir (1976), Football
Allen D. Pritchard (1983), Baseball
Donna R. Trollinger (1986), Basketball

Inducted November 1995
*J. Wesley Alexander (1991), Faculty Athletics Representative
Prince E. Deese (1977), Football
Charlie V. Gamble (1977), Baseball
Randy D. Michaelsen (1980), Football
Eric B. Smith (1982), Baseball

Inducted October 1994
Gary Henson (1960), Baseball
Fred Jordan (1984), Football
Jay Lineberry (1984), Wrestling
Lou Williamson (1981), Basketball, Softball

Inducted October 1993
Robert Lee Allison (1981), Basketball
Phil Renn (1982), Football
Stanley Tootoo (1982), Football
Susan Yow (1975), Basketball, Volleyball

Inducted October 1992
John T. Bangley (1982), Football
Venessa R. Corbett (1982), Basketball
Keith L. Decker (1982), Golf
Archie S. Israel (1938), Football
Curtis T. “GiGi” Leary Jr. (1973), Football

Inducted October 1991
Theresa Ireland Baxter (1976), Basketball, Volleyball, Tennis
Bryan D. Burney (1981), Football, Track
Wayne E. Ellington (1974), Baseball, Basketball
David M. Graham (1980), Golf
*William T. Miller (1979), Coach (posthumous)
Christopher D. Worst (1982), Football

Inducted September 1990
Donovan A. Brown (1981), Football
Joseph G. Hackett, Jr. (1981), Football, Baseball
Bobby J. Hedrick (1983), Football, Track
Jacquelyn M. Myers (1978), Basketball, Softball, Volleyball
Charles K. Scott, Jr. (1978), Golf

Inducted November 1989
Phil Baskerville (1979), Baseball
Thomas Edwin Ellis (1949), Baseball
Wesley K. McLaughlin (1977), Football
James R. Riddle (1979), Football
*Robert Jackson Stallings (1936), Football, Baseball (posthumous)

Inducted November 1988
Ricky Locklear (1976), Football
Bill Morningstar (current), Coach
*Jerry Rowe (1964), Football (posthumous)
William J. “Bill” Schultz (1973), Baseball
Jerry Tolley (1981), Coach
Douglas Claude “Doug” Williams (1976), Baseball

Inducted November 1987
Nicholas G. Angelone (1973), Football
Bernard G. “Bernie” Daher (1942), Football, Baseball
Howard R. Ferguson, Jr. (1977), Football
Clinton Kerry Richards (1956), Football, Track
Calvin Kenneth “C.K.” Siler (1954), Football, Baseball

Inducted October 1986
John E. “Johnny” Clayton (1949), Basketball, Baseball
Donald R. McLaughlin (1977), Football
Leon H. “Lefty” Taylor (1951), Baseball
Joseph H. “Joe” West (1974), Football
Sandra Kay Yow (1975), Coach

Inducted November 1985
Clayton C. “Jack” Andrews Jr. (1949), Basketball, Baseball
*Maurice M. Craft Jr. (1942), Football, Baseball (posthumous)
*James Baugh Mallory (1952), Football, Baseball, Coach (posthumous)
Clarence W. “Diffy” Ross (1976), Football, Basketball, Track
Russell Brent Sexton (1975), Football

Inducted October 1984
Glenn Ray Ellis (1974), Football
Robert Donald Haithcox (1953), Basketball
Carroll Irvin Reid, Jr. (1953), Football, Basketball
Lawrence J. Trautwein (1973), Basketball
Shirley S. “Red” Wilson (1977), Football Coach, Athletic Director

Inducted October 1983
*Edward Juratic (1958), Basketball
*Mike L. Lawton (1973), Football (posthumous)
Wellington M. Saecker Sr. (1941), Football
*Emil T. “Elmo” Showfety (1942), Football, Baseball
Howard C. Smith (1939), Basketball, Baseball

Inducted September 1982
Dewey V. Andrew (1963), Basketball
Thomas W. “Tommy” Cole (1972), Basketball
Charles R. “Charlie” Maidon (1963), Football, Basketball, Baseball
*Robert Earl Sims, Jr. (1929), Basketball, Baseball (posthumous)
*James B. Vaughn (1959), Football
*Zachary T. “Zac” Walker Jr. (1930), Football, Basketball (posthumous)

Inducted November 1981
T. Warren Burns (1947), Basketball, Baseball
*J. Carroll Clark (1930), Football, Baseball (posthumous)Luther R. Conger, Jr. (1955), Baseball
Michael L. “Mike” Little (1963), Football, Baseball
Charles L. Swicegood (1959), Baseball
*Joseph J. Tomanchek (1950), Football, Basketball, Baseball (posthumous)
*Edward L. “Strawberry” Wheless (1973), Football

Inducted November 1980
*Howard L. Briggs Sr. (1931), Football, Baseball
Paul F. “Mike” Briggs (1937), Baseball
Horace J. “Horse” Hendrickson (1942), Football, Basketball, Baseball, Coach
*Walter L. Hobson, Jr. (1942), Basketball, Baseball
*Wade E. Marlette Sr. (1923), Football, Basketball, Baseball, Cross-Country, Track (posthumous)
David A. Mondy (1952), Basketball, Golf, Track
*Joseph B. Newman (1921), Football, Basketball, Baseball, Track (posthumous)
*John C. Whitesell (1924), Football

Inducted November 1979
*Russell T. Bradford (1916), Basketball (posthumous)
*Paul C. “Lefty” Cheek (1936), Basketball, Baseball
*Walter C. “Firpo” Latham (1934) Football, Basketball, Baseball
*Graham L. “Doc” Mathis (1959), Football, Basketball, Baseball, Coach
Richard E. “Rich” McGeorge (1971) Football, Basketball
Robert J. “Bob the Morea Mauler” Stauffenberg (1958), Football, Track

Inducted November 1978
Burgin Beale (1969), Football, Baseball
*Garland Causey (1942), Football, Basketball, Coach (posthumous)
*Joe Golembek (1948), Football, Basketball, Boxing (posthumous)
Sherrill G. Hall (1955), Baseball
*J. Mark McAdams, (1924) Football, Basketball
*Paul Roy (1938), Basketball, Baseball
*Rudy Walser (1937), Football

Inducted October 1977
Delmar D. “Dee” Atkinson (1957), Basketball
*Arthur F. “Art” Fowler, Jr. (1928), Football, Basketball, Baseball
*Daniel P. “Rusty” Jones (1938), Track (posthumous)*Dan Long Newman (1929), Football, Basketball, Baseball (posthumous)
*Dr. Howard R. Richardson (1927), Football
James Reid “Nick” Thompson (1956), Baseball
*N. B. “Muddy” Waters (1934), Football, Baseball

Inducted October 1976
*Curry E. Bryan, Jr. (1942), Football
*Henry E. “Hank” DeSimone (1952), Football, Baseball
*Zeb S. Harrington (1931), Football, Baseball
C. Benjamin “Ben” Kendall (1957) Basketball, Baseball
*Albert “Al” Mastrobattisto (1938), Football
Willie Knox Tart (1964), Football, Track
*Lloyd E. Whitley (1940), Basketball, Tennis

Inducted October 1975
H. Jesse Branson (1965), Basketball
*Moses D. “Dick” Caddell (1932), Football, Basketball, Baseball
*Bunn Hearn (1911), Baseball, Coach
*Wilburn E. “Webb” Newsome (1937), Football, Basketball, Baseball, Boxing
*Roy E. “Country” Rollins (1932), Football, Basketball, Track

Inducted October 1974
*Robert C. “Bob” Browne (1925), Football, Basketball, Baseball
*Arnold E. Melvin (1952), Football
*Talmadge “Tal” Abernathy (1942), Baseball
*A. Roney Cates (1949), Basketball
George W. Wooten (1964), Football, Track, Golf

Inducted May 1973
James L. “Hank” Hamrick (1955), Basketball, Baseball
Gilbert J. “Gil” Watts (1959), Baseball, Basketball
Jack Gardner (1942), Basketball, Baseball
*Hollis E. Atkinson (1917), Basketball, Baseball, Track
*C. V.”Lefty” Briggs (1930), Baseball, Basketball
*C. C. “Jack” Johnson (1914), Basketball, Baseball, Track (posthumous)

Inducted October 1973
Lou F. Roshelli (1953), Football
*E. Hal Bradley (1938), Football, Basketball
C. Lynn Newcomb (1958), Football, Track
*John Urquhart Newman Jr. (1914), Basketball, Baseball (posthumous)
*Gordon A. Kirkland (1926), Football, Baseball (posthumous)

Inducted October 1972
*Dr. Alonzo Lohr Hook (1913), Longtime Friend of Elon Athletics
*Douglas Clyde “Peahead” Walker (1937), Coach
*L. J. “Hap” Perry (1923), Coach
*Salvatore M. “Sal” Gero (1951), Football
*James M. “Jack Rabbit” Abbitt (1938), Football, Basketball, Baseball
*Henry T. “Pete” Williams (1932), Football, Baseball
Anthony “Tony” Carcaterra (1959), Football, Basketball, Baseball
*Robert L. “Jack” Boone (1941), Football
*E. S. “Johnny” Johnson (1922), Football, Basketball, Baseball, Track