APP STATE ATHLETICS HALL OF FAME
Founded in 1975 by the Former Athletes Association, the App State Athletics Hall of Fame recognizes former coaches and student-athletes for their athletic achievements at Appalachian State. To be considered for induction, a nominee must have completed their eligibility at least five years prior to his/her nomination while coaches are eligible for nomination three years after his/her last season of coaching at Appalachian State.
Below is a list of the Hall of Fame's inductees.Â
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| Name |
Sport |
Year |
Date Inducted |
| Wayne D. Duncan |
Basketball |
1961-65 |
Sept. 13, 1975 |
| S.G. Gabriel |
Football |
1950-54 |
Sept. 13, 1975 |
| Jack W. Groce |
Football |
1949-53 |
Sept. 13, 1975 |
| Larry T. Hand |
Football |
1961-64 |
Sept. 13, 1975 |
| Danny R. Miller |
Basketball |
1938-42 |
Sept. 13, 1975 |
| John N. Pyecha |
Basketball |
1951-55 |
Sept. 13, 1975 |
| Belus V. Smawley |
Basketball & Baseball |
1939-43 |
Sept. 13, 1975 |
| Claude "Red" Smith |
Football & Baseball |
1930-34 |
Sept. 13, 1975 |
| Robert W. Watkins |
Wrestling Coach |
1934-59 |
Sept. 13, 1975 |
| John R. Caskey |
Football |
1946-49 |
Sept. 11, 1976 |
| John H. Hollar |
Football & Baseball |
1940-42, 1946-49 |
Sept. 11, 1976 |
| Charles R. Parks |
Wrestling |
1937-41 |
Sept. 11, 1976 |
| H. Coaker Triplett |
Football & Baseball |
1930-33 |
Sept. 11, 1976 |
| George "Fluffy" Watts |
Football |
1938-42 |
Sept. 11, 1976 |
| Austin A. Adams |
Golf |
1961-65 |
Sept. 17, 1977 |
| Herman W. Bryson |
Football |
1946-50 |
Sept. 17, 1977 |
| Lloyd L. Hobbs |
Wrestling & Football |
1934-37 |
Sept. 17, 1977 |
| Francis L. Hoover |
Golf Player/Coach |
1936-40, 1945-77 |
Sept. 17, 1977 |
| J. Pat Murphy |
Football |
1965-69 |
Sept. 17, 1977 |
| Pierce Oliver "Kidd" Brewer |
Football Coach |
1935-38 |
Sept. 9, 1978 |
| Al Crawford |
Wrestling |
1939-41 |
Sept. 9, 1978 |
| W. Samuel McKinney |
Football |
1929-31 |
Sept. 9, 1978 |
| Len Wilson |
Football |
1934-38 |
Sept. 9, 1978 |
| Bobby Agle |
Football |
1965-69 |
Sept. 22, 1979 |
| M.J. "Rovie" Angell |
Football |
1934-38 |
Sept. 22, 1979 |
| Cline Farthing |
Football & Wrestling |
1933-37 |
Sept. 22, 1979 |
| Claude Pyatte |
Football & Basketball |
1929-32 |
Sept. 22, 1979 |
| Norman Chambers |
Tennis |
1962-64 |
Sept. 13, 1980 |
| E.C. Duggins |
Football Coach |
1947-55 |
Sept. 13, 1980 |
| Alvin Hooks |
Football & Baseball |
1948-52 |
Sept. 13, 1980 |
| Everette McConnell |
Football & Basketball |
1931-35 |
Sept. 13, 1980 |
| Flucie Stewart |
Football Coach |
1935-40, 1946-47 |
Sept. 5, 1981 |
| J.C. Honeycutt |
Football |
1946-50 |
Sept. 5, 1981 |
| Jerry Daniels |
Wrestling |
1954-58 |
Sept. 18, 1982 |
| Ansel Glendenning |
Football |
1956-60 |
Sept. 18, 1982 |
| Ron Hodges |
Baseball |
1968-71 |
Sept. 18, 1982 |
| Don King |
Basketball |
1957-61 |
Sept. 18, 1982 |
| Ivo Wortman |
Basketball & Football |
1930-34 |
Sept. 18, 1982 |
| David W. Abernathy |
Basketball |
1954-57 |
Sept. 22, 1984 |
| Sam Adams |
Golf |
1964-68 |
Sept. 22, 1984 |
| Marjorie Crisp |
Basketball |
1930-34 |
Sept. 22, 1984 |
| Carl H. Rudisill |
Football/Basketball/Baseball/Wrestling |
1932-36 |
Sept. 22, 1984 |
| Greg Van Orden |
Football & Wrestling |
1960-63 |
Sept. 22, 1984 |
| Richard Howe |
Basketball |
1957-61 |
Sept. 14, 1985 |
| Lafette Jordan |
Track |
1976-80 |
Sept. 14, 1985 |
| Lloyd "Rick" B. Beasley, Jr. |
Football & Track |
1977-81 |
Sept. 13, 1986 |
| James F. Jones |
Tennis Coach |
1956-74 |
Sept. 13, 1986 |
| Darryl Robinson |
Basketball |
1975-79 |
Sept. 13, 1986 |
| Emmanuel "Ike" Udogu |
Soccer |
1971-74 |
Sept. 13, 1986 |
| Robert F. Weaver |
Football/Basketball/Baseball |
1931-35 |
Sept. 13, 1986 |
| Steven Gabriel |
Football/Wrestling/Coach |
1948-52, 1965-74 |
Sept. 12, 1987 |
| Keith Richardson |
Tennis |
1971-75 |
Sept. 12, 1987 |
| Tony Searcy |
Basketball |
1976-78 |
Sept. 12, 1987 |
| Gil Beck |
Football |
1974-77 |
Sept. 3, 1988 |
| Bobby Cremins |
Basketball Coach |
1975-80 |
Sept. 3, 1988 |
| Mike Ramsey |
Baseball |
1973-75 |
Sept. 3, 1988 |
| Evelyn Bingham Smith |
Basketball |
1930-34 |
Sept. 3, 1988 |
| Carol L. Almond |
Basketball |
1975-79 |
Sept. 2, 1989 |
| James B. Ollis |
Football |
1952-56 |
Sept. 2, 1989 |
| Thompson O. Usiyan |
Soccer |
1977-80 |
Sept. 2, 1989 |
| Isaac "Ike" Anderson |
Wrestling |
1978-79 |
Sept. 1, 1990 |
| Steve Brown |
Football |
1977-81 |
Sept. 1, 1990 |
| Vaughn Christian |
Soccer/Coach |
1971-77 |
Sept. 1, 1990 |
| Deborah Morey |
Field Hockey & Softball |
1969-73 |
Sept. 1, 1990 |
| Bob Billings |
Baseball |
1968-70 |
Aug. 31, 1991 |
| Bob Light |
Basketball & Tennis Coach |
1957-72, 1974-88 |
Aug. 31, 1991 |
| Carl Messere |
Football & Football Coach |
1957-61, 1965-70 |
Aug. 31, 1991 |
| Albert Frank Waynick |
Wrestling |
1949-52 |
Sept. 26, 1992 |
| Ned Pennell |
Football |
1951-54 |
Sept. 26, 1992 |
| Janet Gordon Hall |
Tennis/Volleyball/Basketball |
1974-78 |
Sept. 26, 1992 |
| Robby Price |
Football & Baseball |
1974-78 |
Sept. 11, 1993 |
| Meg Warren Foster |
Track & Field |
1983-87 |
Sept. 11, 1993 |
| Larry T. Nance |
Tennis & Asst. Tennis Coach |
1958-62, 1963 |
Sept. 11, 1993 |
| Lamonda Miller |
Track & Field |
1985-89 |
Sept. 17, 1994 |
| John Settle |
Football |
1983-86 |
Sept. 17, 1994 |
| Dino Hackett |
Football |
1981-85 |
Sept. 9, 1995 |
| Emmitt Hamilton |
Football & Track |
1974-78 |
Sept. 9, 1995 |
| Devon Ford |
Football & Track |
1973-77 |
Sept. 9, 1995 |
| Nina Foust |
Basketball & Golf |
1976-80 |
Sept. 9, 1995 |
| Bob Pollock |
Track & Cross Country Coach |
1974-88 |
Sept. 7, 1996 |
| Whitney Jessee Ball |
Cross Country & Track |
1985-90 |
Sept. 7, 1996 |
| C. Wayne York |
Wrestling |
1949-51 |
Sept. 20, 1997 |
| Larry Bo Butler |
Football |
1969-73 |
Sept. 20, 1997 |
| James A. Brakefield |
Football Coach |
1971-79 |
Sept. 20, 1997 |
| Ronnie T. Smarr |
Tennis |
1961-65 |
Sept. 20, 1997 |
| Vanessa Tysor Kosmala |
Cross Country & Track |
1985-90 |
Sept. 5, 1998 |
| Joe Parker |
Football |
1973-77 |
Sept. 5, 1998 |
| Traci Blankenship Smith |
Volleyball |
1982-86 |
Sept. 5, 1998 |
| Warren T. Posey |
Track & Field |
1985-89 |
Sept. 11, 1999 |
| Scott V. McConnell |
Football |
1975-78 |
Sept. 11, 1999 |
| Avery B. Hall |
Football |
1989-92 |
Sept. 11, 1999 |
| Kirk E. Bailey |
Baseball |
1980-82 |
Sept. 11, 1999 |
| Ronald Kanoy |
Special Service Award |
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Sept. 11, 1999 |
| John Nedd |
Soccer |
1982-85 |
Sept. 9, 2000 |
| Earl W. Henson |
Football/Basketball/Baseball/Soccer/Track |
1934-38 |
Sept. 9, 2000 |
| Warren H. Austin |
Wrestling |
1941-43, 1947 |
Sept. 9, 2000 |
| Robert Broome |
Football/Baseball/Basketball/Wrestling/Football & Baseball Coach |
1936-40, 1947-59 |
Sept. 1, 2001 |
| Peter Vandenburg |
Track & Field |
1986-90 |
Sept. 1, 2001 |
| Jim Duncan |
Football Coach |
1959-65 |
Sept. 1, 2001 |
| Charles Harville |
Special Service Award |
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Sept. 1, 2001 |
| Valorie Whiteside |
Basketball |
1984-88 |
Sept. 20, 2003 |
| Beth Ruggles |
Cross Country & Track |
1984-88 |
Sept. 20, 2003 |
| Jane Dalton Currin |
Basketball |
1984-88 |
Sept. 20, 2003 |
| Jim Morris |
Baseball Coach |
1974-98 |
Sept. 20, 2003 |
| Melissa Morrison |
Track |
1990-93 |
Sept. 20, 2003 |
| William Brown |
Special Service Award |
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Sept. 20, 2003 |
| Mark Schwartz |
Soccer |
1979-82 |
Sept. 11, 2004 |
| Bobby Russell |
Football |
1965-68 |
Sept. 11, 2004 |
| Matt Stevens |
Football |
1991-95 |
Sept. 11, 2004 |
| Clayton Deskins |
Football |
1968-71 |
Sept. 11, 2004 |
| Linda Robinson |
Basketball Coach |
1984-97 |
Sept. 11, 2004 |
| Gerald C. Adams |
Special Service Award |
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Sept. 11, 2004 |
| Jim Conger |
Football |
1956-59 |
Sept. 17, 2005 |
| Randy Ingle |
Baseball |
1977-79 |
Sept. 17, 2005 |
| Rico Mack |
Football |
1989-92 |
Sept. 17, 2005 |
| Richard Tickle |
Football |
1961-64 |
Sept. 17, 2005 |
| Tony Gray |
Special Service Award |
|
Sept. 17, 2005 |
| Harold Alexander |
Football |
1989-92 |
Sept. 9, 2006 |
| Mary Jayne Harrelson |
Cross Country & Track |
1996-2001 |
Sept. 9, 2006 |
| Dr. Frank Lovrich |
Baseball Coach |
1967-73 |
Sept. 9, 2006 |
| Alvin Parker |
Football |
1980-83 |
Sept. 9, 2006 |
| Rob Wilcher |
Soccer |
1982-85 |
Sept. 9, 2006 |
| Jack Neal |
Special Service Award |
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Sept. 9, 2006 |
| Pete Hardee |
Baseball |
1981-84 |
Sept. 8, 2007 |
| Leigh Hawkins |
Track and Field |
1985-89 |
Sept. 8, 2007 |
| Art Rex |
Soccer Coach |
1981-97 |
Sept. 8, 2007 |
| Lester Hardin |
Special Service Award |
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Sept. 8, 2007 |
| Wayne Byrd |
Football |
1963-66 |
Sept. 27, 2008 |
| Dexter Coakley |
Football |
1993-96 |
Sept. 27, 2008 |
| Andrew Pitts |
Golf |
1987-90 |
Sept. 27, 2008 |
| Dr. Jan Watson |
Field Hockey Coach |
1968-72, 1974-83 |
Sept. 27, 2008 |
| Dr. Judy Clark |
Special Service Award |
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Sept. 27, 2008 |
| Lynette Gardin-Johnson |
Track and Field |
1988-92 |
Sept. 26, 2009 |
| Corey Hall |
Football |
1997-2000 |
Sept. 26, 2009 |
| Josh Jeffries |
Football |
1999-2002 |
Sept. 26, 2009 |
| Tyson Patterson |
Basketball |
1996-2000 |
Sept. 26, 2009 |
| Mark Royals |
Football |
1983-85 |
Sept. 26, 2009 |
| F.P. "Bodenheimer |
Special Service Award |
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Sept. 26, 2009 |
| Al Fereshetian |
Men's Cross Country/Track and Field Coach |
1989-95 |
Sept. 11, 2010 |
| Johnny Jennings |
Football |
1987-90 |
Sept. 11, 2010 |
| Beth Laney Queen |
Women's Basketball |
1985-89 |
Sept. 11, 2010 |
| Roachel Laney |
Special Service Award |
|
Sept. 11, 2010 |
| Larry Harbin |
Football |
1961-64 |
Sept. 10, 2011 |
| Robert Johnson |
Track and Field |
1994-96 |
Sept. 10, 2011 |
| Dwayne Pelham |
Football |
1986-90 |
Sept. 10, 2011 |
| Allan Price |
Basketball |
1966-69 |
Sept. 10, 2011 |
| Richie Williams |
Football |
2002-05 |
Sept. 10, 2011 |
| Tommy Sofield |
Special Service Award |
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Sept. 10, 2011 |
| Anthony Downs |
Football |
1984-87 |
Sept. 8, 2012 |
| Derrick Graham |
Football |
1986-89 |
Sept. 8, 2012 |
| Dr. Edgar "Ole" Larson |
Swimming Coach |
1968-79 |
Sept. 8, 2012 |
| Andy Salandy |
Men's Soccer |
1987-90 |
Sept. 8, 2012 |
| Ronda White |
Women's Track and Field |
2001-04 |
Sept. 8, 2012 |
| Julia Adams |
Special Service Award |
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Sept. 8, 2012 |
| Stefanie Panzer |
Volleyball |
2002-05 |
Sept. 7, 2013 |
| Kevin Richardson |
Football |
2004-07 |
Sept. 7, 2013 |
| Jay Sutton |
Football |
1992-96 |
Sept. 7, 2013 |
| Ernest Wiggins |
Men's Track and Field |
2001-04 |
Sept. 7, 2013 |
| Jack Branch |
Special Service Award |
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Sept. 7, 2013 |
| Jennifer Claud-White |
Women's Track and Field |
2001-05 |
Sept. 6, 2014 |
| Matt Isenhour |
Football |
2003-06 |
Sept. 6, 2014 |
| Frank Kemo |
Men's Soccer |
1973-76 |
Sept. 6, 2014 |
| Angie Ridgeway |
Women's Golf |
1983-87 |
Sept. 6, 2014 |
| Damon Scott |
Football |
1993-96 |
Sept. 6, 2014 |
| Armanti Edwards |
Football |
2006-09 |
Sept. 5, 2015 |
| Jerry Moore |
Football |
1989-2012 |
Sept. 5, 2015 |
| Daniel Wilcox |
Football |
1999-2000 |
Sept. 5, 2015 |
| Chip Hooks |
Football |
1991-94 |
Sept. 5, 2015 |
| Leigh Cooper Wallace |
Cross Country/Track and Field |
1988-92 |
Sept. 5, 2015 |
| Kerry Brown |
Football |
2004-07 |
Sept. 10, 2016 |
| Randy Ingram |
Baseball |
1975-78 |
Sept. 10, 2016 |
| Paul Mance |
Wrestling |
Student Athlete: 1966-69
Head Coach: 1976-2009Â |
Sept. 10, 2016 |
| Lori Ransome Harper |
Cheerleading |
1985-89 |
Sept. 10, 2016 |
| Julian Rauch |
Football |
2004-07 |
Sept. 10, 2016 |
| David Jackson |
"Voice of the Mountaineers" Special Service Award |
2000-15 |
Sept. 10, 2016 |
| Brittany Zahn Arnold        |
Volleyball |
2005-07Â Â |
Sept. 9, 2017 |
| Jim Wilcox |
Basketball  |
1963-66 |
Sept. 9, 2017 |
| Cedric Felton |
Football |
1982-86 |
Sept. 9, 2017 |
| David Mor    |
Soccer  |
1974-75 |
Sept. 9, 2017 |
| Bruce Schlegel |
Wrestling |
1967-71 |
Sept. 9, 2017 |
| Mark Fee  |
Wrestling |
1999-2003 |
Nov. 17, 2018 |
| Anna Freeman Healy |
Women's Basketball |
2009-13 |
Nov. 17, 2018 |
| Wes Hobson |
Baseball |
2007-10 |
Nov. 17, 2018 |
| Corey Lynch |
Football |
2003-07 |
Nov. 17, 2018 |
| Marques Murrell |
Football |
2003-06 |
Nov. 17, 2018 |
| D.J. Thompson |
Basketball |
2003-07 |
Nov. 17, 2018 |
| Bobby Barbera    |
Men's Tennis  |
1963-67 |
Aug. 31, 2019 |
| DaVon Fowlkes |
Football    |
2000-04 |
Aug. 31, 2019 |
| Donald Sims |
Men's Basketball |
2007-11 |
Aug. 31, 2019 |
| Jim Whitmer    |
Wrestling |
1963-67 |
Aug. 31, 2019 |
| Katie Boyd |
Softball |
2008-11 |
Sept. 18, 2021 |
| Mark LeGree |
Football |
2007-10 |
Sept. 18, 2021 |
| George Sansone |
Wrestling |
1966-69 |
Sept. 18, 2021 |
| Malcolm Styers |
Men's Track and Field |
2007-11 |
Sept. 18, 2021 |
| Bob Allsbrook |
Men's Tennis |
1979-83 |
Sept. 17, 2022 |
| Ed Boyd |
Football |
1981-84 |
Sept. 17, 2022 |
| Walt Braine |
Wrestling |
1965-69 |
Sept. 17, 2022 |
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| Susan McDanald Love |
Women's Tennis |
1979-83 |
Sept. 17, 2022 |
| Merryll McElwain |
Women's Golf |
1993-97 |
Sept. 17, 2022 |
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| Stethane Pipkins |
Women's Track and Field |
1987-90 |
Sept. 17, 2022 |
| Kenneth Davis |
Special Service Award |
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Sept. 17, 2022 |
| Andre Crawford |
Baseball/Football |
1982-87 |
Sept. 1, 2023 |
| Muriel Higginbotham |
Women's Basketball |
1978-82 |
Sept. 1, 2023 |
| Meghan Gaffney Mitchell |
Women's Track and Field/Cross Country |
2004-09 |
Sept. 1, 2023 |
| Herb Singerman |
Wrestling |
1968-72 |
Sept. 1, 2023 |
| John Weaver |
Track and Field/Cross Country Coach |
1982-2018 |
Sept. 1, 2023 |
| Oval Jaynes |
Special Service Award |
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Sept. 1, 2023 |
