Clemson Hall of Fame Members

Published January 5, 2005 - The Greenville News
 
Name Sport(s) Years In Sports Year Inducted Major Accomplishments
Jimmy Addison Football 1965-67 1994 All-ACC, NCAA Postgraduate Scholar
Rusty Adkins Baseball 1965-67 1977 Clemson's only three-time baseball All-American
Ben Anderson Football 1970-72 1997 Academic All-American, Jim Weaver Award Winner
Obed Ariri Football, Men's Soccer 1976-80 1998 All-American in football, set NCAA FG record, All-ACC in soccer
Rick Aronberg Men's Swimming 1986-90 2001 Six-time ACC Champion, four-time All-American, Maccabiah Games all-time medal winner
F.E. Armstrong Football 1918-20 1978 Three-year letterman, three-time co-captain
Jill Bakehorn Women's Swimming 1986-89 2001 15-time All-American in backstroke and IM
Stumpy Banks Football 1915-19 1975 All-State three years, All-Southern 1919, Two-time captain
Jessica Barr Women's Basketball 1992-94 2000 First Lady Tiger to win ACC Player of the Year Award; All-American, 1993-94
Tom Barton Football 1949-52 1987 1952 All-American, South Carolina Hall of Fame
George Bennett IPTAY Director 1971-79,93-pr. 1989 IPTAY Membership and money raised led the nation
Joe Net Berry Football 1934-36 1981 Honorable Mention All-American, Capt. of 1936 team
*Joe Blalock Football 1939-41 1973 Clemson's first two-time All-American in football
  Men's Basketball 1940-41  
Jeff Bostic Football 1977-79 1997 All-ACC 1979, 14 years in NFL, Three Super Bowl Rings
Joe Bostic Football 1975-78 1996 Two-time All-American, Jacobs Blocking Award
Bob Bradley Sports Information Director 1955-89 1985 National Hall of Fame SID; CoSIDA Man of the Year, 1976
Jim Brennan Men's Basketball 1961-64 1983 All-ACC (2nd team) for two years; 1962 All-ACC Tournament
Bubba Brown Football 1976-79 1999 First-team All-ACC honors; Clemson's career tackle leader (515)
Thomas Brown Football, Men's Basketball 1933-37 1987 All-Southern Conference basketball; football all-state
Clyde Brown Men's Soccer 1972-75 1984 Two-time All-American, only four-time Player-of-the-Year in ACC soccer history
Jeff Bryant Football 1978-81 1996 1981 All-American, played 13 years in NFL
Shad Bryant Football 1937-39 1979 Clemson's all-time kick returner, All-Southern Conf., 1939
Dude Buchanan Men's Basketball, Baseball 1938-41 1991 Career .400 hitter, All-Southern Conference in 1939.
Bob Burns Men's Tennis 1958-62 1988 All-ACC Tennis, played in US Open, 60-11 in singles
Charlie Bussey Football 1954-56 1988 All-ACC; Academic All-American
Jerry Butler Football 1975-78 1986 All-American football receiver, Frank Howard Award in 1979
Jackie Calvert Football 1948-50 1977 All-America football safety in 1950
  Men's Track 1949-51  
Elden Campbell Men's Basketball 1986-90 2000 Clemson's career scoring leader with 1,880 points, first-round draft pick
Jack Chandler Men's Track, Men's Basketball 1920-25 1984 Undefeated in 100-yard dash, starter on basketball team
Chip Clark Men's Basketball, Men's Golf, Men's Track 1942-46 1998 Only Clemson athlete to captain three sports
Dwight Clark Football 1975-78 1988 NFL MVP 1982; Two-time All-Pro
Doug Cline Football 1957-59 1991 Jacobs Blocking Trophy, All-ACC, Academic All-ACC
Ty Cline Baseball 1959-60 1978 All-American in 1960, .336 career average
Roger Collins Men's Soccer 1969-70 1978 Two-time All-American in track; All-ACC in soccer
  Men's Track 1968-70    
*Fred Cone Football 1948-50 1973 Clemson's first 2,000-yard rusher, Ring of Honor
David Cooper Men's Tennis 1967-69 1983 Three-time ACC Champion
Bobby Conrad Men's Basketball 1976-80 1993 Three-time All-ACC Academic; Norris and Jim Weaver Award Winner; NCAA Post-Graduate Scholarship winner
Walter Cox Football 1935-51 1984 Football player and assistant coach; starter on Clemson's first bowl team; former Football, Baseball Coach Vice President for Student Affairs; University President
Bennie Cunningham Football 1973-75 1984 Two-time All-American, Frank Howard Award winner
Dale Davis Men's Basketball 1987-91 1996 All-ACC Three Years, Honorable Mention All-American, Led ACC in rebounds and field goal percentage two straight years
Jeff Davis Football 1978-81 1989 All-American 1981, Captain of National Championship team
Mark Dickson Men's Tennis 1979-82 1999 Three-time All-American; ITCA Senior Player-of-the-Year
Bill Dillard Football 1932-34 1991 Captain of basketball, All-State football
Lisa Dillard-Hanks Women's Track 1988-91 2001 Six-time ACC champion, four-time All-American
Russell Dorn Boxing 1937-38 1979 Two-time Southern Conference boxing champ
John Dunkelberg Men's Track 1958-60 1976 Six letters, set two ACC track records
Dr. R.C. Edwards Football Manager 1933 1984 Football Manager, University President (1959-79)
Janet Ellison McDonnell Women's Swimming 1977-80 1999 All-American honors in five events as a freshman; First female All-American in Clemson sports history
Mike Eppley Football, Men's Basketball 1980-84 1990 Football All-ACC 1984, one of two football-basketball starters in Division I in 1982-83 and 1983-84, Academic All-ACC football and basketball, top-25 in nation in passing in 1983 and 1984.
R.H. Fike President IPTAY 1934-35 1978 Founder of IPTAY
Mac Folger Football, Men's Track 1934-36 1975 Led Clemson in rushing and scoring in 1936
Danny Ford Football Coach 1979-89 1999 Coached Clemson to its National Championship in 1981; Had .760 winning percentage
Donna Forrester Women's Basketball 1976-78 1996 First All-ACC women's basketball player
Bill Foster Men's Basketball Coach 1975-84 2001 Coached Clemson to Final 8 of 1980 NCAA Tournament, posted three 20-win seasons
Eddis Freeman Football, Basketball, Golf 1943-46 1998 8-time lettermen/all-state in football, top scorer in basketball
George Fritts Football 1939-41 1977 Three-year starter in football and track
  Men's Track 1940-42  
Steve Fuller Football 1975-78 1985 ACC Player-of-the-Year two consecutive years; First-team Academic All-American twice, NCAA Top-Five Award
Bobby Gage Football 1945-48 1976 All-American in 1948
Chris Gardocki Football 1988-90 2001 Two-time All-American placekicker, ranked in top 10 in the nation in punting and placekicking in 1989 and 1990
Dreher Gaskin Football 1950-53 1994 Clemson's first, first-team All-ACC athlete
Rusty Gerhardt Baseball 1969-72 1982 All-America pitcher, second in career wins (34)
Mutt Gee Football 1914-17 1975 All-State (1916-17), All-Southern (1917)
Frank Gillespie Baseball 1943, 47-49 1977 Three-sport letterman, Southern Conference Athlete-of-the Year in 1948
  Football 1946-48    
  Men's Basketball 1946-49  
Buddy Gore Football 1965-67 1986 ACC Player-of-the-Year, 1967
Kim Graham Women's Track 1989-93 1998 Four-time ACC MVP/15-time ACC Champion/Olympic Gold Medalist
Horace Grant Men's Basketball 1983-87 1999 Conference "triple crown winner; ACC Player-of-the-Year, 1987, four NBA titles
John Grdijan Football 1955-57 1983 South Carolina Lineman-of-the-Year 1957, All-ACC
Michael Green Men's Track 1990-93 2001 Three-time NCAA champion, nine-time ACC champion, six-time All-American, ran in 1992 Summer Olympics for Jamaica
Billy Hair Football 1950-52 1983 Two-time All-Southern Conference
Dr. Jud Hair Team Physician 1957-85 2000 In charge of student health services at Clemson for 28 years (1957-85) and served as team physician for Clemson Athletics during much of that time
R.G. Hamilton Football 1896 1981 First Clemson Football Captain
Pam Hayden Women's Swimming 1984-88 1995 18-event All-American, 10-time ACC Champion, Two-time ACC Swimmer of the Year
John Heisman Football 1900-03 1981 Coached Clemson to first undefeated season; Won 83 percent of games
Dick Hendley Football 1946, 48-50 1984 Jacobs Blocking Trophy winner, lifetime .331 hitter in baseball
  Baseball 1949-51  
Sam Henson Wrestling 1992-94 2000 Two-time NCAA Champion in the 118-pound class (1993 & 1994); Career record of 71-0 at Clemson
Doug Hoffman Baseball 1957-59 1980 All-American, MVP of NCAA regional in baseball
  Men's Basketball 1956-59  
P.B. Holtzendorff, III Men's Swimming, Men's Tennis 1938-41 1976 Tennis & Swimming captain in 1941, led Clemson to Southern Conference swim title in 1939.
Fred Hoover Trainer 1958-98 1982 National Hall of Fame trainer
*Frank Howard Football Coach, Athletic Director 1931-74 1973 College Football Hall of Fame coach, six ACC titles, six bowl games
Bob Hudson Football 1947-50 1980 Four-year letterman in football and track
  Men's Track 1948-51  
Bill Hudson Football, Men's Track 1954-56 1984 Honorable Mention football All-American, All-AFL
Dr. I.M. Ibrahim Men's Soccer Coach 1967-94 2000 Started soccer program at Clemson; coached Tigers to 11 ACC Championships, two national championships and finished in top 20 for 18 seasons
Ute Jamrozy Women's Track 1985-88 2000 First Lady Tiger to win an ACC women's indoor track & field title (ACC Champion in the two-mile run, 1987)
Ralph Jenkins Football 1943-46 1995 All-America Center, 1945
Frank Jervey Benefactor 1914-83 1975 Mr. Clemson, served athletic department in various advisory capacities. Athletic building named for him
Bob Jones Men's Basketball 1927-30 1974 All-South Atlantic end as player, football, boxing and golf coach for 44 years
  Football 1928-30  
Homer Jordan Football 1979-82 1993 Quarterbacked '81 National Championship team; All-ACC in 1981; MVP of '82 Orange Bowl
Barbara Kennedy-Dixon Women's Basketball 1978-82 1989 Three-time All-American, ACC career scoring leader, Clemson Ring of Honor
Jimmy Key Baseball 1980-82 1999 Only Clemson baseball player to be first-team All-ACC at two positions in the same season, two Major League World Series titles
Terry Kinard Football 1978-82 1992 Two-time All-American, National Defensive Player-of-theYear, 1982, College Football Hall of Fame in 2001
Don King Football 1952-55 1992 Won National Sportsmanship Award, 1953; two-time All-ACC
Doug Kingsmore Baseball 1951-54 1985 Hit .371 on ACC's first championship team in 1954, All-ACC, All-District III, first Tiger to hit 10 HRs in a season
Levon Kirkland Football 1988-91 2001 Three-time All-ACC, two-time All-American linebacker, Butkus Award finalist
Janet Knight-Linder Women's Basketball 1982-86 1999 Three-time ACC-Academic Honor Roll; Team MVP; First-team All-ACC; Third-team All-American
Fred Knoebel Football, Baseball 1950-52 1996 Set interception record in football, triples record in baseball
Hans Koeleman Men's Track 1980-83 1995 6-time All-American, 3-time ACC Cross Country Champion
Tina Krebs Women's Track 1982-86 1993 Three-time National Champion; eight-time All-American; second-team Academic All-American in 1986; Frank Howard Award winner
Mitzi Kremer Women's Swimming 1986-89 1994 Four-time NCAA champion, bronze medalist 1988 Olympics
Joe Landrum Baseball 1946-47 1974 Clemson's first baseball All-American (1947)
Bull Lightsey Football 1922, 24-25 1976 Two-time All-Southern Conference Lineman
Noel Loban Wrestling 1977-80 1991 First Clemson NCAA Champion in any sport
William Lynn Men's Track 1931-34 1986 Southern Conference 100-yard champion
Randy Mahaffey Men's Basketball 1964-67 1975 Three-time Academic All-ACC/First-Team All-ACC
Wayne Mass Football 1965-67 1993 1966 All-American; Jacobs Blocking Trophy recipient; two-time All-ACC
Bill Mathis Football 1957-59 1979 Started on three bowl teams, first Clemson Super Bowl champion
Ray Mathews Baseball 1948-50 1978 Top-five in Pittsburgh Steeler history in receiving, Top 10 scorer, #15 rusher in Clemson history/Baseball Starter
  Football 1947-50  
Richard Matuszewski Men's Tennis 1983-86 2001 First four-time All-American in Clemson Men's Tennis history, won 50 matches in 1984
John Maxwell Football 1902-03 1974 Led Clemson to 10-2 record in two years
Bill McLellan Football, Athletic Director 1952-53, 66-85 1993 Organized facility improvements and growth of IPTAY
*Banks McFadden Men's Track, Football, 1937-40 1973 Named Nation's Most Versatile Athlete in 1939-40 First two-sport All-American in Clemson history, College Football Hall of Fame
  Men's Basketball      
Herman McGee Trainer 1934-80 1976 National Training Hall of Fame, served Clemson 46 years
Carl McHugh Men's Swimming Coach 1947-76 1983 Head swimming coach, 28 years, Natatorium named in his honor
Covington (Goat) McMillan Football 1928-29 1985 Backfield and head freshman coach who helped develop four All-Americans
  Football Coach 1937-64  
Dr. Lee Milford Chairman Athletic Council, Physician 1930-54 1981 Chairman of Athletic Council for 25 years
Bobbie Mims Felder Women's Basketball 1976-80 2001 All-time Clemson leader in assists, led team to 88 wins in four years
Gene Moore Football, Baseball 1946-49 1993 Two-year football starter; played in '50 Senior Bowl; led baseball team in total bases in 1948 and in triples in 1948 and 1949
Parker Moore Men's Golf 1973-76 1992 First Clemson ACC Golf Champion; played in 1977 Master's
Dr. Denise Murphy-Stadelmaier Volleyball 1983-86 1999 Two-time first-team All-ACC; Two-time Academic All-American
Bruce Murray Men's Soccer 1984-87 1992 Hermann Award winner; first national Player-of-the-Year at Clemson
Larry Nance Men's Basketball 1977-81 1995 All-ACC 1981, All-NCAA Regional 1980, 3-time NBA All-Star, first NBA dunk champion
Jess Neely Football Coach, Athletic Director 1931-39 1979 Head Football Coach, took Clemson to first major bowl, 1940 Cotton Bowl/National College Football Hall of Fame
Carter Newman Men's Track, Men's Basketball 1924-27 1983 Led basketball team in scoring three years; state cross country champion 1924
Rock Norman Men's Track Coach 1940-57 1974 Built foundation of track program as coach 17 years.
  Football Coach, Men's Basketball Coach 1941-46  
*Billy O'Dell Baseball 1952-54 1973 All-American in 1954, MVP of Major League All-Star game, 1958
Harry Olszewski Football 1965-67 1980 Consensus All-American in 1967/South Carolina Hall of Fame
Suzie Owens Football 1919-20 1980 Captain of baseball, top offensive lineman in football
  Baseball 1920-21  
Choppy Patterson Men's Basketball 1959-63 1981 First-team All-ACC in 1960; 2nd team (1961)
Chris Patton Golf 1986-90 2000 Five tournament wins, more than any other Tiger golfer in history; 1989 U.S. Amateur Champion; three-time All-American
Bob Paulling Baseball, Football 1979-83 1994 All-ACC in two sports; Hit .407 in 1983; set consecutive PAT-record
Michael Dean Perry Football 1984-87 2000 First-team All-American in 1987; ACC Player of the Year in 1987
Jim Phillips Broadcaster 1967-present 1992 Voice of Tigers in football, basketball, baseball for over 30 years
John Phillips Football 1984-87 1999 Two-time All-American guard
O.K. Pressley Football 1926-28 1978 Clemson's first football All-American
Phil Prince Football 1944-48 1995 Co-Captain of 1948 undefeated Southern Conference Champs.
Dillard Pruitt Golf 1981-84 1998 All-American golfer/3-time All-ACC
Carl Pulkinen Boxing, Men's Track 1946-49 1987 Southern Conference Lightweight Champ; Two-time state mile champion
Dewey Quinn Football, Men's Basketball, Baseball 1943-46 1994 Three-sport starter for three years, led baseball to NCAA, Final Eight in 1947
Flint Rhem Baseball 1920-23 1979 Pitched 12 seasons in major leagues, 20-game winner
Dr. Walter Merritt Riggs Administrator 1896-00 1994 Started the Clemson Athletic Department, first football coach
Red Ritchie Administrator 1955-71 1980 Chairman of Athletic Council for 17 years
Rick Robbins Academics 1967-80 1982 13-year academic advisor
Phil Rogers Football 1965-67 1989 First Tiger receiver to go over 100 career receptions
Tree Rollins Men's Basketball 1973-77 1987 All-American, Clemson's All-time leading rebounder, NBA veteran of 18 years
Wallace Roy Men's Track 1924-26 1977 Track All-American in 1925, Best Athlete in state in 1926
  Football 1923-25  
  Men's Basketball 1925-26  
William Schilletter Football 1911-14 1973 Captain of 1914 team, four-year letterman
Bob Sharpe Football 1938-40 1982 Team Captain, 1940
Neil Simons Baseball 1977-80 1997 Four-time first-time All-ACC
Hoke Sloan Men's Tennis Coach 1930-59 1977 Built foundation of Clemson tennis, Charter member of IPTAY
Bob Smith Baseball Coach, Football Coach 1950-69 1988 Coached Clemson to first ACC baseball title, Football line coach 19 years
Glenn Smith Football 1949-51 1982 All-Southern Receiver in 1950 and 1951
John Snee Men's Basketball 1948-52 1976 All-Southern, 1952, led team in scoring three years
Bill Spiers Baseball, Football 1985-87 1998 All-American baseball/First Round Draft Pick
Harold Stowe Baseball 1957-59 1979 All-NCAA regional (1958-59); All-College World Series (1959); had 14 of team's 22 wins in 1958
Jim Stuckey Football 1976-79 1995 All-American 1979, All-ACC 1978-79, first-round draft pick, Super Bowl Champion
Jim Sutherland Men's Basketball 1964-67 1991 Jim Weaver Award Winner; two-time All-ACC; third-team Academic All-American
Charlie Timmons Football 1938-42 1985 Two-time All-Southern Conference
Strom Thurmond Men's Track 1921-23 1983 Member of Clemson state champion cross country team, 1922
James Trapp Men's Track 1990-93 2000 10-time All-American; won 12 ACC titles, 1992 200m Indoor National Champion 1993 U.S. and World Champion in 200m indoor; 1992 Olympian
  Football 1989-92  
David Treadwell Football 1984-87 1997 All-American 1987, kicked six game deciding field goals
Annie Tribble Women's Basketball Coach 1976-87 1994 Coached seven 20-game winners, seven postseason events, won 200 games in 11 years
Perry Tuttle Football 1978-81 1991 All-American, 1981, career leader in receptions and yards
Don Wade Football 1949-51 1992 Served Clemson as player, coach and administrator for 25 years
Charlie Waters Football 1967-69 1981 Winner of Frank Howard Award (1970), played on two Super Bowl Champions with Dallas Cowboys
Joel Wells Football 1954-56 1974 All-American running back in 1957
Craig White Baseball 1969-73 1988 ACC Player-of-the-Year, 1973; All-ACC 1971 and 1973
Harvey White Football 1957-59 1981 Academic All-American, 1957
Susan Hill-Whitson Women's Tennis 1977-80 1986 Three-time All-American; 4-Time ACC #1 singles champion
Rodney Williams Football 1985-88 2000 Holds record for games won by a QB (32); led Clemson to four straight bowl games, three straight ACC Championships and three bowl victories
Gene Willimon IPTAY Secretary, Football 1933-77 1986 Executive Director of IPTAY 27 years
Don Willis Football 1935-38 1988 All-South in 1937, All-State 1937, 1938
Charles Woods, Jr. Football 1936-38 1975 All-South in 1937, All-State 1937 and 1938
Wyndie Wyndham Football 1948-50 1980 All-South in 1950
Jimmy Wynn Men's Track 1962-64 1982 Four-time ACC Champion
Bill Yarborough Men's Basketball 1952-57 1974 Clemson's first All-ACC player; all-time scoring leader at time of graduation
Vince Yockel Men's Basketball 1955-58 1982 First-team All-ACC, 1958
Butch Zatezalo Men's Basketball 1966-70 1988 Second-team All-ACC three years; set career scoring record
* - Charter Member