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Athletic Hall Of Fame

Established in 1982 by the National Association of Wabash Men, the Wabash College Athletics Hall of Fame recognizes the extraordinary accomplishments and honors the outstanding scholar-athletes and special contributors to Wabash athletics.

 Enshrined in 1982
William "Abe" Diddel, 1908
Four-Sport Star
Indiana Amateur Golf Champion

Ward "Piggy" Lambert, 1911
Legendary Purdue Basketball
and Baseball Coach

Homer Stonebraker, 1918
All-American Basketball Player
Member of Second Wonder Five

Maurice "Shang" Chadwick, 1925
All-Western Basketball Player
Captain of Fourth Wonder Five

Alonzo Goldsberry, 1924
Long-Time Successful Baseball Coach

Lee Norman "Pete" Thorn, 1924
Wabash's Only 16 Letter Athlete

Clayton Weist, 1930
Football and Baseball Star

J. Owen "Jerry" Huntsman, Jr., 1952
Star Quarterback of the Little Giants

Stan Huntsman, 1954
Two-Time All-American Running Back
Four-Time Track & Field MVP

Charlie Bowerman, 1961
Basketball Captain and All-American

Francis Cayou
Legendary football Coach
Father of the "Little Giants"

J. Owen Huntsman, Honarary Class of 1971
Legendary Cross Country and
Track Coach
Father of the "Hokum Karem"

Robert E. "Pete" Vaughan, Honarary Class of 1954
Football and Basdketball Coach
Long-Time Athletic Director

Enshrined in 1984
William "Cap" Spaulding, 1906
All-State Football Player
Two-Time Team Captain

Homer "Showy" Showalter, 1914
All-State Football Player and
Team Captain

Raymond "Gaumey" Neal, 1920
Wabash Football Captain
Legendary DePauw Football Coach

Raymond D. VanArsdale, 1923
All-American Long Jumper

Fred Wyatt, 1925
13 Letters in Four Sports

Perry Loer, 1928
All-American Football Player

Leonard Wolff, 1937
All-State Football Player

Earl Dowd, 1943
Four-Year Star in Football, Basketball, and Track

Frank Roman, 1950
All-American Quarterback

Richard "Dick" Bowerman, 1972
Four-Time Cross Country MVP
All-American Runner

Ralph Jones
Coach of 1924 Wonderful Five--World Champions (24-0)

Enshrined in 1986
William "Big Bill" Sprow, 1908
Two-Time Captain and All-Western Basketball Player

Irvin "Tiny" Knee, 1923
High-Scoring Football Halfback
Record-Setting Track Man

Fred Naber, 1920
Wabash's First Four-Sport Letterman
(Grandfather of U.S. Olympic God Medalist: Swimmer John Naber)

Lloyd "Doc" Joyce, 1935
All-American Football Player

William "Boonie" Snyder, 1936
12-Letter Star in Football, Basketball, and Baseball

Phil Allen, 1969
Sprint Record Holder
NCAA Postgraduate Scholar

Warren Hall, 1960
Two-Time Cross Country All-American

K. Donald Shelbourne, 1972
All-American Football Player
NCAA Postgraduate Scholar

Ray White, 1973
National Champion Steeplechaser

John P. Collett, 1924
Life-Long Athletic Booster

Jesse Harper, Honorary Class of 1913
Legendary Early Football Coach
Innovator of the Forward Pass

Frank navarro
Coach of 1977 National Runner-up Football Team

Enshrined in 1988
William K. "Billy" Martin, 1887
Player,k Coach, Captain of first Wabash Football Team

Francis Bacon, 1918
Basketball Captain
Member of Second Wonderful Five

Herman Berns, 1935
All-State Quarterback
Eight Letters in Football and Basketball

Dale Davis, 1936
All-State Football Star
12 Varsity Letters

Max E. Servies, 1958
Football and Wrestling Standout
All-Time Winningest Wabash Coach
Long-Time Director of Athletics

Gilbert "Gil" Shoaf, 1957
All-American Tackle in Football

Dave Brooks, 1977
All-American Tennis Player

Roscoe "Lee" Fouts, 1971
Academic All-American Defensive Back

Joe Gawrys, 1976
National Champion Backstroker
Eight-Time All-American Swimmer

Pete Metzelaars, 1982
All-American Football and Basketball Player
Division III Basketball Player of the Year
Third Round Draft Pick of the Seattle Seahawks

Jasper Cragwall, 1932
Father of Wabash Homecoming

Stan Parrish
Winningest Football Coach
42 wins, 3 losses, 1 tie
Two Undefeated Seasons

Enshrined in 1989
Reginald "Reg" Sullivan, 1897
Early Athletic Star

Maurice Guy "Red" Robinson, 1927
10 Varsity Letters
Member of the Fourth Wonder Five

Vaino Grayam, 1955
Star Quarterback and Kicker

Ron Reinhart, 1961
Two-Time Cross Country All-American

Jack Roudebush, 1974
All-American Basketball Player
1,943 Points

Bob Brock
Beloved Basketball Coach from 1955-1965

Enshrined in 1990
Century Allen Milstead, 1924
All-American Football Player
College Football Hall of Fame

Stuart D. Smith, 1933
Star Quarterback
11 Varsity Letters

Richard Lee Cauthen, 1966
Wrestling Captain
10 Varsity Letters in Wrestling, Cross Country, and Track

David A. Harvey, 1978
All- American Quarterback

William "Scott" Boone, 1981
11 Letters in Baseball, Basektball, Football

Byron "Barney" Hollett, 1936
Life-Long Athletic Booster

Enshrined in 1991
Benjamin "Benny" DeVol, 1927
Starting Guard on Fourth Wonderful Five

Bill Chase, 1931
Baseball and Basketball Star

Robert "Wedgie" Wedgeworth, 1959
Four-Year Basketball Letterman
Two-Time NCAA Participant

Joseph "Joe" Haklin, 1973
Academic All-American in Football and Basketball

Daryl E. Johnson, 1982
All-American Running Back
National Scoring Champion

James J. "Pat" Paterson, Honorary Class of 1967
Beloved Athletic Director

Enshrined in 1992
Ralph W. Wicks, 1908
Three-Time All-State Guard
Basketball Captain

Morris E. "Doc" Elliot, 1913
All-State Offensive Lineman

Joseph K. Lovas, 1950
All-American Offensive Lineman

Richard C. Glover, 1965
Four-Year Wrestling Star
Little State MVP

David A. Broecker, 1983
All-American Quarterback
NCAA Postgraduate Scholar

Robert "Mitch" Mitchum, Honorary Class of 1959
Beloved Golf Coach, Glee Club Director

Enshrined in 1993
Harry L. "Red" Varner, 1934
All-State Halfback

William R. Duchon, Class of 1950
Captain and All_American Offensive Lineman

Christopher Passodelis, Class of 1955
Standout Football Star and Team Captain

Russell L. "Rusty" Nichols, Class of 1963
Two-Time Basketball MVP
Seven-Year Coach of Little Giants

Henry J. O'Connell, Class of 1981
Two-Time Cross Country All-American

Melvin P. "Mel" Gore, Class of 1981
All-American Defensive Back on Undefeated Team

Robert L. "Bob" Henry, Honorary Class of 1959
Beloved Physics Professor and Athletic Volunteer

Enshrined in 1994
Donald A. Burdette, Class of 1925
Two-Time Wonder Five Member
Member of World Championship Team

Walter W. Gray, Jr., Class of 1941
Star Football and Baseball Player
Legendary High School Football Coach

Jerry A. Robinson, Class of 1963
Cross Country All-American
MVP and Peter Vaughn Award Winner

James W. "Jimmy" Parker, Class of 1977
All-American Defensive Back

Kerry M. Seward, Class of  1983
Member of Fifth Wonder Five
Six-Times Little State Tennis Champ

Robert H. "Rob" Johnson, Honorary Class of 1977
Long-Time Cross Country & Track Coach
U.S. Olympic Track and Field Assistant Coach (Sydney, 2000)
NCAA III Cross  Country Coach of the Year (1995)

Enshrined in 1995
Kent C. "Skeet" Lambert, Class of 1913
12-Letter Athlete
Star Professional Quarterback

Russell T. Cripe, Class of 1926
Member of the Fourth Wonder Five
13-Letter Athlete

Lynn H. Garrard, Class of 1964
All-American Running Back

Ralph P. Dixon III, Class of 1979
14-Time Swimming All-American

Matthew G. Langenbacher, Class of 1983
All-American Wrestler

Warren Wright  Shrearer, Class of 1936
Long-Time Athletic Supporter
Helped Wabash into NCAA Division III

Enshrined in 1996
E. Gary Vinroot, Class of 1934
Football Captain and All-State End

William E. Gabbert, Class of 1958
All-State Fillback and MVP

Thomas "Muck" Marchando, Class of 1957
Football Captain and All-State Guard

William J. Kaiser, Jr., Class of 1987
All -American Tailback
3,036 Yards

John J. Murphy, Class of 1980
16-Time All-American Swimmer

Malcolm "Mac" Petty
Long-Time Wabash Basketball Coach
1982 National Champions

Enshrined in 1997
Jon G. "Jack" McHenry, Class of  1962
All-American Running Back

Michael J. Henry, Class of 1970
State Rushing Leader

Gregory B. Millis, Class of 1989
Six-Time ICC Tennis Champion
Two-Time MVP

James A. Freeman, Class of 1989
Three-Time Soccer All-American
NCAA Postgraduate Scholar

Michael " Mick" Martin, Class of 1980
All-American Wide Receiver

Remington A. Johnston III, Class of 1955
Long-Time Athletic Booster
"The Big Cookie"

Enshrined in 1998
Dan Hains, Class of 1895
Wabash's First  Basketball Coach

L.J.C. "Brady" Freeman, Class of 1908
Member of the First Wonder Five
All-American on World Champion Team

Ralph Lee "Sap" Wilson, Class of 1914
Legendary Football Star
"Did Wabash Win?"

Raymond Greve, Jr., Class of  1943
High-Scoring Forward
Three-Times All-Conference Basketball Player

David M. Parry, Class of 1957
Star baseball player
Longtime NFL and NCAA official

T.D. "Chick" Clements, Honorary class of 1977
Longtime equipment manager

Michael J. Holcomb, Class of 1984
Starting forward on the Fifth Wonder Five , the 1982 National Champions

James J. Kilbane, Class of 1984
All-Time Leading Tackler

Joseph E. Turk, Jr., Class of 1989
Four-Time Swimming All-American
Academic All-American of the Year

 

Enshrined in 1999
Paul "Perry" Stump, Class of 1911
All-State Basketball Player
Two-Time Team Captain

Don R. "Tick" Kaley, Class of 1956
Star Hurdler and Football Standout

Thomas G. Bennett, Class of 1960
High-Scoring Basketball Forward

Hagen B. Manker, Class of 1973
All-American Soccer Player

Mark D. Miles, Class of 1976
Tennis Standout
CEO and ATP Tour

Michael K. Funk,  Class of 1989
Two-Time All-American Wide Receiver
National Receiving Champion

James L. "Jim" Amidon, Jr., Class of  1987
Long-Time Sports Information Director

Ken Keuffel
Legendary Coach of the Single Wing

Enshrined in 2000
Brett D. Butler, Class of 1990
All-American Quarterback, Record-Setter
Basketball Letterman

Timothy R. Services, Class of 1987
All-American Wrestler (71-16 Record; 4th place NCAA)
Three-Time National Qualifier

Merlin W. Nice, Class of 1984
Starting forward on the Fifth Wonder Five Basketball Team, National Champions
MVP, Co-Captain , Vaughan Award Winner

Gail Moll Pebworth
Special Inductee
World Class Swimming Coach Who Guided Wabash to two top-10 NCAA Finishes

Robert A. Holstine, Class of 1952
Four-Sport Star ( football, basketball, baseball, track)

Virgil Robbins, Class of 1924
Three-Year Cross Country and Four-Year Track Letterman
National Runner-up in the Mile Run

Enshrined in January, 2001
Robert Allen, Class of 1957
Football starter
Long-Time Trustee and named donor of the Allen Athletics and Recreation Center

Enshrined in 2002
Henning "Hank" Bjork, Class of 1931
All-State Football Lineman
Posthumous

Georege Efstathiadis, Class of 1980
All-Conference Soccer Star, Record Holder

Chris Ervin, Class of 1991
All-time Winningest wrestler
All-Conference Football Tackle

John Kay, Class of 1978
Nine -Time All-American Swimmer

William Allison MacDougall, Class of 1951
All-State Track (shot put, discus)
Star Basketball Player

Timothy Oliver , Class of 1991
All-Conference in Track
Four-Year Letterman, Record Holder in Football

Three Amigos (Wright, Busch, Gall)
Jeremy Wright, Class of 1996
Two-Time Cross Country All-American
Conference Champion Track Distance Runner

Roger Busch, Class of 1996
All-American Cross Country (6th place)
All-American Steeplechaser (5th place)
Twice Conference Track  MVP

Scott Gall, Class of 1996
Two-Time Cross Country All-American
Conference Record Setter in 1500

Time Werbe, Class of 1965
All-State Basketball Player

Steve Wagner, Class of 1975
All-American Wrestler

Enshrined in 2004
Argyle G. Jackson, 1950
Four-Year Letterman in Basketball and Track
Little State Champion

Kenneth L. Beasly, 1952
Three-Sport Athlete
Captain of Undefeated 1951 Football Team

William J. Locker, 1960
Four-Time Golf MVP
Little State Golf Medalist

Curt L. Christofferson, 1982
All-American Hurdler
Three-Time Team MVP

V. Jason Albaugh, 1991
Four-Year Wrestling Letterman
104-15-4 All-Time Record

Michael D. Crnkovich, 1993
Prolific Scoring
Basketball Center
Wabash and ICAC MVP

V. Eric Verduin, 1993
Four-Year Swim Letterman
15-Time All-American

David A. Phillips
Chemistry Professor
Long-Time Scorer, Timer, FAR

Enshrined in 2006
Will H. Hays, Jr., 1937
Virginia Hays, Honorary Class of 1998
Life-Long Friends of the Little Giants

Bernard F. Fellerhoff, 1958
Two-Time Basketball MVP
1,123 Career Points

Frances D. Hollet, Honorary Class of 1985
Long-Time Friend and
Wabash Booster

George A. Brattain, 1963
Track and Field All-American
Long Time U. S. Track and Field Volunteer

Terry L. Smith, 1968
Three-Time Basketball MVP
Scored 1057 Points in 56 Games

John M. Panozzo, 1989
Two Time Baseball MVP
Captain and Four-Year Letterman
Hit .471 in 1988

William S. Kepler, 1993
All-Conference in Football, Wrestling, and Golf

Christopher S. Ings, 1996
Four-Year All-Conference Quarterback
7,637 Passing Yards
1,971 Rushing Yards

Daniel J. Emerson, 1998
Wrestling All-American
Four-Year MVP
Phi Beta Kappa