Athletics Hall of Fame

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Founded in 1977, the Baker University Athletic Hall of Fame is one of the oldest athletic halls of fame in Kansas. The Baker Athletic Hall of Fame and induction procedure have been used as a model by other colleges who want to preserve their sports tradition and history.

More than 100 men and women have been selected from thousands of former athletes for this honor. These inductees represent nearly every sport played at Baker from nearly all eras of competition. Inductees have been members of professional sport teams, successful coaches and meritorious contributors to the University's athletic programs and to their communities.

Inductees

2009

Charlotte Lewis Piper, 1943
Jerry Steele, 1953
Clarence Hawk, 1963
David Johnson, 1985
Dan Harris, Coach & Athletic Director

2008

Ted H. Potter, 1954
Robert D. (Bob) Shores, 1958
Richard D. Hedges, 1960
Roger Anderson Farmer, 1978
Brent J. Dorsey, 1998

2007

Scott Bates, 1975
Gary Bates, 1977
Jeff Johnson, 1978
Christine Orel, 1982
John Smith, 1991
Nate Houser, 1994
Mike McCarthy, 1987

2006

Roy Braley, 1950
Roy Doleshal, 1951
Rick Quattrini, 1975
Dawn Henderson Grosdidier, 1992

2005

John B. "Jack" Flickinger, 1950
Ernest L. "Swede" Swenson, 1950
Teresa Watts Young, 1981
Thomas Young, 1981
Ed Lierz, 1989

2004

Ernie Anselmi, 1952
Kevin Alewine, 1986
Dennis Tull, 1968

2003

Emmalie Gessner Cowherd, 1961
Richard Shores, 1960
Brent Wright, 1972

2002

Cecil O. Pryor, 1939
Charles L. Mansfield, 1961
George LaFrance, 1987
Doris Peterson, Coach

2001

Harold L. Reade, 1928
Steve Sublett, 1958
Dale Williams, 1958
Kenneth Jones, 1970

2000

Charles Sherman Kolacny, 1950
James H. Kean, 1960
Dr. Karl "Bud" Spear, 1961
Merton McCann, 1966

1999

Frank Randel, 1948
Eugene "Gene" Chubb, 1951
Kenneth D. Sterns, 1952

1998

Kenneth L. "Skinny" Young, 1933
Boyce Smith, 1951
Deb Cowin, 1983

1997

Dr. Irmagene Nevins Holloway, 1922
Robert F. Rudolph, 1938
Kit Colvin, 1967
Mike Philpot, 1967

1996

John W. Arnold, 1943
George Shore, 1954
James Paramore, 1961

1995

Alden Clark "Ike" Cearfoss, 1952
John T. "Spook" Jacobs, 1963
Charlie Richard, Coach

1994

Max Martin, 1936
Larry Noll, 1954
Gwenn Haas Pike, 1980

1993

Trueman D. Briggs, 1930
Charles R. Bonebrake, 1939
Bill Hey, 1951

1992

Donald Gene Kukuk, 1957
Timothy Neil Burkindine, 1971

1991

Joseph A. Cleavenger, 1941
Lawrence Roland Timmons, 1943

1990

Dr. V. Rodney Enos, 1950
Harold E. "Bud" Elliott, 1953 (Presented at Alumni Day)
Prudence "Prudy" J. Boan, 1968

1989

Elbert Stanford Wright, 1916
Giles Owen Wright, 1922
Theodore "Ted" A. Wright, 1925
Francis Maywood Smith, 1938
George Stuart "Pop" Bretnall, Coach

1988

Fred Wellborn, 1918
John Wellborn, 1918
Robert Wellborn, 1919
Rankin Wellborn, 1920
Rudolph "Rudy" Beiser, 1937
Fred L. Webb, 1949

1987

Fredrick Lawrence Heine, Jr., 1937
Harry Edwin "Porky" Davison, 1938
Charles Elmer Sloop, 1943
Maxwell E. "Bud" Sloop, 1952

1986

Quincy Seymour, 1940
Dr. Gorby R. Martin, 1943

1985

Frank W. McDonald, 1920
Dr. M. Frank Creason, 1951
John C. Lewis, 1953

1984

John J. Goetz, 1928
Richard L. Purdy, 1956

1983

Ivan L. "Swede" Malm, 1957
Dr. David G. Sears, 1962

1982

Edward R. Dissinger, 1936
James S. Irick, 1948
Thomas Jack Armstrong, Jr. , 1956

1981

Marvin O. "Sailor Boy" Hodges, 1943
Kenneth C. Brown, 1948

1980

Harry M. "Cap" Sheue, 1920
Wendell D. Winkler, 1948

1979

Kermit Lange, 1930
Palmer Mai, 1954

1978

John W. Laury, 1914
Z. Arthur Nevins, 1920
Donald R. Lidikay, 1927
Thomas A. Hedrick, 1956

1977

Emil S. Liston, 1913
Karl E. Spear, 1933

Nomination Procedures

Nominating categories:

1. Former Baker University athletes
2. Current and former coaches or athletic administrators
3. Meritorious service to the Baker University athletic programs

Anyone is eligible to write an open letter of nomination regarding an individual they believe to be worthy of induction to the Baker University Athletic Hall of Fame. The nominations must be received by December 31 to be considered for induction during the next calendar year. Once an individual is nominated, he or she remain in an active file for review by the Hall of Fame Selection Committee. The selection committee sends recommendations in the spring to the President of the University for final approval for fall induction.