Athletic Hall of Fame 1979 Inductees

Kermit Lange, 1930

Lettered in football, basketball, track

Set the conference record in the shot put and discus

1930-31 Baker Wildcat Stated, “Kermit could always be counted on for ten points in the shot and discus.”

For the greater part of the 1930 season, led the nation in scoring, ending up with 135 points

Best punter in Baker history — many times kicking the ball end zone to end zone

Captain of the 1930 team

Elected captain of the All-Conference Team

Elected to the All-State, All-Missouri Valley, Al-Kappa Sigma, and was an honorable mention selection to the Kunte Rockne and The Associated Press All-American Teams, 1930; selected to play in the Shriner’s East-West All-Star Game, 1931;

Played professional football with teams in the San Francisco Bay Area.

Palmer Mai, 1954

Four-year letterman in football and track

1953 averaged 5.8 Yards per Carry for 606 total yards

Had a 40.1 yards per kick average

Ranked second in the NAIA

Selected to the All-Conference Team, 1952-53

Participated in six track and field events, 1951-54

High-point man in every track meet, 1953-54

Holds Baker record of 24.2 seconds in the 220-yard low hurdles

Placed first at the NAIA outdoor track and field championships June 5-6, 1953 at Abilene, Texas, in the 200-yard low hurdles with a time of 24.5 seconds