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Wabash College Athletics Hall Of Fame

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

Ward "Piggy" Lambert
Class of 1911
Legendary Purdue Basketball
and Baseball Coach

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

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

Alonzo Goldsberry
Class of 1924
Long-Time Successful Baseball Coach

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

Clayton Weist
Class of 1930
Football and Baseball Star

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

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

Charlie Bowerman
Class of 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
Class of 1906
All-State Football Player
Two-Time Team Captain

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

Raymond "Gaumey" Neal
Class of 1920
Wabash Football Captain
Legendary DePauw Football Coach

Raymond D. VanArsdale
Class of 1923
All-American Long Jumper

Fred Wyatt
Class of 1925
13 Letters in Four Sports

Perry Loer
Class of 1928
All-American Football Player

Leonard Wolff
Class of 1937
All-State Football Player

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

Frank Roman
Class of 1950
All-American Quarterback

Richard "Dick" Bowerman
Class of 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
Class of 1908
Two-Time Captain and All-Western Basketball Player

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

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

Lloyd "Doc" Joyce
Class of 1935
All-American Football Player

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

Phil Allen
Class of 1969
Sprint Record Holder
NCAA Postgraduate Scholar

Warren Hall
Class of 1960
Two-Time Cross Country All-American

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

Ray White
Class of 1973
National Champion Steeplechaser

John P. Collett
Class of 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
Class of 1887
Player, Coach, Captain of first Wabash Football Team

Francis Bacon
Class of 1918
Basketball Captain
Member of Second Wonderful Five

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

Dale Davis
Class of 1936
All-State Football Star
12 Varsity Letters

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

Gilbert "Gil" Shoaf
Class of 1957
All-American Tackle in Football

Dave Brooks
Class of 1977
All-American Tennis Player

Roscoe "Lee" Fouts
Class of 1971
Academic All-American Defensive Back

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

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

Jasper Cragwall
Class of 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
Class of 1897
Early Athletic Star

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

Vaino Grayam
Class of 1955
Star Quarterback and Kicker

Ron Reinhart
Class of 1961
Two-Time Cross Country All-American

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

Bob Brock
Beloved Basketball Coach from 1955-1965

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

Stuart D. Smith
Class of 1933
Star Quarterback
11 Varsity Letters

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

David A. Harvey
Class of 1978
All- American Quarterback

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

Byron "Barney" Hollett
Class of 1936
Life-Long Athletic Booster

Enshrined in 1991
Benjamin "Benny" DeVol
Class of 1927
Starting Guard on Fourth Wonder Five

Bill Chase
Class of 1931
Baseball and Basketball Star

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

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

Daryl E. Johnson
Class of 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
Class of 1908
Three-Time All-State Guard
Basketball Captain

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

Joseph K. Lovas
Class of 1950
All-American Offensive Lineman

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

David A. Broecker
Class of 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
Class of 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 1975
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  Shearer
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
Honorary Class of 1982
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 1976
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

George 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

Thomas C. "Tim" Werbe
Class of 1965
All-State Basketball Player

Steve Wagner
Class of 1975
All-American Wrestler

Enshrined in 2004
Argyle G. Jackson
Class of 1950

Four-Year Letterman in Basketball and Track
Little State Champion

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

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

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

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

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

V. Eric Verduin
Class of 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.
Class of 1937
Virginia Hays
Honorary Class of 1998
Life-Long Friends of the Little Giants

Bernard F. Fellerhoff
Class of 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
Class of 1963
Track and Field All-American
Long Time U. S. Track and Field Volunteer

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

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

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

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

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

Enshrined in 2008
Kent Baker
Class of 1993

Jim Cumming
Class of 1961

Kelley House
Class of 1990

Dave Husted
Class of 1969

Jake Knott
Class of 2003

David Moore
Class of 1969

Ryan Short
Class of 2003

Greg Carlson