Three Wabash men will become members of the Montgomery County Basketball Hall of Fame Saturday.
Pete Metzelaars '82, Kerry Seward '83, and Little Giant Head Coach Mac Petty H'82 are part of a class of 12 individuals joining the 105 members previously inducted.
Metzelaars (left) led Wabash to the NCAA Division III basketball title in 1982, earning National Player of the Year and National Finals MVP honors. The second-leading scorer in Wabash history tallied 1,976 points in 103 games, playing for the Little Giants from 1978-1982. He is the all-time leader in rebounds with 1,176, and is still second in field goal percentage in the history of Division III basketball after hitting 271-of-360 shots for 75.2 percent as a senior. An outstanding football player for the Little Giants, Metzelaars went on to play 16 years in the NFL with the Seattle Seahawks, Buffalo Bills, Carolina Panthers, and Detroit Lions. He played in four Super Bowls with the Bills. He is currently an assistant coach for the Indianapolis Colts.
Seward was a star at Crawfordsville High School before coming to Wabash. A two-year starter, Seward was part of the 1982 National Championship team, averaging 6.3 points and 2.6 rebounds as a junior. He was also an outstanding tennis player at Wabash, and is fifth in career singles victories with 46. Seward was killed in an automobile accident in January of 1984.
Petty is the winningest coach in Wabash history with a record of 416-336 while entering his 31st season at Wabash. He led the Little Giants to the national title in 1982, earning National Coach of the Year honors. His overall record of 450-351 places him among the top-20 active DIII coaches in terms of victories. He graduated from the University of Tennessee in 1968, helping the Volunteers to the 1967 SEC title. He began his college coaching career at the University of the South in Sewanee, Tennessee before coming to Wabash in 1976. Petty also serves as the head golf coach at Wabash.
Petty, Metzelaars, and Seward join Andra Harshbarger Hudson, Kim Long, Paula French, Clint Dennison, Gary Rice, Eric Froedge, Mark Hesser, Max Mercer, Hal Shelton, and Chuck Kristen as 2006 inductees. The ceremony is set for 1 p.m. at the Athena Center Gymnasium.