List of Virginia Tech Sports Hall of Fame inductees

The Virginia Tech Sports Hall of Fame was established in 1982 to honor and preserve the memory of athletes, coaches, administrators and staff members who have made outstanding contributions to athletics at Virginia Tech. A total of 198 individuals have been inducted to the Tech Hall of Fame during special annual ceremonies held each fall.[1]

Name	Induction year	Sport (and/or role)	VT Seasons played/ Coached/ Other	National Collegiate Honors
Aaron Marchetti	2009	Tennis (M)	1995–1999	All-America, 1999 [2]
Ace Custis	2007	Basketball (M)	1993–1997
Al Casey	1991	Football	1932–1933[3]
Allan Bristow	1984	Basketball (M)	1970–1973[4]
Amy Byrne Feathers	2001	Basketball (W)	1987-1990 [5]
Amy Wetzel Doolan	2012	Basketball (W)	1999-2001 [5]
André Davis	2012	Football, Track & Field	1998–2001 [3]	All-America, 2000 [6] Academic All-America (1st team), 2001 [7]
Angela Tincher O'Brien	2018	Softball	2005-2008 [5]	All-America (2nd), 2006 [2] Academic All-America (2nd team), 2006 [7] All-America (1st), 2007 [2] Academic All-America (1st team), 2007 [7] All-America (1st), 2008 [2] Academic All-America of the Year, 2008 [8]
Anne Jones Thompson	2003	Tennis (W), Coach (T)
Antonio Freeman	2006	Football	1991–1994[3]
April Byrd Mosley	2015	Track & Field	1996-2000
Armand Taylor	2005	Wrestling
Ashlee Dobbe	2014	Softball		Academic All-America (1st team), 2002 [7]
Ashley Lee	2016	Football	1980–1981, 1983–1984[9]
Ben Taylor	2017	Football	1998–2001[3]	All-America (3rd team), 2000[6] All-America (2nd), 2001 [6]
Berkeley "Berky" Cundiff	1998	Baseball
Bill Buchanan	1990	Tennis (M), Coach, Administrator
Bill Grossmann	1990	Swimming
Bill Matthews	1993	Basketball (M), Coach (MBB), Assoc AD
Billy Hardee	2005	Football	1973–1975[3]
Billy Holsclaw	2018	Football	1956–1958[3]
Bimbo Coles	2000	Basketball (M)
Bob Ayersman	1990	Basketball (M)
Bob Grossmann	2002	Swimming
Bob Phillips	1999	Track & Field		All-America (5th pl. pole vault), 1980 [10]
Bob Schweickert	1983	Football	1962–1964[3]	All-America (3rd), 1963 [6] All-America (1st team), 1964 [6]
Bob Wingfield	2004	Track & Field
Bobby Beecher	2013	Basketball (M)
Bobby Smith	2000	Football	1941, 1946–1947[3]
Brad Clontz	2011	Baseball	1990–1995
Brandon Glover	1988	Wrestling	1957-1960[11]	All-America (3rd pl., 130 lbs, 1959) [12]
Brandon Flowers (American football)	2019	Football	2004-2007	All-America (3rd team), 2006[6] All-America (1st team) 2007 [6]
Brendon de Jonge	2014	Golf (M)		All-America (2nd team), 2002 [2] All-America (2nd team), 2003 [2]
Brian Sharp	2009	Golf (M)	1991–1995
Brian Walters	2019	Cross Country, Track & Field	1987-1990	All-America Cross Country (30th place), 1989 [13]
Bruce Smith	1995	Football	1981–1984[3]	College Football Hall of Fame [14] Outland Trophy, 1984 [15] Consensus All-America, 1984 [16] All-America (1st team), 1983 [2]
Bryan Randall	2015	Football	2001–2004[3]
Bucky Keller	1993	Basketball (M)		All-America (Hon. Mention), 1962 [2]
C. P. "Sally" Miles	1982	Football, Coach (F), Athletic Director	1900–1902,[3] 1905–1906,[3] 1908,[17] 1913[17] 1920–1934[18]
Carroll Dale	1982	Football	1956–1959[3]	College Football Hall of Fame [19] All-America (1st team), 1959 [2] All-America (2nd team), 1958 [2]
Charlie Moir	2006	Coach
Chris Smith	1982	Basketball (M)	1957–1961 [20]	All-America (Hon Mention), 1960 [2]
Christi Osborne	2006	Basketball (W)		Academic All-America (2nd team), 1994[7] Academic All-America (1st team), 1995 [7]
Chuck Hartman	2002	Coach	1979–2006[17]
Chuck Noe	2009	Coach	1955–1962
Clarisa Crowell	2013	Softball
Connie Sellers	1996	Golf (M)
Corey Moore	2010	Football	1997–1999[3]	Unanimous All-America, 1999 [16][6] Lombardi Award, 1999 [6] Nagurski Award, 1999 [6]
Cornell Brown	2007	Football	1993–1996[3]	Consensus All-America, 1995 [16]
Cyrus Lawrence	1997	Football	1979–1982[3]
Dale Solomon	1994	Basketball (M)
Darryl Tapp	2018	Football	2002–2005[3]	All-America (1st team), 2005 [6]
Dave Smith	2019	Sports Information Dir.	1975-2015
Dave Braine	2012	Athletic Director	1988–1997[18]
Dawn Will Cliffe	2014	Lacrosse (W)
DeAngelo Hall	2016	Football	2001–2003[3]	All-America (2nd team), 2003[6]
Dell Curry	1996	Basketball	1982-1986
Dennis Scott	2003	Track & Field, Football	1976–1978[3]	All-America (5th pl. 60-yard), 1978 [10]
Dick Arnold	1996	Track
Dick Esleeck	1990	Football, Coach
Dick Redding	2004	Coach
Dickie Beard	1987	Football	1952–1955[3]
Don Divers	1998	Football	1954–1956[3]
Don Oakes	2001	Football	1958–1960[3]
Don Strock	1985	Football	1970–1972[3]	All-America (3rd team), 1972 [6]
Drew Weaver	2019	Golf	2005-2009	All-America (3rd team), 2009 [2]
Duane Lagan	2015	Team Physician
Duke Thorpe	2010	Basketball (M)
Earl "Bus" Hall	1992	Basketball (M)
Ed Motley	1987	Trainer
Eddie Ferrell	1999	Trainer
Frank Beamer	1997	Football, Coach (F)	1966–1968[3] 1987–2015[3]	College Football Hall of Fame [21] Consensus National Coach of the Year, 1999 [3]
Frank Loria	1982	Football	1965–1967[3]	College Football Hall of Fame [22] All-America (1st team), 1966 [6] Consensus All-America, 1967 [16] Academic All-America, 1967 [7]
Frank Moseley	1982	Coach, Athletic Director	1951–1960[23] 1951–1978[23]
Frank Peake	1983	Football	1926–1928 [24][25][26]
Frank Teske	1995	Coach (Wr)
Franklin Stubbs	1992	Baseball	1979-1981	All-America (1st Team), 1981[27]
G. F. "Red" Laird	1983	Coach (BaseB)	1940–1943, 1947–1973 [28]
Gene Breen	2002	Football, Wrestling
Gene Bunn	2010	Football
Gene Crane	2009	Track & Field	1974-1979
George Canale	2001	Baseball
George Foussekis	1989	Football	1965-1967[3]	All-America (2nd team), 1966 [6]
George Parrish	1986	Football, Basketball (M), Track & Field	1918-1921 [29]
George Preas	1983	Football	1951–1954[3]
George Smith	1996	Football	1932-1934	Jacobs Blocking Trophy 1933, 1934 [30]
Ginny Lessman Stonick	1994	Volleyball (W)		Academic All-America (3rd team), 1982 [7]
Glen Combs	1987	Basketball (M)	1966-1968 [31]
H. M. "Mac" McEver	1983	Football, Coach, Administrator	1925–1928 1937–1944
H.V. (Byrd) Hooper	1992	Football, Baseball
Hank Crisp	1987	Football
Harry Bushkar	1986	Baseball, Basketball (M)	1942–1946[32]
Henry Redd	1986	Football, Coach (MBB, F)	1915-16, 1919–20 [33] 1926-27 (MBB),[34] 1932-40 (F)[3]
Herbert Joseph Thomas	1989	Football	1938–1940[3]
Howard Pardue	1992	Basketball (M)		All-America (Hon Mention), 1962 [2]
Howie Wright	1986	Football, Baseball	1952–1954[3]
Hunter Carpenter	1982	Football	1900–1903, 1905 [35]	College Football Hall of Fame [35]
Ieva Kublina	2014	Basketball (W)
Jack Burrows	1990	Tennis (M)
Jack Prater	1993	Football, Administrator	1951, 1954–1955[3]
Jake Grove	2014	Football	2000, 2002–2003[3]	Unanimous All-America, 2003 [16][6] Rimington Trophy, 2003
James Franklin Powell	1992	Football, Baseball
James I. "Bud" Robertson, Jr.	2008	Faculty Rep
Jenny Root Price	2007	Basketball (W)
Jerry Claiborne	2003	Coach (F)	1961-1970[3]	College Football Hall of Fame [36]
Jerry Gaines	1990	Track & Field
Jessica Botzum Cockrill	2018	Swimming	2005-2008 [37]	All-America (7th pl. 200 Breast), 2005 [37] All-America (Hon Men, 100 Breast), 2005 [37] All-America (Hon Men 200 Breast), 2006 [37] All-America (4th pl. 200 Breast), 2007 [37] All-America (8th pl. 100 Breast), 2007 [37] All-America (5th pl. 100 Breast), 2008 [37] All-America (6th pl. 200 Breast), 2008 [37] All-America (Hon Men 200 Medley Relay), 2008 [37] All-America (Hon Men 400 Medley Relay), 2008 [37] Academic All-America (2nd team), 2008 [7]
Jim Beard	2008	Baseball
Jim Pyne	2004	Football	1990–1993[3]	Unanimous All-America, 1993 [16][6]
Jim Stewart	1997	Baseball
Jim Weaver	2016	Athletic Director	1997–2013[38]
Jimmy Milley	2013	Tennis (M)
Joe Moran	1991	Football
Joe Saunders	2013	Baseball
John Engelberger	2013	Football	1996–1999[3]	All-America (2nd team), 1999 [6]
John Moody	2011	Football, Administrator	1952–1953,1956–1957 1972–2013
John Wetzel	1985	Basketball (M)	1963–1967 [39]
Johnny Oates	1983	Baseball	1966–1967 [40]
Johnson Wagner	2013	Golf (M)		All-America (3rd team), 2002 [2]
Josh Feldman	2011	Wrestling	1989–1994	All-America (7th pl. HWT, 1994) [12]
Judy Williams	2002	Cross Country, Track & Field
Katie Ollendick	2008	Track & Field		Academic All-America (1st team), 1997 All-America (12th pl, H-Jump [ID]), 1998[10] All-America (8th pl., Hept [OD]), 1998 [10] Academic All-America of the Year, 1998 [41]
Keith Neff	1992	Track & Field		All-America (5th pl. Pole Valut), 1976 [10]
Ken Barefoot	1999	Football	1965–1967[3]
Ken Edwards	2000	Football	1967–1969[3]
Ken Whitley	1990	Football, Wrestling	1963–1964, 1966[3]
Kenny Lewis	1998	Football, Track	1977–1979[3]
Kerri Gardin	2016	Basketball (W)
Kevin Jones	2016	Football	2001–2003[3]	Consensus All-America, 2003 [16]
Ki Luczak	2000	Football	1949–1951[3]
Laurie Shiflet Hackbirth	2010	Tennis (W)
Lee Suggs	2014	Football	1999-2002[42]	All-America (3rd team), 2000 [6]
Leland "Lee" Melear	1989	Basketball (M), Baseball
Leo Burke	1985	Football, Baseball	1952–1956[3]
Lewis Mills	1991	Basketball (M)
Linda King Steel	1995	Track & Field		All-America (6th pl. 10KM [OD]), 1984 [10] All-America (4th pl. 10KM [OD]) 1985 [10]
Lisa Pikalek	2004	Volleyball (W)		Academic All-America (2nd team), 1991 [7] Academic All-America of the Year, 1992 [8]
Lisa Witherspoon	2009	Basketball (W)	1995–1999
Lori McKee Taylor	2000	Cross Country, Track & Field		All-America (CC), 1981 [13]
Louis P. Ripley	1995	Team Surgeon
Loyd King	1998	Basketball (M)
Lucy Hawk Banks	1993	Track & Field		All-America (800m), 1980 [10]
Mac Banks	1991	Track & Field
Matt Griswold	2019	Baseball		All-America (3rd team), 1997
Madison "Buzz" Nutter	1985	Football	1950–1952 [3]
Marcus Kramer	2006	Tennis (M)
Margaret Soulen Gilbert	2001	Swimming		All-America (HM, 13th, 100 Back), 1989 [37] All-America (HM, 13th, 200 Back), 1989 [37]
Mark Stickley	2005	Track & Field, Cross Country		All-America (8th pl., 10KM) [10]
Maurice DeShazo	2009	Football	1990–1994
Megan Evans (softball)	2017	Softball	2002-2005 [5]
Mel Henry	1986	Football, Basketball (M), Baseball	1935-1938 [43]
Michael Vick	2017	Football	1999–2000[3]	All-America (1st team), 1999 [6]
Michelle Meadows	2010	Softball		Academic All-America (3rd team), 1998 [7] Academic All-America (1st team), 1999 [7] Academic All-America (1st team), 2000 [7]
Mickey Fitzgerald	2002	Football
Mike Burnop	2000	Football	1969–1971[3]
Mike Johnson	1994	Football	1980–1983[3]	Academic All-America (2nd Team), 1982 [7]
Mike Sergent	2012	Track & Field		All-America (5th pl. Hammer), 1992 [10]
Mike Widger	1988	Football	1967–1969[3]	All-America (1st team), 1968 [6]
Mike Williams	2004	Baseball
Milton Andes	1994	Wrestling
Neff McClary	1994	Golf (M)
Oliver Mayo	2007	Tennis (M)
Patrick Nyarko	2018	Soccer (M)
Paul "Buddy" Dear	1984	Baseball, Basketball (M)	1924–1927
Phil Rogers	2011	Football	1972–1975[3]
Ray Crittenden	2006	Soccer (M), Football
Reneé Dennis	1997	Basketball (W)
Richard Bullock	1994	Team Physician
Rick Razzano	1997	Football	1974–1977[3]
Ricky Scales	2001	Football	1972–1974[3]
Robert Brown	1998	Football	1980–1981[3]	All-America (2nd team), 1981 [6]
Robin Lee	2005	Basketball (W)
Ron Davidson	2003	Football	1966–1968[3]
Roscoe Coles	2015	Football	1974–1977[3]
Roy Beskin	1993	Tennis (M)
Sean Gray	2015	Wrestling		All-America (6th pl., 141 lbs), 2001 [12]
Sharon McCloskey	2012	Assoc AD
Shayne Graham	2011	Football	1996–1999[3]
Sherman Vandevender	2001	Wrestling
Sonny Utz	1987	Football	1962–1964[3]
Spyridon Jullien	2016	Track & Field	2002-2006[44]	All-America (6th pl., Hammer [OD]), 2003 [10] All-America (4th pl., Weight Throw [OD]), 2004 [10] All-America (4th pl., Hammer [OD]), 2004 [10] Nat'l Champion-All America (Weight Throw [ID]), 2005 [10] Nat'l Champion-All America (Hammer [OD]), 2005 [10] Nat'l Champion-All America (Weight Throw [ID]), 2006 [10] Nat'l Champion-All America (Hammer [OD]), 2006 [10]
Sterling Wingo	1997	Football, Baseball, Track & Field	1947–1950 [3]
Steve Taylor	1999	Cross Country, Track & Field		All-America (CC), 1987[13]
Stuart Johnson	1989	Track & Field
Tasmin Fanning	2019	Cross Country, Track & Field	2005-2008[5]	All-America (4th pl., Distance Medley Relay), 2007 [10] All-America (12th pl., Cross Country), 2007 [10] All-America (6th pl., 5,000 meters OD), 2008[10] All-America (3rd pl., Cross Country), 2008 [10]
Ted Ware	1999	Basketball (M)
Tere Williams	2011	Basketball (W)	1997–2001
Terry Strock	2005	Football	1959–1961[3]
Tim Buheller	2017	Baseball
Tim Collins	1985	Golf (M)	1964–1967[45]	All-America (3rd team), 1965 [46] All-America (2nd team), 1967 [46]
Tom Beasley	1988	Football	1973–1976[3]
Tony Paige	1995	Football	1980–1983[3]
Trey McCoy	2007	Baseball
Waddey Harvey	1995	Football	1966–1968[3]
Wayne Robinson	2003	Basketball (M)	1975-1979
Wendy Weisend	1991	Sports Information Dir.
Will Furrer	2015	Football	1988–1991[3]
William "Monk" Younger	1984	Football, Coach, Athletic Director	1916–1917;[47] 1920–1923, 1932–1937 1935–1950[18]
Bill Grinus	1992	Football
Wilson Bell	1988	Faculty Rep
Zabian Dowdell	2017	Basketball (M)	2003-2007

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