*** The April 2008 Hall of Fame event has been postponed until further notice. ***
[Criteria and Process for Nomination] [Nomination Form] [Location of Hall of Fame Pictorial Display]
Individual Inductions [Name (Sport, Years at NCCU) Induction Year]
| Mr. Israel Allen (Boxing) 1984
Mr. Thomas A. Allen (Football, 1945-49) 1988 Mr. E. Deedom Alston (Pioneer) 1984 Mr. Joseph L. Alston (Basketball) 1993 Mr. Lathrop Alston* (Pioneer) 1984 Ms. Marian T. Alston (Pioneer) 1985 Mr. David H. Atkinson* (Football, 1945) 1992 Mr. Charles R. Badger (Basketball, 1953-57) 1987 Mr. Charles Bailey (Football, 1969-72) 2005 Mrs. William Bailey (Pioneer) 1985 Mr. John Baker (Football, 1954-57) 1984 Mr. John A. Barbee, Jr. (Meritorious Service) 2006 Mr. Ernest Barnes (Contributor) 1985 Mr. Melvin Bassett (Track, 1971-74) 2006 Dr. Joseph Battle (Football, 1949-52) 1987 Mr. Carlton Bell* (Basketball) 1985 Mr. Larry Black (Track) 1984 Mr. Russell E. Blunt* (Contributor) 1990 Ms. Evangela Niko Booker (XC/Track, 1991-94) 2006 Mr. Herman "Ike" Boone (Meritorious Service) 2004 Mr. Edward Boyd (Contributor) 1985 Ms. Mary J. Boyd* (Pioneer) 1985 Mr. Willie Bradshaw (Baseball) 1985 Mr. Louis Breeden (Football, 1973-76) 1985 Mr. James Brewington (Football, 1957-60) 1988 Mr. Floyd H. Brown (Contributor) 1984 Dr. James Brown (Baseball) 1997 Mr. John Brown (Football, 1940/'42/'46-47) 1984 Ms. Annette Bryant (Pioneer) 1985 Mrs. Clarissa A. Bryant (Pioneer) 1985 Mr. William Burgess* (Pioneer) 1985 Mr. William Burghardt* (Football) 1984 Mr. George Busby* (Pioneer) 1984 Mr. Lee Calhoun* (Track) 1984 Ms. Margratha Y. Chambers (Meritorious Service) 2005 Mr. Albert R. Conner (Basketball, 1962-66) 1989 Mr. Robert Curington (Football, 1960-63) 2005 Mr. Lee O. Davis (Basketball, 1964-68) 1987 Mr. Zack Davis IV (Tennis, 1956-60) 1989 Mr. Robert L. Dobbs (Track) 1997 Mr. Wauna Dooms* (Pioneer) 1984 Mr. Ron Draper (Track) 2006 Mr. W. Vashon Eagleson (Contributor) 1984 Mr. Harry J. Edmonds (Baseball) 1985 Mr. James M. Elliott (Football, 1945-49) 1989 Mr. Reginald Ennis (Basketball) 1984 Mr. Milton "Toby" Fitch (Meritorious Service) 2005 Mr. Charles Foster (Track) 1984 Mr. Earl LaJesse Foster (Track) 1984 Mr. Gerald Fraylon (Football, 1981-84) 1992 Ms. Von Fulmore (Basketball, 1984-87) 2005 Mr. William Gaines (Football) 1984 Mr. Carl Galbreath (Football, 1945-48) 1984 Mrs. Catherine Gamble Armwood (Meritorious Service) 2005 Mr. Jerome Floyd Gantt (Football, 1966-69) 1988 Mr. Isiah O. Gatling (Football, 1951, 1956-58) 1987 Mr. George H. Green* (Basketball) 1997 Mr. James Grimes* (Pioneer) 1984 Mr. William Hall* (Football) 1985 Mr. Kenneth M. Handy (Tennis) 1985 Mrs. Robert "Bobby" Duren Hanley (Pioneer) 1987 Mr. Charles "Tex" Harrison (Basketball, 1950-54) 1984 Ms. Michelle Harrison (Basketball, '93-97/Softball, '95-98) 2004 Mr. James Earl Harvey (Football, 1985-88) 2004 Mr. William L. Hayes, Sr. (Football, 1961-64) 1986 Mr. Willie J. Hayes (Football, 1955-58) 1990 Mr. Thorton B. Haynes (Track, 1947-51) 1988 Mr. Harvey Heartley (Basketball, 1951-55) 1986 Mrs. Eva McLaughlin Henderson (Pioneer) 1988 Mr. Richard Hicks (Football, 1959-62) 1992 Mr. Eric W. Hines (Football, 1975-79) 1994 Mr. Herman Hines (Baseball) 1985 Mr. Charles D. Hinton (Football, 1958-62) 1989 Mr. Kevin Holloway (Meritorious Service) 2006 Mr. Irwin Holmes, Sr.* (Pioneer) 1984 Mr. Harold Hunter (Basketball) 1984 Mrs. Willie M. Incorminias (Pioneer) 1985 Mr. Jefferson Inmon (Football, 1969-72) 1985 Mr. Robert H. "Stonewall" Jackson ( ) 1997 Mr. Luther R. Jeralds* (Football, 1957-60) 1987 Mr. Walter Johnson (Track) 1985 * Deceased Member of Hall of Fame |
Mr. Alex L. Jones (Football, 1970-73) 1994
Mr. Sam Jones (Basketball, 1951-54/56-57) 1984 Mr. Henry J. Kirksey (Football, 1940-41) 1990 Mr. Earl Lambeth* (Pioneer) 1985 Ms. Maggie L. Lee (Pioneer) 1985 Mr. Donald Leek (Track) 1985 Mrs. Willia Woods Lewis (Pioneer) 1993 Mr. Clarence Lightner* (Football, 1938-41) 1985 Mr. George K. Lipscomb (Baseball) 1985 Mrs. Alyce Peaks Little* (Meritorious Service) 2005 Mr. Robert Little (Basketball, 1971-75) 2005 Mr. George Mack* (Football) 1984 Mr. Richard Mack (Football) 1984 Mr. William P. Malone* (Pioneer) 1984 Mr. Ted L. Manning (Basketball, 1962-66) 1985 Ms. Elisha Marshall (Track, 1994-98) 2004 Mr. Aaron Martin (Football, 1960-63) 1987 Mr. Julian Martin (Football, 1966-69) 1987 Mrs. Katie Kelly Martin (Pioneer) 1986 Mr. Robert O. Mason (Football, 1951-52) 1993 Mr. Robert Massey (Football, 1985-88) 2004 Mr. Herman W. Mathews (Football, 1966-69) 1986 Mr. Robert McAdams (Football, 1956-57, 1961-62) 2005 Mr. Charles A. McCullough (Track) 1985 Mr. John B. McLendon* (Coach/Basketball) 1984 Mr. Fred D. McNeill, Jr. (Football, 1950-52) 1989 Mr. Tony Medlin (Meritorious Service) 2006 Mr. Lindsey A. Merritt* (Contributor) 1986 Mr. Henry M. Michaux, Jr. (Pioneer) 1988 Mrs. Gertrude Phillips Mitchell (Pioneer) 1987 Mr. Eric A. Montgomery (Meritorious Service) 2006 Mr. Roy D. Moore (Contributor) 1984 Mr. LeVelle Moton (Basketball, 1992-96) 2004 Mr. Gerald L. Patton (Football, 1982-85) 2006 Mr. William Peerman* (Baseball) 1985 Mr. Dwight Pettiford (Football, 1971-74) 1992 Mr. Alfred A. Poe (Tennis, 1961-65) 1987 Mr. James Price (Football, 1961-64) 2005 Mr. Reginald F. Pryor (Football, 1957-60) 1989 Mr. George Quiett* (Coach/Football, 1968-72) 1986 Mr. Ronald Ray (Track, 1973-75) 1988 Dr. Tyronza R. Richmond (Contributor) 1993 Mr. Herman Riddick* (Coach/Football) 1984 Mr. Joseph G. Riley ( ) 1997 Mr. A. M. Rivera (Contributor) 1984 Mr. S. Rudolph Roberson (Basketball) 1984 Mr. Edwin Roberts (Track, 1962-66) 1984 Mr. Hubert Louis Robinson (Football) 1994 Mr. Vance Robinson (Track) 1985 Mr. & Mrs. John & Nancy Rowland (Meritorious Service) 2004 Mr. Thomas Saxon (Football, 1970-73) 1992 Mr. Kyle E. Serba (Meritorious Service) 2006 Mrs. Louise M. Shipman (Pioneer) 1985 Mrs. Sandra T. Shuler (Contributor) 1993 Mr. Joe Simmons (Football, 1990-93) 2006 Mr. Eli Singleton (Tennis) 1985 Mr. James W. Sligh (Basketball, 1953-54/'56-58) 1988 Mrs. Thelma Smith (Pioneer) 1985 Mr. Maurice Spencer (Football, 1970-73) 1987 Mr. Melvin Spencer (Football, 1951-52) 1988 Mr. William Springfield (Baseball) 1985 Mr. Garvin L. Stone (Footall, 1969-72) 1988 Mr. Franklin E. Tate (Football, 1971-74) 1992 Mr. Norman Tate (Track, 1961-65) 1984 Mr. Harry James "Trees" Taylor, Jr. (Basketball) 1994 Mr. James Taylor* (Contributor) 1984 Mr. Donald Thomas (Football) 1994 Mr. Alan Townsend (Tennis) 1985 Mr. Lionel A. Urgent (Track, 1966-70) 1989 Dr. LeRoy T. Walker (Coach/Track) 1984 Mr. George E. Wallace, Jr. (Football, 1956-59) 1990 Mr. Ernie Warlick (Football, 1949-51) 1984 Mr. Curtis Watkins (Basketball) 1994 Mr. E. Troy Weaver (Basketball) 1993 Mr. Charles White (Pioneer) 1985 Mr. Doug Wilkerson (Football, 1965, '67-69) 1984 Mr. Richard Wilkins (Football, 1954-55, 1959-61) 2006 Mr. Andrew Williams (Baseball, 1946-49) 1985 Mr. James Williams (Football) 1985 Mr. Joe Williams (Tennis) 1984 Mr. Paul Lawrence Winslow, Jr. (Football, 1956-59) 1986 Mrs. Ophelia Golston Young* (Pioneer) 1988 Mr. James Younge* (Coach/Tennis) 1984 |
Team Inductions
1941 CIAA Visitation Basketball Champions (Class of
1984)
Buford Allen
Floyd H. Brown
John A. "Big" Brown
Harold "Slam" Colbert
Monroe Collins
Norbert "Slim" Downing
Reginald "Hawk" Ennis
Leo Fine
James "Boogie" Hardy
Rudolph "Rocky" Roberson
Albert Johnson
George R. "Mighty" Mack*
Richard "Dick" Mack
William "Bill" Peerman
Lee W. Smith, Jr.
Walter Womack
Coach John B. "Little Coach" McLendon*
1946 CIAA Inaugural Basketball Tournament Champions
(Class of 1984)
Marland "Buck" Buckner
Carl S. Galbreath
Frank Galbreath
Louis Hancock
Frank "Blue" Harvey*
Robert Herring
Rupert Johnson
Elmer "Daddy Mac" McDonald
Richard "Mice" Miller
Aubrey Stanley
Thornton Williams
Willie Williams
Coach John B. "Little Coach" McLendon*
1947 First Renaissance Baseball Team (Class of 1985)
1953 First CIAA Football Champions (Class of 1984)
Jack Aiken
George Alexander
Mathew Boone
Horace Brown
Samuel Chambers
James Courtney
James Crawford
Belton Cunningham
Cleveland Darden
Zander Dockery
Jerome T. Evans
Charles Floyd
Charles Glenn
Otto Harvey
Ross Hines
William Hollingsworth
Cletus Horton
Linwood Johnson
Linwood Jones
Henry Lewis
Claude Mayfield
Ernest McCray
Francis McGee
Robert "Al" Montgomery
Joe Person
Lawrence Pettis
James Poole
Robert Price
Leonard Shadding
Fred Sneed
Harvey Thompson
Amos Thornton
Oscar G. Turner, Jr.
Coach Herman H. Riddick*
1954 CIAA Football Champions / Black College National Champions (Class of 2006)
1957 First CIAA Tennis Champions (Class of 1984)
1961 CIAA Football Champions (Class of 2005)
1963 CIAA Football Champions (Class of 2005)
1964 First CIAA Track Champions (Class of 1985)
Terrell Amos
Evans Fraser
Jerry Hall
Richard "Dicky" Hearn
Robert "Bobby" Johnson
Richard Macafity
Andrew McCray
Tommy Moore
James Newton
Thomas Norman
Edwin Roberts
Gerald Roper
Norman Tate
1972 NAIA and MEAC Track Champions (Class of 1984)
Melvin Bassett
Larry Black*
Ronald Draper
Jeff Horsley
Jerry Monroe
Robert Ouko
Julius Sang*
1972 World Record Sprint Medley Relay Team (Class of
1984)
Melvin Bassett
Larry Black*
Robert Ouko
Julius Sang*
1974 MEAC Track and Field Champions (Class of 2006)
1975 MEAC Tennis Champions (Class of 2006)
1984 First CIAA Women's Basketball Champions (Class
of 1985)
Terri Abel
Frances Barnhill
Wanda Bradley
Robin Brooks
Renee Cohen
Brenda Cox
Priscilla Herring
Monica Johnson
Mona McLaurin
Linda Nicholson
Jacqueline Pinnix
Rena Sharpe
Diedra Solomon
Sharon Wheeler
Tonya Williams
Coach Yvonne Edwards
1989 NCAA Division II Men's Basketball Champions (Class
of 1997)
Charles M. Alston, Jr.
Frederick D. "Pop" Bennett
Henry Lee Canty
Miles Clarke
Jeffrey C. Hayes
Joel W. Hopkins
Eric D. Jackson
Derrick Johnson
Derrick L. Leak
Adrian McKinnon
Marvin "Rat" Reed
Lonnie A. Sifford
Dominique Stephens
Kelrick A. Thompson
Curtis Watkins, Jr.
Head Coach Michael J. Bernard
Assistant Coach Gregory Jackson
Assistant Coach Ron Woodard
1998 First CIAA Softball Champions (Class of 2004)
Rena Armwood
Lukisha Austin
Andrea Carley
Rebecca Freeman
Michelle Harrison
Lisa Hicks
Hallina Humphries
Teneesha Hyman
Sylvia Latson
LaTisha Martin
Yolanda McDowell
Latisha McEachern
Stephanie Spindler
Lynn Williams
Head Coach Ingrid Wicker-McCree
Assistant Coach Jermaine D. Hall
Hall Of Fame Classes
April 14, 1984 (First Induction Class)
April 20, 1985
April 19, 1986
April 24, 1987
April 16, 1988
April 15, 1989
April 14, 1990
April 18, 1992
April 17, 1993
August 12, 1994
September 6, 1997
October 15, 2004 [Announcement
of Induction Class] [Photos
from Hall of Fame Weekend] [Banquet
Program]
October 21, 2005 [Announcement
of Induction Class] [Banquet
Program]
October 20, 2006 [Announcement
of Induction Class] [Banquet
Program]
If you have information regarding the NCCU Athletic Hall of Fame and/or its inductees, please contact Kyle Serba at kserba@nccu.edu or (919) 530-7054. Thank You!
Alex M. Rivera Athletic Hall of Fame
Introduction
The North Carolina Central University Athletic Hall of Fame is designed to honor former athletes who have acquired prominence in their chosen sports, coaches who have demonstrated outstanding achievement, and individuals who have provided meritorious service to the University in the area of athletics. The ultimate purpose of the Hall of Fame is to honor excellence in those who generate greater visibility for the university, its academics, and the athletic programs.
To this end, the specific purposes of the Hall of Fame are:
• To recognize and honor former athletes whose achievements while at NCCU have contributed to the athletic program and have brought accolades to the university.
• To recognize and honor coaches whose records as illustrated by individual participants and/or teams attest to their coaching talents and their contribution to the university at large.
• To recognize and honor others who through continuous support and interest have had a significant impact on the success of NCCU athletics.
In general, persons eligible for nomination for induction into the Hall
of Fame must have served the university as athletes, coaches, or in a service
capacity to the athletic program. There are four categories for induction:
1) Athletes; 2) Teams; 3) Coaches; and 4) Meritorious Service. Meritorious
Service is designated for those who have given service to NCCU Athletics.
The Hall of Fame Committee
The Hall of Fame Committee and its activities are under the guidance and authority of the Department of Athletics. The Director of Athletics will supervise the Hall of Fame Committee.
The purpose of the Hall of Fame Committee is to oversee the entire induction process in a way that is fair and timely while maintaining its integrity. The Committee will scrutinize nominations to ensure well deserving candidates are considered. The Committee is composed of alumni or friends of NCCU who understand the importance of this position.
The Committee consists of four sub-committees:
1. Nominating Committee
2. Entertainment Committee
3. Golf Tournament Committee
4. Hall of Fame Banquet Committee
Criteria and Procedures for Nomination
Athlete
1. The nominee must have been an NCCU student for a minimum of two years while participating in a sport and must have satisfied requirements for participation in that sport.
2. The nominee must have lettered as a student at NCCU in the sport for which he or she is being nominated.
3. The nominee must have exhibited character and integrity through his/her athletic contribution and been held in high regard by his/her peers.
4. The nominee must have been out of competition at NCCU for at least five (5) years after the graduation of his/her NCCU class.
5. The nominee must not have outstanding and overdue financial obligations to the university or to related organizations.
Coach
1. The nominee must have served as Head Coach at NCCU for at least five years.
2. The nominee must have contributed significantly to the welfare of student athletes and to the progress of the University and the community.
3. The nominee must have been separated from active coaching duties at NCCU for at least five (5) years prior to induction.
Team
1. The team must have won a conference or a national championship (conference and/or tournament).
Meritorious Service
1. The nominee must have made a significant contribution to the development of student athletes, the university, and the community.
2. The nominee must have received recognition for outstanding athletic-related services rendered to the university, the state, and/or the nation.
3. The nominee must be widely recognized for his or her direct or indirect influence on the growth and development of the athletic program at NCCU or at the national or international level.
4. The nominee must be an individual who has made a significant
contribution to the popularity, success, or survival of the athletic program
or an individual sport at NCCU.
Nomination and Selection Process
1. Nominations for the NCCU Athletic Hall of Fame may be submitted by an NCCU affiliate (alumnus, supporter) and shall consist of a written nomination accompanied by supporting data and biographies. The nomination must include the current address of any living nominee or the address of a family member if the nominee is deceased.
2. Nominations will be given as received to the Hall of Fame sub-committee and submitted to the full committee for screening.
3. Nominations will commence the first Monday in September of each year and close the last Friday in October. (The Department of Athletics will produce nomination forms that will be available at home football games as well as on the Department of Athletics website [Nomination Form]). Any NCCU employee, Eagle Club member, Trustee Board member, alumnus, inducted Hall of Famer, and any Hall of Fame Committee member will be eligible to submit a nomination.
4. At the nomination closing, the Committee will assemble and reduce the nomination list to a manageable number. The Sports Information Director will be responsible for gathering data in athletic files on candidates that the Committee approves.
5. The Committee shall select by majority vote candidates in each category not to exceed five (5) candidates per category for a given year. The Committee may elect to submit no names in any given category or categories.
6. The identity of the Committee members shall not be publicized, unless public identification shall be required by statute or court order.
7. The Hall of Fame Committee, upon receiving names, may elect to eliminate individuals. In all instances except that of honorary members, a majority vote of the committee shall be sufficient for inductions into the NCCU Athletic Hall of Fame. All members of the committee including the Chancellor shall exercise their vote.
8. Any name presented by the Hall of Fame Committee for two consecutive years, and not receiving a majority vote (or a unanimous vote in the instance of Honorary Members) on either occasion shall not be resubmitted in that category for at least three consecutive years.
9. Before the publication of names of those to be inducted, the chair of the Hall of Fame Committee shall exercise every effort to ensure that the nominees will participate in the exercises. Nominees unable to participate may be inducted at a later induction. Posthumous nominees should be represented at the exercise by a relative, a friend, or a supporter.
10. The final nomination list will be submitted to the Chancellor for approval in early February. Once the list is approved by the Chancellor, the announcement of that year's class will be made.
11. The Chancellor shall notify those to be inducted by a letter of
congratulations, and the chair of the nominating committee shall inform
inductees of the details of the planned exercise.
