Butler Athletic Hall of Fame
The Butler Athletic Hall of Fame was started by Butler University and the Butler B-Association to recognize and honor those individuals who have made exceptional contributions to the achievements and prestige of Butler in the field of athletics, and who have continued to demonstrate in their lives the values imparted by athletics. Former athletes, coaches, administrators and other persons making truly exceptional contributions to the Butler University athletic program are eligible for induction in the Butler Athletic Hall of Fame.
Sort Hall of Fame: By Induction Year | By Sport | Alphabetically
Name, Graduation Year |
Sport(s) |
Induction Year |
A |
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| Henry "Hank" Abts, 1941 | Football | 1996 |
| Lori Adams Moseley, 1990 | Volleyball | 2009 |
| Jeremy Aldrich, 1998 | Soccer | 2011 |
| James Edwin "Speed" Allen, 1933 | Football, Track | 1995 |
| Darin Archbold, 1992 | Basketball | 2008 |
| Scott Armstrong, 1940 | Basketball | 1997 |
| Joy Aschenbrener Sweeney, 1999 | Soccer | 2009 |
B |
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| Frank Baird, 1934 | Basketball, Baseball | 1992 |
| John Barrowcliff, 1949 | Basketball | 1997 |
| Justin Beasley, 1998 | Baseball | 2010 |
| Don Benbow, 1963 | Football | 1995 |
| Inmon C. Blackaby, 1938 | Football, Basketball, Track | Charter Member |
| Robert Blessing, 1925 | Football, Basketball, Baseball | 1992 |
| Jeff Blue, 1965 | Basketball | 1997 |
| Dr. Mark Bohnert, 1976 | Football | 2008 |
| Tom Bowman, 1963 | Basketball | 1998 |
| Orvis Burdsall, 1952 | Basketball | 2000 |
| Thom N. Burleson, 1974 | Track, Cross Country | 2001 |
| Wayne Burris, 1977 | Basketball | 2002 |
C |
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| Jake Caskey, 1929 | Basketball, Baseball | 1995 |
| Archie Chadd, 1928 | Basketball, Baseball | Charter Member |
| Dana Chandler, 1929 | Basketball, Tennis | 2000 |
| Beth Christiansen Hutson, 1991 | Volleyball | 2012 |
| Mike Chrobot, 1979 | Football | 2006 |
| Barry Collier, 1976 | Basketball | 2006 |
| Wally Cox, 1958 | Basketball | 2000 |
| Clarence Crain, 1973 | Men's Basketball | 2004 |
D |
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| William F. Davis, 1935 | Special Service Award | 1993 |
| Robert E. Deitz, 1941 | Basketball | 1993 |
| Chris DeWell Dixon, 1986 | Volleyball | 2004 |
| Joe Dezelan, Sr., 1945 | Football | 1995 |
| Rilus E. Doolittle, 1925 | Track, Cross Country | Charter Member |
| James B. Doyle, 1950 | Basketball, Baseball | 1993 |
| Dick Dullaghan, 1966 | Football, Baseball | 1998 |
| John Dunn, 1977 | Men's Basketball | 2004 |
E |
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| Norm Ellenberger, 1955 | Football, Basketball, Baseball | 2012 |
| Bob Eichholtz, 1957 | Football | 2004 |
| Christine Essington Irbe, 1987 | Volleyball | 2007 |
| Rene Evans, 1984 | Volleyball, Basketball, Softball | 2002 |
F |
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| Sarah Fee Essick, 1983 | Tennis | 2007 |
| Darrin Fitzgerald, 1987 | Basketball | 2007 |
| Ken Freeman, 1963 | Football, Basketball, Baseball | 1996 |
| Paul E. Furnish, 1959 | Football | 1996 |
G |
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| Dave Ginn, 1984 | Football | 2010 |
| Larry Goens, 1962 | Football | 2004 |
| Glen Gray, 1925 | Track | Charter Member |
| Gary Green, 1962 | Football | 2006 |
| Barbara Greenburg, 1964 | Special Service Award | 1998 |
| Bob Grenda, 1975 | Football | 2003 |
| Keith Greve, 1958 | Basketball, Baseball | 1999 |
| Haldane A. Griggs, 1925 | Football, Basketball, Baseball, Track | Charter Member |
| Lee C. Grimm, 1964 | Football, Baseball | 1996 |
| Jermaine Guice, 1994 | Basketball | 2011 |
| Ted Guzek, 1958 | Basketball | Charter Member |
H |
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| Scott Ham, 1925 | Track | Charter Member |
| Xandra L. Hamilton, 1958 | Special Services Award | 2001 |
| Tom Harding, 1940 | Football, Track, Baseball | 1992 |
| Bill Hardy, 1943 | Baseball | 1995 |
| Dick Haslam, 1962 | Basketball, Golf | 1999 |
| Jim Hauss, 1938 | Football, Track | 1994 |
| Frank B. "Pop" Hedden, Coach | Special Service Award | 1993 |
| Larry Helms, 1962 | Football | 2003 |
| Charles "Chuck" Henzie, Staff | Special Service Award | 1996 |
| Oral Hildebrand, 1930 | Basketball, Track | Charter Member |
| Paul D. "Tony" Hinkle | Coach, Administrator | 1992 |
| Lawrence Holmes, 1937 | Football, Track | 1993 |
| Orville J. Hooker, 1924 | Baseball, Basketball | Charter Member |
| Harold H. "Fuzz" Hungate, 1924 | Football, Baseball | Charter Member |
| Otto L. Hurrle, 1948 | Football | Charter Member |
J |
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| Chris Johnson O'Neil, 1995 | Soccer | 2008 |
K |
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| Robert Keach, 1925 | Football, Basketball, Baseball | Charter Member |
| John Kesler, II, 1976 | Track, Cross Country | 2002 |
| Melissa Kilgore La Grange, 1987 | Women's Basketball | 2004 |
| Jennifer Kintzel McGurn, 1998 | Volleyball | 2008 |
| David W. Konold, 1926 | Special Service Award | 1992 |
| Jack Krebs, 1964 | Track | 1997 |
| William F. Kuntz, 1950 | Football | Charter Member |
L |
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| Ken LaRose, 1980 | Football | 2007 |
| Scott Lawler, 1993 | Soccer | 2008 |
| Ralph London, 1956 | Football | 2002 |
| Phil Long, 1962 | Football | 2005 |
| Bill Lynch, 1977 | Football, Basketball | 2000 |
| Stan Lyons, Coach | Special Service Award | 1997 |
M |
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| Charles F. Maas, 1949 | Baseball, Basketball | 1993 |
| Mary Majewski Shaw, 1993 | Basketball | 2006 |
| Daryl Mason, 1976 | Basketball | 2003 |
| Kevin McDevitt, 1977 | Football | 2003 |
| Stacia Mellinger, 1990 | Volleyball | 2011 |
| Arnold Mickens, 1996 | Football | 2009 |
| Charles McElfresh, Staff | Special Service Award | 1995 |
| Clyde McEntire, 1950 | Golf | 2012 |
| Jim McGrath, Staff | Special Service Award | 2012 |
| Hugh "Wally" Middlesworth, 1924 | Basketball, Baseball, Football | Charter Member |
| Sue (Morris) Mills, 1985 | Basketball, Volleyball | 2003 |
| Steve Mitchell, 1979 | Football, Baseball | 2010 |
| Lynn Mitchem, 1983 | Basketball | 2006 |
| Marty Monserez, 1974 | Men's Basketball | 2005 |
| Francis R. "Moe" Moriarty, 1949 | Football, Baseball | Charter Member |
| Jim Morris, Staff | Special Service Award | 1994 |
| John Moses, 1958 | Football, Basketball, Baseball, Track | 1995 |
| Harry Muta, 1976 | Football, Baseball | 2009 |
| Tim Mylin, 1983 | Cross Country, Track | 2008 |
N |
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| Bert A. Nelson, 1932 | Track | Charter Member |
| Jon Neuhouser, 1998 | Men's Basketball | 2009 |
| Robert Nipper, 1926 | Football, Basketball, Baseball | 1992 |
| Daniel K. Nolan, 1972 | Football | 2001 |
| Elwood "Woody" Norris, 1942 | Football, Basketball | 1995 |
| Stephen K. Norris, 1970 | Basketball, Track | 2001 |
O |
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| Elmer O'Banion, 1962 | Football | 2005 |
| Ralph "Buckshot" O'Brien, 1950 | Basketball, Track, Baseball | 1994 |
| Brad Odom, 1977 | Cross Country, Track | 2005 |
| Chuck Orban, 1991 | Football | 2012 |
| Tom Orner, 1979 | Basketball | 2006 |
P |
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| Pat Page, Coach | Special Service Award | 1999 |
| Paul Page, 1986 | Football | 2011 |
| Tony Pence, 1982 | Football | 2008 |
| Ken Pennington, 1960 | Basketball | 1997 |
| James Petty, 1966 | Track, Basketball | 2003 |
| Hermon E. Phillips, 1927 | Track, Cross Country | Charter Member |
| Beth Piepenbrink, 1983 | Basketball, Volleyball | 1999 |
| Bob Plump, 1958 | Basketball, Baseball | 1994 |
| Wally Potter, 1944 | Football, Track | 1994 |
| Mert Prophet, Staff | Special Service Award | 1996 |
| Elza I. Purvlicis, 1984 | Basketball, Tennis | 2001 |
Q |
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| Art Queisser, 1929 | Special Service Award | 1999 |
R |
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| Thomas H. Redmond, 1973 | Football | 2001 |
| Louis J. Reichel, 1926 | Football, Basketball, Baseball | Charter Member |
| Jim Ringer, 1960 | Football | 1999 |
| Steve Roberts, 1990 | Football | 2008 |
| Jim Rosenstihl, 1951 | Football, Basketball, Baseball | 1998 |
S |
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| Julius Sagalowsky, 1928 | Tennis | Charter Member |
| David Sanders, 1966 | Men's Basketball | 2002 |
| Ed Schilling, 1967 | Men's Basketball | 2002 |
| Lynn Schreiber Wallace, 1979 | Women's Basketball, Tennis | 2012 |
| Sarah Schuetz Stremlow, 1998 | Women's Basketball | 2009 |
| Jerry Schultz, 1962 | Football | 2007 |
| Max Schumacher, 1954 | Baseball, Special Service Award | 2005 |
| Wilbur Schumacher, 1942 | Men's Basketball | Charter Member |
| Chuck Schwanekamp, 1978 | Football | 2006 |
| Herb Schwomeyer, Staff | Special Service Award | 1994 |
| Bruce Scifres, 1979 | Football | 2007 |
| Bill Scott, 1959 | Men's Basketball | 1998 |
| Ray Sears, 1935 | Track, Cross Country | Charter Member |
| Larry Shade, 1967 | Men's Basketball, Baseball | 2004 |
| Billy L. Shepherd, 1972 | Men's Basketball | 2001 |
| William L. Shepherd, 1949 | Men's Ba sketball, Baseball | 2001 |
| Larry Shook, 1963 | Football, Basketball, Baseball | 1999 |
| Barbara Skinner, 1983 | Basketball, Tennis, Softball | 1998 |
| Elizabeth Skinner Spencer, 1982 | Volleyball, Basketball, Softball | 1998 |
| John Skirchak, 1961 | Football, Baseball | 2003 |
| Tom Sleet, 1948 | Football | 1994 |
| Jerry Steiner, 1940 | Basketball, Baseball | 1993 |
| James Stewart, 1934 | Football, Swimming | 1996 |
| Kent Stewart, 1960 | Football | 2004 |
| Walt Stockslager, 1960 | Football | 1997 |
| David Swihart, 1976 | Football | 2002 |
| William L. Sylvester, 1950 | Football | 1993 |
T |
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| Jill Taylor Goeglein, 1989 | Volleyball | 2005 |
| Chris Theofanis, 1952 | Special Service Award | 1998 |
| George Cullen Thomas, 1913 | Football, Basketball, Baseball, Track, Tennis | Charter Member |
| Fraser Thompson, 2001 | Cross Country, Track | 2012 |
| Leroy Thompson, 1957 | Football | Charter Member |
| Chad Tucker, 1988 | Men's Basketball | 2007 |
V |
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| Julie VonDielingen Shelton, 1993 | Women's Basketball | 2006 |
W |
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| Galvin Walker (Coach) | Special Service Award | 2000 |
| Jean Ann Bowers Walker, 1960 | Basketball, Volleyball, Softball, Badminton, Field Hockey | 2010 |
| Dan Warfel, 1967 | Football | 1999 |
| Alonzo "Lon" Watford, 1931 | Football | 1994 |
| John J. "Jake" Weger, 1938 | Football, Track | Charter Member |
| Steve Weiger, 1995 | Soccer | 2010 |
| Frank White, 1929 | Basketball, Track | Charter Member |
| Robert & Jean Wildman, 1944 | Special Service Award | 2002 |
| Gerald A. Williams, 1963 | Basketball, Track | 1996 |
| Marvin Wood, 1950 | Basketball, Baseball | 1999 |
| Gerald Woolfolk, 1971 | Track | 2000 |
Y |
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| Jenny A. Young, 1983 | Basketball, Softball, Tennis | 2000 |
Teams |
Distinction |
Induction Year |
| 1923-24 Men's Basketball Team | National Champs | 2003 |
| 1928-29 Men's Basketball Team | National Champs | 2003 |
| 1959 Football Team | Undefeated Team | 2004 |
| 1961 Football Team | Undefeated Team | 2004 |
| 1948-49 Men's Basketball Team | Postwar Legends | 2005 |
| 1961-62 Men's Basketball Team | 2007 | |
| 1983 Football Team | Undefeated Team | 2011 |
