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]

NameInduction yearSport (and/or role)VT Seasons played/
Coached/
Other		National Collegiate Honors
Aaron Marchetti2009Tennis (M)1995–1999All-America, 1999 [2]
Ace Custis2007Basketball (M)1993–1997
Al Casey1991Football1932–1933[3]
Allan Bristow1984Basketball (M)1970–1973[4]
Amy Byrne Feathers2001Basketball (W)1987-1990 [5]
Amy Wetzel Doolan2012Basketball (W)1999-2001 [5]
André Davis2012Football, Track & Field1998–2001 [3]All-America, 2000 [6]
Academic All-America (1st team), 2001 [7]
Angela Tincher O'Brien2018Softball2005-2008 [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 Thompson2003Tennis (W), Coach (T)
Antonio Freeman2006Football1991–1994[3]
April Byrd Mosley2015Track & Field1996-2000
Armand Taylor2005Wrestling
Ashlee Dobbe2014SoftballAcademic All-America (1st team), 2002 [7]
Ashley Lee2016Football1980–1981, 1983–1984[9]
Ben Taylor2017Football1998–2001[3]All-America (3rd team), 2000[6]
All-America (2nd), 2001 [6]
Berkeley "Berky" Cundiff1998Baseball
Bill Buchanan1990Tennis (M), Coach,
Administrator
Bill Grossmann1990Swimming
Bill Matthews1993Basketball (M),
Coach (MBB),
Assoc AD
Billy Hardee2005Football1973–1975[3]
Billy Holsclaw2018Football1956–1958[3]
Bimbo Coles2000Basketball (M)
Bob Ayersman1990Basketball (M)
Bob Grossmann2002Swimming
Bob Phillips1999Track & FieldAll-America (5th pl. pole vault), 1980 [10]
Bob Schweickert1983Football1962–1964[3]All-America (3rd), 1963 [6]
All-America (1st team), 1964 [6]
Bob Wingfield2004Track & Field
Bobby Beecher2013Basketball (M)
Bobby Smith2000Football1941, 1946–1947[3]
Brad Clontz2011Baseball1990–1995
Brandon Glover1988Wrestling1957-1960[11]All-America (3rd pl., 130 lbs, 1959) [12]
Brandon Flowers (American football)2019Football2004-2007All-America (3rd team), 2006[6]
All-America (1st team) 2007 [6]
Brendon de Jonge2014Golf (M)All-America (2nd team), 2002 [2]
All-America (2nd team), 2003 [2]
Brian Sharp2009Golf (M)1991–1995
Brian Walters2019Cross Country, Track & Field1987-1990All-America Cross Country (30th place), 1989 [13]
Bruce Smith1995Football1981–1984[3]College Football Hall of Fame [14]
Outland Trophy, 1984 [15]
Consensus All-America, 1984 [16]
All-America (1st team), 1983 [2]
Bryan Randall2015Football2001–2004[3]
Bucky Keller1993Basketball (M)All-America (Hon. Mention), 1962 [2]
C. P. "Sally" Miles1982Football,
Coach (F),
Athletic Director		1900–1902,[3]
1905–1906,[3] 1908,[17] 1913[17]
1920–1934[18]
Carroll Dale1982Football1956–1959[3]College Football Hall of Fame [19]
All-America (1st team), 1959 [2]
All-America (2nd team), 1958 [2]
Charlie Moir2006Coach
Chris Smith1982Basketball (M)1957–1961 [20]All-America (Hon Mention), 1960 [2]
Christi Osborne2006Basketball (W)Academic All-America (2nd team), 1994[7]
Academic All-America (1st team), 1995 [7]
Chuck Hartman2002Coach1979–2006[17]
Chuck Noe2009Coach1955–1962
Clarisa Crowell2013Softball
Connie Sellers1996Golf (M)
Corey Moore2010Football1997–1999[3]Unanimous All-America, 1999 [16][6]
Lombardi Award, 1999 [6]
Nagurski Award, 1999 [6]
Cornell Brown2007Football1993–1996[3]Consensus All-America, 1995 [16]
Cyrus Lawrence1997Football1979–1982[3]
Dale Solomon1994Basketball (M)
Darryl Tapp2018Football2002–2005[3]All-America (1st team), 2005 [6]
Dave Smith2019Sports Information Dir.1975-2015
Dave Braine2012Athletic Director1988–1997[18]
Dawn Will Cliffe2014Lacrosse (W)
DeAngelo Hall2016Football2001–2003[3]All-America (2nd team), 2003[6]
Dell Curry1996Basketball1982-1986
Dennis Scott2003Track & Field, Football1976–1978[3]All-America (5th pl. 60-yard), 1978 [10]
Dick Arnold1996Track
Dick Esleeck1990Football,
Coach
Dick Redding2004Coach
Dickie Beard1987Football1952–1955[3]
Don Divers1998Football1954–1956[3]
Don Oakes2001Football1958–1960[3]
Don Strock1985Football1970–1972[3]All-America (3rd team), 1972 [6]
Drew Weaver2019Golf2005-2009All-America (3rd team), 2009 [2]
Duane Lagan2015Team Physician
Duke Thorpe2010Basketball (M)
Earl "Bus" Hall1992Basketball (M)
Ed Motley1987Trainer
Eddie Ferrell1999Trainer
Frank Beamer1997Football,
Coach (F)		1966–1968[3]
1987–2015[3]		College Football Hall of Fame [21]
Consensus National Coach of the Year, 1999 [3]
Frank Loria1982Football1965–1967[3]College Football Hall of Fame [22]
All-America (1st team), 1966 [6]
Consensus All-America, 1967 [16]
Academic All-America, 1967 [7]
Frank Moseley1982Coach,
Athletic Director		1951–1960[23]
1951–1978[23]
Frank Peake1983Football1926–1928 [24][25][26]
Frank Teske1995Coach (Wr)
Franklin Stubbs1992Baseball1979-1981All-America (1st Team), 1981[27]
G. F. "Red" Laird1983Coach (BaseB)1940–1943, 1947–1973 [28]
Gene Breen2002Football, Wrestling
Gene Bunn2010Football
Gene Crane2009Track & Field1974-1979
George Canale2001Baseball
George Foussekis1989Football1965-1967[3]All-America (2nd team), 1966 [6]
George Parrish1986Football, Basketball (M), Track & Field1918-1921 [29]
George Preas1983Football1951–1954[3]
George Smith1996Football1932-1934Jacobs Blocking Trophy 1933, 1934 [30]
Ginny Lessman Stonick1994Volleyball (W)Academic All-America (3rd team), 1982 [7]
Glen Combs1987Basketball (M)1966-1968 [31]
H. M. "Mac" McEver1983Football,
Coach,
Administrator		1925–1928
1937–1944
H.V. (Byrd) Hooper1992Football, Baseball
Hank Crisp1987Football
Harry Bushkar1986Baseball, Basketball (M)1942–1946[32]
Henry Redd1986Football,
Coach (MBB, F)		1915-16, 1919–20 [33]
1926-27 (MBB),[34] 1932-40 (F)[3]
Herbert Joseph Thomas1989Football1938–1940[3]
Howard Pardue1992Basketball (M)All-America (Hon Mention), 1962 [2]
Howie Wright1986Football, Baseball1952–1954[3]
Hunter Carpenter1982Football1900–1903, 1905 [35]College Football Hall of Fame [35]
Ieva Kublina2014Basketball (W)
Jack Burrows1990Tennis (M)
Jack Prater1993Football,
Administrator		1951, 1954–1955[3]
Jake Grove2014Football2000, 2002–2003[3]Unanimous All-America, 2003 [16][6]
Rimington Trophy, 2003
James Franklin Powell1992Football, Baseball
James I. "Bud" Robertson, Jr.2008Faculty Rep
Jenny Root Price2007Basketball (W)
Jerry Claiborne2003Coach (F)1961-1970[3]College Football Hall of Fame [36]
Jerry Gaines1990Track & Field
Jessica Botzum Cockrill2018Swimming2005-2008 [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 Beard2008Baseball
Jim Pyne2004Football1990–1993[3]Unanimous All-America, 1993 [16][6]
Jim Stewart1997Baseball
Jim Weaver2016Athletic Director1997–2013[38]
Jimmy Milley2013Tennis (M)
Joe Moran1991Football
Joe Saunders2013Baseball
John Engelberger2013Football1996–1999[3]All-America (2nd team), 1999 [6]
John Moody2011Football,
Administrator		1952–1953,1956–1957
1972–2013
John Wetzel1985Basketball (M)1963–1967 [39]
Johnny Oates1983Baseball1966–1967 [40]
Johnson Wagner2013Golf (M)All-America (3rd team), 2002 [2]
Josh Feldman2011Wrestling1989–1994All-America (7th pl. HWT, 1994) [12]
Judy Williams2002Cross Country, Track & Field
Katie Ollendick2008Track & FieldAcademic 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 Neff1992Track & FieldAll-America (5th pl. Pole Valut), 1976 [10]
Ken Barefoot1999Football1965–1967[3]
Ken Edwards2000Football1967–1969[3]
Ken Whitley1990Football, Wrestling1963–1964, 1966[3]
Kenny Lewis1998Football, Track1977–1979[3]
Kerri Gardin2016Basketball (W)
Kevin Jones2016Football2001–2003[3]Consensus All-America, 2003 [16]
Ki Luczak2000Football1949–1951[3]
Laurie Shiflet Hackbirth2010Tennis (W)
Lee Suggs2014Football1999-2002[42]All-America (3rd team), 2000 [6]
Leland "Lee" Melear1989Basketball (M), Baseball
Leo Burke1985Football, Baseball1952–1956[3]
Lewis Mills1991Basketball (M)
Linda King Steel1995Track & FieldAll-America (6th pl. 10KM [OD]), 1984 [10]
All-America (4th pl. 10KM [OD]) 1985 [10]
Lisa Pikalek2004Volleyball (W)Academic All-America (2nd team), 1991 [7]
Academic All-America of the Year, 1992
[8]
Lisa Witherspoon2009Basketball (W)1995–1999
Lori McKee Taylor2000Cross Country, Track & FieldAll-America (CC), 1981 [13]
Louis P. Ripley1995Team Surgeon
Loyd King1998Basketball (M)
Lucy Hawk Banks1993Track & FieldAll-America (800m), 1980 [10]
Mac Banks1991Track & Field
Matt Griswold2019BaseballAll-America (3rd team), 1997
Madison "Buzz" Nutter1985Football1950–1952 [3]
Marcus Kramer2006Tennis (M)
Margaret Soulen Gilbert2001SwimmingAll-America (HM, 13th, 100 Back), 1989 [37]
All-America (HM, 13th, 200 Back), 1989 [37]
Mark Stickley2005Track & Field, Cross CountryAll-America (8th pl., 10KM) [10]
Maurice DeShazo2009Football1990–1994
Megan Evans (softball)2017Softball2002-2005 [5]
Mel Henry1986Football, Basketball (M), Baseball1935-1938 [43]
Michael Vick2017Football1999–2000[3]All-America (1st team), 1999 [6]
Michelle Meadows2010SoftballAcademic All-America (3rd team), 1998
[7] Academic All-America (1st team), 1999 [7]
Academic All-America (1st team), 2000 [7]
Mickey Fitzgerald2002Football
Mike Burnop2000Football1969–1971[3]
Mike Johnson1994Football1980–1983[3]Academic All-America (2nd Team), 1982 [7]
Mike Sergent2012Track & FieldAll-America (5th pl. Hammer), 1992 [10]
Mike Widger1988Football1967–1969[3]All-America (1st team), 1968 [6]
Mike Williams2004Baseball
Milton Andes1994Wrestling
Neff McClary1994Golf (M)
Oliver Mayo2007Tennis (M)
Patrick Nyarko2018Soccer (M)
Paul "Buddy" Dear1984Baseball, Basketball (M)1924–1927
Phil Rogers2011Football1972–1975[3]
Ray Crittenden2006Soccer (M), Football
Reneé Dennis1997Basketball (W)
Richard Bullock1994Team Physician
Rick Razzano1997Football1974–1977[3]
Ricky Scales2001Football1972–1974[3]
Robert Brown1998Football1980–1981[3]All-America (2nd team), 1981 [6]
Robin Lee2005Basketball (W)
Ron Davidson2003Football1966–1968[3]
Roscoe Coles2015Football1974–1977[3]
Roy Beskin1993Tennis (M)
Sean Gray2015WrestlingAll-America (6th pl., 141 lbs), 2001 [12]
Sharon McCloskey2012Assoc AD
Shayne Graham2011Football1996–1999[3]
Sherman Vandevender2001Wrestling
Sonny Utz1987Football1962–1964[3]
Spyridon Jullien2016Track & Field2002-2006[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 Wingo1997Football, Baseball, Track & Field1947–1950 [3]
Steve Taylor1999Cross Country, Track & FieldAll-America (CC), 1987[13]
Stuart Johnson1989Track & Field
Tasmin Fanning2019Cross Country, Track & Field2005-2008[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 Ware1999Basketball (M)
Tere Williams2011Basketball (W)1997–2001
Terry Strock2005Football1959–1961[3]
Tim Buheller2017Baseball
Tim Collins1985Golf (M)1964–1967[45]All-America (3rd team), 1965 [46]
All-America (2nd team), 1967 [46]
Tom Beasley1988Football1973–1976[3]
Tony Paige1995Football1980–1983[3]
Trey McCoy2007Baseball
Waddey Harvey1995Football1966–1968[3]
Wayne Robinson2003Basketball (M)1975-1979
Wendy Weisend1991Sports Information Dir.
Will Furrer2015Football1988–1991[3]
William "Monk" Younger1984Football,
Coach,
Athletic Director		1916–1917;[47]
1920–1923, 1932–1937
1935–1950[18]
Bill Grinus1992Football
Wilson Bell1988Faculty Rep
Zabian Dowdell2017Basketball (M)2003-2007

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