University of South Florida Athletic Hall of Fame

The University of South Florida Athletic Hall of Fame was established in 2009 to recognize and perpetuate the memory of student athletes, teams, coaches and administrators who have made demonstrably outstanding and significant contributions to the success, tradition and heritage of USF Athletics, and who demonstrate the character and values that define the highest principles of sport. Induction in the University of South Florida Athletic Hall of Fame is the highest honor afforded by the USF Athletics Department.[1]

University of South Florida Athletic Hall of Fame
Established2009
LocationLee Roy Selmon Athletic Center, 12503 USF Bull Run Drive, Tampa, FL, 33620
TypeUniversity Hall of Fame
DirectorMichael Kelly
OwnerUniversity of South Florida
WebsiteUSF Athletic Hall of Fame

The Hall of Fame is located within the Lee Roy Selmon Athletic Center on USF's Tampa campus.

History
The Lee Roy Selmon Athletics Center, which is home to the USF Athletic Hall of Fame.

The Hall of Fame was established by Director of Athletics Doug Woolard in 2009 with the first 16 inductees. 12 of the inaugural inductees were members or coaches of the 1985 USF Women's Swimming team, which won the first and only NCAA national championship in USF history. Mark Harlan took over as Athletic Director in 2014, and no new members were inducted during his tenure. Michael Kelly brought the Hall of Fame back in 2019 after he became USF's new AD.

Selection process

Nominations

Nominations are accepted from both the Hall of Fame voting committee and the general public. Individuals must be at least four years removed from their USF career to be nominated. Nominees are eligible for induction for up to three years after being nominated. If not selected in that period of time, they must be re-nominated for further consideration.[2]

Induction

Every year the three nominees with the most votes from the Hall of Fame committee, provided that they receive votes from at least five of the nine members of the committee, will be inducted into the USF Athletic Hall of Fame. Prior to 2019, any nominee that received six or more votes from the nine member committee was inducted, regardless of how many nominees passed that threshold. The annual induction ceremony takes place at USF's Homecoming football game.[2]

Voting committee

The USF Hall of Fame voting committee consists of nine members: a past Hall of Fame inductee, two USF Varsity Club Board members, the Faculty Athletics Representative, a Senior Woman Administrator, a USF Alumni Association representative, a former USF Athletics coach or staff member, a distinguished community member and the Director of Athletics. All members of the committee serve a term of two years with the exception of the Athletic Director who serves on the committee for their entire tenure as AD and appoints the other members of the committee.[2]

Inductees

As of 2020, the Hall features 40 members: 33 players, 6 coaches, and 2 athletic directors with one member inducted as both a player and a coach.

Athletic Directors
Name Years with USF Year inducted Notes
Dick Bowers 1966–82 2009 First Athletic Director in USF history, served as AD for 17 years
Lee Roy Selmon 1994–2004 2012 Considered the "Father of USF Football"

Coaches
Name Sport Years with USF Year inducted Notes
Bill Mann Men's & Women's Swimming 1979–87 2009 All players and coaches of the 1985 national champion Women's Swimming team were inducted into the Hall[3]
Lou Manganiello Women's Swimming (assistant) 1982–87 2009 All players and coaches of the 1985 national champion Women's Swimming team were inducted into the Hall[3]
Dan Holcomb Men's Soccer 1965–86 2010 Led the Bulls to 15 conference titles, 22 straight winning seasons, .701 winning percentage, top 30 all time in wins in NCAA Men's Soccer history[4]
Sherry Bedingfield Women's Tennis 1980–2002 2010 Inducted as both a player and a coach[5]
Robert Grindey Men's Swimming 1965–78 2011 Led the Bulls to 7 individual and relay national championships and a second place finish at the 1971 NCAA College Division Swimming National Championship[6]
Bobby Paschal Men's Basketball 1986–96 2013 Winningest head coach in program history, led the Bulls to their first two NCAA Tournaments and four total postseason appearances[7]

Athletes
Name Sport Years with USF Year inducted Notes
Charlie Bradley Men's Basketball 1982–85 2009 All time leading scorer in USF men's basketball history, 1983 Sun Belt Player of the Year, Sun Belt All Decade team member, three time All Conference[8]
Wanda Guyton Women's Basketball 1984–89 2009 1989 All American, 1989 Sun Belt Player of the Year, three time All Conference[9]
Michelle Scarborough Rifle 1987–90 2009 Two time individual national champion, four time All American[10]
Alicia McHugh Women's Swimming 1982–85 2009 All players and coaches of the 1985 national champion Women's Swimming team were inducted into the Hall[3]
Nancy Bercaw Women's Swimming 1982–85 2009 All players and coaches of the 1985 national champion Women's Swimming team were inducted into the Hall[3]
Merit Greaves Women's Swimming 1982–85 2009 All players and coaches of the 1985 national champion Women's Swimming team were inducted into the Hall[3]
Margaret Mortell Women's Swimming 1983–86 2009 All players and coaches of the 1985 national champion Women's Swimming team were inducted into the Hall[3]
Suzanne Crenshaw Women's Swimming 1984–87 2009 All players and coaches of the 1985 national champion Women's Swimming team were inducted into the Hall[3]
Susan Duncan Women's Swimming 1985–87 2009 All players and coaches of the 1985 national champion Women's Swimming team were inducted into the Hall[3]
Tracey Hayes Women's Swimming 1985–87 2009 All players and coaches of the 1985 national champion Women's Swimming team were inducted into the Hall[3]
Dawn Hewett Women's Swimming 1985–87 2009 All players and coaches of the 1985 national champion Women's Swimming team were inducted into the Hall[3]
Julie Muller Women's Swimming 1985–87 2009 All players and coaches of the 1985 national champion Women's Swimming team were inducted into the Hall[3]
Jonie Troupe Women's Swimming 1985–87 2009 All players and coaches of the 1985 national champion Women's Swimming team were inducted into the Hall[3]
Ross Gload Baseball 1995–97 2010 All time program leader in home runs and runs batted in[11]
Joe Lewkowicz Men's Swimming 1969–72 2010 First national champion in USF history, two time national champion, 12 time All American[12]
Sherry Bedingfield Women's Tennis 1970–72 2010 Inducted as both a player and a coach[5]
Kerine Black Women's Track & Field 1997–2001 2010 Three time C-USA Women's Track & Field Athlete of the Year, five time All American, holds seven program records, only walk-on to be inducted into the Hall[13]
Radenko Dobraš Men's Basketball 1988–92 2011 1990 Sun Belt Tournament MVP, three time All Conference, third in program history in points, assists, and three pointers[14]
Anthony Henry Football 1997–2000 2011 Two time All Independent honors, played in the NFL for nine years[15]
Fergus Hooper Men's Soccer 1974–77 2011 First All American in USF history, three time All American, 1977 Hermann Trophy finalist[16]
Monica Triner Softball 1996–99 2011 Second in USF history in wins, strikeouts, batting average, and hits[17]
Michelle Collier Volleyball 1998–2002 2011 Two time C-USA Player of the Year, first All American in USF Volleyball history, unanimous C-USA Player of the Decade (2004), holds seven program records[18]
Chucky Atkins Men's Basketball 1992–96 2012 Four year starter, most three pointers made in program history[19]
Jessica Dickson Women's Basketball 2003–07 2012 USF women's basketball all time leading scorer, John R. Wooden Award finalist, two time All American, three time All Conference, 2003 C-USA Freshman of the Year[20]
Chris Heintz Baseball 1993–96 2013 1996 All American, 1996 C-USA Player of the Year, holds single season program record for hits and runs batted in[21]
Marquel Blackwell Football 1999–2002 2013 Second in program history in touchdowns and passing yards (first in both at time of induction)[22]
Dayana Octavien Women's Track & Field 2000–04 2013 Three time C-USA Women's Track & Field Athlete of the Year, two time All American, seven time conference champion, C-USA All Decade team member, 2008 Haitian Olympic Team member[23]
Shantia Grace Women's Basketball 2005–09 2019 Three time All Conference, 2009 WNIT MVP, holds the single game scoring record in USF women's basketball history[24]
George Selvie Football 2006–09 2019 Only two time, first team All American in program history, 2007 Bill Willis Trophy winner, 2007 Big East Defensive Player of the Year, three time All Conference[25]
Sara Nevins Softball 2011–14 2019 Three time All American, four time All Conference, two time conference Pitcher of the Year, pitched two perfect games and nine no hitters, all time program leader in wins, saves, innings pitched, and strikeouts, member of the US Women’s National Team from 2013–15[26]
Courtney Williams Women's Basketball 2012–16 2020 Second all time in program history for points and rebounds, two time All American, three time All Conference, holds the single season points record in program history[27]
Matthew O'Neal Men's Track & Field and

Men's Soccer

 2012–16 2020 First 2 sport athlete inducted in the USF Athletic Hall of Fame, two time NCAA National Runner Up (triple jump and high jump), six time All American, six time conference champion[28]
Jeff Davis Men's Tennis 1975–79 2020 Program leader in wins, 1979 Sun Belt MVP, three time conference singles champion, seven International Tennis Federation titles[29]

Number of inductees by sport
Sport Athletes Coaches Total
Baseball 2 0 2
Men's Basketball 3 1 4
Women's Basketball 3 0 3
Football 3 0 3
Rifle 1 0 1
Men's Soccer 2[lower-alpha 1] 1 3
Softball 2 0 2
Men's Swimming 1 2[lower-alpha 2] 3
Women's Swimming 10 2[lower-alpha 2] 12
Men's Tennis 1 0 1
Women's Tennis 1 1 1[lower-alpha 3]
Men's Track & Field 1[lower-alpha 1] 0 1
Women's Track & Field 2 0 2
Volleyball 1 0 1
  1. Matthew O'Neal played both Soccer and Track & Field and is listed for both
  2. Bill Mann coached both Men's and Women's Swimming and is listed for both
  3. Sherry Beddingfield was inducted as both a player and a coach and is the only Women's Tennis inductee

See also

University of South Florida

South Florida Bulls

List of University of South Florida alumni

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