The West Virginia University Athletic Hall of Fame was instituted in 1991 to recognize those athletes that have helped pioneer WVU athletics into one of the most respected programs in the nation. The initial group of inductees were selected from six different time periods; former athletes, coaches and administrators are eligible for selection 10 years following their association with WVU.
Since that initial induction class in 1991, more than 150 West Virginia University athletes and administrators have been enshrined.
Biographies
| Name |
Primary Sport |
Years at WVU |
Year Inducted |
| A |
| Willie Akers |
Men's Basketball |
1957-60 |
2002 |
| Roger Alford |
Football |
1962-65 |
1999 |
| Tommy Allman |
Football |
1950-54 |
2003 |
| |
| B |
| Russ Bailey |
Football |
1915-19 |
1993 |
| Warren Baker |
Men's Basketball |
1973-76 |
2011 |
| Rudy Baric |
Men's Basketball |
1942-43 |
1992 |
| Babe Barna |
Baseball |
1933-37 |
1996 |
| Katie Barnes |
Women's Soccer |
1998-01 |
2012 |
| Quentin Barnette |
Men's Basketball |
1938-42 |
2006 |
| Eddie Barrett |
Other |
1951-67 |
2010 |
| Eddie Bartrug |
Football |
1926-30 |
2008 |
| Eddie Beach |
Men's Basketball |
1946-50 |
2002 |
| Aaron Beasley |
Football |
1991-95 |
2009 |
| Paul Bischoff |
Football |
1948-52 |
2001 |
| Dominic Black |
Wrestling |
1987-91 |
2004 |
| Kittie Blakemore |
Women's Basketball |
1973-97 |
2003 |
| Bucky Bolyard |
Men's Basketball |
1955-59 |
2005 |
| Bill Bonsall |
Men's Gymnastics |
1952-80 |
1994 |
| Bruce Bosley |
Football |
1952-55 |
1992 |
| Rich Braham |
Football |
1990-93 |
2007 |
| Jim Braxton |
Football |
1967-71 |
1993 |
| Red Brown |
Other |
1950-72 |
1991 |
| Daniel Buggs |
Football |
1970-74 |
1995 |
| Marc Bulger |
Football |
1996-99 |
2010 |
| Leland Byrd |
Men's Basketball |
1945-48 |
1991 |
| |
| C |
| Bobby Carroll |
Men's Basketball |
1945-48 |
2010 |
| Jack Carter |
Men's Track |
1964-67 |
1994 |
| Gale Catlett |
Men's Basketball |
1959-63 |
2004 |
| Dan Cavanaugh |
Men's Swimming |
1955-56, 1959-60 |
2012 |
| Harry Clarke |
Football |
1936-39 |
1993 |
| Scott Collins |
Wrestling |
1988-91 |
2006 |
| Mike Compton |
Football |
1989-92 |
2005 |
| Tony Constantine |
Other |
NA |
2003 |
| Gene Corum |
Football |
1940-65 |
1993 |
| Carl Crennel |
Football |
1966-69 |
1998 |
| Canute Curtis |
Football |
1993-96 |
2011 |
| |
| D |
| Ashby Dickerson |
Boxing |
1935-38 |
1998 |
| Dr. John Doyle |
Football |
1929-32 |
2003 |
| Ben Dunkerley |
Football |
1951-52 |
2012 |
| |
| E |
| Garnett Edwards |
Men's Track |
1977-80 |
2001 |
| Connie Ellerbe |
Women's Track |
1989-92 |
2005 |
| |
| F |
| Jack Fleming |
Other |
1947-96 |
2001 |
| Garrett Ford |
Football |
1965-2011 |
1995 |
| Mickey Furfari |
Other |
NA |
2006 |
| |
| G |
| Barney Gedwillas |
Men's Track |
1932-36 |
2002 |
| Marshall Glenn |
Men's Basketball |
1927-39 |
1992 |
| Jack Gocke |
Men's Basketball |
1935-37 |
1994 |
| Fred Graham |
Football |
1921-25 |
2009 |
| Clyde Green |
Men's Basketball |
1946-49 |
2006 |
| Bob Gresham |
Football |
1968-70 |
2008 |
| Lewis Guidi |
Wrestling |
1953-56 |
2006 |
| Whitey Gwynne |
Other |
1936-75 |
1992 |
| |
| H |
| Floyd "Scotty" Hamilton |
Men's Basketball |
1941-43 |
1996 |
| Joseph Harrick |
Football |
1917-21 |
2011 |
| Steve Harrick |
Baseball |
1947-67 |
1991 |
| Major Harris |
Football |
1987-90 |
1999 |
| Carl Hatfield |
Men's Cross Country |
1966-69 |
1995 |
| Roy "Legs" Hawley |
Other |
1938-52 |
1996 |
| Jim Heise |
Baseball |
1953-56 |
2011 |
| George "Duke" Henshaw |
Football |
1966-69 |
2006 |
| Roger "Shorty" Hicks |
Men's Basketball |
1940-42 |
2005 |
| Charley Hockenberry |
Baseball |
1938-41 |
2005 |
| Jerry Holmes |
Football |
1978-79 |
2007 |
| Jeff Hostetler |
Football |
1982-83 |
1998 |
| Chuck Howley |
Football |
1954-57 |
1991 |
| Sam Huff |
Football |
1952-55 |
1991 |
| Hot Rod Hundley |
Men's Basketball |
1954-57 |
1992 |
| |
| I |
| Pat Itanyi |
Women's Track |
1995-97 |
2011 |
| |
| J |
| James Jett |
Football |
1989-92 |
2002 |
| Greg Jones |
Men's Basketball |
1980-83 |
1999 |
| Brian Jozwiak |
Football |
1983-86 |
2000 |
| |
| K |
| Bill Karr |
Football |
1930-32 |
2010 |
| Kim Kaufman |
Women's Swimming |
1982-85 |
1999 |
| Rosemary Kosiorek |
Women's Basketball |
1989-92 |
2002 |
| |
| L |
| Gene Lamone |
Football |
1951-54 |
1995 |
| E. Roy Lester |
Football |
1946-49 |
2008 |
| Art "Pappy" Lewis |
Football |
1950-59 |
1993 |
| Sam Littlepage |
Boxing |
1936-39 |
2003 |
| Tom Lowry |
Men's Basketball |
1961-64 |
2007 |
| Oliver Luck |
Football |
1979-81 |
1997 |
| |
| M |
| Walter Mahan |
Football |
1922-25 |
1999 |
| John Mallory |
Football |
1964-67 |
2001 |
| Sam Mandich |
Men's Basketball |
1938-41 |
2006 |
| Joe Marconi |
Football |
1953-56 |
1993 |
| Bill Marovic |
Baseball |
1962-66 |
1999 |
| Homer Martin |
Football |
1919-22 |
1995 |
| Jim McCormick |
Men's Basketball |
1960-64 |
2005 |
| Ross McHenry |
Football |
1924-26 |
2000 |
| Bruce Meredith |
Rifle |
1958-61 |
2004 |
| Russ Meredith |
Football |
1917, 1920-22 |
2001 |
| Jeff Merrow |
Football |
1971-74 |
2009 |
| Harry Moore |
Men's Basketball |
1949-52 |
2007 |
| Lowes Moore |
Men's Basketball |
1977-80 |
2008 |
| Bobby Moss |
Football |
1952-55 |
2007 |
| Mike Mosser |
Men's Track |
1969-72 |
1993 |
| |
| N |
| Don Nehlen |
Football |
1980-2000 |
2003 |
| Steve Newberry |
Football |
1980-83 |
2011 |
| |
| O |
| Joe Okhakhu |
Men's Soccer |
1971-74 |
2000 |
| Bob Orders |
Football |
1952-53 |
1994 |
| Bo Orlando |
Football |
1985-88 |
2012 |
| Artie Owens |
Football |
1972-75 |
1997 |
| |
| P |
| Cathy Parson |
Women's Basketball |
1980-83 |
1996 |
| Ed Pastilong |
Football |
1963-65, 1976-2010 |
2012 |
| Lee Patrone |
Men's Basketball |
1959-61 |
2012 |
| Lee Patton |
Men's Basketball |
1946-50 |
2004 |
| Ann-Marie Pfiffner |
Rifle |
1989-92 |
2010 |
| Tom Pridemore |
Football |
1974-77 |
1998 |
| Dr. Martin Pushkin |
Men's Track |
1981-2001 |
2008 |
| |
| Q |
| Kristin Quackenbush |
Gymnastics |
1994-98 |
2009 |
| |
| R |
| John Radosevich |
Baseball |
1963-65 |
2010 |
| Richard A. "Dyke" Raese |
Men's Basketball |
1939-42 |
1992 |
| Dale Ramsburg |
Baseball |
1968-94 |
1995 |
| Ronnie Retton |
Men's Basketball |
1956-59 |
2010 |
| Shari Retton |
Gymnastics |
1982-85 |
2001 |
| Maurice Robinson |
Men's Basketball |
1975-78 |
2012 |
| Wil Robinson |
Men's Basketball |
1969-72 |
1997 |
| Ira Errett Rodgers |
Football |
1917-20 |
1991 |
| Stan Romanoski |
Men's Track |
1957-81 |
1997 |
| |
| S |
| Fred Schaus |
Men's Basketball |
1947-49 |
1992 |
| Ben Schwartzwalder |
Football |
1930-32 |
2004 |
| Charley Seabright |
Football |
1938-41 |
2004 |
| Lloyd Sharrar |
Men's Basketball |
1955-58 |
1998 |
| Mike Sherwood |
Football |
1967-70 |
1997 |
| Jack Simons |
Football |
1920-23 |
2007 |
| Art Smith |
Men's Track |
1924-57 |
2000 |
| Bob Smith |
Men's Basketball |
1956-59 |
2009 |
| Jim Sottile |
Men's Basketball |
1950-53 |
2008 |
| Clarence Spears |
Football |
1921-24 |
1997 |
| Harry Stansbury |
Other |
1917-37 |
1991 |
| Lowry Stoops |
Other |
1926-62 |
2009 |
| Joe Stydahar |
Football |
1933-36 |
1991 |
| |
| T |
| Darryl Talley |
Football |
1979-82 |
1996 |
| Rod Thorn |
Men's Basketball |
1960-63 |
1992 |
| |
| U |
| |
| V |
| |
| W |
| Jim Walthall |
Football |
1944, 47-49 |
2000 |
| Georgeann Wells |
Women's Basketball |
1983-86 |
2007 |
| Jerry West |
Men's Basketball |
1957-60 |
1991 |
| Ron "Fritz" Williams |
Men's Basketball |
1965-68 |
1993 |
| Paul Woodside |
Football |
1981-84 |
1999 |
| Mark Workman |
Men's Basketball |
1950-52 |
1994 |
| Jack Writer |
Rifle |
1964-66 |
1996 |
| Fred Wyant |
Football |
1952-55 |
1994 |
| |
| X |
| |
| Y |
| |
| Z |
| |
Selection Criteria
Categories:
Athletics
Coaching
Administration
Related miscellaneous areas
Criteria:
Candidates will be eligible for induction into the Sports Hall of Fame after 10 years have passed since the completion of his/her career at the University.
A coach / administrator who retires from the University with 20 years of service to the athletic department shall immediately be eligible for nomination.
Candidates must have demonstrated a nationally-recognized athletic playing/coaching/administrative ability which brought a degree of fame to himself/herself and to the University, e.g., : All-America honors, national championship competition, recommended by peers for distinguished performance at the national level.
Candidates must have attended the University for at least two (2) years or have been a member of the staff for at least four (4) years.
Candidates must receive 3/4 committee votes for selection. Submit all candidates by email to terri.howes@mail.wvu.edu.
