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The University of Michigan Athletic Hall of Honor,[1] founded in 1978,[2] recognizes University of Michigan athletes, coaches, and administrators who have made significant contributions to the university's athletic programs.[3] To qualify for induction into the Hall of Honor, an individual must have been an All-American, set an NCAA, U.S., or world record, won an NCAA title, or made significant contributions to the university's athletic department as a coach or administrator.[3] The nomination and selection process is conducted by the Letterwinners M Club executive board.[3]
Hall of Honor firsts
The first group inducted into the Hall of Honor in 1978 was Gerald R. Ford, Bill Freehan, Tom Harmon, Ron Kramer, Bennie Oosterbaan, Cazzie Russell, and Bob Ufer. The second induction class in 1979 consisted of Fritz Crisler, DeHart Hubbard, Ray Fisher, Charlie Fonville, Willie Heston, Chuck Kocsis, George Sisler, Germany Schulz, Rudy Tomjanovich and Fielding H. Yost.
The first women inducted into the Hall of Honor were Olympic diving gold medalist Micki King in 1986 and athletic administrator Marie Hartwig in 1989. The first African-American athletes inducted were Cazzie Russell (1978), Charlie Fonville (1979) and DeHart Hubbard (1979).
The first players inducted by sport are:
- Baseball – Bill Freehan (1978) and George Sisler (1979)
- Men's Basketball – Cazzie Russell (1978) and Rudy Tomjanovich (1979)
- Women's Basketball – Diane Dietz
- Cross country – Sue Foster (2004) and Melanie Weaver-Barnett (2007)
- Diving (men's) – Richard Degener (1980) and Dick Kimball (1985)
- Diving (women's) – Micki King (1986) and Chris Seufert-Sholtis (2007)
- Field hockey – Mary (Callam) Brandes (2006)
- Football – Gerald R. Ford, Tom Harmon and Ron Kramer (1978)
- Golf – Chuck Kocsis (1979) and Johnny Fischer (1980)
- Gymnastics (men's) – Newt Loken (coach, 1981) and Ed Gagnier (1992)
- Gymnastics (women's) – Beth Wymer
- Ice hockey – Vic Heyliger (1980) and John Sherf (1981)
- Softball – Penny Neer (2002) and Vicki Morrow (2004)
- Swimming (men's) – Matt Mann (coach, 1980) and Harry Holiday (1981)
- Swimming (women's) – Melinda (Copp) Harrison (2006) and Ann Colloton (2007)
- Synchronised swimming – Ruth Pickett Thompson (2008)
- Tennis – Barry MacKay (1980) and William Murphy (coach, 1983)
- Track & field (men's) – Bob Ufer (1978), DeHart Hubbard (1979) and Charlie Fonville (1979)
- Track & field (women's) – Francie Kraker Goodridge (1994)
- Volleyball – Diane Ratnik (2009)
- Wrestling – Cliff Keen (coach, 1980) and Ed Don George (1981)
Sortable list of inductees
For alphabetical listing of inductees, see footnote[4] For listing of inductees by induction year, see footnote[5]
Name | Sport | Position/Event | Induction Year | Start Year | Finish Year | Key Accomplishments |
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Abbott, Jim | Baseball | Pitcher | 2004 | 1985 | 1988 | Led Michigan to two Big Ten championships; won the 1987 James E. Sullivan Award as the top amateur athlete in the United States |
Aigler, Ralph W. | Faculty representative | Faculty representative | 1982 | 1917 | 1955 | Faculty representative led U-M return to Big Ten and negotiated Big Ten contract with Rose Bowl |
Allard, Jenny | Softball | Third base Pitcher |
2008 | 1987 | 1990 | Big Ten Player of the Year; head coach at Harvard since 1995 |
Anderson, Erick | Football | 2019 | ||||
Armstrong, Betsey | Water polo | 2018 | ||||
Bachman, Julie | Diving | Springboard | 2009 | 1978 | 1981 | Won national titles in 1978 on the one-meter and three-meter springboards |
Barclay, Dave | Golf | Golfer | 1987 | 1947 | 1947 | NCAA individual golf champion, 1947 |
Barr, Terry | Football | Wide receiver | 1994 | 1954 | 1956 | |
Bay, Rick | Wrestling | 2010 | 1961 | 1964 | Two-time Big Ten wrestling champion who never lost a Big Ten dual meet; All-American in 1963 | |
Benedict, Moby | Baseball Baseball coach |
Shortstop Coach |
1994 | 1953 | 1979 | |
Berenson, Red | Ice hockey | Center | 1983 | 1960 | present | All-American, 1962; 43 goals, 1962; head coach, 1984–present; NCAA Championships, 1996, 1998; U-M coaching record, 699-328-68 |
Blott, Jack | Football, Baseball | Center Catcher | 1987 | 1922 | 1924 | All-American center, 1923 |
Brown, Dave | Football | Defensive back | 2010 | 1971 | 1974 | First-team All-American in 1973 and unanimous choice in 1974 |
Borges, Gustavo | Swimming | Freestyle | 2013 | 1992 | 1995 | Four Olympic medals |
Boros, Steve | Baseball | Infielder | 1996 | 1955 | 1957 | |
Brown, Robert J. | Football | Center | 1982 | 1923 | 1925 | All-American, 1925 |
Buchanan, Edsel | Gymnastics | 2002 | ||||
Bullard (Mehall), Joanna | Track and field | Hurdles, high jump | 2010 | 1980 | 1983 | Set four Michigan records and two Big Ten records, received four All-America honors. |
Buntin, Bill | Basketball | Center | 1980 | 1963 | 1965 | U-M record with 58 double-doubles; 1,037 rebounds ranks 2nd in U-M history; All-American, 1964, 1965 |
Burton, M.C. | Basketball | 1988 | 1956 | 1959 | First Big Ten player to lead conference in both scoring and rebounds, with 460 points and 379 boards | |
Cain, Sarah | Gymnastics | 2020 | ||||
Callam (Brandes), Mary | Field hockey | 2006 | 1976 | 1979 | ||
Campbell, David | Baseball | First baseman | 2009 | 1962 | ||
Canham, Don | Track, Athletic director | Track coach, Athletic director | 1987 | |||
Carr, Lloyd | Football | Head coach | 2015 | 1980 | 2007 | Led Michigan to five Big Ten titles, 1997 National Championship |
Carter, Anthony | Football | 2002 | 1979 | 1981 | ||
Chamberlain, Bud | Baseball | Third baseman | 1982 | 1940 | 1942 | Later formed B.F. Chamberlain Real Estate in Oakland County, Michigan |
Chappuis, Bob | Football, Baseball | 1984 | 1947 | |||
Churella, Mark | Wrestling | 1996 | ||||
Clancy, Jack | Football | End | 1992 | |||
Cline, J. Daniel | Football, Baseball | 2007 | ||||
Close, Casey | Baseball | 2011[6] | 1983 | 1986 | 1986 Baseball America National Player of the Year; set Michigan records for home runs (46) and runs scored (190) | |
Colloton, Ann | Swimming | 2008 | ||||
Combs, Bill | Wrestling | Wrestler | 1986 | 1940 | 1941 | All-American wrestler, 1940 and 1941; Killed on Iwo Jima (February 19, 1945) |
Conrad, Traci | Softball | First baseman | 2015 | 1996 | 1999 | Set Big Ten record with 345 career hit; 2× NFCA All-American and 2× Big Ten Player of the Year |
Copp (Harrison), Melinda | Swimming | 2006 | ||||
Crisler, Fritz | Football | Football Coach, Athletic Director | 1979 | 1938 | 1947 | National Championship, 1947; Introduced winged helmet, 1938; Pioneer of separate offensive and defensive units |
Crosby, Elaine | Tennis, Golf | 1996 | ||||
Crumpton, Abby | Soccer | 2022 | ||||
Curtis, Tom | Football | 2007 | ||||
DeBol, Dave | Hockey | 1996 | 1975 | 1977 | Set Michigan records for most assists in a season (56), most points in a season (99), career assists (120) and career points (222) | |
Degener, Richard | Diving | 3 metre springboard | 1980 | 1931 | 1934 | Gold medal, 3 metre springboard, 1936 Olympics; Bronze medal, 3 metre springboard, 1932 Olympics; 14 national indoor and outdoor diving titles |
Derricotte, Gene | Football | 1987 | ||||
Dierdorf, Dan | Football | 1996 | ||||
Dietz, Diane | Basketball | 1996 | ||||
Dolan, Tom | Swimming | 2018 | ||||
Donahue, Harold | Wrestling | 1988 | ||||
Donahue, Mark | Football | 2016 | ||||
Downes, Hal | Hockey | 2019 | ||||
Duenkel, Ginny | Swimming | 2007 | ||||
Dufek Sr., Don | Football | 2006 | ||||
Dufek, Don | Football, Hockey | 2010 | 1973 | 1976 | ||
Eisner, Brian | Tennis | Coach | 2011[6] | 1969 | 1999 | Led men's tennis teams to 18 Big Ten Conference team championships and six top-10 finishes at the NCAA Championships |
Elliott, Bump | Football | 1986 | ||||
Elliott, Jumbo | Football | Offensive tackle | 2015 | 1984 | 1987 | |
Elliott, Pete | Football | 1986 | ||||
Erskine, Randy | Golf | Golfer | 1989 | |||
Evashevski, Forest | Football, Baseball | 1990 | ||||
Findlay, Samantha | Softball | 2022 | ||||
Fischbach (Bailey), Mary | Diving | 2017 | ||||
Fischer, Johnny | Golf | Golfer | 1980 | 1932 | 1935 | NCAA individual champion, 1932; Big Ten champion, 1932, 1933, 1935; US Amateur Golf Champion, 1936 |
Fisher, John | Wrestling | 2018 | ||||
Fisher, Ray | Baseball | Baseball Coach | 1979 | 1921 | 1958 | 14 Big Ten championships; 1953 College World Series championship; record of 636-295-8 |
Fishman, Herman | Basketball, Baseball | Guard, Pitcher | 2002 | 1935 | 1938 | All Big Ten guard; 0.86 ERA in 1936 set Big Ten record; founder of Camp Michigama |
Fonville, Charlie | Track | Shot put | 1979 | 1947 | 1950 | Set world record in the shot put, 1948 |
Ford, Gerald R. | Football | Center | 1978 | 1932 | 1934 | MVP of 1934 football team; President of the United States |
Ford, Len | Football | 1996 | ||||
Foster, Sue | Cross Country, Track | Runner, Coach | 2004 | |||
Franks, Julius | Football | Guard | 1982 | 1941 | 1942 | All-American, 1942 |
Fraser, Steve | Wrestling | 2006 | ||||
Freehan, Bill | Baseball | Catcher | 1978 | 1959 | 1961 | Set Big Ten batting record of .585, 1961; U-M Baseball Coach, 1989–95 |
Friedman, Benny | Football | Quarterback | 1980 | 1925 | 1926 | All-American, 1925–26; College Football Hall of Fame; Pro Football Hall of Fame |
Frutig, Ed | Football | 1988 | ||||
Gacek, Wally | Hockey | 2007 | Played on 1948 NCAA championship team | |||
Gagnier, Ed | Gymnastics | 1992 | Big Ten All-Around gymnastics champion, 1957; Big Ten vault and parallel bars champion, 1956–57; | |||
Gallagher, Dave | Football | 2018 | ||||
Gannon, Kelli | Field hockey | 2020 | ||||
Gedeon, Elmer | Track, Baseball | High hurdles, outfield, first base | 1983 | 1936 | 1939 | Tied the world record in the 70-yard (64 m) high hurdles |
Gehrs, Mindy | Swimming | 2009 | 1990 | 1993 | 11-time All-American, 13-time Big Ten champion and won the 400-yard individual medley national title as a senior | |
George, Ed Don | Wrestling | Wrestler | 1981 | 1926 | 1929 | AAU heavyweight champions, 1928–29; Placed 4th at 1928 Olympics |
Giles, Buck | Baseball | Second baseman | 1980 | 1923 | 1925 | William B. "Buck" Giles; Counsel for Michigan Sports Hall of Fame; M Club President |
Gillanders, Dave | Swimming | 2004 | ||||
Goebel, Paul | Football | End | 1981 | 1920 | 1922 | All-American, 1922; U-M Regent, 1962–70 |
Goodridge, Francie Kraker | Track Track coach |
1994 | ||||
Grant, Gary | Basketball | Point guard | 2014 | 1984 | 1988 | Big Ten Player of Year and Consensus All-American, 1988 |