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Hampden-Sydney Athletic Hall of Fame
Purpose
The Hampden-Sydney College Athletic Hall of Fame was created in
1988 and is designed to honor men who have made outstanding
contributions to Hampden-Sydney athletics and have helped bring
recognition, honor, excellence and distinction to the College and
its intercollegiate athletics program. Members are selected
annually by the Hall of Fame Committee from nominations submitted
by alumni and friends of the College.
Entire Hall of Fame
View every Hall of Fame member on one page here. Each member has their own individual bio complete with their picture and writeup. The list can be sorted by last name, year of graduation, year of induction, or sport. You can also view the entire roster as a list or by pictures, just click the headshot view or list view button above the page title. Hall of Fame...
Class of 2012
Hampden-Sydney College and the Athletics Hall of Fame inducts its 25th class on Saturday, October 27, 2012, at 11 am in the Kirk Athletic Center. Included in the Athletics Hall of Fame Class of 2012 are a former soccer player and three fixtures of the athletic department. 2012 Inductees...
Class of 2011
Hampden-Sydney College and the Athletics Hall of Fame inducts its 24th class on Saturday, November 5, 2011, at 11 am in the Kirk Athletic Center. Included in the Athletics Hall of Fame Class of 2011 are a former athletic director and coach along with football, lacrosse, and baseball greats. 2011 Inductees...
Class of 2010
Hampden-Sydney College and the Athletics Hall of Fame inducts its 23nd class on Saturday, October 30, 2010, at 11 am in the Kirk Athletic Center. Included in the Athletics Hall of Fame Class of 2010 are former baseball, football, and soccer greats, a legendary lacrosse coach and a Hampden-Sydney athletics fixture. 2010 Inductees...
Class of 2009
Hampden-Sydney College and the Athletics Hall of Fame inducts its 22nd class on Saturday, November 7, 2009, at 11 am in the Kirk Athletic Center. Included in the Athletics Hall of Fame Class of 2009 are former baseball, football, golf and lacrosse greats and a Hampden-Sydney athletics fixture. 2009 Inductees...
Class of 2008
The 21st class of Hampden-Sydney athletic greats will be inducted into the Hampden-Sydney College Athletic Hall of Fame on Saturday, October 25, 2008, at halftime of the Tigers' gridiron contest with Catholic University. Football standouts Charles Garden '32 and Jim Smith '56 will join lacrosse legend Chris Bissinger '95 and championship coach Bobby Saylor '63 to consist of the H-SC Hall of Fame Class of 2008. 2008 Inductees...
New LeHew Hall of Fame Gallery Dedicated October 25,
2008
The new LeHew Hall of Fame Gallery for Athletics, part of the
expansion and renovation of Gammon Gymnasium, has been made
possible by a gift of Dr. Willette L. LeHew '57 and his family.
Class of 2007
Hampden-Sydney College and the Athletic Hall of Fame inducts its
20th class on Saturday, November 3, 2007, at 11 am in
Kirby Fieldhouse. Included in the Athletic Hall of Fame Class of
2007 are former basketball and football greats and a Hampden-Sydney
athletics fixture. 2007 Inductees...
Class of 2006
Hampden-Sydney College and the Athletic Hall of Fame inducts its
19th class on Saturday, October 28, 2006, at 11 am in
Kirby Fieldhouse. Included in the Athletic Hall of Fame Class of
2006 are former basketball, football and lacrosse greats and
Hampden-Sydney's first-ever soccer coach. 2006 Inductees...
Class of 2005
Hampden-Sydney inducted its 18th Athletic Hall of Fame
class on November 5, 2005, in a special ceremony prior to the
kickoff of the Tiger football game with Johns Hopkins
University. Included in the Athletics Hall of Fame Class of
2005 are a wrestling great and football player, a football All
American, the first-ever soccer inductee and a former assistant
coach who, after leaving Hampden-Sydney, achieved greatness on the
gridiron as a head coach. 2005 Inductees...
Class of 2004
Hampden-Sydney College and the Athletic Hall of Fame inducted its
17th class on Saturday, October 30, at 11 am in Gammon Gymnasium.
The Class of 2004 includes former Tiger greats from four different
decades, along with the all-time winningest basketball coach and
the creator of the basketball program at Hampden-Sydney. 2004 Inductees...
Class of 2003
Hampden-Sydney College and the Athletic Hall of Fame inducted its
16th class on Saturday, November 8, at Gammon Gymnasium. The Class
of 2003 includes four spectacular former student-athletes. 2003 Inductees...
Class of 2002
Hampden-Sydney College and the Athletic Hall of Fame inducted its
15th class on Saturday, November 2. The Class of 2002 includes four
spectacular former student-athletes, a coach and the College's No.
1 fan. 2002 Inductees...
Class of 2001
Hampden-Sydney College announced five members to be inducted into
the Athletic Hall of Fame as the class of 2001. Ralph Willis (South
Hill, VA) ('30), Travis Tysinger (Woodberry Forest, VA) ('66),
Geoff Burness (Apex, NC) ('73), Todd Lampman (Farmville, VA) ('91)
and Dean Lewis Drew (Hampden-Sydney, VA) ('60) were inducted into
the Hall of Fame on Saturday, November 3, 2001. 2001 Inductees...
Class of 2000
Hampden-Sydney's Hall of Fame Class of 2000 included Robert "Bob"
Wilson '78, Ted Chambers '83, Jack Barber '89, Stephen Waskey '90
and Special Citation honoree Woody Fitzhugh '74. 2000 Inductees...
Class of 1999
Hampden-Sydney's Hall of Fame Class of 1999 featured Ralph Baker
'89, Ben Newell '78, Bill Newell '79, David Trickler '65 and
Special Citation honoree Thomas Marshall Miller '43. 1999 Inductees...
Class of 1998
In 1998, Eugene Milener '52, James Lee '68, Jeff Jackson '88,
David Kelly '88 and Special Citation honoree William Hay '42 were
inducted into the Athletic Hall of Fame. 1998 Inductees...
Class of 1997
Denis Soden '68, Gray Tuttle '76, Scott Moorhead '81, Hiter Harris
'83 and Special Citation honoree Robert Thalman were inducted in
the Hampden-Sydney College Athletics Hall of Fame in 1997. 1997 Inductees...
Class of 1996
In 1996, the Hampden-Sydney College Athletic Hall of Fame class
included Bob Eason '40, Whitey Lipscomb '66, Phil Rome '68, Ed
Kelley '75 and Special Citation honoree Claude Milam '49. 1996 Inductees...
Class of 1995
Hampden-Sydney's Hall of Fame Class of 1995 included Robert Lawson
'30, William N. Balas '49, John Hodges '58, Phil Suazo '85 and
Special Citation honorees Dr. Edgar Gammon '05, and Dick Burrell
'38. 1995 Inductees...
Class of 1994
Hampden-Sydney's Hall of Fame Class of 1994 featured John "Mike"
Brinser '27, Al "Buck" Buchinsky '39, Jerry Adams '53, Sid Kirstein
'73, John Gibson '82 and special citation honoree Taylor Reveley
'39. 1994 Inductees...
Class of 1993
Hampden-Sydney's Hall of Fame Class of 1993 featured Harold Dudley
'25, Dickie Dudley '27, Gladstone Smith '52, George Heilig '65,
David Trumbower '71 and special citation honoree Bob Brenaman '26.
1993 Inductees...
Class of 1992
Hampden-Sydney's Hall of Fame Class of 1992 featured Walter Sprye
'43, Bill LeHew '57, Gene Cooke '58, Ed Owens '80, and special
citation honoree William Bull '96. 1992 Inductees...
Class of 1991
Hampden-Sydney's Hall of Fame Class of 1991 featured John Hunt
'31, Bill Formwalt '36, Ron Henry '56, David Anthony '77, and
special citation honorees George "Gummy" Proctor and Louis F.
"Weenie" Miller. 1991 Inductees...
Class of 1990
Hampden-Sydney's third Hall of Fame Class featured six members,
Carl Lloyd Arehart '31, W. Birch Douglass, Jr. '36, James Gordon
Frazer '57, Jimmy Ferguson '79, Leon Hawker '60, and special
citation honoree James William Dunnington '11. 1990 Inductees...
Class of 1989
Hampden-Sydney's second class featured two football players, two
basketball players, a baseball player and the College's first-ever
Athletics Trainer. 1989 Inductees...
Class of 1988
Hampden-Sydney's inaugural class of Athletic Hall of Fame
inductees included some of the all-time greats in Tiger
athletics. Included in the inaugural class are Charles
Baskervill (1975), Yank Bernier (1912), Lynn Chewning (1950),
Stokeley Fulton (1955), Bobby Humphreys (1958), Emerson Johnson
(1952) and Dr. Ray Moore (1900). 1988 Inductees...

