Hampden-Sydney College and the Athletics Hall of Fame will
induct its 16th class on Saturday, November 8, at 11 am
in Gammon Gymnasium. The Class of 2003 includes four
spectacular former student-athletes representing four different
decades. Charles Finley Talbot was an
outstanding basketball and tennis player from 1929 through 1932,
while George “Mouse” Misenhelter (Verona,
PA) was a member of the Tigers basketball and baseball
teams from 1949 through 1952. Bobby Long (Richmond,
VA) was a member of two of the best football teams in
Hampden-Sydney football history from 1968 through 1972, while
Will Hicks (Richmond, VA) represents the younger
generation as a member of the baseball team from 1990 through
1993.
Charles Finley Talbot,
basketball/tennis, 1929-1932
Talbot came to Hampden-Sydney from Tsing Kiang Pu, China, where
his father was a missionary. He won the Virginia State singles
title three times and teamed with Rogers Thomas to win the doubles
championship three years in a row. He also teamed with W.D. Sloan
to win the Middle Atlantic Intercollegiate Tennis Tournament at The
Greenbrier in West Virginia in the early 1930's. A two-sport
athlete, he played basketball in 1932, helping the Tigers to a 9-6
overall record and wins over Roanoke, Lynchburg, Randolph-Macon,
and William and Mary. Talbot is deceased.
George Dick
“Mouse” Misenhelter, basketball, baseball,
1949-1952
A four-year letterman for the Tigers in basketball Misenhelter, at
five-foot-six, was an outstanding passer who also could score. He
teamed with Hampden-Sydney Hall of Famer Emerson Johnson to form
one of the most successful combinations in Tiger history. Playing
his last two seasons for coach Billy McCann, Misenhelter and the
Tigers compiled a 27-16 record. In what would be his final victory
as a basketball Tiger, Misenhelter scored 13 fourth-period points
as H-SC recovered from an 18-point deficit to defeat Virginia Tech,
83-82. Also a second baseman on the H-SC baseball squad,
Misenhelter hit .333 in 1950. Dick Misenhelter lives in Verona, PA,
with his wife Lydia. He is a retired secondary school
administrator.
Robert "Bobby" C. Long,
football, 1968-1972
A four-year letterman for the Hampden-Sydney
football team, Long was a quarterback, defensive back, tail back,
split end, and kick and punt returner. Long quarterbacked the
Tigers to two Knute Rockne Bowls and played on the only H-SC team
ever to complete the regular season with a 10-0 record, in 1971. He
was voted outstanding freshman and All-State Small College in 1968,
and earned All-Mason Dixon honors as a quarterback in 1971. He was
79-of-112 for 820 yards in passing in 1971. Long lives in Richmond,
VA, with his wife Barbara Jean. He is now a corporate vice
president for UBS Financial Services Inc.
Will Hicks, baseball,
1990-1993
As a catcher on the Tiger baseball team he earned First
Team All-ODAC honors in both 1990 and 1992. Hicks earned All-South
Region honors in 1993. He batted over .400 in a season twice in his
career, .440 in 1990 and .417 in 1991, while his 43 hits in 1991
rank ninth-best all-time and his 37 RBI the same year rank third.
Hicks holds the records for best career batting average (.395) and
career walks (74). He rates second all-time in hits (138), third in
RBI (97), third in slugging percentage (.624), fourth in homers
(14), eighth in at bats (349), and ninth in runs scored (79). Hicks
lives in Richmond, VA, with his wife Jennifer. He is a math teacher
and assistant football and baseball coach at JR Tucker High
School.
Hampden-Sydney Athletics Hall of Fame
The Hampden-Sydney 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.
