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. The four man class features baseball and
football stars Butch Beverly '73, lacrosse standout Richard
"Chamie" Burroughs '99, football legend Jeff Woody '01, and fomer
athletic director and coach Joe Bush.
Butch Beverly ’73, Football and
Baseball
Beverly was a two-sport standout lettering four years in both
football and baseball. A cornerback, Beverly holds a program record
for starting in all 42 games of his career while three times being
named All-Mason Dixon Conference and All-Virginia Small College. In
his four years, the Tigers won three straight Mason Dixon
Championships from 1970-72 while posting the school’s first
10-0 regular season in 1971. As a junior in 1971, Beverly was named
an Honorable Mention All-American. He also led the team in
interceptions in both 1971 and 1972 with four each year. On the
baseball diamond, Beverly was an outstanding centerfielder while
helping guide the Tigers to a combined 40-11 record and two
Mason-Dixon Championships in 1970 and 71. As a freshman, Beverly
won the College’s Outstanding Freshman Athletic Award.
Richard “Chamie”
Burroughs ’99, Lacrosse
Burroughs is one of the top attackmen
to play at Hampden-Sydney being named First Team All-ODAC as a
sophomore, junior and senior. He was a three-time All-American
earning Honorable Mention honors as a sophomore and junior and
Third Team honors as a senior. Burroughs led the team in scoring
for three of his four years, and his 160 career goals rank third
all-time in program history. His 194 career points rank fifth
all-time. As a junior, he helped lead the Tigers to an ODAC
Championship while scoring 46 goals, which is the fifth highest
mark for a Tiger. Burroughs also made two appearances in the NCAA
Tournament as a junior and senior.
Jeff Woody, ’01, Football
A two-time team captain, Woody was one of the best wide
receivers for Hampden-Sydney playing from 1997-2000 and breaking
nearly every school record for receivers. Upon graduation, Woody
was the best receiver in program history with 181 receptions, 2,256
yards and eleven touchdowns. He led the team in receptions in three
of his four seasons. Woody tied a record for catches in a game when
he caught ten against Randolph-Macon as a freshman. He then broke
that record with 12 receptions against Randolph-Macon in 2000. In
2000, he also set single-season records with 79 receptions, 957
yards and seven touchdown while earning All-ODAC and All-America
honors.
Joe Bush, Special
Citation
Joe Bush spent 25 years at Hampden-Sydney arriving in 1986 as
the head football coach and being named the athletic director in
1992. Bush coached football for eleven years and recorded a winning
percentage of nearly .600. He twice earned ODAC Coach of the Year
honors, including 1987 when the Tigers won the ODAC Championship.
He also coached tennis from 1989 to 1992 and in 1991 was named the
ODAC Tennis Coach of the Year. Bush also spent eight years as the
golf coach. As an athletic director, Bush helped establish
Hampden-Sydney as a strong athletic program with several ODAC
Championships and NCAA appearances. Bush was also instrumental in
several aspects of the growth of Hampden-Sydney athletics,
including the renovation of the Kirk Athletic Center and
construction of Lewis C. Everett Stadium. Bush retired in December
of 2010.
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.
