THE OFFICIAL WEBSITE OF MIDDLE TENNESSEE STATE UNIVERSITY ATHLETICS
Class of 2012
Mike Caldwell
Football
Diane Cummings Turnham
Athletic Administration
Harry Gupton
Basketball, Baseball
Tawanya Mucker Wilson
Basketball
Jayhawk Owens
Baseball
History of the Hall of Fame
In the early spring of 1975, a pair of long-time supporters of Middle Tennessee State University's athletic program decided that the University should honor its greatest athletes. Homer Pittard, alumni director, and Gene Sloan, public relations director, came up with the idea and asked sports information director Jim Freeman to join them in setting up an athletic hall of fame.
After getting approval for the Hall of Fame from President M. G. Scarlett, the trio began laying the groundwork to select the first inductees. Others, including Bob Womack and Joe Nunley, were also involved.
"We decided not to have categories but to put all candidates in one group," said Freeman. "We also decided against inducting a large group to start with and felt that three per year was the ideal number. That way, everyone got a good share of the spotlight."
The nominating and voting for the first several years was done by members of the old "T" Club, now reorganized and called the Varsity Club. Nominations were solicited, and the the list of candidates was mailed to the voters. They selected Horace Jones, Charles "Bubber" Murphy and Teddy Morris as the initial inductees in 1976.
The Blue Raider Hall of Fame was originally housed in the old Blue Raider Room under the west side of the football stadium. It had to be torn down when then stadium was expanded in 1998. After several years without a home, the Hall of Fame moved into the new Rose and Emmett Kennon Sports Hall of Fame building in 2004.
MEMBERS
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Jerry Beck (2008)
John T. Bragg (1993)
Bill Burkett (1996)
Granville "Buck" Bouldin (2009)
Willie Brown (1979)
Elmer "Moody" Bain (1982)
Miles "Moe" Baskin (1992)
Raymond Bonner (2011)
Buford "Mudcat" Brewer (2011)
Jacqui Brown (2011)
Ed Bunio (2010)
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George Camp (2003)
Mike Caldwell (2012)
George Claxton (1995)
Gregg Cunnyngham (2007)
Julian Crocker (1991)
Diane Cummings Turnham (2012)
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Harry Gupton (2012)
Ken Gerhart (2002)
Paul Goebel (2008)
Larry Gilbert (1994)
Don Griffin (1998)
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Gary Head (1999)
Vernon "Buck" Hindman (1980)
Monte Hale (1981)
Vince Hall (2006)
John Hambrick (1995)
Charles Holt, Sr. (1989)
Charles "Fuzzy" Harmening (2009)
Kelly Holcomb (2008)
Tommy Haynes (1988)
Henry Hackman (1978)
Jerry Hurst (1988)
James "Jaybird" Hamblen (1991)
Joe Black Hayes (1997)
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Joe B. Jackson (2004)
Horace Jones (1976)
Gerald "Mama" Johnson (1989)
Jimmy Jackson (1994)
Dwight Johnson (2010)
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Teddy Morris (1976)
Charles "Bubber" Murphy (1976)
Johnny Moore (2001)
Dennis Mix (2005)
Steve McAdoo (2009)
Clark Maples (2003)
Charles W. Miller (1992)
Danny Moore (2009)
Robert E. "Gene" McIntire (1993)
Bill Martin (2004)
Barry McClure (1996)
G. E. McCormack (1995)
Tawanya Mucker Wilson (2012)
Roland McGhee (2005)
Mike Moore (2007)
Roxie McHenry (1999)
Jennifer McFall (1999)
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Herbert Owenby (2003)
Ray Oldham (1983)
Jayhawk Owens (2012)
Brian Oldfield (2000)
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Homer Pittard (1985)
J. B. Proctor (1992)
Dr. E. K. Patty (1977)
Ray Purvis (1978)
Steve Peterson (2010)
Kelly Potter (2011)
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Reese L. Smith, Jr. (1986)
Woodrow Smitherman (1986)
Terry Sweeney (2011)
Charles "Stumpy" Sarver (1987)
Larry Stewart (2007)
John Stanford (1987)
Dr. James Hubert Swann (1988)
Kola Sharp (1978)
Leonard Staggs (2002)
Dwight Stone (1998)
Cromer Smotherman (1990)
Dale Short (2000)
Stephen B. Smith (2004)
Tim Sisneros (2005)
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MTSU Box 20 · Murfreesboro, TN 37132
Phone 615.898.2450
