Southern Conference Hall of Fame explained

Southern Conference Hall of Fame
Established:2009
Location:Spartanburg, South Carolina
Website:SoCon Hall of Fame

The Southern Conference Hall of Fame, located in Spartanburg, South Carolina, USA, is a hall of fame devoted to former Southern Conference student-athletes, coaches, and administrators. The Hall of Fame, with an inaugural class of 10, was established in 2009.[1] [2] The second class for 2010 included seven former conference greats.[3]

Criteria for induction

Athletes who competed for a minimum of two seasons along with coaches and administrators who spent at least five years in the conference were eligible for consideration.[1] A total of 254 candidates from former and current conference institutions were eligible for induction into the first class.[1]

Members

As of 2022, the Hall of Fame has 54 members.

NameInstitutionSportInducted
Adrian PetersonGeorgia SouthernFootball2009
Angie BarkerEast Tennessee StateTrack & Field2012
Anita BugginsGeorgia SouthernTennis2022
Armanti EdwardsAppalachian StateFootball2016
Arnold PalmerWake ForestGolf2009
Banks McFaddenClemsonFootball and Basketball2010
Brad FaxonFurmanGolf2016
Chal PortThe CitadelBaseball2018
Charlie JusticeNorth CarolinaFootball2009
Charlie TeagueWake ForestBaseball2014
Clint DempseyFurmanSoccer2014
Clyde MayesFurmanBasketball2022
Debbie SouthernFurmanTennis2018
DeShawne BlockerEast Tennessee StateBasketball2022
Dexter CoakleyAppalachian StateFootball2011
Dick GroatDukeBaseball and Basketball2009
Dick ModzelewskiMarylandFootball2012
Eddie CameronDukeBasketball and Football2014
Eric BreitensteinWoffordFootball2020
Everett CaseNorth Carolina StateBasketball2010
Frank SelvyFurmanBasketball2009
Fred HetzelDavidsonBasketball2010
J. Dallas ShirleyGeorge WashingtonBasketball2010
Jerry MooreAppalachian StateFootball2014
Jerry WestWest VirginiaBasketball2009
Jim BurchSpecial Contributor2012
Karen PelphreyMarshallBasketball2016
Keith "Mister" JenningsEast Tennessee StateBasketball2016
Kirk RoachWestern CarolinaFootball2022
Lefty DriesellDavidsonBasketball2011
Les RobinsonThe Citadel and East Tennessee StateSpecial Contributor2018
Lynne AgeeUNC GreensboroBasketball2020
Mary Jayne Harrelson-ReevesAppalachian StateTrack & Field2010
Megan DuniganFurmanTennis2009
Melissa Morrison-HowardAppalachian StateTrack & Field2009
Michelle Fuzzard LaCourseChattanoogaSoftball2022
Mike AyersEast Tennessee State and WolfordFootball2018
Paul ScarpaFurmanTennis2012
Percy BeardAuburnTrack & Field2012
Regina KirkChattanoogaBasketball2011
Robert NeylandTennesseeFootball2011
Rod HundleyWest VirginiaBasketball2010
Rod ThornWest VirginiaBasketball and baseball2020
Ron CarterVirginia MilitaryBasketball2018
Rushia BrownFurmanBasketball2014
Sam HuffWest VirginiaFootball2009
Shannon WommackChattanoogaTrack & Field2011
Stephen CurryDavidsonBasketball2016
Susan Gardner MayhornWestern CarolinaCross-country skiing and track & field2018
Terrell OwensChattanoogaFootball2020
Valorie WhitesideAppalachian StateBasketball2009
Vic SeixasNorth CarolinaTennis2011
Wallace WadeAlabama and DukeFootball2010
Wayne TollesonWestern CarolinaBaseball and football2020

External links

Notes and References

  1. News: Southern Conference Announces Inaugural Hall of Fame Class. Southern Conference. 2009-01-28. 2009-01-28 .
  2. News: "Choo Choo" among 10 in Southern Conference's first Hall of Fame . Asheville Citizen-Times. 2009-01-28. 2009-01-28.
  3. News: 2010 Induction Class. Southern Conference. 2010-02-02 . 2010-03-28 .