Illinois State Athletics Percy Hall of Fame: 1972
Stanley ChangnonInducted: 1972 Sport: Baseball, Basketball, Football, Track & Field Four-sport letterwinner in baseball, basketball, football, and track ... captained the Illinois State football team in 1922 ... coached track at Illinois State before embarking on an illustrious high school coaching career at Mt. Zion Read More [+]
Joseph CogdalInducted: 1972 Sport: Basketball Coached at Illinois State from 1927-65, winning 11 basketball championships, 14 track championships and 28 cross country titles ... through coaching football, basketball, cross country, tennis and track, helped bring ISU 50 major championship and 45 second-place awards Read More [+]
Marion ColeInducted: 1972 Sport: Cross Country, Track & Field Four-year letterwinner in cross country and track and field ... a foot injury kept him from national honors as a senior, but he still capped a brilliant career with state and conference cross country titles, plus conference mile and two-mile championships Read More [+]
Paul CusterInducted: 1972 Sport: Football Winner of Illinois State's first MVP award in football in 1933 ... a halfback who was considered by his coach, Howard Hancock, to have been one of Illinois State's finest blockers Read More [+]
Dorrence DarlingInducted: 1976 Sport: Football, Basketball, Tennis Captain of Illinois State's conference championship basketball team in 1931 ... a playmaker who was named to numerous all-star teams ... also lettered in tennis and football Read More [+]
James "Pim" GoffInducted: 1972 Sport: Baseball, Basketball, Football, Tennis, Track & Field Historically regarded as one of Illinois State's most outstanding all-around athletes, collecting 13 varsity letters ... lettered in five sports in one year -- football, basketball, baseball, tennis and track and field/cross country Read More [+]
Jean HarrisonInducted: 1972 Sport: Baseball, Basketball, Football Retired lieutenant colonel who worked his way through Illinois State by teaching ... a three-sport letterman in the 1920's who was elected captain twice, but left school to teach Read More [+]
Eugene L. HillInducted: 1972 Sport: Football, Track & Field Student-athlete and coach at Illinois State ... football and track captain ... set many records in the 800 and mile runs Read More [+]
Lyle HuttonInducted: 1972 Sport: Cross Country, Track & Field The "Savanna Flyer," considered by Coach Joseph Cogdal as his greatest cross country runner ... a member of teams that won 27 major cross country championships Read More [+]
Vince JonesInducted: 1979 Sport: Track & Field Jones won an All-American honor in the 200-meter dash at the 1979 NCAA meet ... holds the school record of 33.9 seconds in the retired 300-meter dash Read More [+]
Milton KadlecInducted: 1972 Sport: Baseball, Football Running back on Illinois State football teams that posted a cumulative record of 20-4-3 during his first three seasons ... led the 1950 Redbirds to a conference championship and a berth in the Corn Bowl Read More [+]
Jerry KriegInducted: 1972 Sport: Baseball, Football 1934 ISU graduate ... football tackle and first baseman for the baseball team Read More [+]
Ed LesnickInducted: 1972 Sport: Football, Wrestling First player from Illinois State to be named to the College All-Star football team to play at Chicago's Soldier Field in 1935 ... a center who was also team captain and Most Valuable Player Read More [+]
Claire McCreightInducted: 1972 Sport: Basketball, Track & Field Set a Little Nineteen Conference record in the 220-yard low hurdles in 1925 and competed in that event at the 1926 National Collegiate Meet in Chicago Read More [+]
Campbell "Stretch" MillerInducted: 1972 Sport: Basketball Emerged as a popular media personality and spent over 30 years in radio and television and emceed more than 200 banquet addresses ... member of the St. Louis Cardinals' baseball network for eight years and inducted into the Cardinals Hall of Fame Read More [+]
Henry V. PorterInducted: 1972 Sport: Baseball, Track & Field 1913 ISU graduate ... enshrined in the National Basketball Hall of Fame in Springfield, Mass ... member of the Helms Athletic Hall of Fame Read More [+]
John ScottInducted: 1972 Sport: Basketball, Cross Country, Track & Field Won 14 championships during his four years at ISU ... during his basketball career, the Redbirds were 35-7 in conference competition Read More [+]
Myrna StephensInducted: 2010 Sport: Tennis, Badminton Coach Coached Illinois State's badminton team to a No. 6 national ranking during the early 1970s ... coached ISU to a second place finish in doubles at the state tennis tournament during that era Read More [+]
Richard TateInducted: 1972 Sport: Baseball, Football Two-time letterwinner in football and baseball ... his last-minute 43-yard touchdown dash gave ISU a 7-3 victory over Eureka College in 1926 Read More [+]
Fred YoungInducted: 1972 Sport: Baseball, Basketball Two-year basketball letterwinner ...team captain in 1910 ... played four years at Illinois Wesleyan, where he received his law degree Read More [+]
Roland "Ike" ZookInducted: 1972 Sport: Baskeball Four-year basketball letterwinner ... member of the 1930-31 squad that won the Little Nineteen conference Read More [+] |