Northwestern Athletic Hall of Fame

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Since 1984, Northwestern University has proudly welcomed extraordinary individuals into its prestigious Athletic Hall of Fame. These members exemplify exceptional athletic skill, academic excellence, and the highest standards of character, embodying the true spirit of what it means to be a Wildcat. Each inductee is meticulously chosen by our dedicated committee, as outlined in our bylaws, ensuring that only the very best join our esteemed ranks.

For the first 20 years, Northwestern inducted individuals based on two categories: the Pioneer Era (consisting of any graduating class 50 years or more prior to the induction year) and the Contemporary Era (spanning the 50 most recent years, excluding the five years prior to the current year). In 2004-05, the Hall of Fame Committee decided to eliminate the two categories and consider the credentials of any athlete, coach and administrator (athletes must still have graduated five years prior to the induction year).

Candidates who have made outstanding contributions to the success of Northwestern Athletics or who have excelled in their chosen athletically related fields are considered for honorary induction.

The public is welcome to submit nominations to be considered for placement on the ballot.

Northwestern Athletics Hall of Fame Committee
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Evanston, IL 60208



 

UPCOMING CLASS
2024 Inductees
Jeff Budzien Football 2009-13
Nia Coffey Women's Basketball 2013-17
Meredith Frank Women's Lacrosse 2006-09
Ellen Grigg Women's Swimming 2007-11
J.A. Happ Baseball 2002-04
Tyler Miller Men's Soccer 2011-15
Kate Rudkin Groza Fencing 1999-2002
Paul Torricelli Men's Tennis 1984-2007
Chris Combe Honorary
PIONEER ERA
1984 Charter Inductees
Ralph "Moon" Baker Football 1924-26
Sybil Bauer Swimming 1924-26
Ralph T. Bryer Swimming 1923-24
Waldo A. Fisher Football 1925-27
Coach and Administrator 1928-74
Timothy G. Lowry Football, Wrestling 1923-25
Joseph Reiff Basketball 1931-33
Ernest J. "Pug" Rentner Football 1930-32
John H. Riley Football, Wrestling 1929-31
Wrestling Coach 1948-57
Thomas H. Robinson Swimming Coach 1909-44
Albert L. Schwartz Swimming 1928-30
Betty Robinson Schwartz Track 1930-32
Kenneth L. "Tug" Wilson Athletic Director 1925-45
1985 Inductees
John "Paddy" Driscoll Football 1914-17
Frank Hill Track Coach 1921-52
1986 Inductees
Walter N. Colbath Diving 1926-29
Fay "Reb" Russell Football 1929-32
1987 Inductees
Stanley E. "Jack" Hathaway Football, Wrestling 1918-21
Richard E. Howell Swimming, Water Polo 1924-26
1988 Inductees
Edgar J. "Eggs" Manske Basketball, Football 1931-34
Charles R. "Rut" Walter Basketball, Track 1928-30
Track Coach/Intramural Director 1930-59
1989 Inductees
Dr. William H. "Droegie"
Droegemueller
Track, Football, Basketball 1926-28
Luke A. Johnsos Football, Baseball, Basketball 1926-28
1990 Inductees
DeWitt C. Gibson Jr. Football 1934-36
Wrestling 1935-37
Alton "Johnny" Johnson Football 1899-1901
1991 Inductees
Ralph Lupton Wrestling 1928-29
Alvo L. "Bill" Martin Track 1924-26
1992 Inductees
Henry "Hunk" Anderson Football 1927-29
Thomas Warne Track and Field 1929-31
1993 Inductees
Alfred E. "Alf" Bauman Football 1939-42
Donald R. Horn Swimming 1932-35
1994 Inductees
George McKinnon Baseball 1937-41
Robert D. Skelton Swimming 1920
1995 Inductees
Frank L. Baker Jr. Football 1928-30
J. Dallas Marvil Football 1929-31
1996 Inductees
Justin Dart Football, Track, Wrestling 1926-29
Brian Hines Wrestling 1922-24
1997 Inductees
Robert Johnson Football 1924-26
Arthur Highland Swimming 1932-34
1998 Inductees
Albert "Ollie" Adelman Football, Tennis 1934-37
George Benson Baseball, Basketball, Football 1939-42
1999 Inductees
Manuel de la Torre Golf 1942, 1946-47
Seymour Greenberg Tennis 1939-42
2000 Inductee
Wesley Brown Jr. Wrestling 1931-33
2001 Inductee
William Moore Track & Field 1946-47
2003 Inductee
Dan Zehr Men's Swimming 1936-38
CONTEMPORARY ERA
1984 Charter Inductees
Michael D. Adamle Football 1968-70
Ronald E. Burton Football 1957-59
Charles D. Clawson Football, Basketball, Track 1939-41
James Golliday Track 1951-54
Otto E. Graham Jr. Football, Basketball, Baseball 1941-44
Max Morris Basketball, Football, Track 1945-47
Walter M. Paulison Sports Information Director 1926-69
William F. Porter II Track 1946-48
Stephen E. Reid Football 1934-36
Sidney G. Richardson Golf
Golf Coach
1937-39
1945-74
Martin C. Riessen Tennis and Basketball 1962-64
Joseph W. Ruklick Basketball 1957-59
W. Robert Voigts Football and Basketball
Football Coach
1936-38
1947-54
1985 Inductees
Annette Rogers Kelly Track & Field 1935-37
Arthur J. Murakowski Football 1946-49
1986 Inductees
Billy McKinney Basketball 1974-77
Lynn "Pappy" Waldorf Football Coach 1935-57
1987 Inductees
Frank A. Ehmann Basketball 1952-55
Harold L. Method Football 1937-39
1988 Inductees
William W. Heusner Jr. Swimming 1945-49
Ara R. Parseghian Football Coach 1956-63
Glenn Cliffe Bainum Honorary 1926-53
1989 Inductees
Frank X. "Asch" Aschenbrenner Football 1946-48
Paul Bickley Bennett Men's Tennis Coach 1931-58
1990 Inductees
Arthur O. Kraft Wrestling 1958-60
Arthur "Dutch" Lonborg Basketball Coach 1928-50
1991 Inductees
Mark Massery Wrestling 1970-73
Tom Myers Football 1962-64
Brent Musburger Honorary 1961
1992 Inductees
Jim Burns Basketball 1965-67
Meriam Bailey Leeke Golf 1955-59
1993 Inductees
Anucha Browne Sanders Basketball 1982-85
Alex S. Sarkisian Football 1946-49
1994 Inductees
James P. Andreotti Football 1957-59
Lisa Ishikawa Sliwa Softball 1984-87
Colin "Scotty" Finlayson Honorary 1936
1995 Inductees
Clark E. Graebner Tennis 1963-67
John C. Rudnay Football 1966-68
Chick Evans Honorary 1912
1996 Inductees
Jennifer Averill Field Hockey 1983-86
Larry Onesti Football 1959-61
John P. Paynter Honorary 1953-96
1997 Inductees
Katrina Adams Tennis 1984-87
Diane Donnelly Stone Tennis 1984-87
Joe Girardi Baseball 1983-86
1998 Inductees
Grant Golden Tennis 1948-51
Joseph Newton Track & Field 1948-51
1999 Inductees
Patricia Walsh Iverson Volleyball 1979-83
Don Stonesifer Football 1948-50
Julia Ade Levering Honorary 1960
2000 Inductees
Andrew Cvercko Football 1956-58
Jack Cvercko Football 1960, 1962-63
Todd Martin Tennis 1988-90
Gretchen Scheuermann Field Hockey 1991-94
Norman Kragseth Honorary 1953
2001 Inductees
Lee Assenheimer Cross Country 1963-66
Rory Weber Wrestling 1959-62
Antoinette Lucas Field Hockey 1988-91
Michele Savage Basketball 1989-92
2002 Inductees
Kathleen Kochmansky Fluharty Field Hockey 1982-85
Lori Holmes Ave Swimming 1987-90
Jack Griffin Wrestling 1987-90
Pat Fitzgerald Football 1993-96
2003 Inductees
Joe Collier Football 1951-54
Julie Callahan Bauer Basketball 1977-81
Mark Loretta Baseball 1990-93
Ken Kraft Wrestling/Coach/Administrator 1953-2004
2004 Inductees
Kate Oleykowski Bernatowicz Lacrosse/Field Hockey 1984-87
Colleen Senich Funk Field Hockey/Lacrosse 1988-92
Michael Funk Wrestling 1987-91
Barry Gardner Football 1995-98
Dave Eanet Honorary 1977
2005 Inductees
D'Wayne Bates Football 1995-98
Evan Eschmeyer Men's Basketball 1995-99
Marjorie Gantman Women's Tennis 1994-97
Madelyn Meneghetti Volleyball 1981-84
Jacqueline "Jackie" J. Fie Honorary 1959
2006 Inductees
Jim Benepe Golf 1984-86
Rohan Gardner Wrestling 1991-96
Wendi Kemp Lacrosse/Field Hockey 1983-86
Kim Paton Fromberg Swimming 1992-95
2007 Inductees
Darnell Autry Football 1994-96
Amy Kekeisen Fedorchak Field Hockey, Softball 1982-86
Dave Pemberton Swimming 1955-58
Amy Prichard Women's Basketball 1979-83
Dr. Howard Sweeney Honorary 1984-2002
2008 Inductees
Chinazo Opia Cunningham Softball 1987-90
Steve Herdoiza Men's Tennis 1988-91
Chris Hinton Football 1979-82
Ndidi Opia Massay Softball 1986-89
Erica Westrich Scullion Women's Soccer 1996-99
Charles "Rick" Taylor Honorary 1994-2003
2009 Inductees
Damien Anderson Football 1997-2001
Luke Donald Men's Golf 1997-2001
Amy Balcerzak Field Women's Swimming 1996-2000
Grady Hall Baseball 1983-86
Heather Hoffman Jenkins Women's Golf 1993-97
2010 Inductees
Steve DePetro Wrestling 1983-86
Kathy Halley Field Hockey 1989-92
Courtney Koester Women's Lacrosse 2002-05
Ralph Schultz Track & Field 1966-69
2011 Inductees
Cristelle Grier Women's Tennis 2002-06
Steve Schnur Football 1993-96
Brad Traviolia Wrestling 1987-90
Christy Wicke Women's Swimming 1992-95
Jon Vegosen Honorary 1973
2012 Inductees
Garland Cooper Softball 2004-07
Matt Grevers Men's Swimming 2003-07
Eric Hutchinson Football 1968-71
Kristen Kjellman Women's Lacrosse 2004-07
Patrick G. Ryan Honorary 1959
2013 Inductees
Eileen Canney Softball 2004-07
Julie Földi Women's Fencing 2001-05
Dustin Fox Wrestling 2004-08
Scott Rowe Men's Golf 1993-97
Henry S. Bienen Honorary 1995-2009
2014 Inductees
Mike Alexandrov Men's Swimming 2003-07
Bruno Barbic Men's Swimming 2006-08
Kyle Bubolz Men's Swimming 2004-08
Jake Herbert Wrestling 2003-09
Hannah Nielsen Women's Lacrosse 2006-09
Tammy Williams Softball 2006-09
Rich Falk Honorary 1961-64, 1966-86
2015 Inductees
Christy Finch Women's Lacrosse 2005-08
Lindsey Munday Women's Lacrosse 2003-06
Alexis Prousis Women's Tennis 2003-07
David Roth Men's Soccer 2004-07
Gary Barnett Football Coach 1992-98
Jean Yale Honorary 1992-2014
2016 Inductees
Hilary Bowen Women's Lacrosse 2006-09
Matt Eliason Men's Soccer 2007-10
Maria Mosolova Women's Tennis 2007-11
Sam Nemecek Women's Fencing 2005-09
Sannie van Dijck Field Hockey 1985-88
Randy Walker Football Coach 1999-2005
2017 Inductees
Jess Daley Men's Golf 1996-2000
Andrea Hupman Women's Swimming and Diving 2004-08
Marilyn Peck Hall Women's Swimming and Diving 1987-91
Ray Ragelis Men's Basketball 1949-51
John Shurna Men's Basketball 2008-12
Shannon Smith Women's Lacrosse 2009-12
Sandy Stap-Clifton Women's Tennis Coach 1980-89
Christine Brennan Honorary 1980, 1981
Michael Wilbon Honorary 1980
Steve and Sue Wilson Honorary 1970, 1974
2018 Inductees
Christa French Women's Fencing   2006-10
Adrienne Monka Softball 2009-12
Brandon Precin Wrestling 2006-11
Zach Strief Football 2001-05
Taylor Thornton Women's Lacrosse 2010-13
Bob Groseth Men's Swimming
and Diving Coach
1989-2009
Howard J Trienens Honorary 1945, 1949, 1995
2019 Inductees
Sarah Albrecht Women's Lacrosse 2002-06
Chelsea Armstrong Field Hockey 2009-12
Marisa Bast Softball 2011-14
Amy Jaeschke Women's Basketball 2001-05
Sam Valenzisi Football 1992-95
Bill Osborn Honorary 1969, 1973, 1996, 2009
2022 Inductees
Emily Allard Softball 2010-14
Bernard Jefferson Football 1936-38
Morgan Lathrop Women's Lacrosse 2006-09
Mike McMullan Wrestling 2010-15
Sabel Moffett Volleyball 2006-10
Georgia Rose Women's Tennis 2005-09
Dayana Sarkisova Fencing 2009-13
Laurie Schiller Fencing 1978-2016