University of Tennessee Athletics
2016 Tennessee Athletics Hall of Fame Class Announced
March 04, 2016 | General
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. -- Vice Chancellor and Director of Athletics Dave Hart announced today the 2016 Tennessee Athletics Hall of Fame class. The class is comprised of 71 former student-athletes and is the first class to include male student-athletes.
The Tennessee Athletics Hall of Fame is an evolution of the previous Lady Volunteer Hall of Fame. The purpose of the Tennessee Athletics Hall of Fame is to recognize and honor individuals who have made outstanding contributions to Tennessee Athletics. Prior to 2016, there were 65 female student-athletes inducted into the Hall of Fame. The Class of 2016 includes an equal number of male student-athletes as a legacy group (completed eligibility before 1990) that would likely have been inducted earlier had the opportunity existed. The 2016 group also includes six additional inductees – three men and three women.
The class will be celebrated at the Dish Orange & White Game on April 16 and will include a private induction that evening.
Membership in the Tennessee Athletics Hall of Fame is based on the student-athlete's intercollegiate career at the University of Tennessee. Student-athletes are eligible for induction 10 years after their collegiate eligibility expires and staff inductees are eligible five years after retirement from or leaving employment of the University of Tennessee. Student-athlete and/or staff may be inducted posthumously.
To be inducted into the Tennessee Athletics Hall of Fame, selection criteria includes the following areas of consideration:
- College graduate or departed the University in good academic standing
- Olympian
- All-America
- National Team Member
- All-SEC (minimum of two times)
- Conference or National Player/Athlete of the Year
- University, American or World Record holder
- SEC Champion
- AIAW or NCAA Champion or Top 4 finish
Criteria for staff includes:
- Provided outstanding service to Tennessee Athletics
CLASS OF 2016
*Honored Posthumously
Alan Cockrell
1983-84
Baseball
Alan Cockrell (1983-84)Sam Ewing (1968-1970)
Phil Garner (1968-1970)
Condredge Holloway (1973-75)
Rick Honeycutt (1973-76)
*Bobby Tucker (1970-73)
Kara Lawson
1999-2003
Basketball
Dale Ellis (1979-1983)Ernie Grunfield (1974-77)
Allan Houston (1989-1993)
Reggie Johnson (1976-1980)
Bernard King (1974-77)
Kara Lawson (1999-2003)
Ron Widby (1964-67)
Ed Wiener (1951-55)
Reggie White
1980-83
Football
*Doug Atkins (1950-52)*George Cafego (1937-39)
*Steve DeLong (1962-64)
*Bobby Dodd (1928-1930)
*Nathan Dougherty (1906-09)
Frank Emanuel (1963-65)
*Beattie Feathers (1931-33)
*Bob Foxx (1938-1940)
*Harry Galbreath (1984-87)
*Herman Hickman (1929-1931)
Bob Johnson (1965-67)
Chip Kell (1968-1970)
Steve Kiner (1967-69)
*Hank Lauricella (1949-1951)
John Majors (1954-56)
Peyton Manning (1994-97)
Lester McClain (1968-1970)
*Gene McEver (1928-1931)
John Michels (1950-52)
*Ed Molinski (1938-1940)
Stanley Morgan (1973-76)
Larry Seivers (1973-76)
*Bob Suffridge (1938-1940)
*Jackie Walker (1969-1971)
*Reggie White (1980-83)
Al Wilson (1995-98)
*Bowden Wyatt (1936-38)
Bert Greene
1963-66
Golf
Jim Gallagher, Jr. (1980-83)Bert Greene (1963-66)
Ricky Gregg (1975-78)
Stuart Smith (1980-83)
Keeley Dowling
2001-04
Soccer
Keeley Dowling (2001-04)
Andy Coan
1978-1980
Swimming & Diving
Jim Baer (1968-1971)Andy Coan (1978-1980)
David Edgar (1969-1972)
Lee Engstrand (1973-76)
*Bill Ferry (1968-1971)
Steve Gilliam (1968-1971)
Jim Kennedy (1973-76)
Matt Vogel (1976-79)
Paul Annacone
1982-84
Tennis
Paul Annacone (1982-84)Shelby Cannon (1985-88)
*Tommy Mozur (1967-1970)
Byron Talbot (1985-88)
Sharrieffa Barksdale
1981-84
Track & Field
Sharrieffa Barksdale (1981-84)Anthony Blair (1978-1981)
Doug Brown (1971-74)
Richmond Flowers (1966-69)
Willie Gault (1980-83)
Sam Graddy (1983-86)
Reggie Jones (1974-76, 1978)
*Herb Neff (1948-1952)
David Patrick (1981-82)
Terry Scott (1983-85)
*Bill Skinner (1968-1970)
Willie Thomas (1972-74)
