Sports Hall of Fame
History
The Sports Hall of Fame was established in the 1960s by past athletic director John Vesser and other members of the Athletic Department staff.
When the Athletic Department made its move from Reed Gym to the Minidome, now Holt Arena, the Sports Hall of Fame board and all the records were lost. The Sports Hall of Fame fell by the wayside.
When Bob Hilliard became president of the Alumni Board of Directors in 1977, he set his goal to resurrect the Sports Hall of Fame. The Sports Hall of Fame again became an active awards program.
With Dubby Holt as Chairman, guidelines were established and a committee consisting of past Sports Hall of Fame inductees was organized.
In 1994, the Hall of Fame found a new home. Visitors are invited to take a stroll through the Hall of Fame, now located in the Sports & Orthopaedic Center at ISU, where plaques for each member are displayed. In addition, a Sports Hall of Fame display is housed in Holt Arena. A brass plate bearing the name of each member is placed on the display under bronze figures representing nine different sports.
Qualifications
Guidelines for admission in the Sports Hall of Fame are:
- Candidates must have attended the Academy of Idaho, Idaho Technical Institute, University of Idaho Southern Branch, Idaho State College or Idaho State University for at least one year.
- Candidate must have excelled in one of the intercollegiate sports program.
- Candidate must have been out of school for at least 10 years.
- Only members of the Sports Hall of Fame selection committee will be voting members.
- Much consideration shall be given to nominees for recognition received, as well as for contributions to the university after leaving the institution.
Nomination Form
You can download a nomination form (.doc) . Entries may be e-mailed to alumni@isu.edu or sent by regular post mail to: ISU Alumni Association, 921 S. 8th Ave., Stop 8033, Pocatello, ID, 83209-8033.
Sports Hall of Fame Members
| Member Name | Sports & Years Played | Year Inducted | |
| * | Chick Atkinson | Football, Track, Basketball, 1936-1938 | 1959 |
| Milton W. Holt | Football, Track, 1936-1938 | 1959 | |
| Les Roh | Basketball, 1953-1956 | 1959 | |
| * | Ed Sanders | Boxing, Football, 1951-1952 | 1959 |
| Lyle H. Smith | Football, Basketball, 1933-1935 | 1959 | |
| * | Thomas West | Faculty Athletic Representative | 1959 |
| Italo Caccia | Football, Wrestling, 1936-1938 | 1960-1961 | |
| * | Jerry Dellinger | Football, Basketball, 1934-1936 | 1960-1961 |
| * | Lawrence E. Gale | Football, 1956-1960 | 1960-1961 |
| Earl R. Pond | Football, 1946-1949 | 1960-1961 | |
| * | Walter H. Carte | Football, Track, 1935-1937 | 1962-1963 |
| Theodore P. Maheras | Boxing, 1948-1950 | 1962-1963 | |
| * | Leno Seppi | Football, 1948-1950 | 1962-1963 |
| * | James F. Blake | Football, 1947-1949 | 1964 |
| * | Robert D. Hilliard | Football, 1947-1949 | 1964 |
| * | Bernard J. LaRue | Football, Track, Basketball, 1947-1949 | 1964 |
| Paddy R. Garver | Boxing, 1949-1951 | 1979 | |
| * | Boyd W. Hodson | Football, Track, Basketball, 1925-1926 | 1979 |
| George C. Kom | Track, Basketball, 1951-1955 | 1979 | |
| Cyril N. Okamoto | Boxing, 1957 | 1979 | |
| Thomas O'Riordan | Track, Cross Country, 1957-1961 | 1979 | |
| * | Felix Plastino | Football, 1923-1924 | 1979 |
| Louis R. Richardson | Football, 1948-1949 | 1979 | |
| * | F. G. Thompson | Track, 1928-1929 | 1979 |
| * | Jack Trimming | Basketball | 1979 |
| * | John Vesser | Football Coach, Athletic Director, 1941-1967 | 1979 |
| * | Homer Watkins | Basketball, 1958-1960 | 1979 |
| Jerry L. Armstrong | Boxing, 1958-1960 | 1980 | |
| Richard Paul Bauer | Basketball, Track, 1951-1955 | 1980 | |
| Edward A. Bell | Football, Track, 1967-1969 | 1980 | |
| * | D. W. Bliss | Football, Track, Wrestling, 1922-1924 | 1980 |
| Ronald Bruce Boone | Basketball, Track, 1965-1968 | 1980 | |
| Doran Connor | Football, Basketball, Baseball, 1952-1955 | 1980 | |
| * | Wiley Howell | Football, Boxing, Wrestling, 1938-1940 | 1980 |
| * | Ralph Hutchinson | Football, Basketball, Baseball Coach, 1920-1928 | 1980 |
| Lamont Jones | Football, 1949-1952 | 1980 | |
| Victor R. Kobe | Boxing, 1952-1954 | 1980 | |
| * | Willis A. Reynolds | Football, 1934-1936 | 1980 |
| Ellsworth Spider Webb | Boxing, Football, 1952-1954 | 1980 | |
| * | Guy Wicks | Football and Basketball Coach, 1931-1941 | 1980 |
| Samuel D. Beckham | Basketball, 1952-1954 | 1981 | |
| John W. Briggs | Track, 1964-1967 | 1981 | |
| Jerry Cameron Dunne | Football, Track, 1967-1970 | 1981 | |
| * | Howard P. Greaves | basketball, 1938-1942 | 1981 |
| * | Dale Lewis Hammond | Boxing, 1947 | 1981 |
| * | Michael M. McMurtry | Boxing, 1954-1956 | 1981 |
| * | William W. Tatro | Football, Track, Baseball, 1926-1927 | 1981 |
| * | Paul L. Tripp | Football, 1953-1959 | 1981 |
| * | Ray Walter Turner | Basketball, Football, 1939-1940 | 1981 |
| James B. Wagstaff | Football, 1955-1958 | 1981 | |
| * | Sherwood D. Hauck | Wrestling, 1928-1929 | 1982 |
| Rodney C. Hohnhorst | Football, Track, 1962-1965 | 1982 | |
| Kenneth Dale Leatham | Boxing, Football, 1954-1958 | 1982 | |
| * | Robert Bobby Leute | Football, Basketball, 1931-1933 | 1982 |
| Robert McCullom | Boxing, 1954-1957 | 1982 | |
| Richard H. Pettit | Track, 1950-1954 | 1982 | |
| * | Wendell Twitchell | Football, Boxing, Wrestling, 1933-1936 | 1982 |
| David Abeyta | Boxing, 1954-1959 | 1983 | |
| * | Gary Aizawa | Sports Hall of Fame Award | 1983 |
| John Charles Caccia | Wrestling, 1970-1972 | 1983 | |
| * | Arthur Morrison Crump | Basketball, Track, 1960-1964 | 1983 |
| Dennis DeWitt | Track, 1956-1961 | 1983 | |
| * | Ronald A. Hale | Basketball, 1931-1934 | 1983 |
| * | Ralph E. Lacy | Football, Track, 1934-1936 | 1983 |
| * | Roger Rouse | Boxing 1955-1957 | 1983 |
| John C. Berry | Wrestling, 1969-1973 | 1984 | |
| * | Ernest N. Brooks | Football, Track, 1935-1937 | 1984 |
| Harold Espy | Boxing, 1956-1960 | 1984 | |
| * | Gilbert M. French | Football, Track, 1931-1933 | 1984 |
| Thomas N. Jewell | Football, 1958-1960 | 1984 | |
| Steve R. Kuharski | Baseball, 1963-1967 | 1984 | |
| Carl Anthony Lawson | Track, 1970-1974 | 1984 | |
| John Cal Percy | Swimming, Water Polo, 1967-1971 | 1984 | |
| David Erwin Wagnon | Basketball, 1964-1966 | 1984 | |
| Gary Cutright | Swimming, 1964-1967 | 1985 | |
| Tim J. Dunne | Track, 1966-1969 | 1985 | |
| Jim J. Koetter | Football, Track, 1959-1961 | 1985 | |
| * | Robert W. Sherman | Basketball, Football, 1946-1948 | 1985 |
| Gail W. Siemen | 1985 Basketball, Baseball, 1956-1958 | 1985 | |
| Bruce Wayne Burnett | Football, 1968-1971 | 1986 | |
| Robert G. Conley | Track, 1952-1955 | 1986 | |
| Leonard Edward Frazier | Basketball, Track, 1964-1966 | 1986 | |
| * | Edward Norby | Football, Basketball, Track, Tennis, Baseball 1910-22 | 1986 |
| Stephen A. Proniewych | Baseball, Football, 1968-1973 | 1986 | |
| Ronald G. Rall | Boxing, 1954-1958 | 1986 | |
| Ginger R. Reid | Basketball, Softball, 1973-1977 | 1986 | |
| Linda Kay Barbour | Track, Volleyball, Basketball, 1975-1979 | 1988 | |
| Harry J. Dickson | Football, 1946-1949 | 1988 | |
| * | Ralph Erickson | Baseball, Football, Basketball, 1924-1925 | 1988 |
| Steven L. Hayes | Basketball, 1974-1977 | 1988 | |
| Bill Haynes | Boxing, 1956-1959 | 1988 | |
| Michael J. Heberlein | Football, Tennis, 1968-1971 | 1988 | |
| Phillip L. Luckey | Cross Country, Track, 1960-1965 | 1988 | |
| Billy R. Satterfield | Baseball, Football, 1967-1969 | 1988 | |
| * | Otto Tronowsky | Football, 1936-1938 | 1988 |
| Kevin R. Bodily | Swimming, Water Polo, 1968-1973 | 1989 | |
| Mary Lynn Bond | Basketball, 1977-1980 | 1989 | |
| Jeffrey J. Cook | Basketball, 1974-1978 | 1989 | |
| Leroy Harris | Football, Wrestling, 1966-1969 | 1989 | |
| Arthur Vincent Scott | Track, Cross Country, 1961-1965 | 1989 | |
| Ursal G. Snapp | Boxing, Football, 1941-1943 | 1989 | |
| Larry Kent | Football, 1951-1955 | 1990 | |
| Lewis G. Neal | Boxing, 1952-1955 | 1990 | |
| Tammy May Sorensen | Softball 1979-1982 | 1990 | |
| Carlton I. Tanaka | Wrestling, Football, 1968-1969 | 1990 | |
| * | Thomas Edward Toner | Football, 1968-1972 | 1990 |
| James Edward Wharton | Track, 1967-1971 | 1990 | |
| * | Nicolas Ramon Ysursa | Baseball, Basketball, 1970-1974 | 1990 |
| Lawrence Butler | Basketball, 1978-1979 | 1991 | |
| Case DeBruijn | Football, 1978-1981 | 1991 | |
| Jerald C. Jones | Track, Cross country, 1972-1976 | 1991 | |
| Michael B. Machurek | Football, 1980-1981 | 1991 | |
| * | Harry Leon Oliphant | Wrestling, 1967-1968 | 1991 |
| * | Rick Scribner | Football, 1975-1976 | 1991 |
| * | Walter Shepardson | Boxing, 1957-1959 | 1991 |
| * | Amos R. Stephens | Football, 1928-1930 | 1991 |
| Larry D. Brackenbury | Football, Baseball, 1951-1955 | 1992 | |
| Patricia A. Herrington | Track, 1979-1982 | 1992 | |
| Larry R. Lewis | Track, 1967-1970 | 1992 | |
| Don L. Papenberg | Football, 1959-1960 | 1992 | |
| Clarence J. Rausch | Boxing, 1958-1959 | 1992 | |
| Brand D. Robinson | Basketball, 1975-1979 | 1992 | |
| Richard M. Yeates | Wrestling, 1964-1968 | 1992 | |
| * | Marlin H. Felton | Football, Track, 1950-1954 | 1993 |
| Thomas Hofmann | Football, 1970-1974 | 1993 | |
| Woodie C. Marcus | Boxing, 1960 | 1993 | |
| Ben Jim Miller | Track, 1963-1966 | 1993 | |
| Tina Louise Ostroot | Track, Cross Country, 1980-1982 | 1993 | |
| Edward L. Thompson Sr. | Basketball | 1993 | |
| Peter Amarteifio | Track, 1974-1977 | 1994 | |
| * | A. Dale Dykman | Basketball, Football, Track, 1940-1942 | 1994 |
| William A. Horrocks | Basketball, Track, Baseball, 1953-1957 | 1994 | |
| John G. Roman | Football, 1970-1974 | 1994 | |
| Lynne M. Wingle-Colvin | Track, 1983-1984 | 1994 | |
| Clyde Bagley | Wrestling 1997-1983 | 1995 | |
| Susan M. Doucette | Track, 1980-1983 | 1995 | |
| Donald F. Axtell | Tennis, 1961-1965 | 1995 | |
| Patrick W. Buono | Football, 1995 | 1995 | |
| Everett Lee Fopma | Basketball, 1971-1973 | 1995 | |
| Buck L. MacGillivray | Track, 1956-1959 | 1995 | |
| Ben Sanford | Football, 1961-1963 | 1995 | |
| Jack M. Allain | Basketball & Track | 1996 | |
| Craig B. Byington | Track, 1971-1974 | 1996 | |
| Albert Ray Millward | Heavyweight Wrestling Champion | 1996 | |
| Marie E. Stielow Andersson | Volleyball, 1984-1986 | 1996 | |
| Debra L. Akers | Volleyball, 1984-1987 | 1997 | |
| Gary Egan Bills | Track, 1966-1969 | 1997 | |
| Robert L. Dye | Basketball, 1958, 1960-1962 | 1997 | |
| Charles Forrestal | 1958-1961 | 1997 | |
| Merril D. Hoge | Football, 1983-1986 | 1997 | |
| Margaret Ann Raitt | Volleyball, 1984-1987 | 1997 | |
| Jon Richard Austin | Oustanding Track, 1974-1978 | 1998 | |
| Albert D. Kirlin | Track, Basketball & Football, 1947-1950 | 1998 | |
| Marci A. Morrison | Outstanding Track & Field, 1984-1988 | 1998 | |
| Kenneth E. Peterson | Oustanding Football, 1954-1958 | 1998 | |
| Amber M. Cnossen | Track & Field, 1987-1990 - Outstanding track | 1999 (NCAA title in High Jump) | |
| Jerry J. Bellon | Outstanding Football, 1947-1949 | 1999 | |
| Dewey Cunningham | Outstanding Basketball, 1949-1951 | 1999 | |
| Paul D. Wilson | Outstanding Track & Basketball, 1976-1977 | 1999 | |
| Greta G. Hannemann | Outstanding Women's Basketball, 1987-1991 | 2000 | |
| * | Michael John McCarthy | Oustanding Football | 2000 |
| William J. Shaw | Outstanding Football, 1961-1964 | 2000 | |
| Richard W. Tullock | Outstanding Track, 1973-1978 | 2000 | |
| Glenn C. Alford | Sports Information Director 1967 - 1998 | 2001 Honorary | |
| Dennis Critchfield | Track, 1954-1957 | 2001 | |
| Stacy R. Dragila | Track, 1992-1995 | 2001 | |
| Donn L. Holston | Basketball, 1982-1987 | 2001 | |
| Marvin R. Lewis | Football, 1977-1981 | 2001 | |
| Deborah Lynn Masak-Jenkins | Volleyball, 1987-1990 | 2001 | |
| Billy Joe Snapp | Football, 1979-1982 | 2001 | |
| Michael B. Calley | FOOTBALL 1984-87 | 2002 | |
| Timothy G. Fisher | WRESTLING 1969-73 | 2002 | |
| William C. Ingram | FOOTBALL & TRACK 1966-1968 | 2002 | |
| Charles Koval | BASKETBALL & TRACK 1951-55 | 2002 | |
| Stacey Ann Mortensen | BASKETBALL 1989-91 | 2002 | |
| * | Ray Kim Allred | Football, 1976-1977 | 2003 |
| Daniel P. Axtman | Boxing 1957-58 | 2003 | |
| Susan J. Johnson | Volleyball/Track & Field, 1988-1992 | 2003 | |
| John Joseph Miller | Football, Basketball 1960-1964 | 2003 | |
| Stefanie Lee Pemper | Basketball 1988-92 | 2003 | |
| Anthony Donel Bolden | Track & Field 1974-1977 | 2004 | |
| Kie H. Foreman | Mens Tennis 1983-1984 | 2004 | |
| Joseph W Paris | Football/Track & Field 1947-1949 | 2004 | |
| Lori A. Thomas | Volleyball/Basketball 1989-1992 | 2004 | |
| Mark D. Byrne | Cross Country/Track and Field | 2005 | |
| Lloyd Harris | Basketball, Golf 1954-1958 | 2005 | |
| Marcus Jackson | Football, 1993-96 | 2005 | |
| Nancy Jones | Basketball 1986-1989 | 2005 | |
| Dave Walser | Football 1978-1981 | 2005 | |
| Courtney N. Davis | Volleyball 1993-1996 | 2006 | |
| Bradford Humphreys | Tennis, 1961-1965 | 2006 | |
| James Potter | Mens Basketball 1991-1995 | 2006 | |
| Pauline Thiros | Volleyball 1994-1999 | 2006 | |
| Gerry Belko | Basketball 1952-1954 | 2007 | |
| Terri Jones | Indoor & Outdoor Track & Field 1986-1990 | 2007 | |
| Brent Koetter | Football, Basketball & Track 1980-1985 | 2007 | |
| Warren Whitaker | Football 1975-1979 | 2007 |
Lifetime Achievement Award
| Recipient | Year Inducted | |
| * | Samuel Horne Bennion | 2003 |
| Mel Morgan | 2004 | |
| Col. David V.S. Kirkpatrick | 2005 |
*Indicates Deceased