Hall of Fame

Athletes

	Year Athlete / Hometown Sport(s) Team(s) 2005 Steve Blehm, North Dakota Basketball North Dakota, Gallaudet, WGD Connie Johnston, Utah Track and Field WGD 2004 Robert Miller, Kansas Track Kansas, WGD 2001 Marvin Marshall, Indiana Boxing Utah, AAU, Golden Gloves 2000 Daniel Krpata Jr., Maryland Softball EAAD, SEAAD, AAAD, SSAD Gary L. Washington, Colorado Football, Track Colorado, WGD 1999 Bobbi H. Maucere, California Tennis, Badminton Southern California, WGD 1998 Stephen C. Baldwin, Texas Track Gallaudet, WGD Jesus Contreras, Idaho Wrestling Colorado, WGD 1997 Laura Barber-Getchell, Florida Swimming University of Pittsburgh, WGD Craig Healy, California Basketball, Track Clarke School, Oakland, Los Angeles, WGD 1996 James “Jim” Renshaw, California Basketball Los Angeles, LA Ephpheta, Oakland 1995 Leo Bond III, Minnesota Track Minnesota, WGD 1994 John W. Kunz, Minnesota Football, Basketball, Baseball, Golf Minnesota Jozefa Muszynski, New York Swimming Poland WGD, USA/AAAD WGD Ronald Rice, Michigan Swimming RIT, NCAA All-American, WGD Franklin Willis, Virginia Football Tennessee, Gallaudet 1993 Dale “Ox” Johnson, Minnesota Wrestling Minnesota, National AAU, WGD Tamara “Tammy” Marcinuk, Massachusetts Skiing Fitchburg, Boise St., Boston Univ, WGD 1992 Danny Fine, Florida Basketball Pelicans, GTAC, UL, WGD Sherri Ann Jackson, Mississippi Track Mississippi, WGD 1991 Glenn Anderson, Arkansas Basketball Motor City, UL, Gallaudet, Pelicans, WGD Leon Orlient Grant, North Carolina Basketball North Carolina, LA, Carolinas, WGD Fay Nutt, Arkansas Basketball Fordyce, Little Rock, WGD John E. Smith, Idaho Track Idaho, Gallaudet, WGD Mary Ann Szilagy-Guintoli, Wisconsin Tennis West Allis, Wisconsin Open, WGD Marty Willigan, Maryland Wrestling Hofstra Univ., WGD 1990 Jack Antal, Pennslyvania Basketball WPSD, Pittsburgh, LA Ephpheta, UL, WGD Donna Sue “Suzy” Barker-Scott, Texas Track Texas, WGD William Leroy Christian, Virginia Duckpin Bowling Nat’l Ranked, Virginia, Gallaudet, DCCD 1989 Paul Kaessler, New York Basketball, Softball Clarke Sch., NY, Gallaudet, UL, Westchester Wayne “Billy” Spears, California Basketball OK, Burbank, LA Ephpheta, LACD 1988 Albert Couthen, Washington, DC Basketball, Track Connecticut, Gallaudet, WGD Gary Hendrix, California Basketball, Track Washington, Gallaudet, Oakland, WGD Frank Kaiser, Indiana Football Indiana Lee Montez, Texas Football, Basketball Texas, Houston 1987 Alexander Brown, Massachusetts Basketball Clarke School Ralph Fuechtmann, Minnesota Basketball, Softball Minnesota, Minnepaul, WGD Bob O’Donnell, California Basketball SF State University, Oakland, WGD Helen Thomas, California Trap Shooting North American Competition Champion 1986 Ronald G. Johnson, Minnesota Basketball Minnesota, Minnepaul, WGD Donald Lyons, California Basketball, Track CSDS, UNLV, Oakland, Hollywood, WGD 1985 Quentin Amati Sr., New Jersey Basketball St. Mary’s, GTAC, UL Samuel Cohen, New York Track, Basketball, Handball Lexington, UL, Hebrew, Pelicans Anthony Crino, Pennsylvania Basketball WPSD, Youngstown, Pittsburgh Houston Nutt, Arkansas Basketball Univ. of KY, Okla A&M, Little Rock, WGD William O. Schwall, Arkansas Basketball St. Mary’s, Milwaukee, Chicago, WGD 1984 Herbert Holbrook, Massachusetts Ski Jumping International Competition, WGD James Macfadden, Maryland Basketball, Football, Track Hollywood HS, Gallaudet, DCCD, WGD Frank R. Turk, Washington D.C. Football, Wrestling Minnesota, Gallaudet 1983 Mike Dorrell, Virginia Basketball, Soccer WPSD, Gallaudet, DCCD, WGD Hilary Heck, Wisconsin Baseball, Basketball Milwaukee 1982 Delmar Cosgrove, California Basketball Washington, Gallaudet Fay L. Teare, Oregon Basketball Nebraska Dennis K. Wickline, Florida Baseball, Football Virginia, Goodyear Silents 1981 Henry Z. Brenner, North Dakota Football University of Rhode Island Chester Janczak, Wisconsin Basketball Milwaukee Kevin Milligan, New York Basketball St. Mary’s, Buffalo, Gallaudet, LACD, Erie, WGD Dennis Wernimont, Iowa Basketball, Track Iowa, Gallaudet, Council Bluffs, WGD 1980 John Miller, Maryland Basketball Gallaudet, DCCD, WGD 1979 Sammy M. Oates, Texas Football Texas, Hardin-Simmons Ruben Stephenson, New Jersey Baseball New Jersey, Philadelphia Phillies Marvin Walter Tuttle, Iowa Basketball, Track Iowa, Des Moines John V. Wurdemann, Maryland Football, Baseball Gallaudet 1978 Paul Curtis Sr., Missouri Baseball Kansas, Professional Hilton Fitzpatrick, West Virginia Boxing Professional Winfield Roller, Ohio Football, Basketball, Baseball, Swimming Colorado, Gallaudet, Goodyear Silents William Schyman, Maryland Basketball DePaul, Maccabiah, Professional, WGD 1977 Larry Marxer-Clark, Iowa Basketball Iowa, Des Moines 1976 Carl Lorello, New York Basketball New York, GTAC Edward Paul Loveland, Utah Basketball Utah, LACD 1975 Eugene Hairston, New York Boxing Professional, AAU, Golden Gloves Edward Rodman, New Jersey Track, Basketball, Baseball, Football New Jersey Richard Sipek, Illinois Baseball Illinois, Cincinnati Reds 1974 Clyde Nutt, Arkansas Basketball, Football Arkansas, Little Rock, WGD 1973 Leonard H. Downes, Washington, DC Baseball, Basketball Maryland, Semi-Professional Joseph F. Russell, Mississippi Football, Basketball, Track Mississippi, WGD 1972 James H. Behrens, Maryland Baseball, Basketball Maryland John L. Jackson, Arkansas Basketball, Football Arkansas, Little Rock, WGD 1971 Bilbo Monaghan, Tennessee Football Mississippi, Gallaudet, Memphis, Professional 1970 Angel Acuna, Arizona Basketball Arizona, Mexico Olympics, Professional 1969 Louis Byouk, California Football Colorado, Gallaudet Dewey Deer, Washington Football Washington, Goodyear Silents Maurice Potter, Minnesota Football, Baseball Minnesota, Semi-Professional Ben Shafranek, New York Basketball, Baseball, Track New York Harley Stottler, California Football, Track Goodyear Silents 1968 Joseph Allen, Florida Football Goodyear Silents 1967 Rolf Harmsen, North Dakota Track North Dakota, Gallaudet, AAU 1966 Charles Marshall, Illinois Baseball, Football Nebraska, Gallaudet, Goodyear Silents 1965 Morris Davis, New York Walking International Competition 1964 Charles Ewing, Kentucky Football Kentucky, Goodyear Silents 1963 Thomas Cuscaden Sr., Nebraska Football Gallaudet, Goodyear Silents Nat Echols, New York Basketball St. Mary’s, Buffalo, AAU 1962 Louis A. Dyer, California Basketball Colorado, Gallaudet, AAU 1960 William Dilworth, Maryland Boxing Professional Thomas Martin, New York Boxing Professional Louis Seinensohn, Ohio Football Goodyear Silents William Suttka, Illinois Wrestling Professional 1959 Joseph Worzel, New York Basketball Semi-Professional 1958 Louis Massey, Illinois Football Illinois, Gallaudet 1957 Everett Rattan, California Wrestling Professional 1956 Willie Riddle, South Carolina Basketball South Carolina, Gallaudet 1955 Walter Rockwell, Connecticut Baseball, Basketball, Football Gallaudet 1954 Dalton Fuller, Kansas Baseball Kansas, Professional John Ringle, Tennessee Football Kansas, Gallaudet 1953 Noah Downes, Maryland Basketball Maryland, Gallaudet, AAU J. F. Meagher, Illinois Wrestling Illinois, National AAU Champion Frederick A. Moore, Ohio Football Kansas, Gallaudet, Goodyear Silents 1952 Luther H. Taylor, Illinois Baseball New York Giants 1951 William E. “Dummy” Hoy, Ohio Baseball Cincinnati Reds, Washington Senators

Note: "WGD" = World Games for the Deaf (Deaflympics)