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2015-2016 Membership Directory ESTABLISHED 1967 DEDICATED TO PRESERVE AND HONOR UTAH'S SPORTS HERITAGE _____ 3434 Bengal Blvd #106 Salt Lake City, Utah 84121 801-944-2379 www.utahsportshalloffame.org DIRECTORY CONTENTS History of the Hall of Fame Foundation 3 Executive Committee 4 Board of Directors 4 Emeritus Directors 4 Past Presidents 4 Hall of Fame Inductees 5 Distinguished Coaches 11 Coaches of Merit 14 Distinguished Service 14 Game Officials 16 Ream's Scholars 18 Member Directory 22 2 A SHORT HISTORY OF THE UTAH SPORTS HALL OF FAME FOUNDATION The Utah Sports Hall of Fame Foundation (USHOFF) was organized in 1967 as “The Old Time Athletes Association.” The goal then, as well as it is today, is to celebrate and preserve Utah’s storied sports heritage. In 1970, the Charter Class of 18 honorees was inducted into the Hall of Fame. Since then, a select number of administrators, coaches, players and prominent contributors to athletics in Utah have been inducted annually into the Hall of Fame. A beautifully-crafted plaque of recognition honoring each inductee is displayed in special display cases in the main concourse of the Energy Solutions Arena. In 1997, the organization officially changed its name to the current USHOFF. In 1972, the OTAA began honoring others who have made substantial contributions to the Utah sports community. The foundation started hosting annual and biannual recognition banquets for the following: 1. Distinguished Utah High School Head Coaches; 2. Utah “Coaches of Merit” (Head coaches who had spent many years in both high school and college); 3. Outstanding Game Officials in all sports from high school and college; 4. Utahns who had compiled an impressive and substantial history of “Distinguished Service” to sports and their communities; and 5. Utah high school seniors with superior academic, service, and athletic achievements who warranted college scholarships courtesy of Paul and Ruby Ream and their private Foundation. In 2006, the need for a more comprehensive funding program was established. Goals were set as follows: 1. To establish a private Foundation that qualified as a tax-exempt entity under Section 501 (c) (3) of the Internal Revenue Code; 2. To plan and implement a fundraising effort to solicit donations from the general public, corporate and government sectors to support the ongoing operations of the USHOFF; 3. To increase Foundation membership, and to seek additional financial support from existing members; and 4. To utilize the media to promote a greater awareness and understanding of the goals and activities of the USHOFF. To that end, opportunities exist that would enable an individual or business entity to partner with the Utah Sports Hall of Fame Foundation in a Sponsorship capacity in any of the following scenarios: 1. Naming rights, with participation privileges, for banquets honoring Hall of Fame inductees, Coaches, Officials and Distinguished Service recipients; 2. Sponsorship of the Annual Golf Tournament, which is the USHOFF’s only fundraising event of the year; 3. Annual Scholarship Endowment, with the right to determine selection criteria, scholarship amount and exclusive participation in the presentation process. Natural suggestions would be to partner that event with an already-scheduled USHOFF banquet, or to present the award at an Assembly at the winner’s high school. As can be clearly seen, the Utah Sports Hall of Fame Foundation has a long and impressive history of recognizing and honoring athletic and academic achievement. As we approach our 50-year anniversary, the future has never looked brighter, and the strides have never been greater. The USHOFF—the PREMIER SPORTS ORGANIZATION in the State of Utah! 3 EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE Evan Excell . President Chuck Schell . Past President Joel Gardner . President Elect Dick Rosetta . .Past President Elaine Michaelis . Director Doug Toole . Director Dave Nordquist . Director Rod Tueller. Director Neil C. Petty . Secretary / Past President BOARD OF DIRECTORS Becky Anderson Kent Draayer Mae Miya Ward Armstrong Ken Gardner Phil Oyler “Dutch” Belnap Steve Gardner Phil Russell Deb Bennett Lamar Hirschi Susan Rydalch Kathryn Berg “Chick” Hislop Paul Smith Brad Bevan Cal Jones Ted Smith Jack Bishop Dave Kragthorpe Fred Thompson Ron Carling Kurt Kragthorpe Richard Valdez Norma Carr Frank Layden Bruce Woodbury Dave Copier Blaine Lindgren Rob Cuff Scott Mayne Emeritus Directors: Berdean Jarman, Victor Roblez, Glen Tuckett. PAST PRESIDENTS Frank Brickey . 1967-70 Carl D. Clark . 1988 Art Knudsen . .1971-72 Marvin Hess . 1989 Pres Summerhays . 1973-74 Del Markham . 1990 Bob Howard . 1975 Marion Dunn . 1991 Cal Wooley . 1976 Lyle Koller . 1992 Wayne Tucker . .1977 Darwin Woodbury . 1993 Moon Kavachevich . .1978 Don Mayne . 1994 Joe Cowley, Sr. 1979 Berdean Jarman. 1995-97 Tally Stevens . 1980 Wally Nalder . .1998-99 Occie Evans . 1981 Berdean Jarman. 2000-03 Stanley Watts . 1982 Dick Rosetta. 2004-05 Mel Wood . .1983 Ward Armstrong . 2006-07 Don Overly . 1984 Bruce Woodbury . 2008-09 Hal Hardcastle . 1985 Neil C. Petty . 2010-11 Monte D. Bailey . 1986 Chuck Schell . .2012-13 Mel Briggs . 1987 4 HALL OF FAME INDUCTEES 1970 Ike Armstrong . All-Around Frank Christensen . Football Jack Dempsey . Boxing Alf Engen . Skiing Arnie Ferrin . Basketball Dave Freed . Tennis Gene Fullmer . Boxing Ab Jenkins . Auto Racing Perc Jensen . Basketball Jack Johnson . All-Around Vadal Peterson . All-Around Alma Richards . Track & Field Dick Romney . All-Around Woody Romney . Basketball Kent Ryan . Football Paul Strand . Baseball George Von Elm . Golf Homer Warner . All-Around 1971 Louis Falck . Football Creed Haymond . Track & Field Eddie Kimball . All-Around Bud Shields . Swimming 1972 Doug Borg . Softball Buck Dixon . All-Around Blaine Lindgren . Track & Field Mac Speedie . Football 1973 Rex Berry . Football Vern Gardner . Basketball Ed Heusser . Baseball George Nelson . All-Around Jack Reddish . Skiing 1974 Helen Hoffman Bertagnole . Golf Herman Franks . Baseball Clint Larson . Track & Field Linn Rockwood . Tennis 1975 Claude Engberg . Baseball Butch Knowles . Football Fred Sheffield . Track & Field 1976 Spencer Adams . Baseball Joe Barney . Bowling Rulon Clark . Basketball Hortense Wood Hardesty . Trap Shooting Wayne Tucker . Softball 5 1977 Jack Gardner . Basketball Jay Lambert . Boxing Kent Peterson . Baseball Dale Schofield . Track & Field Stan Watts . Basketball 1978 John Mooney . Sports Writer Fred Sanford . Baseball Pres Summerhays . All-Around Elmer Ward . Football 1979 Nate Long . Track & Field Merlin Olsen . Football Ott Romney . All-Around 1980 Eldon Fortie . Football Rex Layne . Boxing Reed Swenson . Athletic Director Glen Worthington . All-Around 1981 Ladell Andersen . Basketball Levi Myers . Track & Field Clarence Robison . Track & Field George Schneiter . Golf L. Jay Silvester . Track & Field 1982 Fred Gehrke . Football Jack Hill . Football Rod Knight . Softball Richard Movitz . Skiing Gordon Rhodes . Baseball 1983 Carl Clark . Track & Field Occie Evans . Baseball James R. “Bud” Jack . Athletic Director Ralph Maughan . All-Around 1984 Dick Ball . All-Around Fern Gardner . Softball Marv Hess . All-Around Elmer Singleton . Baseball 1985 Earl Bascom . Rodeo Douglas Howard . Baseball Richard Nemelka . Basketball Philip Olsen . Football Glen Tuckett . Baseball 6 1986 Dick Felt . Football Earl Lindley . Football Kathy Rothfels . Tennis Owen Rowe . Track & Field 1987 Marv Bateman . Football Gus Becker . Trap Shooting Marv Jenson . Boxing Art Teece . Hockey & Baseball John “Cat” Thompson . Basketball 1988 Merrill Douglas . Football Lee Hammel . Tennis Jan Bucher Judge . Ballet Skiing Suzy Harris Rytting . Skiing Buss Williams . All-Around 1989 Hugh Cannon . Track & Field Jim Cleverly . Baseball Jim Gaddis . Skiing Harry James . Tennis Hack Miller . Sports Writer 1990 Marion Dunn . Sports Writer Jeff Judkins . Basketball George Melinkovich . Football Marvin Melville . Skiing 1991 Bert Eugene Cook . Basketball Alan K. Engen . Skiing Les Goates . Sports Writer Gifford Nielsen . Football Ann Slattery . Bowling 1992 Merrill Croft . Wrestling Larry H. Miller . Franchise Owner Archie Skeen . Baseball Karl Tucker . Golf 1993 Wade Bell . Track & Field LaVell Edwards . Football Boyd Pexton . Bowling Wilma Abrams Swenson . Softball 1994 Rulon Jones . Football Vernon Law . Baseball Dick Motta . Basketball Al Warden . Sports Writer 7 1995 Ed Eliason . Archery Mark Enyeart . Track & Field Bill Kinner . Basketball George Marks . Golf Executive Jim Osborne . Tennis 1996 Utah Sports Hall of Fame Centennial 1997 Lewis Feild . Rodeo Bill Korns . Golf Missy Marlowe . Gymnastics Karl Schleckman . Football & Wrestling Jay Van Noy . All-Around 1998 Allen Holmes . Basketball Vance Law . Baseball Henry Marsh . Track & Field Fred Roberts . Basketball Jeff Rolan . Swimming 1999 Don Fullmer . Boxing Stephen Lester . Master Runner Wat Misaka . Basketball Joe Nelson . Basketball 2000 Ron Boone . Basketball Bruce Hardy . Football Ron McCall . Football Don Reddish . Swimming Ralph Roylance . Track & Field 2001 Vaughn Alvey . Softball Glenn Hubbard . Baseball Dale Murphy . Baseball Richie Stephen . Softball George Theodore . Baseball 2002 Bob Mosteller . Softball F.D. Robbins . Tennis Dick Rosetta . Sports Writer Tom Steinke . Basketball Brady Walker . Basketball 2003 Paul Cummings . Track & Field Dane Iorg . Baseball Megan McCunniff-Marsden . Gymnastics Bill Spencer . Skiing Ann Valentine . Tennis 8 2004 Ken Hunt . Baseball Carl McGown . Volleyball Gary Pullins . Baseball Alfred