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wake forest hall of fame / 2005 Wake Forest Football The 99 individuals listed below represent Wake Forest University’s Sports Hall of Fame, established in 1970 with the induction of for- mer basketball coach Murray Greason, late football star Brian Piccolo, former football coach Peahead Walker, and former director of ath- letics Jim Weaver, who later became the first commissioner of the ACC. Thirty-five individuals associated with the Deacon football pro- gram have been enshrined in the Hall of Fame, starting with Brian Piccolo and Peahead Walker, who were inducted in 1970. The Hall of Fame Committee, which meets annually to determine worthy candidates for induction, consists of director of athletics Ron Wellman, senior associate athletic director/senior woman administrator Barbara Walker, faculty athletic chair (and committee chair) Dr. Richard Carmichael, Jim Abernathy, Bryan Andrews, Steve Bowden, Dot Casey, Ashby Cook, Leon Corbett, Al DeForest, Murray Greason, Jr., Dave Harris, Jane Jackson, Brad Kendall, Jim Morgan, Amy Perko, Jody Puckett and Frank Wyatt. Anyone can nominate a person to the Hall of Fame. Eligibility for Hall of Fame members is defined by 10 criteria, which include being out of school for 10 years (or deceased); receiving national recognition as an athlete, coach or administrator; being of good character and reputation; and having no stronger connection with another university. Members of the Wake Forest Sports Hall of Fame 1970 1985 1996 Murray Greason, basketball coach Carl Tacy, basketball coach Bill Armstrong, football Brian Piccolo, football Jim Duncan, football Jim Simons, golf Peahead Walker, football coach Dave Harris, football player/ Brick Smith, baseball Jim Weaver, director of athletics high school administrator Linwood Holt, baseball 1997 1971 Jack Lewis, golf Rod Griffin, basketball Arnold Palmer, golf Bill Merrifield, baseball 1987 Nick Ognovich, football 1972 Ed Bradley, football James Parker, football Tommy Byrne, baseball Jay Haas, golf Leonard Thompson, golf Harry Rabenhorst, football Billy Scripture, baseball Curtis Strange, golf 1998 1973 Bob Gaona, football Red Cochran, football 1988 Bill George, football Bones McKinney, basketball coach Larry Hopkins, football Frank Johnson, basketball Billy Joe Patton, golf Gene Overby, radio announcer Dick Tiddy, golf Larry Russell, football 1974 1999 Leon Brogden, high school coach 1990 Brenda Corrie Keuhn, golf Al Dowtin, administrator Moe Bauer, baseball Harry Dowda, football Dickie Hemric, basketball Dave Budd, basketball Dr. Jack Sawyer, administrator Pat Williams, pro basketball executive 1975 2000 Bill Barnes, football / baseball 1991 Tommy Gregg, baseball Lefty Davis, baseball / basketball Jim Clack, football Amy Privette Perko, basketball Red O’Quinn, football Herb Cline, Sr., football/basketball Jay Venuto, football Scott Hoch, golf 1976 Jack Stallings, baseball 2001 Ray Scarborough, baseball Gary Baldinger, football Jim Waller, basketball 1992 Tyrone “Muggsy” Bogues, basketball Skip Brown, basketball Jack Williams, basketball 1977 Frank Christie, basketball Bill Eutsler, high school coach Bill Hull, basketball/football 2002 Norm Snead, football James McDougald, football Joe Inman, golf Tony Mayberry, football 1980 1993 Ricky Proehl, football Len Chappell, basketball Bill Ard, football Jesse Haddock, golf coach Dot Casey, women’s AD/coach 2003 Pat Preston, football Marge Crisp, women’s golf coach Elmer Barbour, football Charlie Teague, baseball /administrator Dickie Davis, football Harry Nicholas, baseball Vic Sorrell, baseball 1982 Jack Murdock, basketball 1994 2004 Nick Sacrinty, football Jim Flick, basketball / golf Billy Andrade, golf Jim Staton, football Dr. Gene Hooks, athletic director Jake Austin, baseball Lanny Wadkins, golf Win Headley, football Bob Leonard, basketball Jennifer Rioux Straub, cross country Hall of Fame inductees 1984 1995 from the Deacon football Bob Bartholomew, football Marvin “Skeeter” Francis, publicist 2005 program include Charlie Davis, basketball Gary Hallberg, golf Rodney Rogers, basketball (from top): Gary Jay Sigel, golf Jane Jackson, basketball Ed Stetz, football Baldinger, Pat Preston John Mackovic, fb coach / player and Harry Dowda. John Polanski, football demon deacon football \ 25 2005 Wake Forest Football \ getting to winston-salem To Groves Stadium From I-40: Follow I-40 to the I-40/Business 40 split. Take Business 40 to the Cherry Street exit. Coming from the east, the exit is about one-half mile past the U.S. 52 exit; from the west, it immediately follows the Broad Street exit. Proceed north on Cherry through the downtown area (Cherry turns into University Parkway). Travel two miles to Deacon Boulevard, just past Joel Coliseum. Turn right onto Deacon Blvd. and enter the media parking lot on your left, past the entrance to general public parking. From U.S. 52: Take the Akron Drive exit. Proceed west on Akron, then turn left on Reynolds Boulevard. Follow Reynolds to Shorefair Drive. Go left on Shorefair to Deacon Boulevard. Turn right on Deacon Blvd. and enter the media parking lot on your right. To Campus/Practice Facilities From I-40: Follow I-40 to the I-40/Business 40 split. Take Business 40 to the Cherry Street exit. Coming from the east, the exit is about one-half mile past the U.S. 52 exit; from the west, it immediately follows the Broad Street exit. Proceed north on Cherry through the downtown area (Cherry turns into University Parkway). Pass Deacon Boulevard and bear left at the fork (staying on University). Turn left into the campus entrance. At the stoplight, turn left onto Wingate Road. The football practice field is adjacent to the Manchester Athletic Center, which is the second building on your left. From U.S. 52: Take the Akron Drive exit. Proceed west on Akron, then take a left on Reynolds Boulevard. Follow Reynolds until it ends at University Parkway. Turn right on University, then left into the campus entrance. At the stoplight, turn left onto Wingate Road. The football practice field is adjacent to the Athletic Center, which is the second building on your left. Miller Center Manchester Athletic Center 26 / demon deacon football winston-salem / 2005 Wake Forest Football Although Winston-Salem was incorporated by About Winston-Salem merger in 1913, the community here dates back to 1766, when members of the Moravian Church estab- • City Population: 185,776. lished Salem as the congregational town for what was then called Wachovia, a large tract the Moravian • Wake Forest, Greensboro and High Point make up an Church acquired for the use of its settlers. area known as the Piedmont Triad which has a total population of more than 1.2 million, the 36th largest The Moravians’ vision of creating a self-sufficient metropolitan area in the United States. community made Salem a haven for entrepreneurs. Within a few years the town included a pottery, tannery, • The first Arts Council in the United States was brickyard, flour mill, bakery, slaughterhouse, brewery, founded in Winston-Salem in 1949, and the city is iron works, and cloth and furniture makers. ranked No. 3 in the nation in giving to the arts per Salem’s manufacturing prowess gave it a promi- capita. nent role as a supplier during the American Revolution and the Civil War. Along the way, the city of Winston • Winston-Salem is the headquarters of BB&T and was founded north of Salem to serve as the county seat ranks among the largest banking centers in the U.S. when Forsyth County was chartered in 1849. The years after the Civil War catapulted the city to • Wake Forest was one of the first colleges in the national prominence as a manufacturing center. This country to issue laptop computers to every entering rise is often dated to the arrival of R.J. Reynolds in freshman. When students at Wake turn in their laptops 1874. Reynolds was attracted by the quality of tobacco every two years for upgrades, Winston-Salem/Forsyth the area produced, but he wasn’t the only one: Brothers County Schools acquire them to enhance classroom Fourth Street in downtown P.H. and J.W. Hanes had the largest tobacco factory in technology. Winston-Salem town, and there were 15 tobacco factories by 1878. • Wake Forest University has been rated by Yahoo! Later, the Hanes brothers would sell their tobacco care. Novant Health and the Wake Forest University Internet Life magazine as one of the most wired cam- company and start a clothing business even as Baptist Hospital Medical Center each operate 800-bed puses in the country. Reynolds became the largest tobacco company in the regional medical centers that are the flagships for United States. The success of these industries, and of large, diversified medical services corporations. • Winston-Salem is ranked third among the nation’s the companies that supplied them, brought wealth to The rise of medicine has also spurred the city’s cities in giving to the United Way per capita. the community that fueled the start-up of other suc- growth as a technology center. The Piedmont Triad cessful businesses, among them, Piedmont Airlines, Research Park, located downtown, is home to 20 com- • Business Development Outlook ranks Winston-Salem Krispy Kreme doughnuts, T.W. Gardner Food Co. and panies, including four biomedical companies spun out among the top 20 cities nationally for its quality of life Goody’s headache powders. of research at Wake Forest University School of and entrepreneurial track record. Winston-Salem’s manufacturing base has always Medicine. ensured a healthy banking industry; with deregulation, Winston-Salem has long been a leader in promot- • Tanglewood Park is the most premier park in North financial services have become an important compo- ing the arts. The first arts council in the United States Carolina that is publicly owned with two championship nent of the local economy. Today Winston-Salem is incorporated here in 1949; currently the city ranks third golf courses, walking, bike and horse trails, and a home to BB&T Corporation, making the city the 11th Festival of Lights show every winter.