Athletic Hall of Fame

Since its inception in 1980, the Bethel Athletic Hall of Fame has enshrined six teams and 112 individuals from 34 induction classes.

Listed below are members of the Bethel Athletic Hall of Fame sorted by induction year. Bethel alumni are denoted with their graduation year in parentheses.

Class of 1980
J.A. Abernathy (1934)
Roy N. Baker - President
Leo Davis (1933)
Levern Garner (1960)
Maurice "Pete" Hilliard (1932)
Kermit Holland (1936)
George Tyree (1936)
Lon Varnell - Coach
Casey J. Vinson - Coach
J. Marvin Williams (1961)

Class of 1981
Dale Kelley (1966)
Ophelia Everett Stuart (1950)

Class of 1985
Douglas Hines - Coach
C.E. "Flip" McGlocklin (1934)

Class of 1991
Hallie Hudson (1948)

Class of 1992
Richard E. "Pete" Anderson (1951)
Charles Faith (1951)
Charles W. Mayo (1958)

Class of 1994
Harold Belew (1949)
Milton Newsom (1949)

Class of 1996
B.J. "Red" Flanagan (1952)
David Shepard (1981)

Class of 1997
Jim "Lefty" Mays (1951)
Joe Sturdivant (1950)

Class of 1998
Chris Grayson (1979) - Men's Basketball
Dr. Jerry Wilcoxson - Coach

Class of 1999
John Kemper (1989) - Men's Basketball
H.B. "Swat" Scarbrough (1931)
Dr. Lionel Sinn - Coach

Class of 2000
Ray Melchiorre (1970)
J.C. Popplewell (1971)
Micky Walker (1968)

Class of 2001
Scott Allen (1982)
Ronald L. Carter (1967)
John W. Tucker (1955)
Melvin Waller (1979)

Class of 2002
Matthew Kelley (1992) - Men's Basketball
Mike Nienaber - Coach
John W. Sneed (1987) - Men's Basketball

Class of 2003
Peter S. Angelos (1993) - Men's Basketball
Adam Davis (1993)
Frank "Hoot" Gibson (1966)
J. Raymond Morton (1990)
Kristie J. Walker-Thornton (1993) - Women's Basketball

Class of 2004
Mark D. McClintock (1982)
Kirk Nienaber (1988)

Class of 2005
Don Alexander (1955)
Kenneth Booher (1972)
Gerald Edwards (1955)
Jerry Hibdon (1965)

Class of 2006
Matt A. English (1996) - Men's Basketball
Scott G. Hamm (1996)
Billy R. Lucy (1958)
Thomas N. Portis - Coach

Class of 2007
Harry J. Ferguson (1967) - Men's Basketball
Daniel "Scooter" Monroe (1985)
Billy D. Shepard (1954)
Charles H. Webb (1958)

Class of 2008
Charles W. Fike (1959)
Phillip S. King (1994)
Betty Ashby Lohr (1957)
Forrest L. Prosser (1958)

Class of 2009
Dale DeMoss (1975)
Joe L. Reaves (1969) - Men's Basketball

Class of 2010
Ray Stines (1955)
Gordon Browning Taylor (1958)

Class of 2011
Fred Patterson (1959)

Class of 2012
Sammy Fisher (1966)
Matt Rooks (2002) - Men's Basketball
Steve Smith (2002) - Men's Basketball

Class of 2013
Kayla McSweeney Collins (2004) - Women's Basketball
Glenn McCadams (1969) - Baseball, Men's Basketball, Men's Golf
Shorty Akers (1958) - Contributor
2008 Men's Soccer Team

Class of 2014
Dewey Chism (1964) - Men's Basketball
Bruce Herrin (1970) - Baseball, Men's Basketball
Dr. Ernie Owen (1964) - Men's Basketball

Class of 2015
Bob Huntsburger (1970) - Baseball, Men's Basketball, Men's Golf
Bud Mayfield (1967) - Baseball, Men's Basketball
Drew Woods - Men's Basketball
Shirley Martin (1970) - Contributor

Class of 2016
Chris Edlin (1985) - Men's Golf
Lon Varnell - Coach
1970-1971 Men's Basketball Team

Class of 2017
Darren Adderly (2006) - Football
Robert "Bobby" Kidd (1968) - Men's Basketball
Hunter Pingston (2007) - Football
Linda Hearn - Contributor
1981-1982 Men's Basketball Team

Class of 2018
Terrance Bell (2011) - Football
Brent Dearmon (2008) - Football
Hollie Hudson McAfee (1996) - Women's Basketball
Adrain Smith (2013) - Football
Ed (1961) and Demetra (1960) Perkins - Contributors

Class of 2019
Cliff Barna (2008) - Football
Leah O'Grady Blackburn (2007) - Women's Soccer
Malang Jarju (2008) - Men's Soccer
W. Kent and Charlene Jones - Contributors
2004 Women's Soccer Team

Class of 2020
Ellen Argo (1990) - Women's Basketball
Patience Opara (2010) - Women's Soccer
Ron Puckett (1996) - Men's Basketball
Dr. Deb Thompson - Contributor
1991 Men's Golf Team

Class of 2021
Michele Cunha (2010) - Volleyball
Johnathan Deberry (2011) - Baseball
Nina Djokovic (2010) - Women's Basketball
Kerry McElhinney (1994) - Contributor
2014-2015 Women's Basketball Team

Class of 2022
Leah Hensley Cripps (2011) - Softball
Alicia James (2006) - Women's Soccer
Ricky Rosenjack (1981) - Men's Golf, Contributor

Class of 2023
Michael Jasper (2012) - Football
Dave Jesse (1992) - Men's Basketball
Arielle Montague (2013) - Women's Track and Field
Tom and Patty Kahlden - Contributors