NAU Athletics Hall of Fame
NAU ATHLETICS HALL OF
FAME
The NAU Athletics Hall of Fame was established in 1981 to
perpetuate the memory of those persons who have brought
distinction, honor and excellence to NAU and the Department of
Athletics while contributing to the welfare of their community,
their profession or the university. Additionally, outstanding teams
whose records of achievement have brought honor to the university,
and its programs shall be so honored into the Athletics Hall of
Fame.
1981 Inductees
*Francis C. Osborn
Athletic Admin. 1921-60
Emil Nasser FB
1939-41, 46
Joseph Rolle FB, BKB
1937-41
Vince Cisterna
BSB, BKB, T&F 1946-50
*Cecil
“Brute” Mullenaux FB 1928-31
Wayne See BKB 1941-42,
46-49
*Aaron
“Mac” McCreary BB & T&F Coach1931-63
Herbert Gregg BKB Coach 1949-74
Mark Lomas FB
1968-69
*Martin
“Doc” Fronske Physician 1914-68
1982 Inductees
1946-47
Men’s BKB Team
*Lora Maxwell Coach
1923-64
*Edgar
“Mutt” Ford FB 1929-32
Richard Lawrence
CC 1969-73
Fito
Trujillo BKB 1951-55
*Lupe
Acevede BKB 1951-55
*Jack Wilson FB,
T&F, BKB 1926-29
*Lyle Mullens
Faculty Rep. 1960-81
1983 Inductees
1958 FB
Team
*Norman Borg Sports
Info. 1957-64
Walt Mannon FB, BKB
1970-72
*Max Spilsbury FB
Coach 1956-64
1984 Inductees
Peggy Kennedy BKB
1977-79
Rusty Tillman FB
1966-69
Charles Lee FB
1963-66
Leo
“Red” Haberlack T&F Coach 1964-82
1985 Inductees
1933 FB
Team
Al Flitcraft BSB
Coach 1966-81
Cleveland
“Chick” Harris FB 1967-68
*Rudolph
“Rudy” Lavik FB/T&F Coach 1927-33
*Earl
“Jiggs” Insley FB, BKB 1934-39
1986 Inductees
1953-54
Men’s BKB Team
Mark Brewster BSB
1966-69
*Jack Blair FB
1933-37
David Estrada FB
1961-64
*George
“Boots” Grantham BSB 1915-16
1987 Inductees
1971 Men’s
CC Team
*Karl Nielsen FB,
BKB, Track 1935-38
John Pavlich FB,
T&F 1936-38
*Dwight Patterson
FB 1930-34
1988 Inductees
*Raul Castro Boxing,
T&F 1935-39
Glenn Morgan FB
1956-59
*J. Lawrence Walkup
NAU Admin. 1948-79
Cherrie Osborne
Rodeo 1938-42
1989 Inductees
Harold Smith FB
1975-78
Tim Rajsich BSB
1969-71
Maya Cale Benzoor
T&F 1982-84
Ed Judie FB
1977-80
Tom Jurich FB
1975-77
Allan Clark FB
1975-78
1990 Inductees
Tom DeBerry BKB
1974-76
Larry Friedrichs
FB 1974-78
Joe
“Smokey” Salem FB Coach 1975-78
Greg Adams Hockey
1982-84
*James
“Tuffy” Rice Bus Driver 1962-90
1991 Inductees
Richard Selby CC,
T&F 1969-73
Anthony
‘Tony” Ljubicich Boxing, FB 1934-38
*Wes
Brown Wrestling Coach 1961-69, 76-79
1992 Inductees
Mike Nesbitt
Athletic Trainer 1970-present
Angela Chalmers CC,
T&F 1982-86
Mickey Carroll
Wrestling 1968-70
*Wylie
Smith Sports. Info. 19767-93
1993 Inductees
1988 Men’s
CC Team
Troy Hudson BKB
1977-79
Pete Mandley FB
1979-83
Willard Reaves FB
1977-80
Mindy Sherred BKB
1983-87
1994 Inductees
*Hank Anderson
Athletic Dir. 1974-83
Julie Hanks BKB
1983-86
Andy Hurd BKB
1982-86
Goran Lingmerth FB
1985-86
1995 Inductees
*Frank
Armstong FB, T&F 1928-31
*Sturgeon Cromer BKB
1928-32
Lea Anne Evers BKB
1977-81
Mark Seeger BSB
1979-80
Mark Souza T&F,
CC 1983-86
Greg Wyatt FB
1986-89
1996 Inductees
*Frank Brickey FB,
Coach 1930-32, 40-47
Alphonse Curry
T&F, FB 1977-80
L. George Hershey
Physician 1975-present
Mark Stevens BKB
1978-80
1997 Inductees
Tony Cullen FB,
Hockey 1982-86
Joe Killeen BSB,
BSB Coach 1969-71, 81
Art Menchaca CC,
T&F 1979-80
Hamblin Pratt FB,
BKB, T&F 1930-34
Nikki Toms CC, T&F
1988-90
1998 Inductees
1978 Football
Team
Chester
“Chet” Fuller FB, MBB 1932-33
Dr. Sam
McClanahan Faculty Rep. 1970-98
Willie Nash MBB
1962-66
Debbie Orr VB, T&F
1986-89
James Plump MBB
1966-69
1999 Inductees
1985-86 MBB
Team
William
“Bill” Aaron, Men's Basketball, 1956-60
Wiley
Horton, Men's Basketball, 1956-60
Angel Leath,
Volleyball, Track and Field, 1990-94
Ron Mann, Cross
Country/Track & Field, 1980-present
Michael Tebbutt,
Men's Tennis, 1990-93
2000 Inductees
Jeff Altman, Men's
Basketball, 1981-85
Terry Belden,
Football, 1990-93
Milton Berg BB, FB,
T&F 1936-38
Ruth Parsons,
Volleyball, 1987-89, 1991
Cruz Salas, Football, 1956-57
John Schlotfeld BB, FB, T&F 1937-41
2001 Inductees
Archie Amerson,
Football, 1995-96
April Diez-Walker, Swimming and Diving, 1992-96
Bill Hanna, Football, 1964-67
Roger Hightower, Football, 1937-39, Track amd Field,
1937-39
2002 Inductees
Sid Bailey, Track
and Field, 1972-75
Pete Howell,
Baseball, 1977-78
Ted Keck, Athletic
Director, 1963-70
Kreg Korinek,
Hockey, 1981-85
Brad Snyder. Men's
Basketball, 1992-95
Ted Sorich, Football, 1957-59
2003 Inductees
Don Buttrum, Men's
Basketball, 1958-62
Jeff Lewis, Football, 1991-95
Anna Soderberg,
Track and Field, 1993-1997
Hosie Maddox, Football, 1956-59
2004 Inductees
Sam Borozan,
Adminstrator/Booster, 1953-Pres.
Travis Brown,
Football, 1996-99
John Emmett,
Baseball, 1976-77
1997-98 Men’s
Basketball Team
2005 Inductees
Louise Davis, Women's
Golf, 1996-99
Ross Land, Men's
Basketball, 1996-00
1995 Men’s Cross Country Team
2006 Inductees
Paul Farney, Men's
Basketball, 1937-40
Rex Mirich, Football, 1959-63
Valerie
Simmons-Carter, Diving, 1984-87
Yael Stuart, Women's Tennis 1995-98
Dave Tocheri, Track and Field/Cross Country 1969-72
2007 Inductees
Brad Armstrong,
Track and Field, 1974-76
Holly Jones, Soccer,
1998-01
Pam Rogers, Diving,
1983-96
Lanny Westbrook,
Wrestling/Football, 1960-62
1996-97,
Women’s Golf Team
Bob Prida, Athletics
Contributor Award
2008 Inductees
Bruce Bernhardi,
Fooball, 1955-58
Sierra Cristiano
, Soccer, 2002-03
Mark Gould ,
Football, 2000-03
Ed Knecht ,
Wrestling, 1973-75
1999
Women’s Tennis Team
Rick Brandel,
Athletics Contributor Award
2009 Inductees
Alvin Rex, Football,
1956-60, Basketball, 1956-58, Track and Field, 1957-59
1999 Volleyball
Team
Dr. L. Stephen Rice,
Athletics Contributor Award
*- Deceased
