Nominations may be submitted
HERE.
TAMPA, FEB. 21, 2022 – The USF Athletic Hall of Fame is now accepting nominations for its eighth class to be inducted in the fall of 2022.
The USF Athletic Hall of Fame, which inducted its first class in 2009, currently has 28 individuals and one team among its honored members of outstanding contributors to Bulls athletics. The last class to be inducted was the Class of 2020, delayed a year by the COVID-19 pandemic, and included tennis standout Jeff Davis, track and field All-American Matthew O'Neal and women's basketball All-American Courtney Williams.
"The Hall of Fame is fantastic way to honor the people and achievements that have made USF Athletics so special, and we are excited to honor another outstanding class in 2022," Vice President of Athletics
Michael Kelly said. "We are building tradition one champion at a time and it is always a great moment for the USF community when we honor the finest to wear the green and gold."
Public nominations for the Hall of Fame Class of 2022 are being accepted now through March 18. Nominations may be submitted
HERE.
Nominations are being taken for former student-athletes, head coaches and administrators. Eligible inductees must be at least four years removed from their career at USF and will be selected by a nine-member committee based on a strong emphasis on their achievements at USF, with consideration given to further professional accomplishments.
The 2022 Hall of Fame induction ceremony will coincide with a home football game weekend, with further details to be announced at a later date.
The first USF Athletic Hall of Fame class was inducted in 2009 and honored longtime Director of Athletics Dick Bowers (1966-82), men's basketball standout leader Charlie Bradley (1982-85), women's basketball standout Wanda Guyton (1984-89), two-time NCAA rifle champion Michelle Scarborough (1989-90) and the 1984-85 women's swimming team, which claimed USF's first team national title with the 1985 NCAA Division II national championship.
USF Athletic Hall of Fame inductees are listed by class below. Biographies on inductees may be found
HERE.
USF ATHLETIC HALL OF FAME INDUCTEES
2009 (4 individuals, 1 team)
Dick Bowers, Director of Athletics (1966-82)
Charlie Bradley, Men's Basketball (1982-85)
Wanda Guyton, Women's Basketball (1984-89)
Michelle Scarborough, Rifle (1989-90)
1984-85 NCAA Div. II National Championship Women's Swimming Team
2010 (5 individuals)
Sherry Bedingfield, Women's Tennis Player/Head Coach Women's Tennis (1970-72; 1980-2002)
Kerine Black, Women's Track and Field (1997-2001)
Ross Gload, Baseball (1995-97)
Dan Holcomb, Head Coach Men's Soccer (1965-1986)
Joe Lewkowicz, Men's Swimming (1969-72)
2011 (6 individuals)
Michelle Collier, Volleyball (1998-2002)
Radenko Dobras, Men's Basketball (1988-92)
Robert Grindey, Head Coach Men's Swimming (1965-78)
Anthony Henry, Football (1997-2000)
Fergus Hopper, Men's Soccer (1974-77)
Monica Triner, Softball (1996-99)
2012 (3 individuals)
Chucky Atkins, Men's Basketball (1992-96)
Jessica Dickson, Women's Basketball (2003-07)
Lee Roy Selmon, Director of Athletics (2001-04)/Administrator (1994-2011)
2013 (4 individuals)
Marquel Blackwell, Football (1999-2002)
Chris Heintz, Baseball (1993-96)
Dayana Octavien, Women's Track and Field (2000-04)
Bobby Paschal, Head Coach Men's Basketball (1986-96)/Administrator (1996-2004)
2019 (3 individuals)
Shantia Grace, Women's Basketball (2005-09)
Sara Nevins, Softball (2011-14)
George Selvie, Football (2006-09)
2020 (3 individuals)
Jeff Davis, Men's Tennis (1975-79)
Matthew O'Neal, Men's Track & Field (2012-16)
Courtney Williams, Women's Basketball (2012-16)
About USF Athletics
USF Athletics currently sponsors 19 varsity men's and women's teams that compete in 11 different sports, 18 at the NCAA Division I level in the American Athletic Conference, which will expand to 21 teams with the recently announced additions of women's lacrosse (2023-24) and women's beach volleyball (2024-25). The Bulls' athletic program began in 1965 and completed its 55th season in 2020-21. Nearly 450 student-athletes train and compete in the athletic district located on the east end of the campus in Tampa, Fla. The Bulls have claimed 26 American Athletic Conference team titles since joining the conference in 2013, including seven trophies in the 2021 calendar year, and own 135 conference titles in department history. The Bulls have posted a combined annual grade-point average over 3.0 for seven straight years and have posted a program-record 14 straight semesters with a combined GPA over 3.0 as of fall of 2021. USF has had nearly 500 student-athletes earn their degree since 2016-17.
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