Hall of Fame
The University of Northern Iowa has been blessed with a truly outstanding athletics tradition. Whether under the banner of Iowa Normal, Iowa State Teachers, State College of Iowa, or UNI, athletes at our institution have long graced fans of our University with stunning performances on the playing fields.
In an effort to recognize the significant contributions of those who have labored in the cause of fan enjoyment and institutional enhancement, the University of Northern Iowa Athletics Hall of Fame was established in 1985.
The young men and women who currently participate in athletics at UNI do so with the expectation of success. They live in the present and look forward to the future. However, their hopes and expectations come from those who have worn the Purple and Gold before them.
| (Inducted Friday, October 31, 2014) |
| Jill Arganbright |
Volleyball |
(2000-2003) |
| Tony Davis |
Wrestling |
(1998-2000) |
| Rachel Jansen |
Track & Field |
(2004-2008) |
| Brad Meester |
Football |
(1996-1999) |
| Tyler Mulder |
Track & Field |
(2005-2009) |
| Dr. Constantine William (Deno) Curris |
Dr. Jitu D. Kothari Meritorius Service Award |
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2014 Photo Album
| 2013 (Inducted Friday, November 8, 2013) |
| Andre Allen |
Football |
(1991-1994) |
| Chris Bucknam |
Track & Field/Cross Country Coach |
(1979-2008) |
| Kent Osboe |
Wrestling |
(1966-1969) |
| Jason Reese |
Men's Basketball |
(1986-1990) |
| Tom Schellhardt |
Dr. Jitu D. Kothari Meritorius Service Award |
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2013 Photo Album
| 2012 (Inducted Saturday, September 29, 2012) |
| Ryan Brunner |
Baseball |
(1998-2001) |
| Mark Farley |
Football |
(1982-1986) |
| Dennis Roloff |
Track & Field |
(1971-1974) |
| Amy Swisher |
Women's Basketball |
(2000-2004) |
| Deb Vangellow |
Track & Field/Golf |
(1981-1985) |
| David S. Peters |
Dr. Jitu D. Kothari Meritorius Service Award |
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| 2001 Volleyball Team |
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2012 UNI Athletics Hall of Fame Photo Gallery
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| 2011 (Inducted Saturday, November 5, 2011) |
| Dr. Ken Green |
Men's Golf Coach |
(1971-1995) |
| Kevin Meacham |
Swimming |
(1974-1978) |
| Jacob Pauli |
Track & Field |
(1997-2001) |
| Allison (Starr) Pohlman |
Women's Basketball |
(1996-2000) |
| Gary Steffensmeier |
Wrestling |
(1988-1992) |
| Dr. Christopher R. Edginton |
Dr. Jitu D. Kothari Meritorius Service Award |
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| 1989-90 Men's Basketball Team |
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2011 UNI Athletics Hall of Fame Photo Gallery
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| 2010 (Inducted Saturday, September 18, 2010) |
| Joel Greenlee |
Wrestling |
(1986-1989) |
| Molly O'Brien |
Volleyball |
(2000-2003) |
| Lindsay (Wood) Stanford |
Softball |
(1999-2002) |
| Dedric Ward |
Football |
(1993-1996) |
| Lee Miller |
Dr. Jitu D. Kothari Meritorius Service Award |
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| 1964 Football Team |
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| 2009 (Inducted Saturday, October 17, 2009) |
| Don Briggs |
Wrestling Coach |
(1983-1997) |
| Lisa Miller |
Women's Golf |
(1977-1979) |
| Mark Onstott |
Men's Swimming |
(1971-1975) |
| Joey Woody |
Track & Field |
(1993-1997) |
| Nancy Justis |
Dr. Jitu Kothari Meritorius Service Award |
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| 1950 Wrestling Team |
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| 2008 (Inducted Saturday, October 11, 2008) |
| Joe Fuller |
Football |
(1982-1985) |
| Lynn King |
Student-Athlete, Coach, Administrator |
(1966-1984) |
| John Martin |
Men's Basketball |
(1967-1970) |
| Kenny Shedd |
Football, Track & Field |
(1989-1992) |
| Tom Simpson |
Baseball |
(1963-1965) |
| Bob Beach |
Dr. Jitu Kothari Meritorius Service Award |
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| 1977 Softball Team |
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| 2007 (Inducted Saturday, October 13, 2007) |
| Roy Fielding |
Swimming |
(1970-1973) |
| Ken Snyder |
Wrestling |
(1973-1976) |
| John Raffensperger |
Track and Field/Football |
(1959-1962) |
| Krista Fosbinder |
Softball |
(1986-1989) |
| Mike Timmermans |
Football |
(1972-1975) |
| Dixon Riggs |
Dr. Jitu D. Kothari Meritorious Service Award |
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| 2006 (Inducted Saturday, October 7, 2006) |
| Jim Berry |
Men's Basketball |
(1973-1986) |
| Maryellen (McCann) Durow |
Volleyball |
(1984-1988) |
| Bill Smith |
Dr. Jitu Kothari Meritorius Service Award |
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| Mike Smith |
Football |
(1984-1987) |
| Ron Sturch |
Track and Field |
(1954-1958) |
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| 2005 |
| Brent Geringer |
Track and Field |
(1976-1979) |
| Pat Mitchell |
Football |
(1959-1963) |
| Shantel Twiggs |
Track and Field |
(1990-1994) |
| Dr. Sandra Williamson |
Dr. Jitu Kothari Meritorius Service Award |
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| Mike Woodley |
Football |
(1970-1974) |
| Kaye Don Young |
Wrestling |
(1954-1959) |
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| 2004 |
| Robert Bowlsby |
Athletic Director |
(1983-1991) |
| Kate Galer Hawkins |
Volleyball |
(1993-1997) |
| Maynard Henderson |
Dr. Jitu Kothari Meritorius Service Award |
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| James Jones |
Football |
(1987-1990) |
| Kara Galer Kimm |
Volleyball |
(1992-1996) |
| Dr. Peter Mazula |
Coach |
(1965-1993) |
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| 2003 |
| Gary Bentrim |
Wrestling |
(1974-1978) |
| Leroy Dunn |
Football |
(1953-1956) |
| John Gregory |
Football, Coach |
(1957-1962) |
| Bill Lawson |
Track, Coach |
(1975-1980) |
| Bobbi Peterson |
Volleyball, Coach |
(1986-1989) |
| Lyle Schwarzenbach |
Dr. Jitu Kothari Meritorius Service Award |
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| 2002 |
| Dr. Iradge Ahrabi-Fard |
Coach |
(1981-2000) |
| Lou Bohnsack |
Basketball, Football |
(1949-1953) |
| Richard "Dick" Dotson |
Track & Field, Coach |
(1958-1961) |
| Deb Drenth |
Basketball |
(1980-1983) |
| Glen Henry |
Coach |
(1966-1981) |
| Eldon Miller |
Coach |
(1986-1998) |
| Kent Stephenson |
Football, Coach |
(1961-1964) |
| Dr. Jack Wilkinson |
Dr. Jitu Kothari Meritorius Service Award |
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| 2001 |
| Mary Bernhart |
Volleyball |
(1984-1987) |
| Eugene "Bud" Fisher |
Football |
(1948-1950) |
| Jill Fjelstul |
Golf |
(1982-1986) |
| John "Jersey" Jermier |
Athletic Administrator |
(1980-2001) |
| Jim Miller |
Wrestling |
(1971-1975) |
| Bryce Paup |
Football |
(1986-1989) |
| Bill Salmon |
Football |
(1972-1975) |
| John Aldrich, Sr. |
Dr. Jitu Kothari Meritorius Service Award |
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| 2000 |
| Lisa Beske Bluder |
Basketball, Coach |
(1979-1983) |
| Russ Bush |
Wrestling |
(1946-1949) |
| Don Erusha |
Coach |
(1963-1977,'83) |
| Craig Kneppe |
Basketball |
(1963-1966) |
| Ruth Ann Meyer |
Coach |
(1965-1975) |
| Darrell Mudra |
Coach |
(1965-1987) |
| Elmer Kortemeyer |
Dr. Jitu Kothari Meritorius Service Award |
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| 1999 |
| Kathy Shogren Fell |
Basketball, Softball |
(1972-1976) |
| Kirk Myers |
Wrestling |
(1978-1982) |
| Richard Seidler |
Basketball |
(1941-1946) |
| Lee Wachenheim |
Football |
(1947-1951) |
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| 1998 |
| Barbara Bakker |
Coach |
(1970-1974) |
| Carl Boyd |
Football |
(1984-1987) |
| Jack Jennett |
Coach |
(1962-1975) |
| Phil Minnick |
Football |
(1961-1965) |
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| 1997 |
| Bill Bergan |
Track & Field |
(1960-1965) |
| Don King |
Coach |
(1949-1953) |
| Jeanne Sutherland |
Golf |
(1979-1983) |
| Steve Wright |
Football |
(1977-1981) |
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| 1996 |
| Barbara Wahlstrom Carter |
Field Hockey, Softball, Basketball |
(1974-1977) |
| Franc Freeman |
Wrestling |
(1960-1962) |
| Paul Jones |
Football |
(1935-1937) |
| Dennis Schultz |
Track & Field |
(1970-1974) |
| Dr. Lewis Harned |
Dr. Jitu Kothari Meritorius Service Award |
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| 1995 |
| Carole Baumgarten |
Coach |
(1966-1970) |
| Randy Kraayenbrink |
Basketball |
(1982-1986) |
| Norm Stewart |
Coach |
(1961-1967) |
| Wendell Williams |
Football, Wrestling |
(1958-1962) |
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| 1994 |
| James Fox |
Football, Wrestling |
(1940-1943) |
| Jim Harmon |
Wrestling |
(1951-1954) |
| Pauline Kelly |
Golf |
(1982-1985) |
| Randy Krejci |
Tennis |
(1973-1976) |
| Frederick "Curly" Steinkamp |
Football |
(1939-1942) |
| Clare Rampton |
Dr. Jitu Kothari Meritorius Service Award |
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| 1993 |
| Burl Berry |
Football, Track & Field |
(1928-1932) |
| Paul DeVan |
Football |
(1945-1949) |
| Dr. Jane Mertesdorf |
Coach |
(1970-1978) |
| Cecil Mott |
Wrestling |
(1941-1946) |
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| 1992 |
| George Asleson |
Football |
(1959-1960) |
| Raymond Cheney |
Wrestling |
(1933-1937) |
| Diane Braun Eckhardt |
Field Hockey, Basketball, Softball |
(1972-1976) |
| Kelly Ellis |
Football, Track & Field |
(1977-1981) |
| Bill Fowler |
Swimming |
(1972-1975) |
| Norm Jespersen |
Basketball |
(1947-1950) |
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| 1991 |
| August "Pudge" Camarata |
Football |
(1942-1946) |
| Wayne Carpenter |
Track & Field |
(1967-1970) |
| Dr. Nancy O'Connor |
Athletic Administrator |
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| Dennis Remmert |
Football |
(1957-1959) |
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Coach |
(1961-1988) |
| Bob Siddens |
Wrestling Coach, Official |
(1950-1990) |
| Russ Smith |
Dr. Jitu Kothari Meritorius Service Award |
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| 1990 |
| Dr. Wanda Green |
Coach |
(1968-1992) |
| Larry McCready |
Track & Field |
(1967-1969) |
| Jerry Morgan |
Football |
(1959-1960) |
| Davis Natvig |
Wrestling |
(1934-1941) |
| Charlie Pastorino |
Football |
(1938-1941) |
| Wayne Duke |
Dr. Jitu Kothari Meritorius Service Award |
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| 1989 |
| Dan Boals |
Football |
(1959-1962) |
| Gene Lybbert |
Wrestling |
(1948-1952) |
| Mike McCready |
Wrestling, Track & Field |
(1970-1972) |
| Howard Pigg |
Basketball |
(1950-1955) |
| Peter Spoden |
Basketball |
(1959-1964) |
| Dr. Raymond Schlicher |
Dr. Jitu Kothari Meritorius Service Award |
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| 1988 |
| Loren Buser |
Football |
(1963-1965) |
| George Dutcher |
Football |
(1937-1945) |
| James Jackson |
Basketball |
(1958-1961) |
| Chuck Patten |
Coach |
(1965-1982) |
| Patty Stockman |
Softball |
(1973-1977) |
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| 1987 |
| Bill Dotson |
Wrestling |
(1961-1963) |
| Duane Josephson |
Baseball, Basketball |
(1960-1965) |
| Bill Nelson |
Wrestling |
(1947-1950) |
| Randy Schultz |
Football |
(1963-1965) |
| Connie Shafar |
Coach, Administrator |
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| Eddie Watt |
Baseball |
(1959-1966) |
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| 1986 |
| Dick Beetsch |
Football, Basketball, Baseball |
(1952-1956) |
| Finn Eriksen |
Wrestling Coach, Official |
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| Ruby Miller |
Athletic Administrator |
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| Stan Sheriff |
Coach, Athletic Director |
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| Bill Weick |
Wrestling |
(1952-1955) |
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| 1985 (Charter Class) |
| Elinor Crawford |
Athletic Administrator |
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| A.D. Dickinson |
Coach |
(1925-1962) |
| Bill Koll |
Wrestling |
(1946-1948) |
| Gerald Leeman |
Wrestling |
(1946-1948) |
| Dave McCuskey |
Coach |
(1931-1952) |
| L.L. Mendenhall |
Athletic Director |
(1921-1960) |
| O.M. "Hon" Nordly |
Coach |
(1937-1954) |
| Bill Smith |
Wrestling |
(1948-1950) |
| Clyde "Buck" Starbeck |
Coach |
(1936-1957) |
| Lawrence "Mon" Whitford |
Coach |
(1926-1965) |
| Jim Witham |
Coach, Athletic Director |
(1956-1970) |
| Keith Young |
Wrestling |
(1949-1951) |
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