Kermit Blosser Ohio Athletics Hall of Fame

Kermit Blosser Ohio Athletics Hall of Fame

The Kermit Blosser Ohio Athletics Hall of Fame is the shrine which all Ohio Bobcats greats aspire to enter. Since 1965, inductees to the Blosser Ohio Athletics Hall of Fame are inducted during banquet ceremonies the evening prior to a designated home football game. Inductees are also recognized during a special halftime ceremony at the football game the following day. Inductees are also honored into perpetuity as their portrait and accomplishments are displayed in the Ohio Athletics Hall of Fame currently located in the Convocation Center.

Beginning with the class of 2000, the Ohio Athletics Hall of Fame will receive at least three and no more than five new inductees. [ [http://ohiobobcats.cstv.com/genrel/102006aad.html Ohio to Rename Hall of Fame After Kermit Blosser :: Legendary coach and student-athlete honored ] ]

Kermit Blosser

On October 20, 2006, Ohio Athletic Director Kirby Hocutt announced the renaming of the Ohio Athletics Hall of Fame to the Kermit Blosser Ohio Athletics Hall of Fame.

Blosser was a multi-sport athlete at Ohio, competing in both football and wrestling. He helped the football team to a 24-1-1 record and three straight Buckeye Athletic Association titles during his varsity career. As a sophomore end, he played his first game as a Bobcat in the 1929 season-opener at Indiana. The next week, Blosser started against West Liberty State, a game that was the first-ever game played at newly-built Ohio Stadium, now known as Peden Stadium. Blosser was also a member of the Ohio wrestling team and became the university's first national champion in 1932 when he won the 191-pound wrestling title.

Following his playing days, Blosser was a successful high school basketball coach for Glouster (OH) High School and later at Columbus South High School. During World War II, Blosser gave up his high school coaching job to serve as a gunnery officer aboard a warship in the Pacific. In 1946, Blosser returned to his alma mater and served as an assistant coach in basketball, football and wrestling. With Blosser on staff, the Bobcat football team won its first Mid-American Conference title in 1953 and the basketball team earned four conference championships.

In 1947, Blosser was named the head coach of Ohio's golf program despite having never played the game. With Blosser at the helm, the Bobcats earned 18 MAC titles, the first in 1951 behind future PGA Champion Dow Finsterwald. Ohio won the title by 24 strokes and went on to win nine of the next 10 MAC Championships. Blosser continued coaching after his retirement from teaching in 1977 and retired from his coaching post in 1988.

Blosser was inducted into the Ohio Athletics Hall of Fame's second class in 1966 and was a member of the charter class of the NCAA Golf Coaches Hall of Fame in 1980. He was inducted into a total of 11 different halls of fame, including the MAC Hall of Fame in 1988. Blosser was commemorated for his 42 years of service by the conference office, who named the conference's golf coach of the year award after him.

Even in retirement, Blosser continued to impact Ohio Athletics as a special assistant to the department's director. To his final days, he came to his office in the Convocation Center almost every day and attended as many home athletic events as he could.

Blosser was born February 1, 1911, and was raised in Enterprise, Ohio. He died February 18, 2006 at the age of 95.

Members by induction year

1965

*Frank Baumholtz, '41 (baseball, mens basketball)
*Claude Chrisman, '32 (football)
*Stanley Dougan, '14 (baseball)
*Russ Finsterwald, '19 (football, mens basketball head coach, football head coach)
*C. O. Gibson, '12 (baseball, mens basketball, football)
*B. T. Grover, '19 (baseball, mens basketball, football)
*Don Peden, '14 (baseball head coach, football head coach)
*Dutch Trautwein, '38-'49 (mens basketball head coach, football assistant coach)

1966

*Kermit Blosser, '32 (football, wrestling, mens basketball assistant coach, mens golf head coach, wrestling assistant coach)
*M. Harold Brown, '33 (mens basketball, football)
*Blaine Goldsberry, '14 (mens basketball)
*Mark Hendrickson, '19 (baseball, mens basketball)
*Krum Kahler, '08 (baseball)
*Hokie Palmer, '16 (football)

1967

*Herbert Bash, '17 (baseball, mens basketball, football)
*John E. Brammer, '30 (baseball, mens basketball, football)
*Eugene Rinta, '38 (mens basketball)
*Jim Snyder, '41 (mens basketball, football, mens basketball head coach)
*Frank Szalay, '42 (football)
*Jerome Warshower, '31 (baseball, mens basketball, football)
*Bob Wren, '43 (baseball, football, baseball head coach)

1968

*Joseph W. Begala, '29 (football, wrestling)
*Vince Costello, '53 (football)
*John R. Goddard, '17 (baseball, football, mens track and field)
*Angus E. King, '22 (baseball, mens basketball)
*John W. Montgomery, '40 (baseball, football)
*Richard G. Shrider, '48 (mens basketball)
*Carroll C. Widdoes, '49-'69 (football head coach, tennis head coach, athletics director)

1969

*Sim Earich, '28 (mens basketball, football)
*Dow Finsterwald, '52 (mens golf)
*Bill Hess, '47 (football, wrestling, football head coach)
*Bill Jurkovic, '38 (baseball, football)
*Art Lewis, '36 (football)
*Pete McKinley, '29 (baseball, mens basketball, football)
*Mark Wylie, '49 (baseball)

1970

*Chet F. Adams, '39 (football, wrestling)
*George M. Brown, '31 (baseball, football)
*Carlisle Dollings, '25 (baseball, football)
*Clark B. Gabriel, '32 (football)
*John T. Malokas, '38 (baseball, mens basketball)
*Carl H. Ott, '41 (mens basketball)

1971

*Lester N. Carney, '59 (football, mens track and field)
*Fletcher Gilders '59-'84 (mens swimming and diving head coach)
*William H. Herbert, '25 (football, mens track and field)
*Len Janiak, '40 (football)
*W.R. "Shorty" McReynolds, '15 (baseball, mens basketball, football)
*Thor Olson '16-'51 (wrestling head coach)
*Robert A. Snyder, '37 (football)

1972

*Bunk Adams, '61 (mens basketball)
*Harry Houska, '65 (wrestling, wrestling head coach)
*Russell Kepler, '32 (football, mens track and field)
*Dutch Littler, '24 (football)
*Robert "Fizz" Miller, '42 (mens basketball, football)
*Jim Shrefler, '50 (baseball, mens basketball)
*Milt Taylor, '50 (football)
*Gus White, '21 (baseball)

1973

*Elmore Banton, '65 (cross country, track and field/cross country head coach)
*O.C. Bird '22-'48 (athletics director)
*Joseph W. Colvin, '33 (football)
*Raymond C. Davis, '21 (mens basketball, football)
*Howard E. Jolliff, '65 (mens basketball)
*Dave Solomon, '70 (swimming and diving)
*Woodrow "Woody" Wills, '37 (baseball, football)

1974

*King Brady, '50 (baseball, football)
*Francis "Peg" Fuller, '22 (baseball, mens basketball, football, mens track and field)
*Hal Gruber, '37 (baseball)
*Tom Nevits, '57 (wrestling)
*Dan Risaliti, '41 (football, mens track and field)
*Bill Rohr '63-'78 (athletics director)

1975

*Robert Brooks, '61 (football)
*Cleve Bryant, '70 (football)
*Joseph Dean, '61 (football, football assistant coach)
*John Eastman, '66 (mens soccer)
*Stan Huntsman '57-'71 (mens track and field/cross country head coach)
*Fred Schleicher, '47 (football, mens track and field, wrestling)

1976

*Robert Bertelsen, '71 (mens cross country, mens track and field)
*John Frick, '66 (football, football head coach)
*Richard Murphy, '55 (baseball, mens basketball)
*Larry Snyder, '60 (mens golf)
*W. Neal Wade, '70 (swimming and diving)

1977

*Jerry Jackson, '69 (mens basketball)
*Bob Littler, '66 (mens golf)
*Darnell Mitchell, '65 (mens cross country, mens track and field)
*Mike Schmidt, '73 (baseball)
*Todd Snyder, '72 (football)
*Barry Sugden, '65 (mens cross country, mens track and field)
*Bruce Trammell, '71 (wrestling)

1978

*Tom Boyce, '61 (swimming and diving)
*Terry Harmon, '67 (baseball)
*Bob Harrison, '61 (football, mens track and field)
*Don Hilt, '66 (mens basketball)
*Don "Skip" Hoovler, '65 (football)
*Lou Sawchik, '55 (mens basketball, football)

1979

*Ken Carmon, '69 (football)
*Terry Gray, '68 (6,6HC)
*Paul Halleck, '36 (football, mens track and field)
*Lamar Jacobs, '59 (baseball)
*Steve Rudo, '57 (wrestling)
*Wendy Weeden (Devine), '74 (womens field hockey, womens lacrosse)

1980

*John "Rosey" Kerns, '47 (football)
*Anita Corl Miller, '73 (womens field hockey, womens lacrosse)
*Charles Vandlik, '60 (mens golf)
*P.J. Woodworth, '31 (team physician)

1981

*Don Burnison, '36 (baseball, football)
*Fred Picard '54-'84 (faculty representative)
*Larry Lee Thomas, '62 (baseball)
*Chuck Woodlee, '62 (swimming and diving)
*Edward "Zip" Zednik, '47 (football, wrestling)

1982

*Richard "Rick" Dowswell, '74 (mens track and field)
*Cliff Heffelfinger '52-'78 (football assistant coach)
*Bob "Hoss" Houmard, '71 (football)
*Robert G. Kappes, '58 (football head coach)
*Frank B. Richey '47-'73 (football assistant coach)
*Steven E. Swisher, '73 (baseball)
*Donna Jean Taylor, '68 (womens field hockey, cross country, track and field)

1983

*Andy Daniels, '78 (wrestling)
*George R. "Pug" Hood, '38 (mens basketball)
*David Juenger, '73 (football)
*Tom Murphy, '67 (baseball)
*Alfred Ogunfeyimi, '78 (mens track and field)

1984

*John Fekete, '46 (football, mens track and field)
*Bill Frederick, '56 (football)
*Nick Lalich, '38 (mens basketball)
*Ihor Miskewycz, '69 (mens soccer)
*Henry "Tad" Potter, '57 (swimming and diving)

1985

*Bruce Greene, '77 mens track and field
*Al Hart, '58 (athletic trainer)
*David Rambo, '53 (mens golf)
*Barry Reighard, '73 (wrestling)
*Ed Robbins, '70 (baseball)
*Al Scheider, '52 (football)
*Bill Schmidt, '40 (baseball, mens basketball, football)
*Janet Schmitt (McDowell), '68 (womens field hockey, track and field, softball)

1986

*Catherine Brown, '69 (womens field hockey/lacrosse/track and field head coach)
*Roy Cheran, '76 (swimming and diving)
*Dan Donofrio, '37 (football)
*Walter Luckett, '75 (mens basketball)
*Mike Murphy, '69 (baseball)

1987

*Lynn Bozentka (Taylor), '79 (womens field hockey, womens tennis)
*Bob Brenly, '77 (baseball)
*Russ Johnson '73 (wrestling)
*Pete Lalich, '42 (baseball, mens basketball)
*Eddie Roberts, '73 (mens soccer)
*Joseph "Bull" Sintic, '33 (football)

1988

*Bob Babbitt, '63 (football)
*Roger Gilders, '80 (mens track and field)
*Ken Kowall, '71 (mens basketball)
*Rhonda Rawlins, '82 (womens field hockey, womens lacrosse)
*Dick Smail, '56 (mens golf)
*John Turk, '54 (baseball, football)

1989

*Don Fish, '69 (mens track and field)
*Kathryn MacDonald, '72 (womens basketball, field hockey, lacrosse, track and field))
*Dave Tobik, '76 (baseball)
*Lenny Sadosky, '33 (football, mens track and field)
*Bill Whaley, '62 (mens basketball)

1990

*Lowell "Duke" Anderson, '54 (baseball, football)
*Elden Armbrust, '35 (football, mens track and field)
*Mike Haley, '67 (mens basketball)
*Ernie Kish, '42 (baseball)
*Robert Tscholl, '73 (wrestling)
*Kathy Williams (Thompson), '82 (womens track and field)

1991

*Kevin Babcock, '80 (football)
*John Canine, '70 (mens basketball)
*Frances Daniell (Calcutt), '84 (womens track and field)
*Dick England, '54 (baseball, baseball head coach)
*Ron Fowlkes, '66 (football)
*Caroline Mast (Daugherty), '86 (womens basketball)
*Dave Unik, '69 (wrestling)

1992

*Marti Heckman, '86 womens basketball
*Bill Heller, '65 mens cross country
*Bruce Hosta, '83 (wrestling)
*Craig Love, '71 (mens basketball)
*Dave Moore, '56 (mens golf)
*Dick Schulz, '63 (football)
*Diane Stamm '79-'85 (womens track and field/cross country head coach)
*Becky Walters (Rafferty), '82 womens field hockey

1993

*Jim Albert, '66 (football)
*John Hrasch, '51 (baseball)
*Sherman Lyle, '73 mens soccer
*Danny Nee '80-'86 (mens basketball head coach)
*Roger Pedigo, '53 (mens golf)
*Franko Peters, '69 (football)
*Robert Tatum, '86 (mens basketball)

1994

*Henry Clark, '88 (swimming and diving)
*Selina Christian Safari, '86 (womens track and field)
*Mike Echstenkamper, '79 (baseball)
*Dave Leveck, '70 (football)
*Paul Storey, '64 (mens basketball)

1995

*John Bier, '56 (baseball)
*Anne Bolyard, '88 (womens basketball, womens track and field)
*Gail Hudson Ruffins, '84 (womens basketball, womens field hockey, womens lacrosse)
*Dave Jamerson, '90 (mens basketball)
*Gus Malavite, '76 (wrestling)
*Glenn Romanek, '54 (swimming and diving)
*Ted Stute, '63 (baseball, football)

1996

*Kurt Blank, '75 (wrestling)
*Joy Clark, '91 (swimming and diving)
*Roger Hosler, '68 (mens track and field)
*Kevin Priessman, '84 (baseball)
*Shannan Ritchie, '90 (mens cross country, mens track and field)

1997

*Mark Geisler, '80 (football)
*Jane Maher, '83 (womens field hockey, womens lacrosse)
*Tracy Meyer, '89 (womens cross country, womens track and field)

1999

*Courtney Allen (Asher), '92 (swimming and diving)
*Christine Eby (Axer), '88 (womens field hockey)
*Chris Nichols (Allwine), '91 (womens cross country, womens track and field)
*Darla Dutro, '82 (womens basketball, womens lacrosse)
*Maureen Newlon (Blandford), '92 (swimming and diving)
*Glenn C. Randall, '59 (mens track and field)

2000

*Ron Harter, '84 (football)
*Greg Jones, '91 (mens track and field)
*Tim Joyce, '79 (mens basketball)
*Steven D. Skaggs, '80 (mens basketball)
*Mary Catherine Taylor, '86 (womens basketball, womens track and field)

2001

*Marcy Keifer Kennedy, '94 (swimming and diving)
*Eric Kimble, '95 (wrestling)
*Holly Skeen-Gilbert, '95 (womens basketball)

2002

*John Botuchis, '55 (swimming and diving)
*Jeri Pantalone, '85 (womens field hockey)
*Les Ream, '77 (baseball)
*Ned Steele, '71 (swimming and diving)

2003

*Vernon Alden, '62 (university president)
*Orville Dwight Gardner, '98 (wrestling)
*Scott Hammond '89-'95 (swimming and diving head coach)
*Nicholas "Nick" Karl, '64 (mens golf)
*Lisa MacNicol (Mitchell), '97 (swimming and diving)

2004

*Paul Baron, '86 (mens basketball)
*Staci Bellville, '96 (softball)
*Shawn Enright, '99 (wrestling)
*David "Bucky" Wagner, ‘61 (football)

2005

*Lewis Geter, '93 (mens basketball)
*Joshua Ritchie, '98 (mens cross country, mens track and field)

2006

*Bart Leahy, '98 (baseball)
*Amy Lockard, '93 (swimming and diving)
*Harold McElhaney (athletics director)

2007

*Dick Schorr, ’67-’98 (broadcaster)
*Dave Zastudil, ’01 (football)
*Joe Zychowicz, ’72 (wrestling)

References

External links

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