WSSU CLARENCE E. "BIG HOUSE" GAINES ATHLETIC HALL OF FAME
The Winston-Salem State University Clarence E. "Big House" Gaines Athletic Hall of Fame is the highest individual honor that a former athlete, athletic administrator or private individual can receive at Winston-Salem State University. Restored by former WSSU Director of Athletics, Dr. Chico Caldwell in 2002, the WSSU C.E. Gaines Athletic Hall of Fame honors an annual class of new inductees in the fall of every academic year after an exhaustive year-long nomination, review, and induction voting process by a 15-member panel.
Inductees are available in three distinct categories with former athletes, former coaches, and those who have devoted countless hours of tireless work to the Athletic Department through meritorious service being eligible for enshrinement. The Hall of Fame selection committee will consider the applicants accomplishments as well as their financial contributions to the University.
Listed below are links to the online, printable nomination form and to the updated WSSU Athletic history.
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WSSU Athletic Hall Of Fame Members:
|
Name |
Reason For Induction |
| Athletic Inductees: | |
| Robert Weeks, Sr. | Football (Athlete) |
| Benjamin T. Dupree, Jr. | Football (Athlete) |
| Victor Johnson, Jr. | Football (Athlete) |
|
Timmy Newsome # |
Football (Athlete) |
|
Reginald Keith Sherard |
Football (Athlete) |
|
Kermit Blount |
Football (Athlete) |
|
Charles Eaton |
Football (Athlete) |
|
Jacob Davis |
Football/Basketball (Athlete) |
|
Troy Davis |
Football (Athlete) |
|
Lester Gaither |
Football (Athlete) |
|
Jack O'Kelly |
Football (Athlete) |
|
Bobby Rowe |
Football (Athlete) |
|
Cleo Wallace$ |
Football/Basketball/Baseball (Athlete) |
|
Allen McManus |
Football (Athlete) |
|
Eddie Sauls, III |
Football (Athlete) |
|
Donald Evans |
Football (Athlete) |
|
Nelson Guthrie |
Football (Athlete) |
|
Richard Huntley |
Football (Athlete) |
|
Yancey Thigpen |
Football (Athlete) |
|
James Davis |
Football (Athlete) |
|
Daniel Jacobs |
Football (Athlete) |
|
Danny Moore |
Football (Athlete) |
|
Bennie Barbour, Sr. |
Football (Athlete) |
|
Russell Eugene Murphy $ |
Football (Athlete) |
|
Marvin Morrison |
Football (Athlete) |
|
Keith Wilkes |
Football (Athlete) |
|
Michael Winbush |
Football (Athlete) |
|
Curtis Richardson |
Football (Athlete) |
|
Anthony Blaylock |
Football (Athlete) |
|
Willie Jordan |
Football (Athlete) |
|
Oronde Gadsden |
Football (Athlete) |
|
Eddie Gregg |
Football (Athlete) |
| Leonardo Horne | Football (Athlete) |
| Winfred Robert Mack | Football (Athlete) |
| Tory Woodbury | Football (Athlete) |
| James Winbush | Football (Athlete) |
| Jack Cameron | Football (Athlete) |
| Derrick Beasley | Football (Athlete) |
| Hubert Hargett | Football (Athlete) |
| Harrison Stokes | Football (Athlete) |
| Kelly D. Goodman | Football (Athlete) |
| Masha Paul | Football (Athlete) |
| Gary Raiford | Football (Athlete) |
| Antonio L. Stevenson | Football (Athlete) |
| Willie James Crite, Jr. | Football (Athlete) |
| Dwayne C. Finch | Football (Athlete) |
| Dr. Randy C. Bolton | Football (Athlete) |
| 2000 CIAA Championship Team | Football (Team) |
|
Odell Claton |
Baseball (Athlete) |
|
Hoyt A. Wiseman, Sr. $ |
Baseball (Athlete) |
| Paul R. Hayes, Sr | Baseball (Athlete) |
| Reginald Gaines | Basketball (Athlete) |
|
Lauriece Jenkins |
Basketball (Athlete) |
|
Keenan Menefee |
Basketball (Athlete) |
|
Chellia Nelson # |
Basketball (Athlete) |
|
Carlos Terry $ |
Basketball (Athlete) |
|
Theodore "Teddy" Blunt # |
Basketball (Athlete) |
|
William English |
Basketball (Athlete) |
|
Henrietta Clark |
Basketball (Athlete) |
|
Jack DeFares # |
Basketball (Athlete) |
|
George Foree |
Basketball (Athlete) |
|
Cleo Hill # |
Basketball (Athlete) |
|
Willis Johnson |
Basketball (Athlete) |
|
Earl Monroe # |
Basketball (Athlete) |
|
Virginia Miller Vinson |
Basketball (Athlete) |
|
Naomi Jackson Jeffries |
Basketball (Athlete) |
|
Joseph Heavron Nichols $ |
Basketball (Athlete) |
|
1967 National Championship Basketball Team |
Basketball (Team) |
|
Sandy Smith |
Basketball (Athlete) |
|
Brenda Winfield |
Basketball (Athlete) |
|
Marshall Emery $ |
Basketball (Athlete) |
| 1999/2000 Men’s
Basketball Team |
Basketball (Team) |
| Laurie Underwood | Softball (Athlete) |
| Sheila Vanhook McDonald | Softball (Athlete) |
| Kenisha Williams | Softball (Athlete) |
|
Alfred Adams |
Track and Field (Athlete) |
|
Leon Coleman |
Track and Field (Athlete) |
|
Eglon Bailey |
Track And Field (Athlete) |
|
Elias Gilbert |
Track and Field (Athlete) |
|
Edward A. Griffin |
Track and Field (Athlete) |
|
Stanley King, Jr. |
Track and Field (Athlete) |
| Vanessa Smith Johnson | Track and Field (Athlete) |
| George Dilliard Macklin | Track and Field (Athlete) |
|
1959-60 NAIA Championship Track Team |
Track and Field (Team) |
|
Tommy James Tyson |
Cheerleading (Athlete) |
|
Samuel Gibson Puryear |
Golf (Athlete) |
| Alvin Paul Queen, Sr. | Golf (Athlete) |
| Linwood S. Skinner, Sr. | Tennis (Athlete) |
| Darrell E. Galloway | Tennis (Athlete) |
|
Johnny Haynes |
Wrestling (Athlete) |
|
James McLinnaham |
Wrestling (Athlete) |
|
Donnell Rawls |
Wrestling (Athlete) |
|
Verdell Sanders |
Wrestling (Athlete) |
| Danny Boden | Wrestling (Athlete) |
| Willie Mouzon | Wrestling (Athlete) |
| Bennie Lee Carver | Wrestling (Athlete) |
| Coaching Inductees: | |
|
Bill Hayes # |
Coaching (Football) |
|
Coaching (Basketball/Football) |
|
|
Deborah Rivers Johnson |
Coaching (Cheerleading) |
|
Wilbur Ross $ |
Coaching (Track and Field) |
|
Harold Taylor |
Coaching (Football) |
| Tim Grant | Coaching (Softball) |
| Meritorious Service Inductees: | |
| Marcelene Scales $ | Meritorious Service |
|
Francis L. Atkins $ |
Meritorious Service |
|
Harold Clawson |
Meritorious Service |
|
B. Nathaniel Cook |
Meritorious Service |
|
Lafayette Cook $ |
Meritorious Service |
|
Charlie Hauser |
Meritorious Service |
|
Susie Hilliard |
Meritorious Service |
|
Andrew L. Terrell |
Meritorious Service |
|
John L. Whitley |
Meritorious Service |
|
Kenneth R. Williams $ |
Meritorious Service |
|
Delores "Dee" Todd # |
Meritorious Service |
|
Vivienne Conley |
Meritorious Service |
|
Mary Garber |
Meritorious Service |
|
Henry Jones, Jr. $ |
Meritorious Service |
|
Fernandez Griffin |
Meritorious Service |
|
Joseph Suggs |
Meritorious Service |
|
Albert Roseboro # |
Meritorious Service |
|
Andrew Reynolds |
Meritorious Service |
|
Laurence Harrison $ |
Meritorious Service |
|
Alfred Harvey |
Meritorious Service |
|
Allean Sims |
Meritorious Service |
|
Stephen A. Smith |
Meritorious Service |
| DeValdean Penn | Meritorious Service |
| Michael McCoy, Sr. | Meritorious Service |
| Peyton T. Hairston, Sr. | Meritorious Service |
| Dr. Clarence "Jeep" Jones | Meritorious Service |
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# Denotes CIAA Hall Of Fame Member |
$ Denotes Deceased |