JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. - July is the final month to submit nominations for consideration for the Carson-Newman Hall of Fame.  

Beginning August 1, those nominated will be included for consideration for the 2023 ceremony.  

The nomination process is open to members of the Carson-Newman Athletics Club, it can be done at the following link: https://cneagles.com/HallOfFame/HofNom

Or by filling at the form at the bottom of this release. 

The Criteria for membership to the C-N Athletics Hall of Fame are as follows:

• Those men and women who shall be considered for membership in the Hall of Fame must have demonstrated the highest standards of character and recognized athletics achievement while at Carson-Newman, or have exhibited great leadership and direction in advancing the excellence of the Carson-Newman athletics program.
• A candidate shall have graduated or been out of Carson-Newman for a minimum of ten (10) years.  The Executive Committee shall be empowered to waive this requirement.

A club member may nominate no more than two candidates per year. All nominations will remain active for three years.

The Athletics Club Hall of Fame Committee will announce the ballot for the Hall of Fame in September. 

Those wishing to nominate for future Carson-Newman Hall of Fame classes can do so here: cneagles.com/HallOfFame/HofNom

Nominations are open year round.  The cutoff to be included for consideration is Aug. 1.  

The Carson-Newman Hall of Fame includes the following standout athletes, coaches and administrators. 

CLASS OF 1985

(INITIAL INDUCTEES): Dana X. Bible (1912): Football, Basketball,

Baseball; Bernie Moore (1917): Football; Ernest Tucker (1924): Football, Baseball, Tennis; Mae Iddins (1926): Basketball; Lake Russell (1926): Football, Basketball, Baseball, Coach; Sam "Frosty" Holt (1927): Football, Basketball, Baseball, Track, Coach, Athletic Director; Milas Shoun (1927): Football, Basketball; Roy Harmon (1943): Football, Track, Coach.

CLASS OF 1986

Roy Smith (1934): Football, Basketball, Baseball; Frank Grubb (1937): Football; Wendell Henderson (1937): Football, Baseball, Track; Bill Catlett (1940): Football, Basketball, Baseball; John Murray (1948): Football, Basketball, Baseball; Ernest "Baldy" Cosson (1950): Football; Ray Allen Shubert (1941): Football, Baseball; Arnold Mellinger (1957): Basketball; Dal Shealy (1950): Football, Coach; Bobby Baker (1963): Football; Clyde Wright (1965): Baseball.

CLASS OF 1987

John Hutchins (1925): Football, Basketball, Baseball; Paul Layman (1935): Football, Basketball, Baseball; Don King (1924): Football, Basketball, Baseball, Track; Albert Sloan (1932): Athletic Administrator.

CLASS OF 1988

Charles Hamblen (1939): Basketball; Nick Hyder (1957): Football; Chris Jones (1962): Basketball, Coach; Milton Nixon (1937): Football, Basketball.

CLASS OF 1989

Ken Sparks (1968): Football, Coach, Athletic Director; W.A. Wright (1968): Baseball, Basketball; Carl Torbush (1974): Football, Baseball; Buddy Catlett (1954): Tennis.

CLASS OF 1990

Gil Luttrell (1964): Basketball, Baseball; Dusty Roden (1947): Football, Basketball, Coach; T.J. Stafford (1938): Football, Basketball, Coach.

CLASS OF 1993

John Ed Dowling (1937): Football, Basketball, Baseball; Libby Hudson Gardner (1968): Basketball, V-ball, Tennis, Swimming, Coach

CLASS OF 1994

Missy Brown (1982): Basketball; Dick Campbell (1958-67): Men's

Basketball Coach; Sanders Shiver (1975): Football; Bobby Wilson (1965-87): Baseball Coach.

CLASS OF 1998

Hubert Ashe (1953): Football and Baseball; Bobby Black (1965): Football and Baseball; Ira Dance (1923): Football; Fay Bowman Evans (1929): Basketball; Tommy Everette (1970): Basketball; Sylvia Hatchell (1974): Basketball; Tommy Jones (1970): Baseball and Football.

CLASS OF 2002

Bob Cope (1964): Football; Boyce Green (1974): Football; Roy Hill (1965): Baseball and Basketball; Vickee Kazee Hollifield (1983): Softball; Jean Love (1983): Tennis; Jack Wade (1950): Football, Basketball and Baseball.

CLASS OF 2007

Pat Apke (1986): Football; Tim George (1973): Football; David Guinn (1970): Wrestling; Data Caldwell (1980): Basketball; Bill Foster (1958): Basketball; Mike Ogan (1974): Basketball.

CLASS OF 2009

Larry Cooke (1978): Track; Billy Henry (1959): Basketball; Carol (Zachary) Mitchell (1991): Softball; Ken Rucker (1976): Football; Danny Sanders (1979): Football; Lisa Stogner (1984): Basketball; Glenn Wade (1949): Football and Basketball; Rodney Wampler (1972): Football.

CLASS OF 2010

William "Puggy" Blackmon (1973): Golf; David Brewer (1975): Tennis; John W. Hudson (1939): Basketball; Mac Lambert (1955): Football; Dr. Jack Owenby (1960): Basketball and Baseball; Patricia (Rouchon) Wells (1988): Tennis Steve Williams (1973): Basketball

Class of 2011

Bud Bales (1964): Baseball; Ben Booker (1943) Basketball and Football; Clark Bryan (1963) Basketball and Track; Derrick Davis (1961) Soccer; George "Buzzy" Mann (1982) Wrestling; Danny Maples (1977) Baseball; Jim Shuler (1966) Basketball and Tennis

Class of 2012

David Barger (1970): Adminstrator; Jerry Cannon (1967): Basketball; Joe Fishback (1990): Football; Mark Isom (1985): Football; Lib Julian (1958): Basketball and Baseball

Class of 2013

Sammi Hatcher Chafin (1993): Softball; Heather Randolph (1996): Softball; Leah Jackson-Smith (1993): Women's Basketball

Class of 2016

Mike Clowney (1997): Football; Gene Lively (1967): Baseball; Karen Morton (1986); Women's Basketball; Cedric Killings (2000): Football; Lewis Bivens (Women's Basketball Coach 1979-87)

Class of 2019

Mike Turner (1973): Football;  Jim Deaton (1974): Football; Bill Mitchell (Football Coach); Mike Whitley (Football Coach); Leonard Weaver (2005): Football; Marci Mitchell Whiteside (2003): Softball

Class of 2020 

Steve Adams (1984): Men's Basketball; Jennifer Bock Ryan (2006): Women's Soccer; Eddie Carter (1979): Men's Basketball, Women's Basketball Coach and Administrator; Whitney Hickam Cruze (2008): Softball; Quez Rumph (2000): Football; Robert Thomas (1992): Football; Kenneth Tyson (1988): Football

Class of 2021 

Tyler Baldock (Men's Soccer, 2007), Shari Buford (Women's Basketball, 2010), Steve Cishek (Baseball, 2007), Libby Conley (Softball, 2002), Jay Floyd (Football, 1988), Charlie King (Men's Golf/Football Coach, 1957), Mike Schlecter (Football, 1989).