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Don Gottlob

DON "COTTON" GOTTLOB -- Inducted 1971

Football letterman 1950 1951 1952
NAIA All-America 1952
All-Lone Star Conference 1950 1951 1952

Sixth in Sam Houston career passing (3,832 yards) ... quarterback of Sam Houston's 1952 Shrimp Bowl championship squad


  

  
BRENDA WEDDE GRAY - Inducted 2010

Volleyball 1979 1980
Volleyball head coach 1984 - present

Setter for 1979 and 1980 volleyball teams that rolled up a two-year record of 80-30 and finished as runners-up in the TAIAW. Succeeded Bilsing as Bearkat head coach in 1984. In her 26 seasons at the helm of the program she stands as one of only 27 active NCAA Division I women's volleyball head coaches with more than 500 coaching victories.


  
Bobby Grisham
BOBBY GRISHAM -- Inducted 1979

Football letterman 1954 1955 1956 1957
NAIA All-America 1956
All-Lone Star Conference 1956

Ranks 16th in Sam Houston career rushing (1,655 yards) ... starter on 1955 and 1956 Lone Star Conference teams ... leading rusher on 1956 undefeated Bearkats


   
   

JOANNE GRAHAM -- Inducted 2008

 NCAA Division II All-America and All-Region

Softball letter winner 1985, 1986, 1987 1988

Sam Houston softball's all-time leader in RBIs with 112

71-36 career pitching record with 0.94 ERA


E. W. Grubbs
E. W. "BEBUB" GRUBBS -- Inducted 1979

Football letterman 1940 1941 1942
NAIA All-America 1942

Starter on 1940 and 1942 Bearkat squads that finished as runners-up in the Lone Star Conference


 
JOSEPH HALL -- Inducted 1973

Football 1932 1933 1934
All-Lone Star Conference 1934



 

JAMES "SONNY" HAIR -- Inducted 2009

Football letterman 1938 1939 1940
All-America 1938

Quarterback and end and who earned All-Lone Star Conference in 1938, 1939 and 1940 ... played on the Bearkat team that beat Rice 9-8 in 1938 and rolled up a 23-6 record overall in his three seasons ...  killed in action over Sicily in World War II.

 

 

Hugh Hamilton
HUGH HAMILTON -- Inducted 1985

Baseball Letterman 1967 1968 1969 1970
NAIA All-America 1969

Holds Sam Houston career record for most pitching victories with 32-6 career record in 292 innings


Buddy Haney
BUDDY HANEY -- Inducted 1982

Baseball Letterman 1960 1961 1962 1963
NAIA All-America 1960 1961 1962 1963
NAIA World Series All Tournament 1960 1961 1962 1963

Outfielder for Bearkat squads that reached the NAIA World Series four years in a row, winning the NAIA national championship in 1963



Phil Harmening
PHIL HARMENING -- Inducted 2002

Football letterman 1978 1979 1980 1981
NAIA All-America 1981
All-Lone Star Conference 1979 1980 1981

Ranks fifth in Sam Houston career kick scoring (137 points on 25 field goals and 62 extra points) ... set school record with five field goals vs. Howard Payne in 1981


H. G. Harrington
H. G. "HAP" HARRINGTON -- Inducted 1978

Football letterman 1953 1955 1956 1957

Starter on 1955 and 1956 Lone Star Conference championship teams ... helped lead Sam Houston to perfect 10-0 season in 1956


Charles Harris
CHARLES HARRIS -- Inducted 2003

Football letterman 1991 1992 1993 1994
All-Southland Conference 1992 1993 1994

Leading rusher in Sam Houston history with 2,688 career yards ... 90-yard touchdown run against Rice in 1993 ties as longest rush by a Bearkat back ... member of 1991 Southland Conference championship team


BILLY HAYES -- Inducted 2009,

Football letterman 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988
All-America
All-Southland and All Gulf Star Conference

All-time kick scoring leader for the Bearkats ... scored 258 points including 117 PATs and 47 field goals ... played on teams that won a conference title in 1985 and went to the NCAA Playoffs in 1986.

 
Jerry Hentschel
JERRY HENTSCHEL -- Inducted 1992

Football letterman 1953 1954 1955
All-Lone Star Conference 1954 1955

Played for the 9-1 Refrigerator Bowl championship team in 1953 and on 1955 Lone Star Conference championship squad


Ben Hightower
BEN HIGHTOWER -- Inducted 1989

Football letterman 1938 1939 1940 1941
Track and field letterman 1939 1940
All-Lone Star Conference 1939 1940 1941

Played professionally for the Los Angeles Rams



Chuck Hill
C. H. "CHUCK" HILL -- Inducted 1986

Football letterman 1968 1969 1970
Track letterman 1968 1969 1970 1971
All-Lone Star Conference 1969 1970

Starter on 1970 Bearkat football team that was Lone Star Conference runner-up


Swede Hill
SWEDE HILL -- Inducted 1995

Football letterman 1936 1937 1938
Track letterman 1938 1939

Co-captain of 1938 Sam Houston State football team


Dennis Hobbs
DENNIS HOBBS -- Inducted 2001

Golf letterman 1976 1977
All-Lone Star Conference 1977
NAIA All-America 1977

Member of Bearkat men's golf team that finished as NAIA national runner-up in 1977 ... placed 12th individually in 1977 NAIA tournament ..


D. C. Holleman
D. C. HOLLEMAN -- Inducted 1971

Baseball letterman 1927 1928 1929 1930
Basketball letterman 1927 1928 1929 1930
Accountant, business manager, and comptroller for Sam Houston for 34 years

Holleman Field, home of Sam Houston State baseball from 1948 to 2005, was named in his honor


Mike Holt
MIKE HOLT -- Inducted 1994

Baseball letterman 1967 1968 1969 1970
NAIA All-America 1968 1969 1970

Holds Sam Houston school record for best single season batting average (.489 in 1968) ... ranks fifth all-time in Bearkat hitting with .378 career average



Ben Hooker
BEN HOOKER -- Inducted 2001

Football letterman 1956 1957 1958
All-Lone Star Conference 1958

Lineman on Bearkat squads that played post season games in the Refrigerator Bowl and the Christmas Bowl



Herb Hooper
HERBERT E. HOOPER -- Inducted 1978

Baseball letterman 1924 1925

 


SCOTT HORSTMAN - Inducted 2007

Men's basketball -- 1981 1982 1983 1984
All-Lone Star Conference -- 1981 1982

All-time career leader in assists at Sam Houston (813) ... helped lead Sam Houston State to 1981 Lone Star Conference championship


I. A. Howell
I. A. "ACE" HOWELL -- Inducted 1995

Football letterman 1933 1934 1935



Jim Hughes
JIM HUGHES -- Inducted 1991

Baseball Letterman 1954 1955
Basketball Letterman 1954 1955

Leading hitter for the Bearkats in both 1954 and 1955 and top scorer for the basketball team in 1955 ... played professional baseball for both the Detroit and Kansas City organizations


STEVE HUME -- Inducted 2011

Baseball Letterman 1978 1979 1980 1981

Earned All-America honors as an outfielder for Sam Houston, compiling a .351 career batting average on squads that rolled up a 149-68 record ... leading hitter on the 1981 baseball team that went 38-18 ... leading hitter as a freshman in 1978 (.345)

 

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