1971 Hall of Honor

	RAY BENGE Baseball letterman 1922 1923 1924 1925 SHSU Head Baseball Coach 1957 to 1968 (Won 237, Lost 102) Coached Bearkats to six NAIA World Series appearances including the 1963 NAIA championship ... played professional baseball for Cleveland, Philadelphia, Brooklyn, and Cincinnati organizations

	MELVIN D. COE Football letterman 1927 1928 1929 1930 Texas Intercollegiate Athletic Assocation All-Texas 1928 1929 1930 Little All-America 1929

	COACH H.O. CRAWFORD Long time athletic administrator and coach

	JACK DEFEE Football letterman 1927 1928 1929 1930 Starter on Sam Houston's 1930 Texas Intercollegiate Athletic Association championship team

	DONALD GOTTLOB Football letterman 1950 1951 1952 NAIA All-America 1952 All-Lone Star Conference 1950 1951 1952 3,832 career passing yards ... quarterback of Sam Houston's 1952 Shrimp Bowl championship squad

	DEWITTE C. HOLLEMAN 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

	BELVA JACKSON Football letterman 1928 1929 1930

	S.H. "HAP" MALONE Head baseball coach for Sam Houston State 1949 to 1956

	E. McNEIL "MAC" MOORE, JR. Football 1951 1952 1953 All-Lone Star Conference 1951 1952 1953 Ranks number two in career rushing at Sam Houston with 2,578 total yards ... scored 30 touchdowns ... led Bearkats to 1952 Shrimp Bowl and 1953 Refrigerator Bowl championships

	ROY M. NEEDHAM Baseball letterman 1922 1923 1924

	TOM SEWELL Basketball letterman 1952 1953 1954 All-Lone Star Conference 1952 1953 1954 Ranks eighth in Bearkat baseball all-time scoring with 1,375 points ... first Bearkat to score more than 500 points in one season, leading the 1954 team with a 21.7 average

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