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Six
to Be Inducted Into MU Hall of Fame
Induction dinner
is set for Jan. 9th
Six former standout student-athletes have
been selected for induction into the University of Missouri
Intercollegiate
Athletics Hall of Fame. They will represent the 14th induction
class since the inception of the Hall in 1990.
The induction dinner will be held Friday,
Jan. 9, 2004, at the Holiday Inn Executive Center. A reception
will begin at 6 p.m., followed by dinner and induction ceremonies
at 7 p.m. Tickets may be purchased by contacting Brenda Baker
in the Tiger Development Office at (573) 884-0742. The class
will be further honored during halftime ceremonies at the next
day’s men’s basketball game, Jan. 10, against Texas
A&M.
As called for in the Hall of Fame bylaws,
former student-athletes are not eligible for consideration until
five years after they complete their competitive career at Missouri.
Coaches and staff members must have spent at least five years
working at Mizzou, and also have a five-year waiting period.
Here is a look at this year’s inductees, with more extensive
biographical information to follow.
Class of 2003
Mary Babb – Softball, 1994-97
An All-American shortstop who helped MU to the Big 12 Conference
regular season and post-season tournament titles in 1997
Kevin DeForrest – Men’s
Swimming, 1976-79
The most prolific male swimmer to ever compete for Mizzou, won
an amazing 14 Big Eight championships in his time and became
the first swimming All-American at MU
Al Eberhard – Men’s
Basketball, 1972-74
A gritty and talented player who helped lay the foundation for
the turnaround of Tiger Basketball in the early 1970s
Corby Jones – Football, 1995-98
One of the most dynamic quarterbacks to play for Mizzou, he
led the Tigers back to national prominence in the late 1990s
Albert Lane – Men’s
Track and Field, 1983-84
A four-time All-American hurdler who won a national championship
in the 110-meter hurdles at the 1984 NCAA Outdoor Championships
Bruce Van Dyke – Football,
1963-65
One of the most versatile linemen in school history who was
a star on both sides of the ball for Dan Devine’s teams.
The Hall’s constitution and bylaws
express its purpose "... to recognize and honor those individuals
who have made exceptional contributions to the achievements
and prestige of the University of Missouri in the field of athletics,
and who have continued to demonstrate in their lives, the values
imparted by intercollegiate athletics.”
The current class will up the membership
to 138 individuals and two national championship teams in the
Hall of Fame, which was made possible by the 1989 bequest of
$100,000 from the estate of the late A.C. (Ace) and Mary Stotler.
Displays honoring each of the inductees are located on the northwest
side of the main concourse at the Hearnes Center.
Nominations are accepted year-round by sending
support material to: Chad Moller, Director of Athletic Media
Relations, Mizzou Athletics, P.O. Box 677, Hearnes Center, Columbia,
MO 65205.
Hall of Fame Inductee
Bios
A native of Naples, Fla., Mary
Babb joined the softball program as a walk-on and ended
her career as one of the most prolific players ever to don a
Tiger jersey ... Earned All-American honors as a senior, a year
in which she helped lead MU to Big 12 Conference regular season
and post-season tournament titles – Mizzou’s only
Big 12 team titles to date ... Hit the game-winning home runs
in both the tournament semifinal (vs. Oklahoma) and in the championship
game (vs. Oklahoma State) ... Also was named to the 1997 All-Midwest
Region Team, and played on MU squads that went to NCAA Regional
competition three times (1994, 1996 and 1997) ... The 1994 squad
reached the College World Series, where MU placed 7th overall
... Was named All-Big Eight in 1994 and 1995 and earned All-Big
12 honors in 1997 ... Earned Big Eight Freshman-of-the-Year
honors in 1994 after leading the team in batting average, at
a .330 clip ... Owns seven Missouri career records, including
hits (262), at bats (762), doubles (51), home runs (26), runs
scored (164), runs batted in (199) and slugging percentage (.571),
and also ranks among the top three in nine different school
single-season categories.
Kevin DeForrest became
the most prolific swimmer in the history of the program, and
could arguably be noted as one of the most dominant athletes
in any sport to ever compete for Mizzou ... The St. Louis, Mo.
native was MU’s first-ever male swimming All-American,
as he finished 4th in the 50-yard freestyle and 11th in the
100 freestyle at the 1979 NCAA Championships – earning
All-American status in both events ... Scored all 13 of MU’s
team points at the 1979 national meet, single-handedly giving
MU a 20th-place team finish – still the highest any MU
men’s swimming team has placed at nationals ... Absolutely
dominated the conference scene, as he won an amazing 14 Big
Eight titles, including eight individual events and six relay
events ... Big Eight gold medals included 50 freestyle (1977-78-79),
100 freestyle (1977-78-79), 100 butterfly (1978), 200 individual
medley (1976), 400 freestyle relay (1976-77-78-79), 800 freestyle
relay (1977) and 400 medley distance relay (1978) ... Became
the first swimmer in Big Eight history to break the 21-second
barrier in the 50 freestyle ... Left as the Big Eight record
holder in the 50 freestyle (20.28 seconds), the 100 freestyle
(44.94) and the 400 freestyle relay (3:03.00) – all marks
that stood as MU records until 1994 ... His sister, Patty Andrews,
was an All-American swimmer for Mizzou in 1977, and his father,
Donald, was an alternate on the 1948 U.S. Olympic Swim Team.
Al Eberhard, a hardnosed,
talented forward, was a key figure in the emergence of the Missouri
Basketball program onto the national scene ... Was a scoring
and rebounding force for Coach Norm Stewart, who earned All-Big
Eight honors as a senior in 1974, when he averaged 19.7 points
and 12.0 rebounds per game ... Also earned All-District First
Team honors and Honorable Mention All-American honors that season
... The rebounding average still rates as the 4th-best in MU
single-season history, and his 313 rebounds that year was the
most by a Tiger since 1952 ... Career average of 10.1 rebounds
per game ranks as 3rd-best in MU history, and he also ranks
15th on the school scoring chart, with 1,347 points ... A solid
foul shooter who ranks 5th on the MU career free throw percentage
list, with a success rate of 79.9% ... Was a first-round draft
choice by the NBA’s Detroit Pistons in 1974, and played
for Detroit through 1978, seeing action on three playoff teams
there ... A Springville, Iowa, native who is a member of the
Iowa High School Basketball Hall of Fame, as well as the Missouri
Sports Hall of Fame ... Is a former MU Athletic Department employee,
and now works with the University Development Office.
Corby Jones was one of
the most dynamic quarterbacks to ever play for Mizzou, a true
run-pass threat who will always be remembered for leading MU
to bowl games (1997 Holiday and 1998 Insight.com) for the first
time since 1983 ... Led MU to a 34-31 victory over West Virginia
in the 1998 Insight.com Bowl, which marked Mizzou’s first
bowl win since 1981, as he rushed for three touchdowns and threw
for 130 yards in the contest ... Is the only player in school
history to rank in the top-10 in rushing, passing, total offense
and scoring ... Holds the school career records in points (228)
and touchdowns (38), and also ranks 3rd in total offense (6,230
yards), 4th in rushing (2,533), 5th in passing (3,697 yards)
and 5th in passing efficiency (119.6 rating) ... Was a legitimate
Heisman Trophy candidate entering his senior season, but his
statistics were hampered due to a lingering toe injury that
limited his mobility ... Also played his senior year after the
tragic death of his father, Curtis, a Tiger assistant coach
who died suddenly of a heart attack prior to the season ...
Still earned 2nd-Team All-Big 12 honors as a senior in 1998,
despite the injury, as he passed for 1,281 yards and rushed
for 536 with a team-high 20 touchdowns (11 rushing, nine passing)
... Was named a 1st-Team All-Big 12 quarterback as a junior
in 1997, after setting a school record at the time with 2,545
yards of total offense (1,658 passing, 887 rushing), and adding
26 touchdowns (14 rushing, 12 passing) ... A true scholar-athlete
in the finest sense of the term, who was one of 17 people to
receive the prestigious National Football Foundation Scholar-Athlete
Award in 1998 ... Is also one of only 10 Tigers to earn 1st-Team
Academic All-Conference honors three times ... Also was named
a GTE District VII Academic All-American as a senior ... Played
in the Hula Bowl all-star game following his senior season,
and played professionally with Montreal of the CFL and St. Louis
in an indoor league before returning to MU to complete his law
degree.
Albert Lane was a four-time
All-American for Mizzou in the hurdles ... A Philadelphia, Pa.,
native who culminated his Tiger career with a national championship
in the 110-meter hurdles at the 1984 NCAA Outdoor Championships
... Won the Big Eight Indoor 55-meter hurdle title as a senior
in 1984, with a school-record time of 7.16 seconds, and also
finished 2nd in that same event in 1983 ... Helped lead MU to
consecutive 4x100 relay titles at the 1983 and 1984 Big Eight
Outdoor Championships ... Still holds the MU indoor 55-meter
hurdle record, and is 4th on the school outdoor 110-meter hurdle
chart, with a best of 13.61 seconds.
Bruce Van Dyke, a two-way
starter on both offensive and defensive lines, was considered
one of the top linemen of his time in the rugged Big Eight Conference
... A 1st-Team All-Big Eight selection in 1965, who played on
Dan Devine-coached Tiger teams that went a combined 21-8-2 from
1963-65 ... The 1963 team finished the year ranked 16th in the
country, while the 1964 squad finished with a number 18 ranking
... The 1965 squad, on which he served as a captain, finished
the year ranked 6th nationally, and closed the season with a
win over Florida in the 1966 Sugar Bowl ... Helped pave the
way for running back Charlie Brown on offense to set a single-season
rushing record in 1965, and on the other side of the ball, showed
his prowess by notching a late-game quarterback sack against
Oklahoma that helped preserve a 14-14 tie with the Sooners in
Norman in 1964 ... Selected to play in the 1966 Hula Bowl, and
went on to play in the NFL for the Philadelphia Eagles (1966),
Pittsburgh Steelers (1967-73) and Green Bay Packers (1975-76)
... Was an All-Pro selection in 1972 and 1973 ... A native of
Independence, MO, who now resides in the Pittsburgh, Pa., area,
where he is a very successful businessman.
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