Colorado Springs Sports Hall of Fame List of Nominees CLUB/TEAM NOMINATIONS 1948 Colorado Spring High School Football (began tracking in 2015) 1950 Colorado College Football (submitted in 2007, 2011, 2015) 1953 Colorado Springs Sky Sox Baseball Team (submitted in 2013) 1955 Colorado Springs High School Baseball Team (began tracking in 2011) 1957 Colorado College Hockey (began tracking in 2011) 1963 Cheyenne Mountain High School Football (submitted in 2011) 1965 Palmer Baseball (began tracking in 2015) 1971 Mitchell Boys' Basketball (submitted in 2015) 1971 Wasson Football (began tracking in 2015) 1973 Mitchell Boys Basketball Team (submitted in 2014) 1973 Harrison Boys Basketball Team (submitted in 2014) 1975 Mitchell Football (began tracking in 2015) 1977 Colorado Springs School for the Deaf & Blind Football (began tracking in 2011) 1977 Mitchell Football (began tracking in 2015) 1978 Wasson Boys' Basketball (began tracking in 2015) 1981 Mitchell Football (began tracking in 2015) 1983 Wasson High School Gymnastics (began tracking in 2011) 1988 Coronado Volleyball (began tracking in 2015) 1989 Air Academy Baseball 1992 Colorado Springs Sky Sox (began tracking in 2015) 1993 Air Academy Girls' Soccer (began tracking in 2015) 1995 Colorado Springs Sky Sox (began tracking in 2015) 1998 AFA Football Team (submitted 2009) 1992 Doherty Girls Basketball Team (submitted in 2014) 1993 Palmer Boys' Basketball (began tracking in 2015) 1995 Colorado Springs High School Baseball Team (submitted in 2015) 2000 Palmer High School Boys Basketball Team (submitted in 2014) 2003-2011 TCA Girls Cross Country Team (submitted in 2014) 2010 Sierra Boys' Basketball (began tracking in 2015) 2012 Coronado Boys Cross country (began tracking in 2015) 2014 Coronado Boys Golf (began tracking in 2015) 2014 Lewis-Palmer Volleyball Team (began tracking in 2015) 2014 Mesa Ridge Girls' Basketball (began tracking in 2015) 2015 Air Academy Basketball Team (began tracking in 2015) 2015 CSCS Basketball Team (began tracking in 2015) Sky Sox Franchise - 25th Anniversary (began tracking in 2013) INDIVIDUAL NOMINATIONS Aaron Smith – Football, University of Northern Colorado/Pittsburgh Steelers, Sierra HS (submitted in 2014) A.J. Kuhle – USAFA Basketball Player (submitted in 2011) Albert Edward Jones – Colorado Springs City League Baseball/MLB (submitted in 2012) Al Blanc - HS basketball coach at multiple Colorado Springs schools (began tracking in 2013) Alicia Ladimir- 1997 Track & Field 100 M State Champion (began tracking in 2013) 1
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Allison Jones- Paracycling, college at DU (began tracking in 2013) Anna Trinidad Heidinger – Swimming, Cheyenne Mountain HS (submitted 2013) Apollo Ohno – Speedskating (began tracking in 2011) Art Hassler – Former Football, Basketball, and Track Coach (submitted in 2015) Bart Weiss – 1986 Air Force Football Athlete (began tracking in 2015) Bill MacPhail – Baseball, Sky Sox (submitted in 2012) Bob Nieman – Pentathlete & fencer, AFA star swimmer (2009) Bob Spear – Former Air Force Men’s Basketball Coach (began tracking in 2015) Boyd Epley – Founder of National Strength & Conditioning Association (began tracking in 2015) Bradley J. Buetow* – Track and Hockey Athlete, CC Hockey Coach (submitted in 2011) Brandon Slay – USA Wrestling staff member (submitted in 2015) Bruce Kola – Former Athletic trainer at Colorado College (submitted in 2015) Carl F. Schueler – Race Walking (submitted in February 2012) Carl Krug - Basketball Coach at Doherty & Mitchell High Schools (submitted 2012) Carl Peterson – Community, Colorado Springs native (began tracking in 2011) Charles (Dewey) Rhineheart – Famous Balloonist (submitted in 2014) Chris Carmichael – Carmichael Training Systems (began tracking in 2011) Chuck Wielgus – CEO USA Swimming Foundation (began tracking in 2015) Cindy McCoy – Roller Derby (began tracking in 2014) Courtney Stuard – High School Softball, CSCS (began tracking in 2011) Crystal Krebs – UCCS Softball (began tracking in 2013) Dan Foster – Major League Baseball Players Alumni Association (submitted in 2014) Dan Karcher – Sky Sox play-by-play broadcaster (submitted in 2010, 2014, 2015) Dana Lyon – 2004 Air Force Track Athlete (began tracking in 2015) Dean Smith – USAFA & Collegiate Basketball Coach (submitted in 2014) Dolphus Stroud – African-American World-class distance runner, COS native (submitted in 2014) Don Bates- Colorado College hockey player and color commentator (submitted in 2014) Donald L. Brown – Swimming, COS native (submitted in 2014) Donald Hansen – Hockey coach, Cheyenne Mountain HS (submitted in February 2012) Donald Meyers – Track and Field, COS native (submitted 2012) Douglas Cooley aka Lee Douglas – Radio and TV Sports Caster, AFA (submitted 2013) Eddie Mio – 1970 All American goalie (submitted 2009) Eddie Weichers - longtime USAFA boxing coach (submitted 2011) Floyd G. “Schott” Davis – USAFA & Colorado Springs Community (began tracking in 2011) Floyd Withrow – Former coach and ambassador (submitted in 2015) Gary Barnett - Football Coach (began tracking in 2013) Gaylord Smith – Pikes Peak International Hill Climb (submitted 2013) Gene Miranda – Former Air Force Men’s Golf Coach (began tracking in 2015) Glenn Morris (submitted in 2010) Greg Poppovich – Head Basketball Coach for San Antonio Spurs / USAFA (submitted in 2014) Hank Egan – Basketball Coach with USAFA, San Antonio Spurs, etc. (submitted in 2014) Harry Holliday (submitted 2009) Henry Gonzales – Former PBS Bowler (submitted in 2010) Hunter Kemper – USA Triathlon, COS resident (submitted 2013) Jack Busher — Soccer coach, Cheyenne Mountain HS (began tracking in 2011) Jaden Schwartz - Former Colorado College Tigers athlete, currently in NHL (began tracking in 2015) James “Jim” Warner Page – Athlete, Coach, and Administrator, COS resident (submitted in 2005) 2
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Jeanne Stunyo Korpak – USOC Diving (began tracking in 2011) Jim Conboy – USAFA Athletic Trainer (submitted in 2014) Jim Thome – Sky Sox (submitted 2009) Joe Ellis – Former Colorado College soccer athlete (submitted in 2015) John Gagliardi – Colorado College Football Coach (began tracking in 2011) Juan Reid – CC (began tracking in 2011) Judy Barnett – (began tracking in 2011) Katie Compton – Mountain Biker / Cyclo-Cross (began tracking in 2014) Kelley Dolphus Stroud (1905/06-1975) – Colorado College Track (began tracking in 2011) Ken Armbruster – Former coach U.S. National Women’s Goalball team (began tracking in 2015) Kenneth Polaski Sr. – Former coach of various sports (submitted in 2015) Kent Christy — Community/High School, Mitchell/Palmer HS (submitted in 2006) Lamarr Houston – NFL football player, Doherty High School Larry Cronk – Community/USAFA (began tracking in 2011) Laura Golden – Pioneered Women’s Sports at CC (submitted 2009) Lee Douglas – 30 years in sport broadcasting (submitted 2009) Lori Forster – Gymnastics coach, founded Aerials Gymnastics in COS (submitted in 2011 & 2014) Louis Unser – PPIHC Participant (Began tracking in 2011) Maiya Anderson – 1997 Air Force Swimming Athlete (began tracking in 2015) Maren Hendershot-McCrary – Soccer Athlete and Coach, attended Doherty HS (submitted 2012) Mark Stuart - Former Colorado College Tigers athlete, currently in NHL (began tracking in 2015) Marty Louthan – USAFA Quarterback (submitted in 2015) Michael Doane – Head Coach and CEO of the Colorado Springs Swim Team (began tracking in 2015) Michael Harrington – Established golfer in the state of Colorado (began tracking in 2015) Mike Hargrove – Sky Sox manager (submitted 2009) Nate Prosser – Former Colorado College Tigers athlete, currently in NHL (began tracking in 2015) Norm Jones – Avalanche Announcer, attended Fountain Valley HS (submitted in 2010) Pat Garrity – Lewis Palmer HS/Pro-Basketball player (began tracking in 2014) Pat Rice – Baseball Athlete, attended Air Academy HS (submitted in 2010) Paul K. Maruyama – USA Judo (submitted 2013) Rachel Flatt – (submitted in 2010) Randy Gulley – Bowling, COS native (submitted in 2014) Randy Schranz – PPIHC (submitted in 2014) Raymond Dudley – 1990 Air Force Basketball athlete (began tracking in 2015) Rich Gugat — USAFA (began tracking in 2011) Rick Barry – (began tracking in 2014) Robert Guthrie – Cross Country coach at multiple COS high schools (submitted February 2012) Robert Lee Nieman — USAFA Swimmer (submitted in 2005) Roosevelt Collins – CC (began tracking in 2011) Roosevelt “Rosie” Franklin – CC Athletic Trainer (submitted in 2014) Sang Lee – U.S. Taekwondo (submitted 2013) Scott Owens – CC Hockey coach (submitted 2009) Sherlock Holmes – Mitchell HS Basketball Athlete (submitted 2012) Spencer Penrose – Hill Climb, Polo, and Rodeo (submitted in 2010) Stephen Kirkham – UCCS (began tracking in 2011) Steve Johnson – USA Cycling Steve Sabol – CC; NFL Films (nominated in 2014) 3
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Steven Holcomb – Bobsled, COS resident (submitted in 2010) Tara Naught (began tracking in 2013) Terry Madden – USOC (submitted in 2011) Thomas Anthony Brennan – Hockey, COS resident (began tracking in 2011) Todd Helton – Sky Sox (submitted 2009) Tom Forster – Mitchell HS Gymnastics (submitted in 2011 & 2014) Tony DuCros – Basketball, Regis University (submitted in 2014) Travis Tygart – USOC (submitted 2013) The Unser Family – PPIHC (submitted 2009) Tracy Cunningham - Olympic Weightlifter (began tracking in 2013) Trent Hubbard – Colorado Springs Sky Sox (submitted in 2015) Vic Kregel – USAFA, UCCS (submitted in 2011) *health concerns ****contact Colorado Springs Sports Organizations (NGBs, MWC, RMAC) for additional nominations Biographies of those who have been nominated: 1948 Colorado Spring High School Football (began tracking in 2015) Brought back state title to the Pikes Peak Region for the first time in 25 years. The Terrors were the first team to go through a football season with neither a defeat nor a tie since, at least, 1919 1950 Colorado College Football Team (submitted in 2007, 2011) Inducted into the Colorado College Sports Hall of Fame in 2001 Team finished 9-1 and won the Rocky Mountain Conference championship 1953 Colorado Springs Sky Sox Baseball Team (submitted in 2013) 1953 Western League regular season champions Colorado Springs' first professional championship baseball team. Defeated the Denver Bears by one game to win the 1953 Western League regular season title. Team consisted of many iconic players from the 1950s - Sam Hairston (CSSC and Sky Sox HoF), Jim Landis (Chicago White Sox) and Jerry Crosby (long-time resident of COS). Also included Earl Battey (Twins), Don Bradey (Houston Colt 45s), Joe Hicks (White Sox, Senators, Mets) and long time minor leaguers Al Jacinto, Len Johnston, Bill Pope and Bob Kerce. The 1950s Sky Sox most successful manager, Don Gutteridge, was the team's skipper. A former member of the St. Louis Cardinals Gas House Gang, Gutteridge's team finished second (one game behind) in 1952 before winning the league title in 1953. Gutteridge became a long-time Chicago White Sox coach, and managed the White Sox for parts of the 1969-70 seasons Bill MacPhail was the General Manager - his promotional, business and athletic-identification skills helped the 1953 team play before the second highest season attendance of the Sky Sox in the 1950s. The Western League of 1953 was a Class A league that consisted of the eight original teams of the reestablished league after World War II - Pueblo, Denver, Lincoln, Omaha, Sioux City, Des Moines, Wichita and Colorado Springs. The league was at its peak and the Sky Sox won its pennant. In 1955, Denver and Omaha left for the American Association and AAA-level baseball and only 6 teams competed in the Western league; in 1956, Albuquerque and Amarillo were added to bring the league back to eight teams, but the league had financial difficulties, high expenses for long distance travel and folded after the 1958 season. 4
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The 1953 Sky Sox was the first of three Sky Sox teams that won the Western league regular season championship for Colorado Springs. The 1955 team won the regular season crown in a 6-team league; the 1958 team won the title in the league's final season. The team was the first champion team - and three of its five major leaguers are still alive - Jim Landis, Don Bradey and Joe Hicks. Don Bradey could attend and tell stories of the team; Jim Landis would be available for a video (doesn't travel much; lives in CA) and Joe Hicks has not been contacted.
1955 Colorado Springs High School Baseball Team (Began tracking in 2011) Won the Colorado High School AA Baseball Tournament May 27-28, 1955 “Larry Long’s infield single in the top of the 12th drove in a run and enabled Colorado Springs to edge Boulder, 7-6, in a 12-inning thriller to win the state Class AA prep baseball championship Saturday at Jackson Field.” – Manual Boody, May 28 Finished with a 9-4 winning season before playoffs Champion of the South Central League “Funk, in the true pessimistic tradition of coaches, painted a gloomy picture of the Terrors as the season got underway. To hear him tell it, the club had next to nothing in the way of talent and would be lucky to finish some of their games, let alone win them.” –Dick Tucker 1963 Cheyenne Mountain High School Football Team (submitted in 2011) Won the 1963 Pikes Peak League Title, going 8-0 in league play and scoring 399 points while holding their opponents to an average of 4 points per game Won the Colorado State Class “AA” Football Championships Placed 5 players on the Gazette-KRDO All-City Football First Team with another 5 players receiving honorable mention Coach Eldon Helm received the Gazette-KRDO Coach of the Year award Placed 4 players on the Pikes Peak League All-League First Team, 3 players on the Seconds Team and 3 players on the Third Team 1965 Palmer Baseball (began tracking in 2015) • Won 3A title by defeating Greeley and Thomas • Palmer racked up a 19-1-1 record 1971 Mitchell Boys' Basketball (began tracking in 2015) • The first of two championship teams in two years as Mitchell again won the state title in '73 • Mitchell defeated Wheat Ridge 97-87 in the 3A championship 1971 Wasson Football (began tracking in 2015) First area football team to win a state title in 15 years Wasson quarterback Tony Grantz scored on a 54-yard touchdown run late in the game to cement the championship 21-19 1973 Mitchell High School Boys Basketball Team - (submitted in 2014) Won the 1973 AAA High School State Championship Game over Harrison HS Only time that two Colorado Springs teams have played for the championship game Coach Bill Wright still lives in Colorado Springs 1973 Harrison High School Boys Basketball Team - (submitted in 2014) 5
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Played in the 1973 AAA High School State Championship game against Mitchell HS Only time that two Colorado Springs teams have played for the championship game Coach Paul Martin still lives in Colorado Springs
1975 Mitchell Football (began tracking in 2015) First state championship in football after running back Terry Miller graduated Miller, went on to finish second in the Heisman Trophy balloting in 1977 to Earl Campbell Miller was the fifth pick in the NFL draft and Mitchell used its depth to beat John F. Kennedy 9-0 in the title game 1977 D & B Football (began tracking in 2011) Defeated Simla by 20-16 in Class A 8-man for the state championship according to The Denver Post Winning the football title was the first team title for CSDB 1977 Mitchell Football (began tracking in 2015) • Second state championship in three years by beating Fairview 14-7 in the title game 1978 Wasson Boys' Basketball (began tracking in 2015) Won the 3A title in the school’s first appearance in the state tournament Finished 20-5 and ended Centaurus’ 15-game winning streak 1981 Mitchell Football (began tracking in 2015) Finished the season 14-0 and beat Columbine 14-7 for the Class 4A state championship at Garry Berry Stadium 1988 Coronado volleyball (began tracking in 2015) Defeated Overland in the final to win the area’s first state title in volleyball in 4A against Denver powers. 3A Volleyball title in 1983 1989 Air Academy Baseball (began tracking in 2015) • Beated Fruita Monument 7-4 in the 3A championship game • First baseball team in the area to win a state championship in baseball since Palmer in 1965 1993 Air Academy Girls' Soccer (began tracking in 2015) • Defeated Columbine in the championship game 2-1 in 5A • First girls’ soccer team from the area to capture the 5A crown • Soccer title in 2012 while playing 4A
1993 Palmer Boys' Basketball (began tracking in 2015) • Defeated Pueblo South 57-43 in the 5A state championship game to capture the first state title for Colorado Springs Sports Hall of Fame coach Dan McKiernan game 1995 Colorado Springs High School Baseball Team (Submitted in 2015) City’s first high school state champions in baseball 6
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1955 class aa all-state team
2000 Palmer High School Boys Basketball Team (submitted in 2014) First undefeated 5A State Champion in Colorado history Average winning margin was 20 points Ranked #1 in the state to start the year and held that position for the entire year 2003-2011 TCA Girls Cross Country Team (submitted in 2014) 10 straight state championships – 9 in 3A and 1 in 4A 2010 Sierra Boys' Basketball (began tracking in 2015) Won 4A state title for the second consecutive year The Stallions repeated as champions for the first time in school history 2012 Coronado boys cross country (began tracking in 2015) Class 4A state title Waldo Canyon fire impacted many of the athletes and coach Doug Hugill Bailey Roth, a transplant from Georgia, finished second at state 2014 Lewis Palmer High School Volleyball Team (began tracking in 2015) Won its second consecutive 4A state championship going 29-0 in the process Named #1 in the nation by one web site Ranked #4 in the nation by PrepVolleyball.com Alexa Smith as the Colorado Gatorade Player of the Year 2014 Mesa Ridge Girls' Basketball (began tracking in 2015) Finished a banner season with a 28-0 record and the program’s first state title in Class 4A Put a fitting bow on their championship season with a 45-41 win against Broomfield, which was undefeated 2015 Air Academy Basketball Team (began tracking in 2015) Won its Championship in Class 4A 2015 CSCS Basketball Team (began tracking in 2015) Won its Championship in Class 3A Aaron Smith – Pittsburgh Steelers/UNC/Sierra HS Football Player All-Conference and All-State football and basketball player at Sierra HS Played on 2-time NCAA D-II National Championship football team at Northern Colorado NCAA D-II Defensive Player of the Year in 1998 Elected to Sierra HS Hall of Fame and UNC Athletic Hall of Fame Drafted in 4th round of 1999 NFL draft by Pittsburgh Steelers 12-year starter for the Steelers (played 13 seasons before retiring as a Steeler) Super Bowl Champion in 2005 and 2008 Selected to the Pro Bowl in 2004 7
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A.J. Kuhle – USAFA Basketball Player (Submitted in 2011) Sat on USAFA Student Athletic Advisory Committee Chosen USAFA Mountain West Conference Advisory Council representative Tied for No. 3on school’s career list for total games played (111) No. 10 on school’s career list for assists (241) Tied for No. 10 on school’s career list for steals (104) Holds MWC record for single-season three-point percentage in league games only (53.2% in 2003-04) One of eight players in USAFA history with 200+ assists and 100+ steals Winner of Bob Spear Award – the highest honor for an AFA basketball player Winner of the Academy’s Leadership Award Second-team All-MWC selection Selected to All-District 8 team by USBWA Led the MWC in assist/turnover ratio (1.96; 90 assists, 46 turnovers) Part of the first ever MWC Championship for the USAFA Albert Edward Jones – Baseball (Submitted in Feb. 2012) First Colorado resident, born in Golden, to play Major League Baseball; played for the Cleveland Spiders and the St., Louis Perfectos/Cardinals of the National League Only 19th Century Colorado Native to play in the MLB Played from 1895 through 1904: teams played for include the first minor league team in Pueblo, the Pueblo Rovers, Milwaukee Brewers (Western League), Cleveland Spiders (National League), St. Louis Perfectos/Cardinals (NL), Denver, and the Colorado Spring Millionaires (WL) In 1902, has a pitching win/loss percentage of .500, avg. hits per game 7.70, avg. runs per game 3.62, a batting avg. of .287 and a fielding avg. of .969 In 1903, helped the Colorado Springs Millionaires finish in 2 nd place in the Western League, record of 75-65 Helped organize the City Baseball League in Colorado Springs in 1914. Helped make the City League become one of the best known amateur semi-pro leagues in the state Made an impact in Colorado by coaching baseball in Golden, becoming Sheriff of Jefferson County and served several terms as Mayor of Golden A story has been told that a St. Louis Cardinal Pitcher, “Dizzy” Dean, came to Denver to meet Albert Edward Jones, the original Cardinal, to have his picture with Jones which was then published in the local Denver paper. Al Blanc - High School Basketball coach (submitted in 2013) Graduated from Western State College in 1975 In 39 years he had 628 wins Currently head coach at Discovery Canyon (as of 5/1/14) Coached at Villas H.S. boys and girls basketball, baseball, and girls volleyball with 5 coach of the year awards, 2 league and district championships, and one state qualifier and state playoff Coached at Delta H.S. boys basketball with 2 state playoffs, 2 league championships, 2 regional championships and third place at state Coached at Falcon H.S. boys basketball with 2 league championships, 2 district championships , 2 final fours, 2 Coach of the Year Awards, 2 league championships, 2 final fours- 1 final Coached at Swink H.S. boys basketball with 4 league, 3 district, I consolidation, 1 third place, 1 state championship, and 2 Coach of the Year Awards 8
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Coached at Pueblo East H.S. boys basketball and girls volleyball with 2 League Championships, 3 District Champs, 1 final four, District Championships, Sweet 16 (5 times), Final 8 (2 times), 3 Coach of the Year Awards Coached at Mitchell H.S. boys basketball with 1 League Championship, 2 Sweet 16 appearances and 1 Great 8 appearance Coached at Coronado H.S. second round of state playoffs 2 years Colorado High School Coaches President for two years (2003-2004, 2004-2005) Colorado Coach All State Games 1985, 1989, 2009 Tom Sutak Award Winner 2002 Member of the Colorado Coaches Association and the National Coaches Association Coached 4 Division I players, 9 Division II players, 4 Division III players, 5 NAIA players and 6 J.C. players
Allison Jones – Paracycling (submitted in 2013) College: Denver University
2012 Paralympic Games, gold (individual time trial), bronze (individual road race, individual pursuit) 2012 Bronze medal, 500m time trial (C2); Bronze medal, 3kmpursuit - UCI Para-Cycling Track World Championships, Carson, CA 2011: Gold medal, 3km pursuit (C1-3); bronze medal, 500mtime trial; bronze medal, road race (C1-3); Parapan American Games, Guadalajara, Mexico 2011: First place, time trial and road race (C2) – U.S.Paralympics Road Cycling National Championships, Augusta, Georgia
Anna Trinidad Heidinger (submitted 2013) Attended Cheyenne Mountain High School where she preceded Missy Franklin as the only other female swimmer to achieve eight individual high school state champion titles and was a four-time Colorado State High School Swimmer of the Year. Attended the University of Wisconsin- Madison where she was a multiple individual Division I NCAA qualifier, two-time swim team captain and an All-American. She qualified for Olympic Trials in 2000, 2004, and 2008 After attaining her Bachelor of Science degree, Anna attended the University of Denver to receive her Master's in Higher Education-Sports Administration. She is currently co-owner and Head Coach for Pikes Peak Athletics, based in Colorado Springs. She coaches junior high, high school and adult advanced swimmers. Art Hassler (submitted in 2015) Summer sports director for Security Parks and Recreation. Registration, Scheduling and supervising Little League baseball, girls’ softball and men’s softball league (1970-1973). Organized, developed and implemented Widefield-Security Young American Football teams thru Security Parks & Recreation to play in Colorado Springs Park & Rec. program, Grades 4 thru 8th grade. Recruited coaches and equipment from School District 3 and Fort Carson recreation services. Coached 8th Grade YAL team (1971). Colorado Track Coach of the year (1976) State Track Champions Boys (1982, 1983, 1984, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1991, 1993, 1995) Colorado Coaches Hall of Fame (2001) Bart Weiss – 1986 Air Force Football Athlete (began tracking in 2015) Conference offensive player of the year, runner up for Davey O’Brien award 9
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Bill MacPhail – Baseball (submitted in March 2012) Important part of the development of Minor League Baseball in Colorado Springs Began his career as a road secretary with the New York Yankees, when his father, Larry MacPhail, was President, GM and co-owner of the team Gained experience as an Assistant GM with the Triple-A Kansas City Blues and Double-A Memphis Chicks In 1949, once Co Springs was awarded an expansion franchise in the Single-A Western League, CO Springs team president named MacPhail as the team’s first GM Created a great reputation within the Co Springs area In 1953, the Sky Sox won the Western League regular season title, maintained the second best mark in the league After a long road of hardships, MacPhail eventually wound up being hired by CBS Sports to become a Sports Director, then an executive with the network, after serving one season as PR Director for the new Kansas City Athletics organization in 1955 MacPhail had part in televising the start of “The Masters” coverage in 1956, the Olympics, summer and winter; he also worked out a deal with Pete Rozelle and the NFL to air NFL games in 1961. Due to the success of the NFL Television Contract, due to the basis of the revenue sharing TV contract, it would make MacPhail the first recipient of the NFL Pro Football Hall of Fame’s Pete Rozelle Radio and Television Award Played a part in developing a Major League Baseball on CBS sports package through 1966 Developed the “CBS Sports Spectacular”, a sports anthology series, in 1960 Hired some big names: Pat Summerall, Chris Schenkel, Jack Whitaker, Jim McKay, Frank Gifford, and golf producer Frank Chirkinian Following his career at CBs, he began working at CNN and began a new sports division for Ted Turner in 1979; highlights from various sports were aired during CNN broadcasts During his 16 year tenure with CNN, important hires include: Dan Patrick, Nick Charles, Fred Hickman, Jim Huber, Keith Olbermann, Hannah Storm and Dan Hicks Bob Spear – Former Air Force Men’s Basketball Coach (began tracking in 2015) Led program to two NCAA tournaments and most wins in program history Boyd Epley – National Strength & Conditioning Association (began tracking in 2015) Founder of National Strength & Conditioning Association in 1978 Godfather of strength & conditioning – strength coach at University of Nebraska for 35 years; helped Nebraska win 5 national championships in football, 3 Heisman Trophy winners and 356 wins Lifetime Achievement Award from the President’s Council on Fitness, Sports, and Nutrition (2014) Bradley J. Buetow (submitted in 2011) All State Hockey and Track at Mounds View High School in Minnesota Mounds View High School Hall of Fame 1968 University of Minnesota Hockey Scholarship Minnesota Athletics, six letter (three for hockey, three for track) o Captain of track team, High Jumped over seven feet 1973-1974 Professional hockey player for the WHA Cleveland Crusaders 1975 Breck High School teacher, Minnesota 10
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1974-1985 University of Minnesota Hockey Coach o Five years as assistant coach o Six years as head coach o 70% winning percentage (2nd highest in school history) o NCAA Final Four for four years 1985-1988 Head hockey coach US International University, San Diego, CA 1988-1993 Colorado College Head Hockey Coach Conference Head Coach of the Year o 1980 University of Minnesota o 1986 US International University o 1989 Colorado College 1993-1996 Professional Hockey Coach o Chicago Blackhawks Moline farm team (CoHL) o Dallas Stars Waco farm team (WPHL) in Slovenia o WPHL Coach of the Year 2000-2009 Coach and Director of Youth Hockey and Midget AAA Hockey Programs in Denver and Vail 1979-2010 Owner and Director of Brad Buetow School of Hockey, Inc. (6 states, based in Colorado Springs from 1988-2010) Director and owner of Junior Placement Showcase (JPS Inc.) based in Colorado Springs Presently serves on Board of Directors of the USA Hockey Hall of Fame.
Brandon Slay – USA Wrestling staff member (submitted in 2015) Won a gold medal at 76 kg/167.5 lbs. at the Sydney Olympic Games Winner of the 2000 U.S. National Championships, the 1999 Olympic Test Event in Australia, the 1999 Dave Schultz Memorial International as a USOC resident USA Wrestling Assistant National Freestyle Coach since 2009 Bruce Kola – Former Athletic trainer at Colorado College (submitted in 2015) • Colorado Athletic Trainers Association Hall of Fame in 2013 • Rocky Mountain Athletic Trainers hall of Fame in 2010 Carl F. Schueler – Race Walking (submitted in Feb. 2012) 4 Time Olympic Qualifier: 1980-1992 Placed 6th in 1980 and 23rd in both 1988 and 1992 Has competed in two World Championships, six Racewalk World Cups, one Pan Am Games and six Racewalk Pan Am Cups In those 12 years of competition, he won 14 national championships; 50km – 7 times, 40 km – 3 times, 35 km – 1 time, 30 km – 2 times, 25 km – 1 time. Ranked Number One in all those years, besides 1983 because of graduate school, by “Track and Field News” Carl coached Kevin Eastler from the Air Force Academy, an Olympian in 2000 and 2004, and Debora VanOrden, the first alternate in the Olympic 10 km Racewalk in both 1992 and 1996 Coached USA Racewalk Team for 1999 World Cup in Mezidon, France and the 2004 World Cup in Naumberg, Germany Carl Krug – (submitted in 2012) 11
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Colorado Springs Native Former Girls Basketball Coach at Mitchell and Doherty High School from 1977 to 2000 Two State Basketball Championships at Doherty High School in 1992 and 1995 as well as Runner-Up in 1993 14 League/Conference Championships Combined basketball record of 409 wins and 97 losses Twice named Colorado Coaches Association Coach of the Year Three times named Rocky Mountain News and Denver Post Coach of the Year Head Baseball Coach at Mitchell High School from 1976-1989 and Doherty High School for one year Combined record of 192-74 with a Final Four appearance in the State Baseball Tournament in 1979 Five League/Conference Baseball Championships Three time Baseball Coach of the Year Also was Girl’s Softball Head Coach at Doherty for two years and Head Cross Country Coach at Mitchell for one year.
Carl Peterson – Community (Began tracking in 2011) Native of Colorado Springs Attended University of Colorado Ski patroller at Arapahoe Basin Patrol leader for Pikes Peak Ski Patrol Taught his children to ski at Ski Broadmoor, as well as patrolling there on the weekends 1964 – Became member of Professional Ski Instructors of America, Rocky Mountain Division 1970 – One of forty other ski instructors from US to participate in International Ski School Congress in Austria. Was a Pikes Peak or Bust Ramrod for 25 years Late 1960’s- Colorado Springs Business Man of the Year Awarded “Forty Year Pin” for continuous active membership in Professional Ski Instructors of America Was named one of SKI Magazine’s “Top 100 Ski Instructors” in the U.S in 2004 Nomination includes a few letters of support from past ski instructors, patrollers, etc. Charles (Dewey) Rhineheart – (submitted in 2014) Founder of the first Colorado Springs Balloon Classic in 1976 Coordinated and directed the Southern Colorado Airshow Pueblo native; 1948 Palmer High School graduate and future Colorado Springs business owner Navy Aviation Electronics Technician Competed in 7 prestigious Gordon Bennet races and won the first two U.S. National Gas Balloon Championships. Inducted into the United States Ballooning Hall of Fame in 2011. Founding member of the Ballooning Society of Pikes Peak Member of the Colorado Springs Airport Advisory Commission Past Chairman of the Pikes Peak International Hill Climb Chuck Wielgus – CEO USA Swimming Foundation (submitted in 2015) Recognized Sports Ethic Fellow in by the institute for International Sport at the University of Rhode Island in 1996. 12
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Served as the Executive Director of the Senior PGA Tour from 1989-1996 Served as the Executive Director of USA Swimming since 1997
Served as the Executive Director of the US Canoe Kayak Association Presented with the Association of Chief Executives for Sports (ACES) Leadership Award.
Cindy McCoy – Roller Derby (Nominated in 2014) Voted Rookie of the Year and Roller Derby Queen by Austrailian fans at age 16 Courtney Stuard – High School Softball (Began tracking in 2011) Colorado Springs Christian School Presently 15 years old, sophomore No. 1 in leaderboards for Colorado Springs and Colorado with her batting average—over 600 for entire season All Conference as Freshman & Sophomore All State team for 2004 Honor Roll, maintains 4.0 at CS Christian School Crystal Krebs - UCCS Softball (Began tracking in 2013) 1st softball player an student athlete from UCCS to be enshrined in the RMAC Hall of Fame Two-time conference player of the year NCAA Division II Cather of the Year (2004) Batting average of .511, with a school record of 19 home runs, and throwing out 15 of 27 would be base stealers All-American (2004 & 2005) Set an NCAA Division II home run record with 25 in 48 games (.52 per game) Won RMAC Triple Crown batting average, home runs, and run batted in 2004 and 2005 2009 she was named to the RMAC All Century team She is now a science teacher for District 38 and softball coach at Lewis Palmer High School Dana Lyon – 2004 Air Force Track Athlete (began tracking in 2015) Two-time national champion in the javelin Dan Foster – (Submitted in 2014) 28 consecutive years as CEO of Major League Baseball Player’s Alumni Association Developed Major League Alumni Marketing (MLAM), a for-profit subsidiary of the MLBPAA that provides paid opportunities for former players through autograph signings, personal appearances, and group licensing opportunities. All of the revenue from MLAM goes to helping former MLB players. Dan Karcher – (Submitted in 2010 & 2014) Broadcast voice of the Sky Sox baseball team for over 25 season Longest tenured play-by-play broadcaster with one Professional or Division-I team in Colorado Received “Best Play-By-Play sports Coverage by a Station Individual/Team” by the Colorado’s Broadcaster’s Association. Hosted variety of local sport shows: “Falcontalk” (AFA Head Coach, Fisher DeBerry), “The First Team” and “Sox and Rox” with Denver Post beat writer Mike Klis. 13
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Dolphus Stroud – (submitted in 2014) World-class distance runner who trained by running to the summit of Pikes Peak He was denied the opportunity to run for Colorado Springs High School in the early 1920s because of his skin color and he told the team as he left that he would be in the Olympics one day Won headlines for running the marathon roundtrip of Pikes Peak in 2 hours 53 minutes in 1928 Won the Regional Olympic Trials in Denver on June 17th, 1928, was awarded a train ticket to Boston to compete in the US Olympic Trials on July 6-7, 1928 Officials would not let him ride this train with the white athletes; they said he could compete if he found his own transportation to Boston He decided to hitchhike, so on June 25, 1928, he left Colorado Springs with 10 dollars Arrived at the race just hours before it was to start, but during the race the toll he took from his trip was evident as his vision became blurry and he eventually fell A white runner who qualified helped him up and offered him food and a place to stay, he stayed in Boston for the summer and worked to buy a train ticket back to Colorado Springs He then attended Colorado College and was the first black person elected to the Phi Beta Kappa honor society He later raced a Finnish Olympic Qualifier in an 8-mile race and won, proving to himself that he could have made it to the Olympics Don Bates – (submitted in 2014) Played goalie for Colorado College for two years before contracting tuberculosis Hospitalized for 19 months, but felt the need to repay CC for his scholarship and education, so he landed a job as the JV Hockey Coach at the college from 1949-51 Voted CC’s most popular player in KRDO’s first ever voting by fans (1947) Color commentary for CC Hockey while he was in college, including the 1950 NCAA Championship season First ever public address announcer for Colorado Springs Sky Sox Hockey referee at the collegiate, high school, and Young America levels in COS and Denver and was an on-ice official for the US National Midget Championship at the Broadmoor in 1968 Donald L. Brown (submitted in 2011; resubmitted in 2014) Two-time All-American in five different swimming events while attending Denver University Won two National Open Water events in 1997 (Santa Cruz, CA) and 2000 (Sausalito, CA) Named to the 2010 U.S. Masters All-American Swim Team at age 78 In 2012, at age 79, Don won six different swimming events in California and continues to compete in various competitions today Donald Hansen – Hockey (Submitted in Feb 2012) Colorado Springs native Major influence on the development of high school hockey in Colorado during the second half of the 20th century Attended Colorado Springs Main High School (later named Palmer) and played hockey In 1952 and ’53, selected as an All-League Player Attended Colorado College on an El Pomar Scholarship. Then earned his Master’s from Western State in 1961 14
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During his professional years, he was Principal at Broadmoor Elementary School for 13 years. During those years, he coached hockey, primarily at Cheyenne, two years at Widefield and three years at Palmer While coaching at Cheyenne, he led team to the Colorado Springs Hockey League Championship in each of eight years. Beginning in 1972, he led team to a 37 win streak In 1981 –’83, Cheyenne compiled a 52-1 record and won the State High School Championships in hockey Also coached football, basketball, and baseball at Cheyenne During his tenure as hockey coach, compiled over 200 wins, the most of any coach in Colorado at that time
Donald Meyers (submitted in 2012) 1957 Colorado State High School Champion in the Long Jump 1958 Colorado State High School Champion in Pole Vault Five time “Big Eight” Champion (indoors and outdoors) NCAA Champion-All-American Long Jump in 1961 NAA Champion-All-American Pole Vault in 1962 Indoor World Record Holder in Pole Vault, 16’-1/2”, Chicago, December 1962 Track Coach at the University of Colorado at Boulder Douglas Cooley (Lee Douglas) – Radio and TV Sports Broadcaster (submitted in 2013) Radio and TV sports caster 1973 in Colorado Springs and Pueblo on KOAA and KRDO Assistant Pueblo City Manager Assistant Colorado State Fair Manager Inductee into the Greater Pueblo Sports Hall of Fame Inductee into the Pueblo Centennial High School Hall of Fame Inductee into the Broadcast Professional of Colorado Hall of Fame He tirelessly covered youth sports all over Southern Colorado on KOAA and KRDO TV Emceed a number of sports events and banquets in Colorado Springs on his own time because of his love of all sports one of the voices of the Air Force Football providing Color Analyst Board member for Boys and Girls Club Eddie Weichers – USAFA Boxing Coach (submitted in 2011) USAFA boxing coach since 1976 289 National College Boxing Association All Americans 104 NCBA National Champions 97 NCBA 2nd place finishers 85 NCBA 3rd place finishers 18 NCBA National Champion Team Titles 10 NCBA Runner Up Team finishes From 1980 to 2007, his team were either national champions or finished second with the exception of two years 1984 Australian Olympic Boxing Team Head Coach 15
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Trained Professional Boxing World Champions: Jeff Fenech, Jeff Harding NCBA: Past President, Past Vice President USA Boxing: Past Interim Executive Director Associate Professor of Physical Education at the U.S. Air Force Academy
Floyd G. “Schott” Davis – USAFA & Colorado Springs Community (Began tracking in 2011) Basketball & golf coach at USAFA Preparatory School 1965-1972 Director of Athletics at USAFA Prep School Established school’s first competitive golf program 1972 – USOC selected him to coach USA Basketball Team in Russia 1973 – Retired after 20 years at USAF as Lt. Colonel 1973-1986 – PGA Class A Professional at Woodmoor Country Club in Monument, CO 1979- Established first competitive golf program at Lewis-Palmer HS 1982 – PGA National “Outstanding & Most Successful Pro of the Year” 1987-1991- Teaching Professional at Gleneagle Country Club, Monument, CO 1992- Present – Teaching Professional at Eisenhower Golf Club, USAF 1998 – PGA’s Quarter Century Award & Lifetime Member Status Includes Letters of Support from: Fisher DeBerry Gregg Polovich (San Antonio Spurs) Mike Krzyzewski (Duke Blue Devils) BYU Retired Head Football Coach – La Vell Edwards Ladell Anderson – former basketball coach at Utah State University Ken Emry – Athletic Administrator at Lewis-Palmer HS Jim Eken – President of Keller Homes Floyd Withrow – Former coach and ambassador (submitted in 2015) Colorado Amateur Softball Association inducted Floyd “Farmer” Withrow into the Hall of Fame at its annual Awards Banquet in 1999. Played eleven years in Colorado Springs with the Air Force Academy, Canon City Pepsi, Jocque Shop, Bella Vista In, Cochran Hardy, Stevenson Toyota, Colorado Blues, Peterson AFB, Spencer’s (Denver) and Reilly Buick. Member of the Amateur Softball Association (ASA) and the International Softball Congress (ISC). Gary Barnett - Football Coach (began tracking in 2013) Longtime coach at Air Academy High School (roughly 1971-82) Took many teams to playoffs, (1981 team to state semifinals) Head Coach at Fort Lewis College, assistant at Colorado, head coach at Northwestern (went to Rose Bowl) and Colorado (won Big 12 title, went to several bowls Commentator for several national networks Gaylord Smith – Pikes Peak International Hill Climb (submitted 2013) Integral part of Vern Shaver’s race team AA Construction Midget won five RMMRA championships and multiple USAC feature events Many time champion in the stock car division with the Colorado Hill Climb Association Qualified 18th when racing up Pikes Peak 16
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Continued racing the hill climb for more than 30 years Was invited to compete in the Oberjach Hill Climb in Oberjach, Germany and won their respective divisions Retired from hill climb racing in 2006 Became team manager for Lofton Racing Raced in the legendary Baja 1000 to finish 2nd in Class 1 and 4th overall Won the Mexican 1000 Helped Dick Dodge, Sr. form the 300 Club Worked for CART as the first responder on an accident scene Past president and 20 year member of the Board of Directors for the Pikes Peak International Hill Climb Current active member of the Colorado Motor Sports Hall of Fame For more than 20 years he participated in the Colorado 500 Charity Motorcycle ride Member of the race committee for the Pikes Peak Hill Climb
Gene Miranda – Former Air Force Men’s Golf Coach (began tracking in 2015) All-time winningest coach in program history Gregg Poppovich – San Antonio Spurs Head Coach (submitted 2014) Former player and coach for the Air Force Academy basketball team Team captain and scoring leader for the USAFA basketball team his senior year (1970) Eight seasons as the head coach of Pomona-Pitzer College in Claremont, Calif., led team to its first conference championship in 68 years in 1985-86 Former assistant coach for Don Nelson and Larry Brown Current General Manager and Head Coach for the San Antonio Spurs Drafted Tim Duncan in the 1997 NBA Draft Led Spurs to best one-season turnaround in NBA history in his first full season as head coach Won his first NBA title two years after taking over head coaching duties for the Spurs (1998-1999 season) Has led the Spurs to four NBA titles He is the only active NBA coach with multiple NBA titles One of four coaches in NBA history with at least 100 playoff victories Teamed with Frank Martin in 1991 to create the Spurs/Pizza Hut Drug-Free Youth Basketball League Honored by President George H.W. Bush in February 1992 with a ‘Daily Point of Light’ award for the Spurs Drug-Free Basketball League Named a distinguished graduate by the AFA in 2008 Hank Egan – (submitted 2014) Assistant coach to Bob Spear at USAFA from 1967-71 Head coach at USAFA from 1971-84, guided the team in its transition to the WAC (Western Athletic Conference) Head coach at the University of San Diego for 10 seasons (1984-94) Led his 1986-87 team to the best season in school history (24-6, 13-1 WCC) and the NCAA Tournament Named WCC Coach of the Year for the 1985-86 and 1986-87 seasons Assistant coach for 8 seasons with the San Antonio Spurs Assistant coach for one season with the Golden State Warriors 17
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Assistant coach for five seasons with the Cleveland Cavaliers One of the coaches for the 1984 Olympic Trials and scouted for the 1984 Olympic team
Hunter Kemper – USA Triathlon (Began tracking 2013) Four-time U.S. Olympic Team Member (2012, 2008, 2004, 2000) Ranks as the only male athlete to finish all four Olympic Games triathlons, placing as the top American in each race Finished a career-best seventh at the 2008 Olympic Games; also placed 9th in the 2004 Games, 14th in the 2012 Games and 17th in the 2000 Games Seven-time USA Triathlon Elite National Champion (1998, 1999, 2001, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2011) Holds U.S. male records for most ITU World Cup wins (4) and ITU World Cup podium finishes (17) Ranked No. 1 in the 2005 ITU world rankings 2005 USOC Sportsman of the Year (first and only triathlete to win this award) 2003 Pan Am Games Gold Medalist 1999 Pan Am Games Silver Medalist Jack Busher — High School (Began tracking in 2011) Retired in 2005, after 25 years as the boys and girls soccer coach at Cheyenne Mountain ITS Has coached more combined years of Colorado high school boys and girls soccer (50 seasons) than any other coach Holds the state record for wins in boys soccer, number of games and years coached Only Southern Colorado coach to win state championships in both boys and girls soccer Selected into the Colorado High School Coaches Hall of Fame, NSCAA All-Region Coach of the Year Nominated for the NSCAA Robert W. Robinson Award In Cheyenne Mountain High School Boys Soccer, he holds the state record for most wins (246), games coached (401) and with years as head coach (25). Two State Championship titles, 8 Coach of the Year Awards and CHSCA Hall of Fame For Girls Soccer, he is 2nd on the state list with years of coaching (25), wins (246) and games (377). One state championship, 7 Coach of the Year Awards, CHSCA Hall of Fame Jaden Schwartz - Former Colorado College Tigers athlete, currently in NHL (began tracking in 2015) Third on the team with 47 points (20 goals) in 56 games after signing a two-year deal worth a reported $4.7 million his past offseason; already has a career-high seven power-play goals despite injury James “Jim” Warner Page (submitted in 2005) Colorado Springs resident since 1980 Lifetime Athlete, Coach, Administrator Contributed to the 137 medals at the 2002 Winter (34) and 2004 Summer (103) Olympics through USOC support services Retired in January 2005 after 18 years of service with the USOC as Managing Director of Sport Performance. Taught at the Holderness School and Dartmouth College Head Ski Coach at Dartmouth – managed Alpine and Nordic Ski programs at MCAA Ski School Coaching resulted in an NCAA Championship in 1976 Captain of Dartmouth College Ski Team Member of the NCAA All American Ski Team 1962-1964 18
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Competed in the 1964 U.S. Olympic Nordic Combines Ski Team in Innsbruck, Austria Guided the U.S. Cross Country, Ski Jumping, and Nordic Combined Programs for seven seasons and took the Nordic Combined Team to the 1980 Olympics at Lake Placid. Nordic Team Leader in 1984 Olympics in Sarajevo FIS Technical Delegate for Nordic Combined Events in the 1988 Calgary Olympic Games Assistant Director of International Games Preparation at USOC Director of Grants and Athletes’ Assistance Division at USOC Official Deputy Executive Director for Programs at USOC Continues to contribute to building sports programs through consulting work with the Pan American Sports Organization and developing sport in poor nations in Central America and the Caribbean.
Jeanne Stunyo Korpak – USOC Diving (Began tracking in 2011) Silver Medalist, 3 Meter Diving, 1956 Olympics First woman inducted into the Gary, Indiana Sports Hall of Fame 4th Place, 1952 US Olympic Trials Vast experience in AAU Outdoor & Indoor Nationals Silver Medal in 1955 Pan American Games Nomination packet includes 2 Sports Illustrated Magazine articles about her, a Sport Magazine profile and her XVI Olympiad information Jim Conboy – Air Force Academy Athletic Trainer (submitted in 2014) First athletic trainer at the Air Force Academy; held the position from 1955-98 (43 years) Inducted to National Athletic Trainers Hall of Fame in 1980 Awarded 1990 Pioneer Award by the Rocky Mountain Trainers’ Association, who currently offer a scholarship in his name Athletic trainer for the 1967 Pan-American Games Missed just one of 480 football games during his career Joe Ellis – Team President Denver Broncos (submitted in 2015) Graduated from Colorado College in 1980 Former soccer athlete at Colorado College Largely responsible for leading the effort to build Sports Authority Field Director of marketing and later team director at Denver Broncos John Gagliardi – Colorado College Football Coach (Began tracking in 2011) Began coaching career at St. Mary's High School CC graduate Winningest football coach in College history, with 486 victories (486-134-11) Coach for 60 years at St. John’s University Coaching method “Winning with No’s”—No tackling in practice, no playbooks, no long practices, etc. 27 conference titles, 4 national championships (1963, 1965, 1976, 2003) Inducted into College Football Hall of Fame in 2006 Katie Compton – Mountain Biker / Cyclo-Cross (began tracking in 2014) Kelley Dolphus Stroud (1905/06-1975) – Colorado College Track (Began tracking in 2011) 19
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Attended Colorado Springs High School, graduated with honors Attended Colorado College, on Track team -Long-distance runner 49 runs up Pikes Peak (Broke record in 1928 for fastest time up) Qualified for Olympic tryouts in Denver in 1928 in the 5000 meters. Graduated cum laude from CC, even won the Perkins Award—Given to one student in each class who has the highest academic standing in the class.
Ken Armbruster – U.S. National Women’s Goalball Team Coach (Began tracking in 2015) Coached in 5 Paralympic games as well as 5 World Championships including 2 golds, 1 silver and 2 bronzes Winner of 13 national titles and placing 2nd the other 10 times as head coach Qualified for the 2016 Rio Games Recognized as leader of the Women’s Paralympics competition growth Inspirer for athletes to be trained and coached by Ken in Colorado Springs Involved with the Central Colorado officials Association as a mentor to young officials Kenneth Polaski Sr. – Former coach of various sports at Wasson (submitted in 2015) 10 time Gazette Coach of the Year Producing State Qualifiers each year Winner of 11 Metro League Championships Winner of 8 Districts Championships Winner of 3 State Championships Kent Christy — Community/High School (submitted in 2006) Swimming athlete, coach and official for over 40 years Mitchell High School — State Champion medley relay team Adams State College Swim Team Palmer High School teacher — boys swim coach and diving team Under his direction, a Palmer swim team has never finished lower than 5th place in the region. Coach of 1980 Palmer Girls Swim & Diving State Championship Team Several Coach of the Year awards Coach of Colorado Springs Swim Team Lamarr Houston – NFL football player, Doherty High School Defensive end for the Oakland Raiders and Chicago Bears Larry Cronk - Community/USAFA (Began tracking in 2011) Assisted in starting the Air Force College Hockey program in 1965, along with Vic Heyliger Worked with National Sports Festivals in Colorado Springs in the 1970’s Initiated the renaming of Memorial Park Ice Center to Mark “Pa” Sertich Ice Center Assisted in starting the Presidents Day Hockey Tournament — still runs today Youth hockey coach for 20 years, 4 State Championships and first City Championship for Air Academy High School Assisted with the expansion of the Sky Sox triple A baseball team 20
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To date, has given 41 + years of service to Hockey and Football teams as penalty box operator, announcer and clock operator
Lori Forster (submitted in 2011 & 2014 with husband Tom Forster – see below) 1983 Her and husband ,Tom, founded Aerials Gymnastics (located in Colorado Springs) o 23 of their gymnasts have received full ride scholarships to some of the nation’s top colleges o Produced High School, USA Junior Olympic, and NCAA champions 1993-2003 coached several World Team USA Gymnastics members Accomplished choreographer o Her athletes have won State and National titles on Floor Exercise o Choreographed Kristy Powell’s Floor Exercise routine when she won the 1995 American Cup o Choreographed Theresa Kulikowski’s Beam and Floor Exercise when she was named alternate to the 1996 US Olympic team 2010 Instrumental in building Colorado Springs first and only handicapped accessible playground through the Swing High Project Louis Unser (Began tracking in 2011) Pikes Peak Hill Climb racer – won the race 9 times Rode the first motorcycle to the top Fought Hill Climb when they said he was too old to race 70 years old when he made his last race up Pikes Peak Four time Indy 500 winner (one of the 3 four-time winners) Maiya Anderson – 1997 Air Force Swimming Athlete (began tracking in 2015) 12-time NCAA Division II All-American Maren Hendershot-McCrary (submitted 2012) 2007-Current: Director of Coaching and Girl’s Training for Phoenix Futbol Club 2010-Current: Head Coach of Varsity Girls Soccer at Bellevue West High School 2010-Current: Head Coach of Nebraska Soccer Olympic Development Program Served as P.E. Teacher and Coach of 7th grade Basketball and 8th grade Volleyball from 2006-2007 at San Felipe Del Rio-CISD U11 Premier Team Head Coach of Pride Youth Soccer from 2004-2006 Was Head Coach of U14 Girls for Nevada youth Soccer Olympic Development Program 2004-Current: Private Soccer Trainer for individuals and groups Was a Professional Soccer Player for San Jose CyberRays and Carolina Courage from 2001-2003 Was an Assistant Women’s Soccer Coach for the University of Nevada-Las Vegas from 2000-01 Was on the U.S. National Women’s Team Handball member from 2005-2008 1996-2000: Four-year starter in Divison-1 Varsity Soccer at Brigham Young University Played in W-League Semi-Pro Soccer for the Fort Collins Force and Utah Spiders from 1998-2000 Soccer Camp Trainer at Brigham Young University in 1997 2007-Current: Camp Director of Hendershot’s Hotshots Youth Soccer Camp Awards in Division 1 Soccer: o NCAA 1st Team All-American (1999) o NCAA 3rd Team All-American (1998) o NSCAA All-Region (1997-99) 21
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o All-WAC 1st Team (1996-1998) o All-MWC 1st Team (1999) o WAC MVP (1998) o MWC MVP (1999) o WAC Tournament MVP (1998) o MWC Tournament MVP (1999) o Team Captain (1998-2000) o Team Offensive MVP (1998 & 1999) o Academic All-Conference (1997-1999) o Academic All-Region (1997 & 1998) o BYU Cougar Club “Crowd Pleaser” Award (1998) and “Top Competitor” Award (1999) o 2nd Leading Scorer All-Time for BYU with 52 goals and 36 assists in 95 games o ADIDAS Select Summer League (1999) o NSCAA Senior All-Star Game East v West (1999) o Mia Hamm Foundation Senior All Stars Game v. U.S. National Team (1999) o European Tour with BYU (2000) o MWC All-Decade Team (2009) o BYU Athletic Hall of Fame (2010) Semi-Pro Soccer o W-League National Champion with Fort Collins Force (1998) and was Team Captain o W-League National Championship MVP (1998) o U.S. Amateur Utah Select Team (1997-2000) o U.S. Amateur West Regional Team (1997-2000) o U.S. Amateur National Champion (1999) o Utah Select Team Captain (1998-2000) Youth/High School o 5-Time: USYSA State Soccer Champion, State Olympic Development Program Team, USYSA West Regional Tournament, and West Regional Olympic Development Program Tournament Team o Doherty High School 4-year Starter, 3-year team captain (1993-1996) o Doherty High School 4-Time MVP and leading scorer (1993-1996) o Colorado 5A State High School scoring leader (1995) o Cross Country Team member of 5A State Runner-Up (1994)
Mark Stuart - Former Colorado College Tigers athlete, currently in NHL (began tracking in 2015) Winnipeg assistant captain has 12 points in 53 games despite missing contests Marty Louthan – USAFA Quarterback (submitted in 2015) Worked with the USA Triathlon organization and Olympian athletes As a senior, Louthan guided the Falcons to a 10-2 record, again beating Notre Dame, Army and Navy, then finishing with a 9-3 victory over Mississippi in the Independence Bowl He was always a great leader and role model Michael Doane – Head Coach and CEO of the Colorado Springs Swim Team (submitted in 2015) Worked with the USA Triathlon organization and Olympian athletes Former coach of Colorado State Junior Olympics and High School Championships athletes Developer of the Colorado Springs Swim Team as premier swimming club in the Pikes Peak Region 22
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Inducted into the Colorado Swimming Hall of Fame in recognition of his accomplishments and service to the swimming community in Colorado
Michael Harrington – Established golfer in the State of Colorado (submitted in 2015) Frequent winner of the city championship Potential selectee to represent Colorado in The Pacific Coast Amateur and 2016 USGA Mens state team Nate Prosser – Former Colorado College Tigers athlete, currently in NHL (began tracking in 2015) Seven points in 54 games; one point shy of a career-high and surpassing his season-high for games Picked up on waivers before the season after signing with St. Louis Norm Jones (Submitted in 2010) Long time Avalanche announcer Fountain Valley High School grad Pat Rice (Submitted in 2010) Air Academy High School grad Pitched briefly in the minors Currently pitching coach for Triple A Fresno In Mariners system for eight years Paul K. Maruyama (Submitted 2013) 1964 US Olympic Team Member (Tokyo, Japan. Result: 5th place in lightweight division) Pan American Games Team Member in Brazil (Result: Silver Medalist in lightweight division) Competed in 4 World Judo Championships representing USA (1965, 67, 69, 75) 4 times US Senior National Champion in lightweight division 4 times US National Collegiate Champion in lightweight division 1971 World Military Judo Championships (known as Conseil International du Sport Militaire or CISM Games) (Result: Gold Medalist in lightweight division) Head Coach of 1980 and 1984 US Olympic Judo Teams Head Coach of US Teams to World Championships (1979 and 1981) Established and coached the first Permanent US Judo Training Camp Program at OTC in Colorado Springs (1978) As National Coach, organized and coached many national training camps at OTC (1978-84) Elected as first ever Athletes Advisory Council member for Judo (1973) Member of USOC International Relations Committee for 1996 quadrennial period Operated and acted as tournament director of 1981 World Military (CISM) Judo Championships held at United States Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs, CO. (19 nations participated Member of USOC staff at Nagano Winter Olympics (2002) as “Japanese liaison” and assistant to Chef de Mission Randy Gulley (Submitted in 2014) Won over 25 Colorado State Bowling Association titles and 5 Colorado State Bowling titles Inducted into the Colorado State Bowling Association Hall of Fame and the Pikes Peak United States Bowling Congress Hall of Fame for Performance in 2007 23
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Board Member, Director, and Executive Vice President of the Colorado State Bowling Association from 1991-2006 Brought together the 3 disparate bowling organizations (American Bowling Congress, Women’s International Bowling Congress, and Young American Bowling Association) under one unifying structure to grow the sport of bowling in Colorado while he was the President and VP of the Colorado State Bowling Association First co-commissioner for Rocky Mountain State Games Bowling and was also a Bowling Commissioner for the State Games of America Former Chairperson of the Team USA Pikes Peak All-Star Pro-Am Make-A-Wish Foundationof Colorado for nine years, raising over $100,000 Holds scratch bowling records for 5 age groups/divisions in the RMSG Pikes Peak USBC All-Star Team (regular & senior) for 13 years in a row (1989-2012) Head Staff Writer for the Colorado Bowler News since 2004 United States Bowling Congress Bronze Level Coach with over 30 years of coaching experience Helped organize and coach the Better Bowling Clinic at Peterson AFB
Randy Schranz (Submitted in 2014) 2014 marks Randy’s 40th running of the Pikes Peak International Hill Climb, more than any other competitor in the race’s 98 year history. Ten PPIHC wins Military veteran and local business owner – Randy’s High Country Towing Member of the Pikes Peak Historical Society Raymond Dudley – 1990 Air Force Basketball athlete (began tracking in 2015) All-time leading scorer in program history Rich Gugat — USAFA (Began tracking in 2011) Head Coach of the men’s tennis team for 32 years (longest of any coach in any sport in Academy history) Has headed the Academy’s summer youth tennis program for the past 27 years, teaching more than 5,000 aspiring tennis stars. Inducted into the Colorado Tennis Hall of Fame in 2004 Last season, he recorded his 700th career victory One of only four coaches in the history of Division I men’s tennis to reach the 700-win plateau. Career record of 702-219 represents the most wins in Academy history for a coach in any sport 702 wins is No. 2 among all active coaches During the 1980s and 1990s, he recorded 23 consecutive 20-win seasons 1987 WAC Coach of the Year He entered the Air Force Academy in 1966 and won the 1967 Air Force World Wide doubles title Rick Barry – Former NBA Player (Began tracking in 2014) Named one of the 50 Greatest Players in history by the NBA in 1996 Only player to lead the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA), ABA and NBA in scoring for an individual season In 1987, Barry was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame
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Robert Guthrie – Cross Country (Submitted February 2012) 1968 – B.A. Southern Colorado State College 1973 – M.A.T. Colorado College During his years of coaching, he served as a Social Studies teacher and between 1981-1982, he was the Activities Director at Air Academy H.S. 1968 -75 was Air Academy Jr. High School Head Coach for Football and Track 1976-1981 he became the Boys and Girls Cross Country Coach and Boys Track Coach (’75-’81) 1982 -1997 was Rampart High School Boys Track coach where he achieved 11 League and Regional Championships and 1 runner-up State Meet. 1982-2000 was Rampart High School Boys and Girls Cross Country Coach where he achieved 19 League and Regional Championships and 3 State Championships – 1992, 1993, and 1995. 2001-2002 became Wasson High School Head Boys and Girls Cross Country Coach where he achieved 2 top ten finishes at State – 5A for boys squad. 1998-2004 was Harrison High School’s Assistant Boys Track Coach and achieved State Runner-Up in 1998, 2001, 2002, 2003 and 2004; did win State Championship in 2000. 2005-2007 he was Sierra High School Assistant Track Coach and achieved Regional Champions in 2005 and 2006. In 2005-2006, two top ten finishes at State with his boys squad when coaching Sierra High School. 2005-2006, when he was Head Boys and Girls Cross Country Coach at Sierra High School, he achieved Regional Champions in both years. Between 2007 and 2011, was assistant Track Coach at Sand Creek H.S., Vista Ride H.S. and Palmer in addition to being Head Cross Country and Track Coach at Harrison H.S. from 2009-2010. In 1968, he was given the Outstanding Achievement in Education- Southern Colorado College 1975- Was awarded Outstanding Secondary Educator of America In 1989, he was awarded by Scholastic Coach Magazine the Coaching Gold Award In the years 1985, ’87, ’88, ’90, ’91-’93, he was given the Gazette Coach of the Year in Track & Cross Country In 1996, he received the Colorado Teacher/Coach of the Year award In 1999, he was awarded Region VI (6 States) National Coach of the Year – Cross Country In 2000, he received Colorado Coach of the Year in Boys Cross Country and Who’s Who Among America’s Teachers From 2003 and 2004, he was Assistant Coach of the Year in Track From 2005 and 2006, he was named Coach of the Year for Colorado Springs 4A Metro League for Cross Country In 2010, he was named Track Coach of the Year by Runners Roost and Adidas He accomplished to win multiple state championships in Cross Country for the first time in any school in Colorado Springs Coached 22 individual State Champions in Track and Field and 3 All-Americans in Cross Country and Track and Field Coached Colorado Springs All Stars Track Team (Parks and Rec) from 1974-1976 and won Past Colorado Springs Wrestling Official Affiliated with the Colorado High School Coaches Association, National High School Coaches Association, PHI DELTA KAPPA, Colorado Education Association and National Education Association Robert Lee Nieman — USAFA Swimmer (submitted in 2005) Ranked 3 times as All-American swimmer by the National High School Association 25
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Recruited to Air Force for swimming in 1966 Received All-American honors in 1970 Won Academy’s Most Valuable Swimming Player Award in 1969 & 1970 1976 became first Academy graduate to go to the Olympics, and competed for the Modern Pentathlon Team. Qualified in first place for the US Team, but finished 25th in the Montreal Olympics Qualified to compete in the World Modern Pentathlon Championship in 1979 Became the first American in history to win a World Championship in Modern Pentathlon, and led the US team to its first World Championship at age 32. Qualified for 1980 Olympic Pentathlon & Fencing Teams and was named co-captain of entire 1980 Summer Olympic Team—Could not compete due to U.S boycott. Has won National Championships for Pentathlon & Fencing and was voted into the San Antonio Sports Hall of Fame in 2000.
Roosevelt “Rosie” Franklin – Colorado College Athletic Trainer (submitted 2014) First African-American staff member at Colorado College One of the founders of the National Athletic Trainers Association Received Dr. Joe Lewis Award for his contribution to youth and athletics Received National Athletic Trainers Association award Received District 7 Award for Outstanding Service to Athletes and Students CC offers a Roosevelt Collins Scholarship each year Provided housing for many athletes on partial scholarship and helped them find jobs in the community Did all of this while being extremely near-sighted, former athletes said he could “just put his hands on you and tell what was wrong.” Sang Lee – President of U.S. Taekwondo Committee (submitted 2013)
1960 - 70 13-Time Gold Medalist (Both Intercollegiate and National) in Korea 1970 Inducted into Korean Taekwondo Hall of Fame by Korean Olympic Committee 1972 BS in law from Korea University 1979 – 87 Head Coach of U.S. Taekwondo Team at 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th, and 8th World Taekwondo Championships 1986 Graduated from U. S. Olympic Academy 1986 Created for the first time a Taekwondo Resident Athlete Training Program at the U.S. Olympic Training Center 1987 Head Coach of U.S. Taekwondo Team at Pan American Games 1987 Developed program for human adjustment to international travel for competitions with Dr. Jackie Paul of the U.S. Olympic Sports Science Department 1988 Head Coach of U.S. Olympic Taekwondo Team in Seoul, Korea 1988 Innovator and Producer of First Olympic Taekwondo Training Videos: “Get Ready for the Gold” Parts I and II 1992 - Founder and Director of U.S. Open Taekwondo Championships 1993-1995 Commissioner of Taekwondo at U.S. Olympic Festival 1995 Head of U.S. Taekwondo Team at Pan American Games
Sherlock Holmes - (submitted 2012) GT Player of the Year in 1983 Started all three years at Mitchell High School and led the basketball team in scoring, rebounds and assists 26
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Led team to win The South Central League Led team three consecutive trips to the State Tournament Considered one of the top 30 high school basketball players in the country in 1982 Performed jaw-dropping slam dunks, such as the 360 degree during game play Considered to be the greatest high school basketball player ever to come out of Colorado Springs
Steve Johnson – USA Cycling Stephen Kirkham – UCCS (Began tracking in 2011) 1972 graduate of Air Academy High School — earned 4 varsity letters Athletic Director at UCCS Has brought the university a new softball facility that is acknowledged as the best in Colorado, a new soccer facility and 1,200 permanent seats and significant upgrades to the Basketball facility Instituted the Steel and Silver rivalry between UCCS and CSU-Pueblo Added women’s soccer as an NCAA sport to begin in the 2008 season UCCS women’s XC team finished 2006 7111 in the nation Men’s basketball had a 13-4 record and No.6 ranking this year — only one previous UCCS men’s basketball team has ever had a winning season Women’s basketball — 5-4 RMAC record Softball team is set to make a run in the 2007 NCAA Tournament and has qualified for the RMAC playoffs ever since Kirkham’s arrival. Coached women’s basketball at Mesa State College from 1988-2004 and won 300 games over his career. Every senior who has played for Kirkham graduated and received their degree. Steve Sabol (submitted 2014) Colorado College graduate o Football player – Running Back NFL films Steven Holcomb (began tracking in 2010) Won four man bobsled- 2010 Lives in Colorado Springs several months of the year for training Terry Madden (Submitted in 2011) 2000 First CEO of the USADA after serving as Chief of Staff to the USOC President, Bill Hybl Worked closely with USADA Chairman Dr. Ralph Hale and other members of the Board of Directors to strengthen the U.S.’s position as a leader in the fight against prohibited substances in international sport Served as a USOC staff liaison to the Select Task Force on Drug Externalization Worked extensively on issues related to Paralympic athletes and Disabled Sports Organizations 1997-1998 Executive Director of USA Badminton o Reorganized the management structure o Implemented a streamlined financial management system Thomas Anthony Brennan (Began tracking in 2011) 27
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Colorado Springs resident since 1947 1948, began his groundbreaking efforts to establish the Young American League Coached the Bulldogs, Royals, Flyers, and Pirates Later became the Director of the YAL As director, responsible for coordinating Awards Night and Coach’s Banquets Known as the “Father of YAL Hockey in Colorado Springs” Coached the Colorado Springs ABA Midget Division team; That team placed 3rd at the National Championships in 1960 Started the ice hockey programs for St. Mary’s and Wasson High Schools Head Coach for Palmer High School during the sixties Freshman Coach at Colorado College for three years Coached Jeff Sauer who later became the head coach at the University of Wisconsin After graduating from CC, hired as Recreation Supervisor and promoted to Superintendent of Recreation Member of American Recreation Society and the Colorado Parks and Recreation Society Awarded the “Fellowship Award” which is the highest honor given by the Colorado Parks and Recreation Society Recognized by the City of Colorado Springs in 1991 with a service award Co-founder of youth hockey state play-offs with Dr. Raymond Isberg of Denver Served as Vice President of the High School Hockey League Served as goal judge and timer for 10 years when the NCAA College Championships were held at the Broadmoor World Arena Elected Vice President and President of the Colorado Springs Hockey Blue Line Club Served on Hockey Committee for the Colorado Springs Quarterback Club Formed the Men’s Adult Baseball League in 1959, after it had been absent from Colorado Springs for 10 years Chairman of the City Golf League at Patty Jewett for ten years Worked as snow ski instructor and supervisor at Ski Broadmoor for 18 years Currently a ski instructor at Keystone Ski Resort Played third base for CC Tigers Baseball Member of the first curling team at the Broadmoor Curling Rink
Tom Forster (Submitted in 2011 & 2014 with wife, Lori Forster – see above) 1977 Gymnastics o Won All Around at the State High School Championships (after having hip replacement) o Mitchell High School Athlete of Year o Gazette Telegraph Athlete of Year Full ride scholarship to Penn State NCAA All American 1983 He and wife, Lori, founded Aerials Gymnastics 1994 and 1995 USA Gymnastics Coach of the Year 1996 coached several World Team USA Gymnastics members Was on Board of Directors for USA Gymnastics Currently a National Coaching Staff Member Hosts gymnastics facility workshops to help better programs around the country
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2010 instrumental in building Colorado Springs first and only handicapped accessible playground through the Swing High Project
Tony DuCros – Basketball (submitted in 2014) Retired teacher (36 years) and coach in the Jefferson County Public School District 2012 Taking the Lead Award for creating a credit recovery class for the Jefferson County Public Schools 2012 Recognition Award from the Wheat Ridge Parks and Recreation department 2012 Recognition Award for Supporting Student Achievement in raising test scores for at-risk students Ranked first in Regis’ record books in career rebounds, single season rebounds, single game rebounds, single season rebounding average, career rebounding average, and in single season field goals attempted Selected by peers as Regis’ Athlete of the Year in 1975-76 Earned an ‘Outstanding Teachers of America’ award in 1978 Three-time First Team All-RMAC selection (1974-76) Four-time NAIA All-District 7 Selection (1973-76) Listed as an ‘Outstanding Athlete of America’ from 1974-76 Inducted into Regis University Athletic Hall of Fame in 1998 Travis Tygart – USOC (submitted 2013) Leading the establishment of an independent and credible national agency to help ensure the legitimacy of sport performances in America by testing athletes for use of banned performanceenhancing substances. Independent, but recognized by the World Anti-Doping Agency and the United States Olympic Committee, among others. led the fight for clean sport in America, often against a tide of resistance, deception and even threats to their own reputation and personal safety Operated fairly and impartially, and within the legal system of the United States. He has been, in a word, relentless -- the only way to win this battle. The outcome has been an enhancement of the credibility of the performances by American athletes around the world. Vic Kregel — USAFA (Submitted in 2011) Life-long amateur golfer until retiring from the USAF in 1965 Won the Air Force National Golf Championship in 1946, shooting 5 under park and defeating the defending champion Has won over 40 golf championships all over the world, including Colorado Coached the Varsity golf team at USAFA from 1962-1965 while serving as the Business Manager in their Athletic Department Coached the Varsity golf team at UCCS from 1990-1991 and raised funds for the new golf scholarship program Returned to Colorado Springs in 1987 and has served on many golf committees and fundraising groups including the Eisenhower Men’s Golf Association at the USAFA Is the first Honorary Life Member of EMGA and their annual two day tournament has been re-named “The Vie Kregel EMGA Championship Tournament” See nomination for more details on all tournaments won
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