The NC State Athletic Hall of Fame is a sports history museum located in

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. The museum pays tribute to the most legendary and influential

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sports heroes. Although the inaugural class of inductees were announced in 2012 the museum area opened in October 2016

Exhibits

The NC State Athletic

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is home to many major trophies and awards. Exhibits highlight the history and significance of famous Wolfpack players, coaches, and teams. Special exhibits are on display for the most recent inductees.

Inductees

Athletes: *

Joan Benoit Joan Benoit Samuelson (born May 16, 1957) is an American marathon runner who was the first women's Olympic Games marathon champion, winning the gold medal at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles. She held the fastest time for an American woma ...

, Women's Cross Country and Track and Field, ‘18 *Genia Beasley, Women's Basketball, ‘12 * Ted Brown, Football, ‘12 *

Thori Staples Bryan Thori Yvette Staples Bryan (; born April 17, 1974) is an American retired association football, soccer defender (association football), defender who previously played for the United States women's national soccer team and the Bay Area CyberRays ...

, Women's Soccer, ‘20 *

Tommy Burleson Tom Loren Burleson (born February 24, 1952) is an American former professional basketball player. A 7′2″ center, Burleson played for North Carolina State University's 1974 NCAA national championship team. Early life Burleson is a native o ...

, Basketball, ‘13 *

Dennis Byrd Dennis DeWayne Byrd (October 5, 1966 – October 15, 2016) was an American football defensive end and defensive tackle for the New York Jets of the National Football League. He attended college at the University of Tulsa in Tulsa, Oklahoma. ...

, Football, ‘14 * Mike Caldwell, Baseball, ‘13 *

Dick Christy Richard Joseph Christy (November 24, 1935 – July 8, 1966) was a collegiate and professional football player. At St. James High School, Christy was twice named 1st Team All-Scholastic by the Philadelphia Bulletin (1952 & 1953). He also led S ...

, Football, ‘16 * Tim Clark, Men's Golf, ‘18 *

Stan Cockerton Stan or STAN may refer to: People * Stan (given name), a list of people with the given name ** Stan Laurel (1890–1965), English comic actor, part of duo Laurel and Hardy * Stan (surname), a Romanian surname * Stan! (born 1964), American author, ...

, Men's Lacrosse, ‘20 * Richard Dickey, Men's Basketball, ‘14 * David Fox, Men's Swimming and Diving, ‘20 *

Roman Gabriel Roman Ildonzo Gabriel Jr. (born August 5, 1940) is a former American football quarterback who played in the National Football League (NFL). He was the second overall pick in the 1962 NFL Draft and played for the Los Angeles Rams for eleven seaso ...

, Football, ‘12 * Betty Jo Geiger, Cross Country and Track and Field, ‘13 *

Steve Gregg Steven Garrett Gregg (born November 3, 1955) is an American former competition swimmer. He won silver medals in the 200 m butterfly event at the 1976 Olympics, 1975 Pan American Games, and 1973 and 1978 world championships. After graduating from ...

, Swimming and Diving, ‘13 *

Henry Gutierrez Hendrig "Henry" Gutierrez (born August 28, 1968 in Hoboken, New Jersey and raised in Miami) is an American former soccer player who began his career in the lower French divisions before finishing it in the United States. He was a member of the U ...

, Men's Soccer, ‘20 *Irwin Holmes, Men's Tennis and Track and Field, ‘20 *

Torry Holt Torry Jabar Holt (born June 5, 1976) is a former professional American football player who was a wide receiver in the National Football League (NFL) for eleven seasons. He was named to the Pro Bowl seven times and retired with the 10th most rec ...

, Football, ‘13 *

Charmaine Hooper Charmaine Elizabeth Hooper (born January 15, 1968) is a Canadian retired soccer player. A four-time winner of the Canadian Players of the Year award and member of the Canada Soccer Hall of Fame, Hooper played on the Canada women's national socc ...

, Women's Soccer, ‘14 *

Cullen Jones Cullen Andrew Jones (born February 29, 1984) is an American former competition swimmer and Olympic gold medalist who specializes in Freestyle swimming, freestyle sprint events. As part of the American team, he holds the List of world records in ...

, Men's Swimming and Diving, ‘18 *

Trudi Lacey Trudi Lacey (born December 12, 1958) is an American basketball head coach, most recently of the Washington Mystics of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). NC State statistics Source USA Basketball Lacey was named to the team rep ...

, Women's Basketball, ‘18 *

Jack McDowall John Witherspoon McDowall (June 26, 1905 – May 25, 1969), known as "Spindle Legs", was an American football, baseball, basketball player and track and field, track athlete at North Carolina State University. McDowall was recognized as an Coll ...

, Football, Baseball, Men's Basketball, Track and Field, ‘14 * Chasity Melvin, Women's Basketball, ‘14 *

Rodney Monroe Rodney Eugene Monroe (born April 16, 1968) is a retired American professional basketball player who played in the National Basketball Association (NBA) and other leagues. He was selected by the Atlanta Hawks in the second round (30th pick overall) ...

, Men's Basketball, ‘18 * Linda Page, Women's Basketball, ‘16 * Danny Peebles, Football, Track and Field, ‘14 *

Lou Pucillo Lou Pucillo (born December 10, 1936) is an American former college basketball player for North Carolina State University from 1956 to 1959. Being only 5 foot 9 inches and 155 lbs., he was the smallest player to ever be recruited by Ever ...

, Men's Basketball, ‘14 *

Tab Ramos Tabaré "Tab" Ramos Ricciardi (born September 21, 1966) is an American former soccer player and current head coach of Hartford Athletic in the USL Championship. Over his thirteen-year professional career, Ramos played as a midfielder in Spain, ...

, Men's Soccer, ‘12 *

Stephen Rerych Stephen Karl "Steve" Rerych (born May 14, 1946) is an American retired surgeon and former swimmer, Olympic champion, and former world record-holder. Swimming career At the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City, Rerych won two gold medals. He s ...

, Men's Swimming and Diving, ‘14 *

Jim Ritcher James Alexander Ritcher (born May 21, 1958) is an American former professional football player who was an offensive lineman in the National Football League (NFL) for 16 seasons during the 1980s and 1990s. Ritcher played college football for North ...

, Football, ‘12 *

Philip Rivers Philip Michael Rivers (born December 8, 1981) is an American former football quarterback who played in the National Football League (NFL) for 17 seasons, primarily with the Chargers franchise. He played college football at NC State and was sele ...

, Football, ‘13 * Dave Robertson , Football, Baseball, Men's Basketball, Track and Field, ‘16 *

John Sadri John Sadri (born September 19, 1956) is a former tennis player from the United States. Sadri, an All-American at North Carolina State, reached the finals of the 1978 men's NCAA singles championship, losing to John McEnroe in four sets.https://w ...

, Men's Tennis, ‘20 *

Ronnie Shavlik Ronald Dean Shavlik (December 4, 1933 – June 27, 1983) was an American professional basketball player. He was an All-American center for the NC State Wolfpack in the 1950s. He later played briefly for the New York Knicks of the National Basket ...

, Men's Basketball, ‘13 *

Julie Shea Julie Shea is a former American long-distance runner and politician. Early life While at Gibbons High School in Raleigh, North Carolina, she was the first ''Track and Field News'' "High School Athlete of the Year" in 1977 Her national record f ...

, Track and Field and Cross Country, ‘12 *

Andrea Stinson Andrea Stinson (born November 25, 1967) is a retired professional basketball player from the United States, playing from 1998 to 2005 for the Charlotte Sting and the Detroit Shock. Early life Andrea went to North Mecklenburg High School in Hunt ...

, Women's Basketball, ‘13 *

Sylvester Terkay Sylvester Matthew Terkay (born December 4, 1970) is a retired American professional wrestler, actor,and mixed martial artist best known for his run in WWE. He has held NWA Zero-One's United States Championship twice and Ultimate Pro Wrestling's ...

, Wrestling, ‘13 * David Thompson, Basketball, ‘12 *

Mario Williams Mario Jerrel Williams (born January 31, 1985) is a former American football defensive end. He played college football for North Carolina State University, and was selected first overall by the Houston Texans in the 2006 NFL Draft. A four-time ...

, Football, ‘20 Coaches: *

Everett Case Everett Norris Case (June 21, 1900 – April 30, 1966), nicknamed the "Old Gray Fox", was a basketball coach most notable for his tenure at North Carolina State University, from 1946 to 1964. Early life and career Born in Anderson, Indiana, Case ...

, Men's Basketball, ‘12 *Willis Casey, Men's Swimming and Diving, ‘18 *Don Easterling, Swimming and Diving, ‘16 *

Earle Edwards Earle Edwards (November 10, 1908 – February 25, 1997) was an American football player and coach. He served as the head football coach at North Carolina State University from 1954 to 1970, compiling a record of 77–88–8. Edwards is the longes ...

, Football, ‘13 *

Sammy Esposito Samuel Esposito (December 15, 1931 – July 9, 2018) was an American professional baseball third baseman and shortstop. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for 10 seasons on the Chicago White Sox (1952, 1955–1963) and Kansas City Athletics ...

, Baseball, ‘14 *

Norm Sloan Norman Leslie Sloan Jr. (June 25, 1926 – December 9, 2003) was an American college basketball player and coach. Sloan was a native of Indiana and played college basketball and football at North Carolina State University. He began a long career a ...

, Men's Basketball, ‘13 *

Jim Valvano James Thomas Anthony Valvano (March 10, 1946 – April 28, 1993), nicknamed Jimmy V, was an American college basketball player, coach, and broadcaster. Valvano had a successful coaching career with multiple schools, most notably at North Carolin ...

, Men's Basketball, ‘12 *

Kay Yow Sandra Kay Yow (March 14, 1942 – January 24, 2009) was an American basketball coach. She was the head coach of the NC State Wolfpack women's basketball team from 1975 to 2009. A List of coaches in the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of F ...

, Women's Basketball, ‘12 Teams: * 1974 Men's Basketball Team, ‘16 * 1983 Men's Basketball Team, ‘18 Special Contributor: *

Wendell Murphy Wendell H. Murphy is a former North Carolina farmer, Democratic politician, and namesake of the Wendell H. Murphy Football Center. Early life Wendell H. Murphy was born in Rose Hill, North Carolina. In 1960, Murphy received a B.S. in agricultu ...

, ‘14

References

External links

NC State Athletic Hall of Fame Official Website

NC State Athletic Hall of Fame
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Halls of fame in North Carolina Awards established in 2012