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A Publication for Alumni and Friends of M o r y v i I I e College MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT G reetingsfrom theMaryville court and field. Just before I moved to Maryville from the Maryville is a member ofNCAA Division college in Virginia where Lombe Honakerwas College Campus! III,anon-scholarshipcollege.Weareconvinced a member of the Hall of Fame, I received a that Division III athletics is exacdy right for letter from John Thornton, a member of the this college and its student-athletes. Division Mar)'\'ille College Board ofDirectors. He told Whenever I meet an alumnus from New- III athletics doesn't lure marginal students to me about the American Rug Company, which Jersey, I usually ask him it he was a wrestler. campus with tinancial rewards, but instead he headed at that rime, and about the dozen More often than not the answer seems to be recruits qualified students who play their sport MaryvilleCollegestudent-athleteshe had hired yes. About a year ago Rachel and I had a nice as partottheireducational experience. to serve as managers in his company. He lunch in Lakeland, Fla., with Rev.Jim Marvin To be sure, Maryvillestudent-athletes love emphasizedthevalueoftheliberalartseducation '50andhiswifeShirley.LearningthatJimcame to play and they love to win. And they have they had received, along with the qualities to Mar\'ville ftom New Jersey in the 1940s, I created records to be proud of in the decade they developed as MC athletes - courage, asked him my question: "Did you wrestle?" In just past. Considering the 1990s, the overall perseverance, leadership, teamwork, fair play, the minutes that followed, Jim sang the praises percentage of wins hovers around 70 percent commitment to being one's best. The ofJ.D. Davis '30, forallsports.Thirty- combination was and is exactly what John who coached the two student-athletes Thornton believes forges outstanding business wrestling team at have been named people, and I would add outstanding citizens. that time, and to All-South teams One of those young alumni athletes, Scott shared what in the last 10 years, Fletcher '89, now ser\'es on the MC Board wrestling had done and five have gone of Directors and is CEO ot Mohawk Rug & torJim's education. onto receive Ail- Textiles. Jim didn't American honors. At the present, more than one-fourth of leavehisNewJersey Our basketball and Maryville's students play varsity sports. But high school as a soccer teams have many others are engaged in intramurals as wrestler. He told received invitations well. Intramurals provide a convenient avenue me how, after he to the NCAA tor those who are not members of varsity had arrived on tournament for rosters.Maryville'sintercollegiatecomperitionin campus, J.D. Division III. 1999-2000includesfootball,basketball,softball, recruited him and We think that's baseball, soccer, volleyball, and tennis. The trained him. It was pretty remarkable. intramural program ofters flag football, 3-on-3 clear that wrestling We're proud oftheir and 5-on-5 basketball, racquetball, softball and wasn't just a sport accomplishments, soccer. "Whatever the sport or venue, we are thatJim,underJ.D. and we believe that confidentthatMar^'villestudent-athletesarethe Davis' tutelage, with Maryville's recipientsofawhole-person education thatwill learned to love. current teacher- servethem throughoutlife. Wrestling changed coaches they are still This issue of FOCUS has athlerics as his lite.The lessons learningthekindsot its theme for a good reason. We invite you from J.D. Davis had a lot more to do with invaluable lessons that Jim Marvin learned to read about the coaching legends. Wall of character than with moves and holds. The fact withJ.D. Davis. Fame members, women'sathletics at Mar\'\'ille, is thatJ.D. Davis, thoughalegendat Maryville Randy Lambert '76 is a former MC current athletes, current coaches and SEC College, wasn't even a wresder himself He was student-athletewhocantakemuchofthecredit CommissionerRoyKramer'53. Inthesepages, ateacher. tor the impressive record of the 1990s. As vou will find ample evidence of the value of Andhiswrestlerslearnedlessonsthatserved athletic director, Randy has not only coached athletics as part ofthe educational program at them longaftergraduation. outstanding men's basketball teams, but he Mar)'villeCollege. Wedon'tcompeteinwrestlingatMar\'\'ille has also provided strong leadership tor the Collegeanymore,butwedocontinueatradition overallathleticprogramhere.InfutureMaryville cJ.A^-'-'^ of athletics as a part of education. We talk Collegehistorieshewillbedescribedasanother about "student-athletes," linking intellectual legendinthelineofLombeHonaker,J.D. Davis development with the lessons to be learned on and Boydson Baird'41. MaryvilleCollege FOCUS magazine2000 (issn309) Published threetimesayear MaryvilleCollege 502 E. LamarAlexanderParkway Maryville,TN 37804-5907 (865)981-8100 wwfWf.maryvillecollege.edu subscription price- none contents ^ Page? Gve made Maryville lowtheyhavemolded ter. P"9® * MARYVILLE COLLEGE ' mniwhoembodythe .,..,i.w.,,o,F-e ^s^Y, OF FAME Pages e'scourts,fieldsand Page 10 y.Learnhowwomen's traditioncontinuesto competitors. ; ^*=^^ sofferedatMaryville and successes at the 7^ .Page 14 .Page 16 .Page 17 .Page 18 .Page 19 Page20 . Page28 . PRESIDENT: Dr. GeraldW. Gibson EDITORIAL BOARD: Karen E. Beaty'94,DirecforofNewsandSportsInformation MARYVILLE MarkE.Cate, VicePresidentforCollegeAdvancement LaurieGrogan,DirectorofPublicRelations COLLEGE Anna B. Graham, CERE,DirectorofCampaignsandDevelopment Established1819 DESIGN AND LAYOUT: AlanW. Reynolds, PublicationsManager MESSAGE FR G reetingsfrom theMaryville courtand f Maryv College Campus! III,anon-si that Divisii this college Whenever I meet an alumnus from New III athletic; Jersey, I usually ask him if" he was a wrestler. campus wi More often than not the answer seems to be recruits quj yes. About a year ago Rachel and I had a nice as part oft! lunch in Lakeland, Fla., with Rev.Jim Marvin To be '50andhiswifeShirley. LearningthatJimcame to play, ant to Maryville from New Jersey in the 1940s, I created reci asked him my question: "Did you wrestle?" In just past. ( the minutes that followed,Jim sangthe praises percentage ofJ.D. Davis '30, who coached the wrestling team at that time, and shared what wrestling had done torJims education. Jim didn't leavehisNewJersey high school as a wrestler. He told me how, after he had arrived on campus, J.D. recruited him and trained him. Itwas clear that wrestling wasn't just a sport thatJim,underJ.D. Davis' tutelage, learned to love. Wrestlino changed hislife.Thelessons from J.D. Davis had a lot more to do with invaluable character than with moves and holds. The fact withJ.D. D isthatJ.D. Davis, thoughalegendatMaryville Randy College, wasn't even a wresder himself He was student-athl ateacher. for the im| Andhiswrestlerslearnedlessonsthatserved athletic dire them longaftergraduation. outstanding Wedon'tcompeteinwrestlingatMaryville has also pr Collegeanymore,butwedocontinueatradition overallathlei of athletics as a part of education. We talk Collegehisti about "student-athletes," linking intellectual legendintht development with the lessons to be learned on and Boydso ; 9 A Publicotion for Alumni ond Friends of Moryville College MaryvilleCollege FOCUS magazine2000 (issn309) Publishedthreetimesayear Maryville College 502 E. LamarAlexander Parkway Maryville,TN 37804-5907 (865)981-8100 wfwfv^.maryvillecollege.edu subscription price- none ALUMNIASSOCIATION EXECUTIVE BOARD c n t fi n t TimTopham'80 Maryville,Tennessee Legendary Coaches Page 2 President Read how Honaker, Davis, Baird and Lambert have made Maryville JamesCampbell '53 Collegeknownamongteamsacrossthecountryandhowtheyhavemolded Maryville,Tennessee student-athletesintopersonsofintegrityandcharacter. VicePresident Wall of Fame Page 6 MARYVILLE COLLEGE DeniseSmithVogodo'74 Seewhohasbeeninductedandreadaboutthreealumniwhoembodythe Maryville,Tennessee talent,diversityandimpressiveaccomplishmentsinherentinWallofFame WALL OF FAME Recording Secretary award recipients. JanRickardsDungan'65 Of Siblings and Rivalries Page 8 Louisville,Tennessee Past-President MeetthreepairsofsiblingswhosayMaryvilleCollege'scourts,fieldsand classroomsoretherightplacesforthem. CLASSOF2000 Martha BessEllisDeWitt'64 The Lady Scots Page 10 RussellGibson'82 David King'93 Fromhairbowsfoheadbands,they'vecomealongway.Learnhowwomen's - RogerNooe'62 athleticsbeganattheCollege,andseehowaproudtraditioncontinuesto JudyPenry'73 grow,winand keepMaryvilleonthemapforseriouscompetitors. CLASSOF2001 Meet the Coaches Page 12 JonathonAllison'90 Eightcoachesareresponsibleforthe10varsitysportsofferedatMaryville RobertBeam'58 College. Read about their experience, background and successes at the Priscilla BookCampbell '79 helmoftheFightingScotsandLadyScots. DeAnn Hargis-Kaminski'8£ Brenda BabbMcCroskey'82 CampusNews Page 14 MC2000Campaign Update Page 16 CLASSOF2002 QuiteaStory Page 17 MarciaWilliamsKling'56 Alumni News Page 18 David Russell'72 JoeGillilond'55 Alumni Profile: RoyKramer Page 1 RebeccahKinnomonNeff'6!I ClassNotes Page20 William Lukens'91 LetterfromtheAlumniPresident Page28 PRESIDENT: ABOUT THE COVER Dr.GeraldW.Gibson Strivingforon"official program" lookandfeel EDITORIAL BOARD: ofthisissueofFOCUS, staffmembersinthe Karen E. Beaty'94,DirectorofNewsandSporfsInformation Public RelationsOfficeselectedan imagefrom Mark E. Cafe, VicePresidentforCollegeAdvancement onoctuol 1947football program. (Seeimage Laurie Grogon,DirectorofPublicRelations atleft.) PublicationsManagerAlan Reynolds Anna B. Graham, CFRE,DirectorofCampaignsandDevelopment digitallyalteredtheimage,turningthegeneric DESIGN AND LAYOUT: redheaded fan intoa pennant-wavingScot. AlanW. Reynolds,PublicationsManager On the occasions of his 30th year at Maryville College, his full retirement in 1959 and his death in 1964, much waswritten about Coach Lombe Honaker. From thetypewritersofsportscolumnists, formerplayers, coaching colleagues and college presidents, the descriptors for Coach Honaker were as vivid astheywerecomplimentary. LEGENDARY Robert M. Baldwin, a former Fighting Scot and founder of Baldwin Associated Newspapers wrote in his "OneAmerican's Opinion" column: "CoachHonakerstartedoutwiththeideathathis jobwas to train boys toplayfootball andto train ..^.< them for the later battle oflite. He moulded his teams from the material at hand ... He sold the faculty,studentsandalumniontheideathatfoot- ball isagametobeplayedasagame. "I'd like to add myword ofappreciation to thatofthousandsofotherswhohavebenefitedin thegameoflifebytrainingreceivedfromLombe ScottHonaker, BuilderofMen." Few, ifany, alumni today who played football, baseball or basketball for Honaker would debate Baldwin's assertion that hewas a "builder ofmen." Butwhat's less obvious at first glance is that in building men, Honaker built athletics at MaryvilleCollege. He is thecoach-patriarch, havinginstructed student-athletes John Arthur "J.D." Davis '30 and Boydson Baird '41. As coaches themselves, DavisandBairdwentontohavetheirnameswrit- ten in the recordbooksofMaryvilleCollegeath- leticsandintheheartsofthousandsof"Scotties." In 1979, Honaker'scoachinglineagecontin- ued when Baird handed over the reigns ofbas- ketball coach and athleticdirectorto hisprotege. RandyLambert'76. No physical resemblance is seen in the lin- eage. Honaker,oftendescribedas"adoughtylittle Scot," would be considered the physical antith- COACHES esis of Lambert, who stands a lean 6'4". While Honaker'sbasketballteamrackeduppointsinthe paint, Lambert's men have found success outside theperimeter. Simply put, the game - all games, really- ByKarenE. Beaty '94 aredifferentnow. DirectorofNewsandSportsInformation But what isn't different about coaches at MaryvilleCollegetodayisthattheyremain"builders"-character-builders-ofstudent-athletes.And this iswhatwill makethem legendarytomorrow. 2 FOCUSSpring BEATING THE ODDS But winning seasons didn't come easy for Even with the many great people he theMaryvilleteams.Notbelongingtoanathletic coached, Honakerhad his favorites, Rosssaid. "Little grey-eyed man ofdestiny," a friend conference for much of the 1940s and 1950s "JohnStone'28wasadmiredbyDaddyHe wrote. forced the Maryville teams to compete against wasagreatbaseballplayer... DaddyandClarence "Pint-sizedballoffire,"atermerstarplayer larger schools with more talented teams. The Shepherd'55would jokewith eachotheralot." Collegelacked the ftinds to recruit on any kind said. A COACH FOR LIFE "Doughtylittle Scot,"wrote anAssociated ofwideandorganizedscale. Rosssaidhisfathermighthaverecruitedtwo Press reporter. "A wise counselor," the New York Times orthreeplayersfromVirginiawhiletheHonakers OneolHonaker'slavoriteplayershadtohave wiredto newspapersacross thenation. visitedfamilyduringsummervacation.Butmost beenJohnArthur"j.D." Davis. Stuart R. "Ross" Honaker'49onlyknew playerscametoMary\'illeCollegeforonereason, Daviswasanatural athlete, adisciplinedand Coach Honaker as "Daddy" The younger ot Rossexplained: "togetan education." dedicated worker and a person of integrity. And Scott and Helen Honaker's children, Ross once "He had very few natural athletes," he Honaker enjoyed a good joke; Davis, with his knew the Maryville College campus almost as added, "but Daddy was patient most of the unpretentious, country philosophyandwit, could wellasheknewhisown backyard. timeandwascommittedtoanythinghebelieved becountedon forlaughs. "1 tagged along behind him," Ross said, in." Thetwowereclose.RossHonakerremembers rememberingafternoonpracticeswithhisfather. About his life's vocation, Coach Honaker Davis' Sunday visits at the Honaker home near "I nevermissedapractice." said this: "1 know of no profession where the College, where football was the primary topic Likewise, Ross missed few of his father's you can do a greater good for boys and young of conversation. Margaret Davis, j.D.'s widow, games. While a student at Maryville College, men as they develop into the rugged type of remembers that her husband and Honaker were Ross was a quarterback on his father's teams manhoodwhich everyAmerican loves. Butyou together"all thetime." and anchored the single-wing offense. After he must rememberyou will be competing all your Bob Gilbert, an Associated Press writer and graduated, Ross watched from courtside, the life. It is not a profession for a man who does long-time Blount County sports columnist likens sidelinesorstands. notlovecompetitionandhardwork." Honaker and Davis to Bear Bryant and Carnie A native of southwest Virginia and a Along the way, Coach Honaker was LaslieofAlabama,RobertNeylandandHughFaust graduate ofRoanoke College, Lombe Honaker recognizedbytheFootballWriters'Associationof ofTennesseeandPennState'sJoePaternoandJerry came to Maryville in 192L Hired to coach the AmericaandtheAmericanAssociationofCollege Sandusky. football team and assume the responsibilities BaseballCoaches. Forhislongevityincoaching, "Collectively their careers at MC spanned a of athletic director, he would go on to head hewasconsideredthedeanofSouthernfootball half-centuryfromLombe'sarrivalin 1921 toJ.D.'s the baseball and basketball coaches. Former retirement in 1971," Gilbert said. "During those teams at the College before players presented him 50 years, theyendeared themselves tohundredsof retiring 38 years later. with a new Buick in student-athletes, both in terms oftheir coaching Baseball, it was widely 1951; a year later, his abilitiesandtheirpersonality-drivenantics. known,was hisfirstlove. name went on the "Lombe andJ.D. What a pair," the reporter When Coach Honaker campusgridiron. added. retired in 1959, his Ross said he Honakerasked his 12-tirae letterman to join won-loss-tie record in ail doesn't know if his him and the facultyofMaryville Collegein 1940. sports was 924-604-31 - father received offers Davis, who had earned a master's degree from remarkable considering to go elsewhere and ColumbiaUniversit)'andhadspentyears teaching Maryville's competitors at coach. and coaching in public high schools, didn't that time: the University "He was well hesitate. ofTennessee,EastTennessee satisfied here. This is Davis was an assistant coach to Honaker on State, Vanderbilt, Middle what he wanted - in the football field. When hired in 1940, he agreed TennesseeStateandCarson- a community, in a to head the track and wresding squads. In 1941, Newman. College." Davis coached the wrestling team to its first state In his first year at And in student- championship.Theteam competedsuccessfullyin Maryville, Honaker guided athletes, too. the southeastern division. When Honaker retired the football team to a 7-1-1 record - its only Theymightnothavehadthenaturalability fromcoachingfootball in 1957, Davisbecame the defeatin 1921 comingfromtheVols.Twoyears orneededexperience,butHonaker'splayershad headcoach. latet the match-up ended in a tie, 14-14. In thehearttogiveittheirall, thefightingspiritto Responsibilitiesforcoachingthreesportsand 1946, HonakertooktheCollege'sfootball team win and the character to see the game forwhat teaching physical education classes kept Davis totheTangerineBowlin Florida. itwas. at the College around the clock. Margaret even FOCUSSpring 3 " "He's as good a person as I've ever met. Every bit of him is as genuineand pureas itcan ever be," said Randy Lambert, who played guardforBairdfrom 1972 until 1976. "They don't make'emlikeCoachBaird anymore." Baird grew up in Kilbourne, Ohio, and followed brothers Weldon and William to Maryville Collegein 1937.AtBrown TownshipHighSchool,all Baird brothers ran track and suited up for the baseball and basketball teams. Boydsoncontinued participation in those sports at Mar)'\'ille but addedonemore: football. Inall,"BabyBaird"earned 10 varsit}' letters as a student-athlete under Honaker, Davis and track coachBobThrower. remembers helping her husband wash the football pursuehappinessbeforemoney. ItwasduringserviceintheU.S.Armyduring team uniformson Sundays. Davis retired in 1971, and the College's World War II that Baird began thinking seriously "There was an old ringer washing machine yearbook. The Chilhowean, was dedicated to him aboutcoaching. downinBartlett[Hall],andwewouldgooverthere, thatyear. Hecontinuedtoattendathleticeventsin "Intheservice,Ijumpedrightintoathletia- wash the uniforms and hang them on those old thearea,andwatchedsonJ.DillonDavis79enroll participatingandcoaching,"Bairdsaid."Squadrons steam pipesto dry," shesaid. "After theydtied, the atMar)'\'illeCollegesoon afterhis retirement. hadbasketballteams,andthesquadroncommander uniformswentbackin thelockers. Itwasajob. Davis andMargaret traveled thoseyears after wanted me to handle the exercise; latet, hewanted "Hewasn'thappyworkinganywhereelseexcept 1971,andshesaiditwasararetripthattheydidn't metocoach.Thatstarted it." theCollege," sheadded. "Heliked theatmosphere. bump into a former Marv-ville College student Baird's time in the service ended in 1946, Hewasanall-aroundathleteandloveditall." athlete. and heenrolled atOhioWesleyan to takephysical First and foremost, she said, he loved his "J.D. was a happyperson, and hewas always education courses required for acceptance into playersandwantedthebestinlifeforthem.Among so happy to see ever)'one," she said. "We were graduate school. In 1948, he earned a master's his closest ftiends and brmer playerswereMarvin blessed ineveryway degree in recreation and physical education from Mitchell'48, DickAbbott'54andCottonEaster Davissufferedaheartattackin 1978anddied Indiana Universit}'and marriedNancyHubbart, a '49. at the age of72. In 1979, the College established graduateofOhioWesleyanwhobecameoneofthe "He didn't put up with any bolishness - theJ.D. Davis Award to recognize the top athlete most loyal tansoftheFightingScots. no drinking, no smoking," she said. in theseniorclass. Befote accepting the position of athletic "He was a strict disciplinarian, and director, head football coach and professor at sometimes the boys would get mad at him. But A TRUE GENTLEMAN Maryville College in 1959, Baird taught and they later realized, 1 think, thatJ.D.'s interest was coached at Davidson College in North Carolina topreparethem torlite." If former student-athletes use the term "a andWilliamandMan,'inVirginia. In preparing student-athletes tor life, J.D. real character" to describe Coach Davis, "true Lookingbackonthatfirstyearasanemployee taught them - among many lessons- to put forth gentleman"maybewhattheyusetodescribeCoach ofhis alma mater, Baird summed it up with one their best effort, to stick to their principles and to BoydsonBaird. long"whew." Itwasalotofresponsibility. 4 FOCUSSpring2000 Lambertagreed. LEGEND IN THE MAKING and finishing with an impressive 24-4 record, "A lot ot times, we'd go into a game without LambertwasnamedtheSouthRegion's"Coachof a scouting report, and I always wondered why we Attheverylongest,ittakescurrentMaryville theYear" inMarch. ItwasLambert'ssecondsuch didn'thaveone,"Lambertsaid."Iknownow.Coach Collegeathletesonlyoneyearto learn thenames award, which is given annually by the National Baird didn't have time to scout! The demands of ofmenwhoputtheFightingScotson the map. AssociationofBasketball Coaches. At age 30, he was named "Coach of the hisjobwereridiculous.There'snowayIcouldhave In thefall, theyeitherwatchfootballorplay keptupwiththatschedule." onHonakerField.AndwhentheScotsarefigured Year" by coaches ofthe Old Dominion Athletic In addition to time and energy, Baird gave underdogs against rivals like Emory & Henry or Conference (ODAC).Ayearlater, hewasnamed athleticdirector ofthe College. At theageof37, Maryville College some of its finest athletic Centrecolleges,theyhopefortheghostofLombe hewasinducted into theCollege'sWallofFame. memories. In 1959, the MC football team upset Honakerto seethem to avictorious finish. Lamberthas taken the FightingScotsto the Carson-Newman14-12.Formerstudentsfromthat In thewinter, theywarm upinside Boydson NCAA tournament seven times. In 1992, the eraremembertheAndersonHalltowerbellringing BairdGymnasium. team madean NCAA"eliteeight" appearance. Inthespring,theyapplaudpeersselectedfor into the night, proclaiming the victory Alumni But Lambert could earn 10 more "Coach of the].D. DavisAward. from thateraprobablyremembertheRocketBowl the Year" recognitions, take his team to the Final victoryin 1960andathird-placefinishintheNCAA amazeUdndetorshteaanrdaabbloyu,tytohuenmgacnoylleygeearsatholfetseesrvaircee FourforDivisionIIIandcompileawin-lossrecord Southern RegionalTournamentforbaseball. of 1,000-200 before retiring, and he would still behindeverycoach-38yearsforHonaker,30for Alumni who played for Baird have more havetroubleseeinghimselfasalegendarycoach. Davis and 17 for Baird. But legendary coaches memories - theit coach as a father, friend, role Lambert said he has difficulty accepting are not a thingofthe past at Maryville College. the description partly because of his age (46), model, van driver. Instead, coaches like RandyLambert are legends pardy because he's nowhere near retiring, but Michael Barrows 71, who played forward in the making. mostlybecausehe'shumbledbythecontributions for Bairdfrom 1967 until 1971 and has remained Senior basketballplayerChris Housewright Honaker, Davis and Baird made to Marwille his close friend, tells this story: "When I visited knowshehasplayedforalegend. Collegeand theathleticprogram. Maryville as a high school senior. Coach Baird The 6'5" forward surpassed Lambert's own "These coaches have passed down an showed me the architectural drawings for the new career buckets (1,489 points) and took his place allegiance to the school and the need for small- physical education center. He told me it would be asthefifthall-timeleadingscorerfortheFighting collegeathleticsinsociety," hesaid. "Iwould like readybymysophomoreyear. Scots. In his final game against McMurry to thinkthateverypersonwhohasbeenapartof MC "Three years later, when I was a junior, University, Housewright finished his thisprogramhaslearnedmorethanjustbasketball the new building was still not finished, and we basketballcareerwith 1,498 points. -orfootball, orvolleyball orwhatever. continued to play in the Alumni Gym. As we "He's the best coach I've ever played for," "I would like to think that we can teach a walked across campus one day, I reminded Coach Housewright said ofLambert. "He's been really young person to set goals and back their goals Baird of what he told me," Barrows continued. importantin mylife." up with a work ethic that will enable them to For coaching his team to a sweet 16 succeed. "Withoutbreakingstride,herepliedthateveryone had expected it would take me a lot longer to appearanceintheNCAADivisionIIITournament "I thinkwecan-anddo." becomeasophomore." Twenty-seven years later. Barrows would organizeasurprisebirthdaypartyforCoachBaird. More than 100 friends, familyand formerplayers celebrated Baird's 80* birthday in the gymnasium namedforthecoach in 1991. OneofthepresentswasaJiminyCricketdoll, giventosymbolizethe roughestlanguage thatever rolledoffthetongueofthegentlemancoach. Thesurprisepartyisneverfarfromhismind, and neither are the years he spent at the College. Todayhe can be found in CooperAthletic Center onceaweek,deliveringclippingstostudent-athletes featuredinthelocalnewspapers. "Nobody could have enjoyed life any more thanIhave," Bairdsaid. "I haveagreatfamily,and I'veworkedwithsomefineyoungpeople." FOCUSSpring2000 ' MARYYILLE COLLI Established in the mid 1970s, the Maryville "Regular membership"is reservedfor thosestu- Inductees to theWallofFamearerecognizedat College WallofFame award recognizes outstanding dentathleteswhocompetedforMaryvilleCollege, dis- the Maryville College All-Sports Banquet, which is individuals who have contributedto Maryville Col- phtyingexcellence in athletic competition. Nominees heldin the Spring. Individualplaques bearingtheir legeathletics.James P. "Jim"Lester '51 conceived forregularmembershipmustbegraduatesofMaryville names,yearsofvarsityplayandsportsaredisplayedin theideaforthe WallofFame, wrotetheconstitution thehallwaysofCooperAthleticCenter. andservedaschairmanoftheWallofFameSelection "Specialmembership"isgrantedto thosepeople Committeeforthefirstfiveyearstheprogram. who havebeen ofoutstandingvalueto theMaryville Ifyou wouldlike to nominatesomeonefor As ofMay 1, 2000, 114 persons had been CollegeAthleticProgram. Nomineesforspecialmem- the Maryville College Wall ofFame, pleasefill inducted. bership do not necessarily have to have been apar- outandreturn the replycardfoundin theback Recognition in the WallofFame is in two cat- ticipating athlete nor do they have to have been a ofthisFOCUSissue. egories: regularandspecial graduateofthe( s 1975 DeLaney,W. Merle'31 1984 1985 Acton, Bumey'22 Huffman, Charles H. '49* Berrong, E. KingJr. '51 Dolton, Michael '66 Honoker, LombeScott' Owenby, BillyM. '62 Brahoms, Raymond, Jr. "Erick" '49 Gamble, MosesH., Jr. '36 Shores, R.M. "Pot," '26 Ruble, W.A. '21* Homil, Hugh F. '52 Garner, RobertH. "Pie"Jr. '48 Thrower, R.C. "Bob"'25 Hannah, Lee'37 Ramger, RobertC. '56 1980 Lester,JamesP."Jim" '51 on, SamuelTyndole 1878 1976 Boird, William E, '41 McKinstry, Don H. "Don" 72 Berrong,J. Leon '50 Biiggs, David H. '19 Etheredge,J.H. "Joe" '40 Hitch,JamesW. '33 ' Name: JohnnyStone Davis, John A. "J.D." '30 Monroe, Benny'65 Education: MaryvilleCollege, 1928 Kribbs, Ken D. '68* Stinnett, Kenneth C. '47* -'-,. *^ CareerpathsinceMaryville: DraftedbyNew McCall,J.E. "Shorty" '57 r ' YarkGiants(football)andDetroitTigers.Hespent McMuftoy,J.G. '25 1981 two years in the minor leagues before suiting * Boretsky, StevenT. '34 upfortheTigersand later,withtheWashington 1977 Byor,T.Madison '34 ^ Senators.Stonediedin1955attheageof50. Boring, D. R. "Bob" '50 Cross, FrankMoore'42 Notableathleticachievements: lnl932,Stone batted .297, hit17home runsand drove in 108 Lea Calloway'32 Proffitt, David W. '16 Gamble,JoeC. '26 Wilson, Ted B. '57 ^ i rbausnesbawlilth"Wthheo'TsigWehrso.."InBe1f9o3r7e,thubeerwcauslosniosmfeodrcetdo Stone,JohnT. '28 himtoretirein1938,Stonehada.31310-yearbuttingaverage."JohnnyStoneDay" Tokahashi, Kin 1895 1982 washeldatGriffithStadiumonSept.17,1939,tobenefittheMColumnus. Crawford, W.M. "Billy" '29 FriendofLouGehrig:FollowingGehrig'sretirementin1939,StonewroteboseboH's 1978 Heran,JessieS.* IronHorse.Areturnletter-signed"Cordiallyyours,Lou"-includedthesesentiments: Allen, CharlesE. '52 Mitchell, Marvin '48 "Although you did notsay in your letterwhatstridesyou were making againstyour Boird, Boydson H. '41 Morris,Tom '60 illness, I hopethisfindsyou greatlyimproved.You and I knowthattheboll gome is Ford, Hobort'55* \ Shepard, Clarence B. '55 never over until the last man is out, and Lord helpthem ifthey putone down the middle.Mybesttoyoualways." Hughes, J.D. '41 Sneed, G.W. "Shorty" '56 SuzanneStone Davis-Cunningham 70 onthe influence Lombe Honokerhod on Merrimon, Hershell '51 herfather: "Iwasquiteyoungwhen Daddied; however,mymothertalkedabouthis Renfro,JamesSr. '38 1983 careerandhowhegotstarted.MydadspokeaboutCoachHonokerwithsuchloveand Campbell, JamesC. '53 affection.Coochwastheguidinghandinthebeginningofhiscareer,and I knowthat 1979 Loessburg,WilburC. '36 duringhiscareer,heoftenspokewith[CoachHonoker],askingforhelpinoparticular Boird, WeldonA. '39 Millsaps,JesseL. "Buck" '36 directionhewasabouttotake.MomoftentoldmethatCoachguidedDadwhenitcome Calloway, HenryA.Jr. '50 Morrison, Ira "Doc"'30 todrafttime ... I donotthinkthatOod everregretted signingforbosebolland not football." Crawford, S. Earle'44 Sexton, Lynn '56 X 6 FOCUSSpring