Hall of Fame
Fred Harvey was a four-year starter and letterman for coach Roy Kidd’s football Colonels at linebacker. He was a first-team All-American his senior season by Kodak, Associated Press, The Sporting News and the Walter Camp Football Foundation. Harvey was also a second-team AP All-American and the 1986 The Football News I-AA Defensive Player of the Year. EKU’s all-time leading tackler with 503 tackles, Harvey was a two-time OVC Defensive Player of the Year in 1984 and 1986 and was chosen as the 1986-87 OVC Male Athlete of the Year. He was also selected to the All-Ohio Valley Conference first team in 1984 and 1986. Harvey was picked last fall as one of Eastern’s all-time best linebackers on Eastern’s All-Century Football team.
