On December 14, 2005, Eastern Kentucky University announced the creation of an Athletics Hall of Fame. The Hall of Fame’s mission is to commemorate and honor student-athletes, other individuals and teams whose accomplishments have contributed to the esteemed tradition of Colonel Athletics and whose character has reflected positively on the University.

An extraordinary group of individuals, previously recognized by the University during the 1974 Centennial Athletic Awards Banquet, were inducted into the Hall of Fame on Nov. 3, 2006. This group of 25 is called The Founders. They were joined by an inaugural class of 13 members to make up the 2006 inductees.

The Department of Athletics accepts nominations for the Hall of Fame on a rolling basis. Nominations must be received by March 1 to be considered for that year's class. More details and a nomination form can be found on the right side of this page.

ATHLETICS HALL OF FAME INDUCTEES

JACK ADAMS
FOUNDER
Jack Adams, a three-time All-Ohio Valley Conference performer at Eastern, established 13 school records during his career. At the close of his senior year, his famous No. 40 jersey was retired, the first to be so honored in the school’s history. He is currently listed as the ninth leading scorer in Eastern history with 1,460 points, an average of 20.6 per game. An AAU All-American in 1959, when he made the All-Army team and participated in the Pan American Game in Chicago, he was known as “the world’s travelingest basketball player” in 1960 when he toured the U.S.S.R. with the State Department sponsored American team, and later journeyed to the Cleveland Pipers of the AAU National Basketball league from June 1960 to January 1962. He was elected Most Valuable Player of the year for the Pipers in the 1961-62 season and also was named the MVP of the AAU Tournament that season. He also played professionally with the New York Tapers of the American Basketball League and averaged 18 points per game. Adams served Eastern as assistant basketball coach from 1962-67 and head tennis coach from 1963-72. Upon graduation from Eastern in 1956, he served three years as a Regular Army officer in the field artillery. He earned his masters degree at Eastern and his doctorate at the University of Kentucky.

PAM RAGLIN ANDREWS
CLASS OF 2007
One of the best middle distance runners in the nation during her collegiate career, Pam Raglin, as she was known during her time at EKU, was a 13-time Ohio Valley Conference champion. The 1984 and 1985 OVC Women’s Outdoor Track & Field Athlete of the Year still holds the conference mark for best 800 meters time with a 2:07.71 in 1986. Raglin claimed the OVC outdoor championship in the 800 meters (1985, 1986); 1,500 meters (1984, 1985, 1986); 3,000 meters (1985, 1985); and the 5,000 meters (1984, 1985) during her career. Raglin’s time of 4:16.84 in the 1,500 meters during the 1986 season is still the EKU women’s outdoor record. Also in 1986, Raglin was selected as the OVC Cross Country Runner of the Year. She won the three-mile championship with a time of 16:33, 11 seconds better than the runner up. Raglin also excelled at indoor track, winning the OVC title in the 800 meters and the mile in 1985. A native of Paris, Ky., Raglin Andrews was inducted into the Kentucky High School Athletic Association Hall of Fame in 1998.

JAMES BAECHTOLD
FOUNDER
Jim Baechtold was a four-year basketball letterman from 1948-52, and during those years earned recognition as Eastern’s Most Valuable Player, three listings on the All-Ohio Valley Conference squad, and All-American recognition his last two seasons. His 1,137 points are still high for a four-year playing career. He was the first round draft choice of the Baltimore Bullets in 1952, and the National Basketball Association Rookie-of-the-Year for the 1952-53 season. Baechtold ended his professional basketball career with the New York Knicks in 1957, returning to his alma mater that year to become an assistant to his former coach, Paul McBrayer. In 1962 he became Eastern’s head basketball coach, a position he held until 1966. In his five seasons, he coached two OVC runnersup, the 1965 conference championship and NCAA representative team, and was the OVC Coach-of-the-Year in 1965.

DR. BOBBY BARTON
CLASS OF 2006
The first athletics trainer ever inducted into the Ohio Valley Conference Hall of Fame, Dr. Bobby Barton is widely recognized as a pioneer and leader in the sports medicine field. EKU’s head athletics trainer from 1976 until 2003, Barton also spent much of his time teaching in the exercise and sports science department. Barton was the head athletics trainer during the Colonels’ four-year stretch of football national championship appearances (1979-82), earning the title in 1979 and 1982. During his 27-year tenure at EKU, Barton acted as chair of EKU’s physical education department and co-authored the Commonwealth of Kentucky’s athletic trainer certification law. Barton received the Distinguished Service Award for Athletic Training from the American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine in 1998 and in 1999 was presented with the Outstanding Football Trainer Award by the All-American Football Foundation. He also served on the American Counsel on Education’s Commission on College Athletics. In 1995, he served as the men’s basketball athletic trainer for the U.S. National Team at the World University games. Barton served as NATA President from 1982 until 1986 and served on the organization’s Placement Committee, Public Relations Committee and the Research and Education Foundation Board of Directors. Barton has also been elected to the National Athletic Trainer’s Association Hall of Fame, the Kentucky Athletic Trainers’ Society Hall of Fame and the Marshall University Athletics Hall of Fame. He earned his B.A. degree from the University of Kentucky in 1968 and his M.S. from Marshall in 1970. Barton earned his Doctor of Arts degree in Adapted Physical Education at Middle Tennessee State in 1975 and worked at the University of Florida, University of Kentucky and Florida International University before coming to EKU.

ED BODKIN
CLASS OF 2007
The only EKU men’s basketball student-athlete to compile more than 1,500 points and 800 rebounds, Eddie Bodkin finished his collegiate career as EKU’s all-time leading scorer (1,587 points). Currently sixth on the all-time list, Bodkin averaged 21.1 points per game during his career (1963-66). Playing for head coach and EKU Athletics Hall of Famer Jim Baechtold, Bodkin helped lead the squad to 50 wins in a three-year span, including a 19-6 record in 1964-65. That team went 13-1 in Ohio Valley Conference action and advanced to the NCAA Tournament where they played DePaul. Bodkin and his teammates captured signature victories against Louisville, Syracuse, Western Kentucky and Miami (Ohio). A two-time All-Ohio Valley Conference honoree (1965-66), Bodkin also earned OVC All-Tournament honors in 1964 and 1965. The Chicago Bulls made Bodkin the 30th overall selection in the 1966 NBA Draft when they chose him in the third round.

CHAD BRATZKE
CLASS OF 2006
An NFL veteran who graciously helped EKU establish its state-of-the-art Student-Athlete Academic Success Center that bears his name, Chad Bratzke is one of the most decorated football players to play at Eastern. Bratzke started his collegiate career as a walk-on for Roy Kidd and through his dedication evolved into a two-time All-American and 1994 NFL draft pick. A 1992 and 1993 I-AA All-American, Bratzke was also chosen as an All-Conference standout following those seasons. The defensive lineman earned OVC Defensive Player of the Year in 1993. Following his collegiate career, Bratzke was selected by the New York Giants in the fifth round of the NFL draft. The first five years of his career were spent in the Big Apple before he moved on to the Indianapolis Colts where he spent his final five years. Bratzke, who led the Colts in sacks for three consecutive years, including a then-franchise record 12 in 1999, played 129 games in the NFL. He recorded 413 tackles and 56.5 sacks in 10 seasons. The Waukegan, Ill. native earned All-Madden Team honors in 1999.

JIMMIE BROOKS
FOUNDER
Jimmie Brooks, was the all-time Eastern career rushing leader with 3,842 yards following his career, was a four-year letterman for coach Roy Kidd’s EKU football team. Brooks best season came in 1969 when he ran for 1,102 yards in 224 carries and scored seven touchdowns. He also picked up 225 yards on 10 kickoff returns and caught eight passes for 176 yards that season. He held three school single-game and season rushing records that have since been eclipsed. His name also appeared throughout the Ohio Valley Conference record book for most plays total offense (921) and most rushing attempts (920), both career marks. While he was a member of the Colonels, Eastern posted a four-year record of 30-9-2 and won the NCAA Mideast Championship with a 27-13 Grantland Rice Bowl victory over Ball State. After completing his college career, Brooks tired out with the San Francisco 49ers as a defensive back and then played for the Winnipeg Blue Bombers in Canada.

CHARLES BRYANT
FOUNDER
Charles Bryant was a four-year letterman in baseball and three-year letter-winner in football from 1933-36, playing both sports for former Eastern coach, the late George Hembree. While pitching for the Maroons, he posted a four-year career mark at Eastern of 22 wins, 11 losses. After completing his eligibility at Eastern, Bryant signed to play professional baseball on a team in Nashville, Tenn. where he pitched for two seasons and compiled an 8-5 record in 1936, his best season. He received his masters in education from the University of Kentucky in 1951. Bryant served as basketball coach at Lincoln County form 1938-39 and high school principal there from 1950-56.

JAMES CAIN JR.
FOUNDER
Jimmy Cain, a product of Madison Central High School and an All-State performer who led the Indians to four state tournament appearances, was a two-year All-Ohio Valley Conference selection at third base for coach Charles “Turkey” Hughes Eastern baseball team. His sophomore season, Cain led EKU in hitting with his .395 average and played in an infield that was among the nation’s leaders defensively and that turned 38 double plays in 29 games. In 1968, Cain was second among the nation’s top players in two categories, home runs (seven, an average of 0.37 per game) and runs batted in (27, an average of 1.50 per contest), and also batted .400, finishing among the top 50 in the country. That season he also led the Colonels in extra base hits and was voted by his fellow teammates as the most valuable player. An injury to his leg in the fourth game of the 1969 season prevented his playing the remainder of his senior year.

WALLY CHAMBERS
FOUNDER
Wally Chambers, the 1973 National Football League’s Defensive Rookie of the Year, was a first-team All-American selection his senior season at EKU on The Sporting News and Time Magazine all-star squads. During his rookie campaign, he led the Chicago Bears in tackles and assists with 101 tackles and 31 assists, becoming the first Bear other than Dick Butkus to accomplish that feat since 1965. He forced seven fumbles, recovering two, and sacked opposing quarterbacks nine times and assisted on five. Chambers was the eighth pick of the first round of the 1973 NFL draft and was chosen by the Bears, becoming the highest draft choice in the history of the school and the Ohio Valley Conference. He led the Colonels in tackles and assists for three straight years and was co-recipient of EKU’s Most Valuable Player Award his senior year. He was a first-team All-OVC choice in 1972 and joined the nations’ other outstanding seniors in two post-season classics, the North-South Shrine game and the Senior Bowl contest. At the conclusion of the football season, the University officially retired Chambers’ No. 78 jersey. His outstanding rookie season culminated with his selections as the only Bear to play for the National Football Conference in the annual Pro Bowl Game.

CARL COLE
FOUNDER
Carl Cole, a two-time All-Ohio Valley Conference selection, led coach Paul McBrayer’s team to an outright league title in 1958-59 and a share of the hoop crown in 1960-61. While Cole was playing for EKU, the Maroons won 45 and lost 23 as he compiled scoring averages of 12.2 as a sophomore, 18.3 as a junior and 19.3 as a senior. Cole compiled 1,134 career points. In addition to possessing all the physical qualifications of a great athlete, he carried off honors in mathematics, his major, and in the Reserve Officers Training Corps. After graduation from Eastern in 1961, he played the 1961-62 seasons with the Phillips’ 66’ers who captured the national AAU championship that season. He also toured the Middle East on an United States State Department sponsored tour in 1961, and provided clinics and played exhibition games in countries such as Egypt, Syria, Jordan, Cyprus and others. Cole received his master’s degree in economics from UK in 1968.

GRANT COLEHOUR
FOUNDER
A five-time All-American in track and a four-time All-American in cross country, Grant Colehour was a member of the United States final Olympic Trials team in the 10,000 meters at South Lake Tahoe in 1968, where he placed sixth. He was captain of the EKU track and cross country teams all four seasons he was a member of the squads. A three-time national college champion in the six-mile run, 5,000-meter run and 10,000-meter run, he was the Ohio Valley Conference cross country champion four times (1965-68) and an OVC champion in track in five events. Colehour was a member of the United States World Cross Country Team in 1966 and 1967 and ran in Europe in the summer of 1966 in such countries as Sweden, Finland, Denmark and Norway. One of the first All-Americans in the University’s history, he held EKU records in the mile, two-mile, three-mile and six-mile runs.

DONALD G. COMBS
CLASS OF 2007
A dedicated leader who devoted 34 years of his life to Eastern Athletics, Donald G. Combs, Sr. served EKU as its Director of Athletics and head swimming coach. While leading the EKU swimming program for 19 years, 1956-75, Combs posted an .836 winning percentage (143-28) and won 13 consecutive Kentucky Intercollegiate Swimming Championships. He mentored 28 All-Americans and was awarded “Master Coach” status by the College Swimming Coaches Association of America, Inc. In 1968 the Donald G. Combs Natatorium was dedicated in his honor. For the last three years of his coaching career, and 16 subsequent years, Combs served as EKU’s Director of Athletics (1972-91). During that era, the Colonels claimed the OVC men’s all-sports trophy five times and the women’s all-sports trophy three times. During his tenure, the athletics department expanded from nine varsity sports to 19. A member of the Division I-AA football committee for nine years and Chairman in 1985, Combs was Eastern’s AD when the Colonels won the I-AA football national championship in 1979 and 1982. A 1991 Ohio Valley Conference Hall of Fame inductee, Don’s father, Earle Combs, is also a member of the EKU Athletics Hall of Fame.

EARLE COMBS
FOUNDER
Major League Baseball Hall-of-Famer Earle Combs came to Richmond when he reached his 17th birthday and decided to continue his education at Eastern Kentucky State Normal School. Finally, through persuasion of his friends and the students who saw him hit two home runs against the faculty in a practice game, he decided to go out for the Eastern team. He immediately became a member of the team and a hero to the students, slamming at least one home run in every game he played and compiling a .596 batting average that first year. He later played for teams in High Splint and Lexington before joining the American Association’s Louisville Colonels in 1922. While at Louisville for two seasons he collected 678 doubles, 33 triples, 189 home runs, 200 runs batted in and batting averages of .344 and .380. He played for the New York Yankees of the American League from 1924-35, compiling a lifetime batting average of .325 and career fielding average of .973. He was leadoff hitter for the great “murderer’s Row” Yankee teams and had, perhaps, his greatest year in 1927 when he collected 231 hits, batted .356, scored 137 runs and totaled 36 doubles, 23 triples, six home runs and 64 runs batted in. Combs, who batted lefthanded and threw right, collected more than 200 hits in a season three times during his career. He scored more than 100 runs eight straight years, from 1925 through 1932, and bated .300 or better eight times with a high of .356 on that outstanding 1927 club. He served as a coach with the Yankees (1936-44), the St. Louis Browns (1947), the Boston Red Sox (1948-54) and the Philadelphia Phillies (1955). Combs was inducted into the Hall of Fame at Cooperstown, N.Y., July 26, 1970, and is a member of the Kentucky Sports Hall of Fame. Combs also served as Chairman of EKU’s Board of Regents.

DON DALY
FOUNDER
Don Daly, captain of the All-Ohio Valley Conference team in 1951 and a member of the 1954 undefeated Tangerine Bowl team, was an All-American halfback for coach Glenn Presnell. He still holds the Eastern single game rushing record for longest run from scrimmage – 97 yards versus Morehead in 1951. He was holder of EKU’s 100 yard dash record (:9.8) until two of his students broke his mark in 1963 with :9.7 timings. Upon graduating from EKU in 1955, he served two years in the Marine Corps as a Lieutenant. In 1956, while playing for the Quantico Marines, he was named to the All-Marine Corps first team. Daly received his master’s degree in education from Eastern in 1958 and was named head track and assistant football coach at EKU in 1960, a position he held through 1965 when he was named head football coach at Dade City High School in Florida. From there, he moved to Norwood, Ohio, where he held the position of head football coach and track coach at Norwood High School from 1966-73.

FRED DARLING
FOUNDER
Fred Darling participated in three sports – football, basketball and track – his freshman and sophomore year at EKU and was a member of the football and track teams his junior and senior years. He was a first-team All-Ohio Valley Conference tackle for three seasons and was an All-American choice his senior year. He played on coach Rom Rankin’s undefeated, untied 1940 team and signed professionally with the Detroit Lions of the National Football League. However, Darling entered the Army Field Artillery and served for five years before joining the staff of Rankin as an assistant coach. He served as line coach under three head coaches – Rankin, Tom Samuels and Glenn Presnell and was on the staff of the undefeated 1954 Tangerine Bowl Team. Darling served as head track coach from 1948-58, coaching Eastern’s first undefeated track team and an OVC track championship squad. He resigned from coaching in 1961 to enter full-time teaching. He holds five graduate degrees, including his doctorate from Indiana University in 1958, and served as EKU’s Chairman of the Department of Men’s Physical Education.

GEORGE FLOYD
CLASS OF 2007
A 1999 inductee into the College Football Hall of Fame, George Floyd was a two-time All-American during his EKU career. A defensive back for the 1979 national championship team, Floyd started all four years (1978-81) and served as team co-captain in 1981. The 1980 and 1981 Ohio Valley Conference Defensive Player of the Year still holds EKU’s record for most career interceptions (22) and most career interception return yards (328). During the 1980 season, the Brooksville, Fla. native picked off five passes and returned one of those interceptions 100 yards for a touchdown. The two-time All-OVC honoree was chosen as the conference Male Athlete of the Year in 1981-82. He is a member of the All-Time All-OVC Team. Following his collegiate career, Floyd played four years (1983-86) for the National Football League’s New York Jets after being a fourth-round draft choice by the organization. Floyd taught and coached at Bellevue High School and Boone County High School before becoming assistant principal at Boone County in Florence, Ky. Floyd is very involved with his community, serving as a deacon and treasurer at Zion Baptist Church.

HUGH GABBARD
FOUNDER
Hugh Gabbard competed in three sports at Eastern, lettering one season in basketball, three years in baseball and four years in track. While a member of coach Charles “Turkey” Hughes baseball team, the Maroons’ squad won one outright Ohio Valley Conference championship and tied for another. Following his collegiate days, he was active in slow-pitch softball, both church and industrial teams, and won one league batting championship with .745 average. Following his graduation from Eastern in 1959, he was a social studies and physical education instructor and baseball coach at three high schools – Finneytown High School (Ohio), 1960-61, Richmond Madison High School, 1962-64 and Fern Creek High School in Louisville, 1965-72. His 1965 Fern Creek High School baseball team was a runner-up in the State Tournament. He received both his master’s degree in 1969 and his Rank 1 teaching certificate in 1973 at Eastern Kentucky.

LISA GOODIN
CLASS OF 2006
The all-time leading scorer in EKU women’s basketball history with 1,920 career points, Lisa Goodin is one of the most prolific student-athletes to compete in a Colonel uniform. Goodin currently ranks fifth on the career list for assists (375) and ninth for steals (182). A sharpshooter with consistent accuracy, she led the NCAA in free throw percentage as both a freshman (.897) and junior (.910). Goodin earned All-Conference honors all fours years of her collegiate career and was later named to the All-Time Ohio Valley Conference Team. She was chosen as a First Team honoree in 1983 and a Second Team selection in 1981, 1982 and 1984. Goodin was also picked for the OVC All-Tournament Team during her senior season. That year, 1984, she led the team in scoring with 15.5 points per game average. A native of Austin, Ind., Goodin is the Principal at Jessie Clark Middle School in Fayette County.

JIM GUICE
CLASS OF 2006
A three-time All-Ohio Valley Conference selection, Jim Guice established several season and career passing records during his tenure in maroon. Until recently, he held the EKU records for passes attempted (720), passes completed (386), passing yards (5,041) and passing touchdowns (46). Guice’s 934 plays of total offense during his EKU career (1965-68) is still the program’s all-time mark. The 1968 All-American helped lead his team to the 1967 and 1968 OVC Championships and the Mid-East Regional title in 1967. The quarterback was selected to the All-Time OVC team for a 10-year span. Following his outstanding collegiate career, Guice held a senior management position with Ryder Transportation for 28 years. He is the President and Founder of one of the nation’s largest independent truck sales corporations. Guice is currently a Senior Vice President with AmeriQuest Transportation and Logistics. A member of the Worn Cleat Club for more than 20 years, Guice is very involved with Saint Elizabeth Catholic Church and several charities and foundations. Matt, son of Jim and Connie Guice, played quarterback for the Colonels in 2003 and 2004.

MYRON GUYTON
CLASS OF 2007
A seven-year veteran of the National Football League, Myron Guyton was a four-year starter in the defensive backfield for head coach Roy Kidd (1985-88). Guyton led the Ohio Valley Conference in interceptions during his senior year as well as leading the league in blocked kicks his final two seasons. A team captain whom earned EKU MVP honors in 1988, Guyton was chosen in the eighth round of the 1989 draft by the New York Giants. One of only two rookies to start for Bill Parcells (Lawrence Taylor), Guyton led the NFL’s second-ranked defense in tackles during his rookie campaign. In his second year with the organization, Guyton was an instrumental part of the Super Bowl championship. After five years with the Giants, Guyton completed his career by playing two seasons with the New England Patriots. In 98 professional football games, Guyton made 10 interceptions. Guyton has been dedicated to community service throughout this life, working with Tomorrow’s Children while in New York and with the Boston Boys and Girls Club while with the Patriots. The Metcalf, Ga. native continued his success by owning several Burger King franchises in Georgia.

RICHARD HILL
FOUNDER
Rick Hill, a three-time All-America swimmer for Eastern in 1966-68, broke three American Athletic Union records in 1965, including the 400-meter individual medley and as a member of the 800-yard freestyle relay and the 400-meter medley relay teams. He was captain of the 1967 EKU swim team and was a member of four Kentucky Intercollegiate Swimming and Diving Championship teams at Eastern. After his graduation in 1971, Hill was the swim team coach at Plantation Country Club in Louisville for one season where his team won the state championship in the junior division. He served as a social worker in the Jefferson County Juvenile Court in 1972-73 and a social worker at Ornsby Village Treatment Center in Louisville.

RONALD HOLIHAN
FOUNDER
Ron Holihan was a four year letter-man for Eastern Eels swimming team and set many pool and state meet records during his career. He, like fellow honorees Rick Hill and Bill Walker, was a member of four Kentucky Intercollegiate Swimming Championship winning teams. He was Eel of the Month several times and was a recipient of the Most Improved Swimmer award for the 1968-69 season and the Most Valuable Swimmer trophy his senior year. Holihan qualified for the NCAA his freshman and junior years in the breaststroke and as also honored with his selection to the 1972 edition of “Who’s Who in College Athletes of America”. He served as the graduate assistant with the Eels in 1972-73 and was also the swim team coach at Arlington Country Club that year. Other honors of Holihan include his receipt of the EKU Board of Regents Plaque, the Governor’s Merit Award for saving a pupil’s life while student-teaching, and award from the EKU Department of Physical Education for contributions to his profession.

CHARLES “TURKEY” HUGHES
CLASS OF 2006
An institution with EKU Athletics for decades, Turkey Hughes held several posts during his affiliation with the University. Considered one of the Ohio Valley Conference’s Founding Fathers, Hughes is a member of both the OVC and Kentucky Athletic Halls of Fame. He was responsible for restarting the EKU Athletics Department following World War II. Hughes coached football, men’s basketball, tennis and track from 1929 until 1934. He also coached all of those sports, except football, in 1935. Hughes took over the reigns of the baseball program in 1941 and coached until 1971. Also during that time period, Hughes served as Director of Athletics (1942-61) and chaired the Department of Health and Physical Education for 27 years. EKU’s baseball field is named in his honor. In the early 1920s, Hughes was a star in football, basketball, baseball and track at the University of Kentucky. He set a national football record with a 98-yard interception return against Alabama in 1924.

JACKIE HUMPHREY-CORBIN
CLASS OF 2006
A 1988 Olympian who represented the United States in Seoul, Korea, Jackie Humphrey-Corbin is one of the most decorated athletes ever to compete at Eastern. Humphrey ran the sixth-fastest time ever by an American in the 100 meter hurdles (12.83 seconds) and won the U.S. Olympic track and field trials in record-setting fashion during the 1988 season. On August 29 of that year, the city of Richmond held a Jackie Humphrey Day to celebrate her accomplishments. Driven by a passion to be the best, Humphrey was a six-time NCAA All-American. She competed in the NCAA Indoor and Outdoor Championships each year of her collegiate career (1985-88). Her best finish was second place in the 1987 100-meter hurdles, a race she finished in 13.06 seconds. Humphrey personally set three indoor and one outdoor program records and was part of four indoor and four outdoor relays that established program marks. Following her senior season, Humphrey earned Ohio Valley Conference Female Athlete of the Year.

AARON JONES
CLASS OF 2007
A first round draft choice by the Pittsburgh Steelers in 1988, Aaron Jones played nine years in the NFL, also playing for the New England Patriots and the Miami Dolphins. At the time of his selection, Jones was only the third OVC student-athlete to be picked in the NFL Draft’s first round. (EKU Athletics Hall of Famer Wally Chambers and Morehead State’s Phil Simms) Jones, a 1987 I-AA First Team All-American defensive lineman, earned All-Ohio Valley Conference honors in 1985 and 1987. Following the 1987 season, Jones was chosen as the league’s Defensive Player of the Year. The Apopka, Fla. native made 40 tackles, 26 assists, and 12 tackles for loss during his senior season. During his professional career, Jones played in 113 contests. He made 20 sacks, including a career-high four with New England in 1994, recovered five fumbles and had one interception. Jones is currently serving as the President of Excel Speed & Fitness Training, LLC.

ROY KIDD
FOUNDER
Roy Kidd, head football coach of the EKU Colonels for 39 years, was an outstanding football and baseball player in his own right in his four year collegiate career at Eastern. Kidd received four varsi