NC State Athletic Hall of Fame 
About the NC State Athletic Hall of Fame
2012 NC State Athletic Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony (Full Show)
Hall of Fame Nomination Form - Note: The deadline for the 2013 HOF Nominations was Feb. 1, 2013.
NC State Athletic Hall of Fame - Class of 2012 Genia Beasley
Women's Basketball, 1977-80 Beasley HOF Video | Beasley Profile - By George Cox Awards - Kodak All-American (1978)
- National Scouting Service All-American (1979)
- Wade Trophy Finalist - National Player of the Year (1979, `80)
- North Carolina AAU Female Amateur Athlete of the Year (1978)
- Kodak All-Region II selection (1979, `80)
- All-NCAIAW (1977, `78, `79, `80)
- All-NCAIAW Tournament team (1977, `78, `79, `80)
- All-ACC Tournament team (1978, `79, `80)
- 1980 ACC Tournament MVP
Individual Records - Highest total career points (2,367 points)
- Highest total career rebounds (1,245 rebounds)
- Highest rebounding average in a career (9.7)
- Most career double-doubles (60)
- Most career blocked shots (185)
- Most blocked shots in a single season (73)
- Only player in program to lead team in scoring and rebounding all four seasons
Team Records - 1978 ACC Regular Season champions
- 1980 ACC Regular Season & Tournament champions
General Information - One of seven honored jerseys in NC State women's basketball history
- North Carolina Sports Hall of Fame inductee (2007)
- Member of ACC 50th Anniversary team
- ACC Top 50 Female Athlete
- Played for USA Select National Team (1977, `78)
- Won gold medals at Pan American Games, Senior Pan American Games and World University Games
Ted Brown
Football, 1975-78 Brown HOF Video | Brown Profile - By A.J. Carr Awards - Inaugural ACC Rookie of the Year (1975)
- ACC's only four-time first-team All-ACC winner (1975-78)
- 1978 Tangerine Bowl MVP
- Tied for sixth in the 1978 Heisman Trophy balloting
- ACC's 50th Anniversary Football Team (2003)
- North Carolina Sports Hall of Fame (1995)
Individual Records - ACC's all-time leading rusher (4,602 yards, 49 rushing touchdowns, 51 career touchdowns)
- Played in three bowl games, rushing for 399 yards on 74 carries and catching nine passes for 84 yards, none of which is included in his career totals
- His 5,001 regular-season and post-season rushing yards ranks in the top 15 all-time among NCAA Division I RBs
- In addition to leading NC State in rushing four consecutive years, he also led the team in receiving three years in a row (1976-78)
- Caught 82 passes for 760 yards and two touchdowns
- Still owns two of the top three rushing performances in NC State history, 227 against Clemson as a freshman in 1975 and 251 against Penn State as a junior in 1977
- Owns the two best rushing seasons in NC State history with 1,305 yards in 1978 and 1,251 in 1977
- With 312 career points, is the ACC's all-time leading scorer among non-kickers
- Owns both the school and ACC record for most career 100-yard rushing games with 27 in his 42 games played
Team Records - 1975 Peach Bowl participant, third in ACC (7-4-1, 2-2-1)
- 1977 Peach Bowl champion, third in ACC (8-4, 4-2)
- 1978 Tangerine Bowl champion, third in ACC (9-3, 4-2)
General Information - Owns four of the ACC's 10 longest standing individual career and single-season records
- First-round pick (16th overall) of the Minnesota Vikings in 1979
- Played eight years in the NFL, all for the Minnesota Vikings (1979-86)
- Ranks third in franchise history with 4,546 rushing yards
Everett Case
Men's Basketball Coach, 1946-1964 Â Case HOF Video | Case Profile - By George Cox Awards - Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame (1982)
- College Basketball Hall of Fame (2009)
- North Carolina Sports Hall of Fame (1964)
- Indiana Basketball Hall of Fame
- Six Southern Conference championships
- Four ACC Championships
- Three-time ACC Coach of the Year (1954, `56, `58)
Records - All-time winningest coach in NC State men's basketball history (377-134)
- Won more conference championships (10) than all other coaches in school history combined
- Twice took NC State to the NCAA Tournament, three times to the NIT
- Took NC State to the 1950 Final Four
- Compiled a 726-75 record as a legendary Indiana high school coach
Team Awards - 1950 Final Four
- 10 conference championships (six ACC, four Southern Conference)
- Seven Dixie Classic titles
- Five NCAA Tournament appearances (highest finish: third in 1950)
- Three National Invitation Tournament appearances
General Information - Brought big-time college basketball to the South and was a master innovator in the sport
- Introduced the tradition of cutting down the nets after championships, national recruiting, pep bands and holiday tournaments to college basketball
- The trophy for the ACC Tournament Most Valuable Player is named in his honor
- His early success accelerated the completion of Reynolds Coliseum, which became known as "The House that Case Built"
- Won four Indiana High School state championships (1925, `29, `36, `39)
- Won nine conference championships in 10 years, a record that has not been matched by any Division I college basketball coach since
- Frankfort, Ind, gym named in his honor
- Born: June 21, 1900; Died: April 30, 1966
Roman Gabriel
Football, baseball, basketball (freshman only), 1958-62 Gabriel HOF Video | Gabriel Profile - By A.J. Carr Awards - Two-time All-America selection (1960, `61)
- Academic All-America selection (1961)
- Two-time ACC Player of the Year (1960, `61)
- College Football Hall of Fame (1989)
- North Carolina Sports Hall of Fame (1971)
- NFL Most Valuable Player (1969)
- 1962 College All-Star team, East-West All-Star participant
- Four-time NFL Pro Bowl selection (1967-70)
Individual Records - Set 22 school and nine ACC records during his playing career, as a two-way player in football
- First ACC quarterback to throw for 1,000 yards in a season
- In three seasons, threw for 19 touchdowns and ran for 15, setting the ACC record with 34 touchdowns
- Led the nation in passing percentage at .604 in 1959
- Still ranks seventh in career TD passes (19), completion percentage (.563) and TD responsibility (34) and 13th in career passing yardage (2,951)
- Led NC State with five home runs and 18 RBIs as a junior first baseman in 1961
General Information - Redefined quarterback position in college and professional football because of his size (6-4, 225 pounds)
- No. 18 jersey was retired by Gov. Terry Sanford (1962)
- No. 1 overall pick of American Football League (Oakland Raiders, 1961)
- No. 2 overall pick of National Football League (Los Angeles Rams, 1961)
- Threw for 29,444 yards in 16 seasons with the Los Angeles Rams and Philadelphia Eagles
- All-time leading passer in history of Rams franchise
- Led the NFL in passing yardage and touchdown passes in 1973
- Enjoyed celebrated acting career while still playing in the NFL, with starring roles in major motion pictures "Skidoo" and "The Undefeated" and several television shows and commercials
- Spent three decades doing charity work following his football retirement in 1977, raising more than $7 million for various organizations
Tab Ramos
Men's Soccer, 1984-87 Ramos HOF Video | Ramos Profile - By George Cox Awards - Three-time All-American (1985, 1986, 1987)
- Three-time All-ACC first-team (1985, 1986, 1987)
- 1984 All-ACC second-team
- 1987 ACC-All Tournament team
- Four-time All-South (1984, 1985, 1986, 1987)
- 1987 NC State MVP
Individual Records - Sixth in school history in career points (104)
- 10th in school history in career goals (31)
- Second in school history in career assists (42)
Team Records - 1987 team was runners-up in 1st ever ACC Tournament
- Led team to 4 straight NCAA Tournament appearances
General Information - 2005 National Soccer Hall of Fame inductee
- 1990 U.S. Soccer Federation Athlete of the Year
- Three-time member of U.S. World Cup team (1990, `94, `98)
- 81 career games with U.S. National Team
- 1988 U.S. Olympic team member
- Member of ACC's 50th Men's Soccer Team
- First player to sign with MLS - January 3, 1995
- Played in 121 MLS games with NY/NJ MetroStars - 1996-2002
- Played in 1987 Senior Bowl
- Current head coach of U.S. U-20 national team
Jim Ritcher
Football, 1976-79 Ritcher HOF Video | Ritcher Profile - By A.J. Carr Awards - 1979 Outland Trophy winner
- Two-time consensus All-American
- Two-time winner of ACC Jacobs Blocking Trophy
- Three-time NFL All-Pro and two-time Pro Bowl selection
- College Football Hall of Fame (1998)
- North Carolina Sports Hall of Fame (1999)
- No. 51 jersey retired (1987)
- Buffalo Bills Hall of Fame (2005)
- ACC 50th Anniversary Football Team (2003)
Individual Records - NC State averaged more than 225 rushing yards in each of his three seasons as the team's top lineman; the Wolfpack hasn't average more than 205 yards in any season since
- In 1979, after the departure of ACC all-time rushing leader Ted Brown, Ritcher helped the Wolfpack offense average more rushing and more total offense
Team Records - 1979 ACC football champions
- 1977 Peach Bowl champions
- 1978 Tangerine Bowl champions
General Information - NC State football's most decorated offensive lineman
- One of only two NC State football players to win a national college football award
- First-round draft pick of the Buffalo Bills in 1980
- Played in 16 NFL seasons for the Bills and the Atlanta Falcons
- Played in four Super Bowls with the Buffalo Bills
- Returned to Raleigh after professional football career ended, to be a pilot for American Airlines
- Two sons, John and Harrison, played football at NC State
Julie Shea
Track & Field/Cross Country, 1977-81 Shea HOF Video | Shea Profile - By George Cox Awards - Seven-time track and field-cross country national champion (AIAW)
- Three-time 5,000-meter champion
- 3,000-meter champion
- 10,000-meter champion
- Eight-time All-American in T&F, four-time A-A in cross country
- Two-time cross country champion
- Five-time ACC T&F champion, eight-time All-ACC
- Two-time ACC cross country champion (1979, `80)
- 1980 Broderick Cup winner as nation's outstanding women's collegiate athlete
- 1980 Broderick Award winner as top women's cross country runner
- Two-time McKelvin Award winner as the ACC Athlete of the Year (first and only woman to win honor until it was split to male and female awards in 1990)
- Kennett Award winner as NC State's top athlete (1980-81)
- National prep athlete of the year at Raleigh's Cardinal Gibbons High School
- North Carolina Sports Hall of Fame (1993)
Individual Records - Second best time in school history in 3,000 meters (9:02.40)
- Third best time in school history in 5,000 meters (15:41.28)
- Fourth best time in school history in 10,000 meters (33:02.32)
Team Records - 1979 and `80 AIAW cross country national champions
- 1979 and `80 ACC cross country champions
General Information - Raleigh native and graduate of Cardinal Gibbons High School
- Sister Mary Shea was also an All-American runner at NC State
- Longtime Raleigh City Council member
David Thompson
Men's Basketball, 1972-75 Thompson HOF Video | Thompson Profile - By A.J. Carr Awards - Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame (1996)
- Associated Press National Player of the Year (1974, `75)
- Consensus National Player of the Year (1974, `75)
- Consensus All-American (1973. `74, `75)
- ACC Player of the Year (1973, `74, `75)
- ACC Athlete of the Year (1973, `75)
- NCAA Final Four Most Outstanding Player (1974)
- ACC men's basketball team champion (1973, `74)
- 4-time NBA All-Star, 1-time ABA All-Star
- Winner, inaugural ABA dunk contest Individual
Records - Most points in a single game (57)
- Most points in a single season (838)
- Highest scoring average in a single season (29.9)
- Highest scoring average in a career (26.8)
- Second highest total career points (2,309 points)
Team Records - 1974 NCAA champions
- 1973, `74 ACC champions
- 57-1 record from 1972-74
- 79-7 team record during varsity career
General Information - Only retired jersey number (#44) in NC State men's basketball history
- North Carolina Sports Hall of Fame inductee (1982)
- ACC 50th Anniversary Top 10 Athlete (2003)
- Member of ACC's 50th Men's Basketball Team (2003)
- Regularly recognized as ACC's greatest basketball player
Jim Valvano
Men's Basketball Coach, Athletics Administration, 1980-90 Valvano HOF Video | Valvano Profile - By A.J. Carr Awards - 1989 ACC Coach of the Year
- 1993 Arthur Ashe Courage and Humanitarian Award
- 1967 Rutgers Senior Athlete of the Year
- Rutgers Basketball Hall of Fame (1993)
- North Carolina Sports Hall of Fame (1995)
- New York City Basketball Hall of Fame (1999)
- Hall of Distinguished Alumni, Rutgers University (1999)
- National Italian-American Sports Hall of Fame (2004)
Records - Career record: 346-210; NC State record: 209-114
- Coached All-Americans Lorenzo Charles, Chris Corchiani, Rodney Monroe and Tom Gugliotta and Academic All-American Terry Gannon
- Coached Everett Case Award winners (MVP of the ACC Tournament) Sidney Lowe (1983) and Vinny Del Negro (1987)
Team Records - Won 1983 NCAA Championship
- Won two ACC Tournament championships (1983, `87)
- Won two ACC regular-season championships (1985, `89)
- Qualified for four Sweet 16s, three Elite Eights and one Final Four
- Qualified for seven NCAA Tournaments in 10 years, including a school-record five consecutive from 1985-89
General Information - Served as men's basketball coach (1980-90) and athletics director (1986-89)
- Became college basketball's highest paid coach shortly after NC State's 1983 NCAA title and ushered in the era of multi-dimensional college coaches with additional media, apparel,shoe and personal appearance contracts
- Author of "Too Soon To Quit," about the 1983 NCAA Championship,and "They Gave Me a Lifetime Contract, and Then They Declared Me Dead," a memoir about his coaching career
- Became popular broadcaster for ESPN and ABC sports after coaching career
- Delivered his trademark line "Don't give up... Don't ever give up." during speeches at Reynolds Coliseum and during the inaugural ESPYs in 1993
- Founded The V Foundation for Cancer Research, which has given more than $90 million in research grants to young scientists
- Born: March 10, 1946; Died: April 28, 1993
Kay Yow
Women's Basketball Coach, 1975-2009 Yow HOF Video | Yow Profile - By George Cox Awards - ESPY Award for Perseverance (2007)
- Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame (2002)
- Women's Basketball Hall of Fame (2000)
- John Wooden Award winner
- Babe Didrikson Zaharias Award, highest honor in women's sports (2007)
- North Carolina Sports Hall of Fame (1989)
Records - All-time winningest coach in NCState women's basketball history
- Fifth winningest coach in NCAA women's basketball history
Team Records - Career record: 737-344; NC State record: 680-325
- Four ACC Tournament championships (1980, ` 85, `87 and `91)
- Five ACC regular-season championships (1978, ` 80, `83, ` 85 and `90)
- 20 NCAA Tournament appearances, 11 Sweet Sixteens, 1998 Final Four
- 21 20-win seasons in 34 years at NC State
- Guided United States women to gold medal at 1988 Seoul Olympics
- Also won gold medals at 1986 World University Games and FIBA World Championships
- Assistant coach for 1984 gold-medal U.S. Olympic team
General Information - Became the first full-time women's college coach in state of North Carolina when she was hired in 1974 to be the volleyball, women's basketball and slow-pitch softball coach at NC State
- Also served as the first administrator for women's sports in ACC history. Namesake of Kay Yow Court at Reynolds Coliseum
- Respected motivational speaker, faithful Christian witness and long time ambassador for NC State and women's athletics
- Founded Kay Yow Cancer Fund, a part of The V Foundation for Cancer Research, which has raised more than $7 million for cancer research, through the annual Hoops for Hope basketball game, the Drive4Kay golf tournament and other charity fundraisers
- Born: March 14, 1942; Died, Jan. 24, 2009
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