OSU Names 1998 Hall of Fame Class – Ohio State Buckeyes
8/14/1998 12:00:00 AM | General
August 14, 1998
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%^$COLUMBUS, Ohio-Basketball forwards Jim Jackson, who led the Buckeyes to two straight Big Ten titles in 1991 and 1992, and Tracey Hall Yarbrough, two-time Big Ten Player of the Year (1986, 1987), top the 18-member Class of 1998 selected for induction into The Ohio State University Sports Hall of Fame.%^$
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%^$Others to be enshrined include: volleyball player Karen Alsbrook-Smith (1976-79), swimmer, coach and administrator Bob Bartels (1949-89), wrestler George Bollas (1945-46), synchronized swimmer Tara Cameron Opp (1979-82), football player and coach Gene Fekete (1942), football players Tim Fox (1972-75) and Dr. John Frank (1980-83), diver Fletcher Gilders (1954-56), swimming standout Susan Gottlieb (1988-91), football standout Cornelius Greene (1972-75), team physician Dr. Robert Murphy (1952-93), wrestler Dave Reinbolt (1965-67), fencer Coreen Richter Sheardown (1981-84), gymnast Tracey Rinker Sumpter (1981-84), and track athlete John Schmidt (1942-45). In addition to these inductees, Marv Homan is being presented with the Loyalty Award for his long and distinguished career at Ohio State.%^$
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%^$Both induction ceremonies will be held on Friday, September 18. The men will be honored at the Fawcett Center at 6:30 p.m. and the women at the Ramada University Hotel & Conference Center, beginning at 7:00. Both classes will be recognized the following day during halftime of the Ohio State-Missouri game.%^$
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%^$Following are brief capsules on the accomplishments of the 1998 inductees:%^$
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%^$KAREN ALSBROOK-SMITH … volleyball … OSU letterwinner 1977-79 … Led Ohio State to a Big Ten championship in 1977 and second-place finishes in 1976, ’78, and ’79 … A member of the OAIAW state championship team in 1977 … Four-time OSU scholar-athlete … First team All-American in 1979 … Recipient of the Schottenstein Post-Graduate Scholarship … Presently a graduate teaching assistant in Ohio State’s Fisher College of Business. %^$
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%^$BOB BARTELS … swimmer/coach/administrator … OSU letterwinner 1949-51 … A member of three Big Ten championship teams (1949-51) and two national championship teams (1949-50) … Named first team All-America in 1949 … Head swimming coach at Kenyon College, 1952-54, and Ohio University, 1954-59 … Was an assistant coach at OSU from 1959-63, where he helped OSU win a national championship in 1962 … Appointed head swimming and diving coach in 1963 … Became an official at the annual Big Ten and NCAA championship meets, a capacity in which he still serves … Awarded the Distinguished Coach Award from the College Swimming Coaches Association in 1974 … Created the Ohio State University Faculty/Staff Fitness Program in 1975, which he directed until 1989 … President of the OSU Faculty Club in 1984-85 .%^$
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%^$GEORGE BOLLAS … wrestler … OSU letterwinner 1945-46 … National champion in 1946 in the heavyweight class … Named to the All-America team in 1946 … Won Big Ten championship titles in the heavyweight class in 1945 and ’46 … Helped the Buckeyes to fourth place finishes in the Big Ten both years he competed, the highest any OSU team had finished in nine years.%^$
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%^$TARA CAMERON OPP … synchronized swimmer … OSU letterwinner 1979-81 … Member of the 1979 and 1980 national championship teams … Member of the 1980 USSSI National Championship duet and trio squad, and was the USSSI national co-champion in 1981 … Selected to the USSSI All-American team in 1979, ’80, and ’81 … Competed on the Pan American team in 1979 … Currently resides in Danville, Calif. %^$
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%^$GENE FEKETE … football player/coach … OSU letterwinner 1942 … Fullback and kicker on Ohio State’s 1942 Big Ten and national championship squad … Leading scorer in the Big Ten in 1942 with 92 points – All-Big Ten team member … Broke what was then a Big Ten record with 910 rushing yards (previous record was 868) … After his playing days, served as an assistant from 1949-58. %^$
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%^$TIM FOX … football … OSU letterwinner 1972-75 … Three-year starter at defensive back … Twice named defensive player of the week in 1973 by the Ohio State coaches … All-Big Ten second team in 1974 and was a UPI all-Big Ten selection … Led the team in punt returns with 12 for a total of 182 yards, a 15.2 average and one touchdown in 1975 … Team captain in 1975 and a first team All-Big Ten honoree … First team All-American by UPI, Writers, and Coaches in 1975 … Finished 12th in punt returns in the NCAA official football statistics in 1975 … Played in four Rose Bowls and started three. %^$
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%^$DR. JOHN FRANK … football … OSU letterwinner 1980-83 … Ranks first among all Buckeye tight ends with 121 career receptions … In 1981 and ’83, he had 45 receptions for 449 and 641 yards, respectfully … Named first team Academic All-American in 1982 … Ranks sixth all-time among receivers with 1,418 yards … His 10 receptions against Michigan in 1983 stands fourth all-time in the Buckeye single game record book … Elected offensive co-captain in 1983 … Considered one of the top tight ends in Ohio State history … Starred in the NFL for the San Francisco 49ers. %^$
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%^$FLETCHER GILDERS … diving … OSU letterwinner 1954-56 … National champion on the one-meter springboard in 1954 and ’55 … Led the Buckeyes to Big Ten titles all three years he competed … Combined with teammates Don Harper, Frank Fraunfelter, and Glen Whitten to claim the top four finishes%^$in both the one meter and three meter diving events in the 1956 NCAA tournament … A competitor as well in track, gymnastics and soccer … Is the only four-sport letterman in the modern history of the school … Won a total of 10 letters as a Buckeye athlete, the most in school history … Coached at Kenyon College, where his divers won 14 consecutive national championships … Three-time NCAA Division III Coach of the Year.%^$
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%^$SUSAN GOTTLIEB … swimmer … OSU letterwinner 1988-91 … Big Ten Swimmer%^$of the Year in 1990 and ’91 and Ohio State Athlete of the Year in 1991 … First team all-Big Ten three%^$consecutive years, 1989-91 … Still holds OSU records in the 500-yard. freestyle (4:45.45), the%^$1,000 freestyle (9:48.65), the 1650 freestyle (16:14.53) and the 200 butterfly (1:59:31) … A two-time Big Ten champion in the 500 and 1,650 freestyle (1990, ’91) … Also won the Big Ten championship in the 200 butterfly and as a member of the 800 freestyle relay in 1991 … A three-time first-team All-American in 1989, ’90, and ’91 … OSU Scholar-Athlete in 1988.%^$
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%^$CORNELIUS GREENE … football … OSU letterwinner 1972-75 … Played in four Rose Bowls, 1972-75 … A member of four Big Ten championship teams … Holds the career record as a starting quarterback of 31-3-1 … OSU led the Big Ten in both scoring and first downs all three years he started … Led Ohio State to an undefeated season and a second place finish in the A.P. final regular season poll in 1973 … In the 1973 Rose Bowl he was named MVP as he passed for 129 yards and OSU rolled to a 42-21 victory over USC … In 1974 he was named all-Big Ten, leading the conference in both total offense and completion percentage … Was named Ohio State’s and the Big Ten’s MVP in 1975. %^$
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%^$TRACEY HALL YARBROUGH … basketball … OSU letterwinner 1985-88 … Led the Buckeyes to Big Ten championships in 1985 and ’86, and to a co-championship in 1987 … Was a member of the 1985 and ’87 teams that advanced to the NCAA final eight and the 1986 and ’88 teams that advanced to the Sweet 16 … Big Ten Player of the Year in 1986 and ’87 … Big Ten Freshman of the Year and Second Team all-Big Ten in 1985 … Was the first Big Ten player to be named to the Kodak All-American team two%^$years in a row (1987, ’88) … Named to the Big Ten All-Decade team … Member of the USA Basketball%^$Select Team in 1986 and the World University Games Team in 1987 … Still ranks high in many OSU statistical categories (No. 2 in scoring, No. 1 in rebounds, No. 3 in steals, No. 1 in FG%, and No. 4 in games played).%^$
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%^$MARV HOMAN … Loyalty Award … Affiliated with Ohio State from 1949-87 … Received his B.A. in English from Ohio State in 1948 … Began as an assistant to the Director of Sports Information in 1949 … Voice of OSU basketball on WHIO in Dayton, 1960-79 … Promoted to Director of Sports Information in 1973, serving in that post another 14 years … Announced OSU football games on WTVN (1978-82) and on WOSU (1982-1987) … Presented the Arch Ward Meritorious Service Award by the Sports Information Directors Association in 1988 … Currently lives in Columbus with his wife … Has a son and a daughter. %^$
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%^$JIM JACKSON … basketball … letterwinner 1990-92 … In his three seasons at Ohio State, he led the Buckeyes to three NCAA tournament appearances, two Big Ten championships, and is a two-time All-American … Led the team in scoring all three years … In 1990, he led the team in steals and assists, and was named Big Ten Freshman of the Year … In 1991 and ’92, was named first team all-Big Ten, Big Ten Player of the Year, and the Chicago Tribune Big Ten Most Valuable Player … Named UPI’s College Player of the Year in 1992 … Led OSU to the NCAA Elite 8 in 1992 … Ranks high in many OSU statistical categories (5th in points (1,785), 8th in scoring average (19.2 ppg), 7th in assists (372), 5th in field goals made (686) … Currently plays in the NBA for the Golden State Warriors.%^$
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%^$ROBERT MURPHY … team physician – Affiliated with Ohio State 1952-93 Oe Received both his B.A. (1943) and M.D. (1946) from Ohio State Oe Named Head Team Physician for the Department of Athletics in 1952, a position he held until 1993 Oe Member of the NCAA Drug Education Committee from 1980-85, and was chairman of the committee from 1985-87 Oe Served as the Co-Director Emeritus for the OSU Sports Medicine Center %^$>from 1952-93 Oe Was on the Big Ten Physicians Committee from 1960-93 – %^$Recipient of the Alumni Achievement Award from Ohio State University in 1971 Oe Was presented with the Award of Excellence from Ohio State for his 41 years of service as Team Physician – Has contributed to four textbooks and has had his works published in magazines 17 times Oe Currently a member of the senior attending staff at Riverside Methodist Hospital and is Associate Medical Director at First Community Village. %^$
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%^$DAVE REINBOLT … wrestler … OSU letterwinner 1965-67 … National champion in 1966 in the 167-pound weight class, becoming Ohio State’s third national champion … Won the Big Ten championship additionally and was named to the All-America team in 1966 … Ranks eighth in career winning percentage%^$… Pulled off one of the greatest individual seasons in Buckeye wrestling history in 1966, finishing with a 21-0-1 record and a national championship.%^$
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%^$COREEN RICHTER SHEARDOWN … fencer … letterwinner 1981-84 … Was a member of the Big Ten championship team in all four years at OSU … Became the first fencer from OSU to be named an All-American in 1981 … Won more dual meets than any other OSU fencer, 1982-84 … Won the Big Ten championship in 1983 in the women’s foil … Sectional champion in foil and second in epee in 1983 … Placed 5th as an individual in the 1981 NCAA’s … Voted team Most Valuable Player in 1983 … A four-time OSU Scholar-Athlete.%^$
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%^$TRACEY RINKER SUMPTER … gymnast … letterwinner 1982-85 … Led the Buckeyes to Big Ten championships in 1983-85 … Won four Big Ten individual championships Oe In 1983 she claimed titles in the all-around (36.75), balance beam (18.45) and uneven bars (18.95) – Repeated as champion on the unevens (18.70) in 1984 … Finished second at the NCAA’s in the same event and was named All-American in 1983 … Was a member of the MAIAW/NCAA regional championship teams in 1982-84 … Currently resides in Syracuse, Indiana. %^$
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%^$JOHN SCHMIDT … track … OSU letterwinner 1942-45 Oe Won the Big Ten outdoor championships in 1944, and both indoor and outdoor Big Ten titles in 1945 … Was a member of the 1942 team that won the Big Ten indoor and outdoor championships … Named an outdoor All-American in 1944 in the pole vault … Only the second pole vaulter in Ohio State history to receive the honor.%^$
