THE RECORD Online

Spring 2002

Athletic Hall of Fame Banquet

Greenville College will host its 10th Athletic Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony and Banquet on April 20. Inductees include Walter Scott ’21, Lester Finger ’43, Jo Ann Noble ’56, the 1971 men’s tennis team, Tony Hubbard ’77 and David Powell ’91.

Tickets and sponsorship information can be found online at www.greenville.edu/events/halloffame2002 or by calling 618-664-6621.

Scott will enter the Hall of Fame in the Pioneer Category. He served as one of the earliest directors of physical education at GC. He spearheaded the movement to convert the field behind Hogue Hall into an athletic field that is still enjoyed, appropriately named Scott Field.
Finger, to be inducted in the Coaching Category, is a U.S. Navy veteran, an coached a the high school and college levels for more than 25 years. He achieved notable success in Arizona where his 1959 Phoenix Christian High School football team won a state championship and he was named Arizona AP and Interscholastic Association Coach of the Year.
Noble, who will go into the Hall of Fame in the Athletic Category, played intramural basketball, softball and volleyball at GC prior to the years of intercollegiate competition. She was named an All-Star in each sport. She served as a professor of music at GC for 30 years before retiring to missions work in the Philippines.
The 1971 men’s tennis team will be inducted in the Team Category. Its members accomplished a feat unmatched to that date with the first undefeated season in GC history. Coached by John Strahl, the men were 12-0 and PCC conference champions.
Hubbard, also appearing in the Athletic Category, played baseball at GC where he was an NAIA All-American catcher. He finished his playing career at GC as the career leader in runs scored, hits, doubles, triples, home runs, runs batted in, total bases and put outs.
Powell will be inducted in the Athletic Category as well. He quarterbacked the 1987-90 GC football teams to a record of 31-4-1. He was the most valuable offensive player in 1987 and was the 1990 NAIA scoring champion with 18 touchdowns, good for 108 points and an average of 13.5 points per game.

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Last updated: April 3, 2002