Hall of Fame
Founded in 1995, the Evanston Township High School Athletics Hall of Fame recognizes and honors the greatest student-athletes, teams, and coaches in the illustrious 140-plus year history of Wildkit Athletics.
Members of the ETHS Athletic Hall of Fame
Athletes
| Class Year | Inductee and Sport(s) | Induction Year |
|---|---|---|
| 1913 |
Ray Woods, Basketball |
2017 |
| 1914 | Paddy Driscoll, Football | 1996 |
| 1917 | Norton "Evy" Hellstrom, Football, Basketball, Baseball | 2022 |
| 1918 | Charles Carney, Basketball, Football | 2007 |
| 1920 | Caesar Felton "Zip" Gayles, Football, Basketball | 2023 |
| 1922 | Homer Fleetwood, Basketball, Baseball | 2018 |
| 1930 | Donald Heap, Football | 2000 |
| 1933 | Clinton Frank, Sr., Football | 1995 |
| 1933 | James T. Smith, Cross Country | 2007 |
| 1935 | Bob Voigts, Football | 1995 |
| 1940 | Alex Agase, Football | 1995 |
| 1943 | Louis Agase, Football | 1998 |
| 1944 | William Huesner, Swimming | 1995 |
| 1946 | William Landin, Tennis | 2001 |
| 1947 | Neil King, Track & Field | 1996 |
| 1948 | William Biggs | 1997 |
| 1950 | Ted Wheeler, Track & Field, Cross Country | 2003 |
| 1951 | Richie Gilbert, Football, Wrestling | 2015 |
| 1951 | James Henry, Cross Country | 2017 |
| 1952 | Al Kuhn, Tennis | 2001 |
| 1952 | Robert McKeiver, Football | 1997 |
| 1953 | Keith Andersen, Tennis | 2010 |
| 1953 | Dan Peterson, Basketball | 2013 |
| 1954 | Eddie Cole, Diving, Gymnastics | 2014-15 |
| 1954 | Charles "Deed" Hardin | 2019 |
| 1954 | Dave Pemberton, Swimming | 2016 |
| 1954 | James Van Pelt, Football | 1999 |
| 1955 | Tom Alderson, Swimming | 2018 |
| 1955 | Meriam Bailey Leek, Golf | 2007 |
| 1955 | Mike Farmer, Swimming | 2017 |
| 1955 | Richard Hanley, Swimming | 1996 |
| 1956 | Brad Myers, Football | 2004 |
| 1957 | Tony Follett, Swimming | 1998 |
| 1957 | David Tremaine, Basketball | 1999 |
| 1959 | Bob Sheppard, Wrestling | 2016 |
| 1960 | James Purnell, Football | 1998 |
| 1960 | Jeff Moore, Swimming | 2022 |
| 1961 | Tom Gibson, Swimming | 2008 |
| 1961 | Bob Majors, Football, Basketball, Tennis | 2024 |
| 1962 | Sherman Finger, Golf | 2006 |
| 1962 | Jerry Noyce, Tennis, Basketball, Soccer | 2015 |
| 1962 | Bob Pickens, Wrestling, Football | 1996 |
| 1962 | Dave Power, Tennis | 2022 |
| 1964 | Ted Downing, Track & Field | 2010 |
| 1964 | Rommie Taylor, Football, Basketball | 2013 |
| 1965 | Charles Schulz, Cross Country, Track & Field | 2005 |
| 1965 | Bill Swisher, Swimming | 2006 |
| 1965 | Michael Wynn, Football | 2002 |
| 1966 | Roy Houston, Track & Field | 1997 |
| 1966 | Mike Rogodzinski, Baseball | 2008 |
| 1966 | Fred Southward, Swimming | 2006 |
| 1967 | Guy Ward, Wrestling | 2008 |
| 1968 | Bob Lackey, Basketball | 1998 |
| 1969 | Jim Blades, Diving | 2005 |
| 1969 | Carlos Matthews, Football | 2002 |
| 1971 | Tim McGonagle, Soccer, Basketball, Baseball | 2015 |
| 1972 | James Ashmore, Track & Field | 2001 |
| 1972 | Eric Friedler, Tennis | 2012 |
| 1972 | Emery Moorhead, Football | 2000 |
| 1973 | Howard Jones, Football | 2005 |
| 1974 | Mike Kenn, Football | 1995 |
| 1974 | Joseph Stewart, Track & Field | 1998 |
| 1975 | Larry Lubin, Football, Basketball, Tennis | 2010 |
| 1975 | Nat Page, Track & Field | 1995 |
| 1975 | Brian Rosinski, Baseball | 1996 |
| 1976 | Gus Eliopoulos, Soccer | 2023 |
| 1976 | Pam Page, Track & Field | 1995 |
| 1977 | Meg Davis, Gymnastics | 1998 |
| 1977 | Mary Fischl, Volleyball | 1995 |
| 1978 | Willetta Page, Track & Field | 1996 |
| 1979 | John Dunkas, Soccer | 2014-15 |
| 1979 | Bob McGee, Track & Field | 1995 |
| 1980 | Lona Foss, Swimming | 1995 |
| 1980 | Gail Stephens, Track & Field | 1997 |
| 1981 | Jeff Carter, Baseball | 2013 |
| 1981 | Amy Simon, Track & Field | 1999 |
| 1982 | Thomas Andrews, Wrestling | 2002 |
| 1984 | Lemont Frazier, Football, Track & Field | 2003 |
| 1984 | Everette Stephens, Basketball | 1995 |
| 1985 | Stacy Cassiday, Swimming | 1995 |
| 1985 | Nancy Economou, Soccer | 1996 |
| 1985 | Matthew Frederick, Soccer | 1998 |
| 1985 | Stephen Morris, Soccer | 1997 |
| 1985 | Kevin Peterson, Football, Track & Field | 2005 |
| 1986 | Kathleen Economou, Soccer | 2000 |
| 1986 | Jim Round, Gymnastics | 2006 |
| 1987 | Kevin Foster, Baseball | 2004 |
| 1987 | Diane Simpson, Rhythmic Gymnastics | 2005 |
| 1989 | Tyrone Bell, Basketball, Football | 2007 |
| 1989 | Franz Calixte | 2001 |
| 1989 | Janis Foster, Track & Field | 2000 |
| 1989 | Shannyn Gillespie, Wrestling | 1999 |
| 1989 | Ray Gooden, Volleyball, Soccer | 2019 |
| 1989 | Yonel Jourdain, Football, Track & Field | 2003 |
| 1989 | Juvon McGarry, Basketball | 2018 |
| 1989 | Michelle Russell, Swimming | 1998 |
| 1989 | Tranquil Wilson, Track & Field | 2002 |
| 1990 | Erica Handelman, Soccer, Basketball | 1997 |
| 1990 | Jesse Opdycke, Soccer, Volleyball | 2015 |
| 1990 | Sloan Smith, Basketball, Baseball | 1999 |
| 1991 | Robert Gary, Track & Field | 2000 |
| 1991 | Renee Murphy, Track & Field | 2001 |
| 1991 | Heidi Toft, Swimming | 2003 |
| 1992 | Damon Jones, Football | 2024 |
| 1992 | Linda Li, Badminton | 1999 |
| 1992 | Gabrielle Mead, Track & Field | 2018 |
| 1993 | Jim Reader, Football, Basketball, Baseball | 2011 |
| 1994 | Pollyanna Johns, Basketball, Track & Field | 2006 |
| 1994 | Cecil Martin, Football | 2000 |
| 1995 | Elizabeth Meloy, Badminton | 2001 |
| 1995 | Kathrine Nash, Volleyball, Soccer, Basketball | 2002 |
| 1995 | Marcus White, Football | 2019 |
| 1996 | Mason Rocca, Basketball, Soccer | 2002 |
| 1996 | Stacey Walton, Softball | 2004 |
| 1997 | Tameeka McFarlane, Track & Field | 2014-15 |
| 1997 | Alyson Miller, Basketball | 2007 |
| 1998 | Jeremy Hoff, Volleyball | 2007 |
| 2000 | Annette Kent, Soccer | 2010 |
| 2001 | Andrew Pink, Volleyball, Soccer | 2017 |
| 2001 | Terry Silkaitis, Swimming | 2011 |
| 2002 | Marisa Brown, Soccer | 2008 |
| 2003 | Julia Quinn, Swimming | 2019 |
| 2003 | Austin Brown, Basketball | 2022 |
| 2004 | Maggie Hatcher, Water Polo | 2013 |
| 2004 | Traciann Henry, Track & Field | 2016 |
| 2006 | Shalina Clarke, Girls Track & Field | 2012 |
| 2006 | DeMeca "Dae" Hill, Track & Field | 2016 |
| 2011 | Curtis Wideman, Track & Field, Football | 2024 |
| 2017 | Nojel Eastern, Basketball | 2023 |
| 2017 | Leighah-Amori Wool, Basketball | 2023 |
| 2018 | Anastasia Goncharova, Tennis | 2024 |
Teams
| Year | Team Name | Induction |
|---|---|---|
| 1917 | Boys Basketball | 2017 |
| 1922 | Boys Track & Field | 2005 |
| 1934 | Football | 2016 |
| 1949 | Football | 2017 |
| 1951 | Football | 2012 |
| 1953 | Boys Cross Country | 2014-15 |
| 1953 | Boys Swimming & Diving | 2007 |
| 1955 | Boys Swimming & Diving | 2014-15 |
| 1960 | Boys Swimming & Diving | 2023 |
| 1960 | Football | 2015 |
| 1961 | Boys Tennis | 2010 |
| 1961 | Football | 2005 |
| 1963 | Boys Gymnastics | 2018 |
| 1963 | Football | 2016 |
| 1965 | Boys Soccer | 2012 |
| 1966 | Boys Track & Field | 2006 |
| 1966 | Football | 2024 |
| 1968 | Boys Basketball | 2003 |
| 1968 | Football | 2004 |
| 1969 | Boys Soccer | 2024 |
| 1971 | Football | 2008 |
| 1972 | Boys Track & Field | 2011 |
| 1975 | Boys Soccer | 2022 |
| 1984 | Boys Basketball | 2023 |
| 1989 | Girls Swimming & Diving | 2022 |
| 1991 | Girls Track & Field | 2004 |
| 1992 | Girls Badminton | 2010 |
| 1997 | Girls Track & Field | 2013 |
| 1997 | Football | 2018 |
| 1998 | Girls Track & Field | 2013 |
| 2001 | Boys Swimming & Diving | 2013 |
| 2002 | Girls Soccer | 2011 |
| 2003 | Girls Track & Field | 2015 |
| 2004 | Girls Track & Field | 2019 |
| 2005 | Boys Swimming & Diving | 2019 |
Coaches
| Name | Team | Induction |
|---|---|---|
| Dobbie Burton | Boys Swimming & Diving | 2011 |
| Murney Lazier | Football | 2011 |
| Willie May | Boys Track & Field, Athletic Director | 2012 |
| Ken McGonagle | Baseball, Boys Soccer | 2013 |
| Shirley Nannini | Badminton, Athletic Director | 2014-15 |
| Leo Samuelson | Athletic Director | 2014-15 |
| Elias George | Wrestling | 2015 |
| Ron Helberg | Boys Track & Field | 2015 |
| John Riddell | Football, Athletic Director | 2016 |
| Bob Trevarthen | Boys Track & Field | 2016 |
| Karen Huff | Girls Track & Field | 2017 |
| Ron Walden | Boys Gymnastics | 2017 |
| Cecil 'Pop' Vance | Football | 2018 |
| John Riehle | Football | 2018 |
| Karl Plath | Football | 2019 |
| Jack Burmaster | Basketball, Athletic Director | 2019 |
| Emil "Heine" Schultz | Football, Track & Field, Cross Country | 2022 |
| Chet Renner | Boys Tennis Coach | 2022 |
| Alvin Pierce Bradley | Boys Track & Field | 2023 |
| James W. Bixby | Boys Basketball | 2023 |
| Fenton Gunter | Girls Track & Field | 2024 |
Nominations for the ETHS Athletic Hall of Fame
ETHS is welcoming new members to its Athletic Hall of Fame! If you know an athlete, team, or coach who deserves to be recognized, you can nominate them. Just fill out the nomination form and submit it by the first Monday in May.
Members of the 1984 Boys Basketball State Championship team, inducted in the ETHS Hall of Fame in 2023.