UTC Athletics Hall of Fame Class of 1993
Brent Adams – Football – 1971-74
Brent Adams was an All-American offensive lineman for the Mocs from 1971-74. He helped usher in the Joe Morrison era of UTC football.
The 1974 Scrappy Moore Team MVP Award, Adams was also named second team Little All-American his senior season. He went on to earn a spot on UTC's All-Century Team in 2003.
Adams was taken by the Atlanta Falcons in the eighth round of the 1975 NFL Draft. He played in 41 games with 39 starts over the next three seasons.
Bill Burnside – Wrestling – 1971-74
Bill Burnside was an All-American wrestler for the Mocs from 1971-74. He was a runner-up at the 1974 NCAA Division II National Championships at 126 pounds. He was UTC's first Division II All-American.
Burnside compiled a composite record of 64-27-3. A co-captain as a senior, Burnside was 15-2-1 in 1971 and also placed fourth at the Southern Open.
Sharon Cable (Fanning-Otis) – Women's Basketball – 1977-87
Sharon Cable Fanning-Otis was the second coach in the history of UTC women's basketball. After spending the 1975-76 season as a graduate assistant at Tennessee, she took over at her alma mater Grace Keith and led UTC from 1977-87.
A two-time Southern Conference Coach of the Year, Fanning-Otis led the Mocs to three-straight SoCon titles from 1984-86. Her 1984 team posted a 26-5 overall record and finished runner-up in the WNIT. That run included a 70-66 win over No. 17 Clemson in the semifinals and a No. 20 final national ranking.
Fanning-Otis was named head coach at Kentucky for the 1987-88 season. She coached the Wildcats for eight seasons, posting a 134-97 record. Her 1989-90 team won the WNIT and she made the NCAA Tournament in 1991.
She went on to spent 17 seasons at the head coach at Mississippi State from 1996-2012 where she was 281-229. During her tenure with the Bulldogs, she posted six winning seasons and seven postseason appearances. She led MSU to its inaugural appearance in the AP Final Poll, and to its first two 20-win seasons.
Tina Chairs – Women's Basketball – 1981-84
Tina Chairs is a former Southern Conference Tournament MVP who is in the top five in many categories in UTC's record book. She is currently tied for second in all-time scoring with 1,909 career points and fourth with 975 career rebounds.
Chairs was a first team All-SoCon selection in 1984 and led the team in scoring for three-straight seasons. She also led the Mocs in rebounding as a sophomore and junior.
Chairs led the Mocs to the first of three-straight SoCon titles with 19.3 ppg as a senior in 1984. That season she was named SoCon Tournament MVP and guided UTC to the WNIT finals. That run included a 70-66 win over No. 17 Clemson in the semifinals. She once grabbed 21 boards in a game against UAB on Jan. 25, 1983.
Chairs is third all-time at UTC with 307 career steals. Her 110 in 1981-82 is third-most in a season and just one of three with 100+ in a year. She is still fourth in career blocks with 98.
Shirlie Elliott – Men's Basketball – 1959-60
Shirlie Elliott led the men's basketball team in scoring both of his seasons with the Mocs from 1959-60. Playing for head coach Tommy Bartlett, he scored 11 points and had seven boards in a 76-74 win over Ole Miss on Feb. 9, 1960. His two free throws at the end iced the game for the Mocs.
He averaged a team-best 12.9 ppg as a junior. He came back to lead UTC in scoring again at 14.2 ppg as a senior. He also added 5.0 rpg his final season with the Mocs.
Randy Faires – Wrestling – 1969-71
Randy Faires was one of the top wrestlers for the Mocs during the early part of legendary head coach Jim Morgan's era. He won the Southeastern Intercollegiate Wrestling Association's 126-pound title in 1969, and the 134-pound trophy in 1970 and 1971.
Faires posted a 44-1 record in his collegiate career. His .978 winning percentage is still the bench in school history.
Jim Glasser – Wrestling – 1969-71
Jim Glasser was a three-time Southeastern Intercollegiate Wrestling Association (SEIWA) individual champion for the Mocs from 1969-71. He won his three SEIWA trophies at 150 pounds. Glasser was 56-2 in his career at UTC and his .966 winning percentage is second all-time for the Mocs.
Arthur Hall – Meritorious Service
Local businessman who was a long-time supporter of the Mocs in the 1960s and 1970s. He was one of the original members of the Athletics Council, started by UTC Director of Athletics Harold Wilkes in 1970. That group eventually became the first Athletics Board, officially recognized by the UT System in 1974. Mr. Hall also spearheaded the Phil Payne fund in 1970 for the former football student-athlete who was paralyzed in a diving accident.
Carey Henley – Football – 1959-61
Carey Henley was a three-time All-American running back for the Mocs from 1959-61. He led UTC in rushing for three seasons and was captain of the 1961 team.
His career numbers include 2,164 rushing yards and 16 touchdowns on 433 carries. He was honorable mention Little All-American in 1959 and 1960. He earned second team Little All-American in 1961 when he was team captain and rushed for 730 yards and seven scores on 149 carries.
Henley signed with the Buffalo Bills in 1962 and played in one game on Sept. 30 against the Dallas Texans. He then began a 30-year career in teaching in Chattanooga, serving as football coach and Athletic Director at Kirkman Technical, Brainerd and Tyner High Schools.
David Hubbert – Men's Tennis – 1971-74
David Hubbert was a three-time Tennessee Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (TIAC) singles winner and a two-time double champion for the Mocs from 1971-74. He led the Mocs to an 18-8 overall record as a senior captain in 1974.
Hal Ledyard – Football – 1950-52
Hal Ledyard was an All-American quarterback for the Mocs from 1950-52. He earned honorable mention Little All-American honors as a junior in 1951.
Ledyard let UTC in passing and total offense in 1951 and 1952. He played in the Blue-Gray All-Star game following graduation.
He signed with the San Francisco 49ers in 1953, where he was a back-up to Y.A. Tittle. He then joined the United States Army, where he played quarterback for the Fort Jackson base football team in 1955.
From there, Ledyard joined the Ottawa Rough Riders in 1956 and spent three seasons as the team's starting quarterback. He returned to the CFL in 1961 with the Winnipeg Blue Bombers, where he became known as "The best relief pitcher in football" due to his success coming off the bench. He was a part of the Blue Bomber teams that won the 49th and 50th Grey Cups.
Nick Morken – Men's Basketball – 1981-82
Nick Morken was the point guard for UTC's first two Southern Conference Champion teams that laid the foundation for eight-straight 20-win seasons to open the 1980s.
The 1981 SoCon Tournament MVP led the Mocs in steals and assists both seasons at UTC. He averaged 10.9 ppg as a junior and 8.7 ppg as a senior.
A second team All-SoCon pick in 1982, Morken's 4.0 assists per game is still the ninth-best average in school history. Despite only playing two seasons, his 119 steals are still 10th on UTC's career list.
Pat Murphy – Wrestling – 1980-83
Pat Murphy was a four-time Southern Conference Champion wrestler for the Mocs from 1980-83. He is one of four Mocs to win four SoCon titles in a career, with all of his trophies coming at 190 pounds.
Murphy posted a career record of 87-25, and his .777 winning percentage is still in the top-15 all-time at UTC. He won the Dayle May Award as a senior in 1983 for having the highest GPA among all senior student-athletes at UTC. He guided the Mocs to four SoCon team titles in four years, as well as a program-record 14th place finish at the 1983 NCAA Championships.
Phil Payne – Football – 1967-69
Phil Payne was a starting tight end and defensive end for the Mocs from 1967-69. He once posted 116 receiving yards on four catches in the season opening win over Austin Peay in 1968.
The Tucker, Ga., native was injured in a diving accident at Lula Lake in the summer of 1970, prior to his senior season. Students, fans and supporter started the Phil Payne fund, which raised over $25,000 in just three months to help pay for his medical expenses.
Payne was featured on the cover of the 1970 Media Guide, with the following cutline:
"Pictured on the cover is Phil Payne of Tucker, Ga., an outstanding young man who would have been a senior defensive end for the Moccasins this season. Tragically, his career was ended when a summertime diving accident left him paralyzed from the neck down. Almost immediately a drive was begun to alleviate the huge medical costs incurred. Within three months, the Phil Payne Fund approached the $25,000 level. This magnificent response is a tribute not only to the character of Phil himself, but to the people of Chattanooga as well."
Candy Reynolds – Women's Tennis – 1974-77
Candy Reynolds was part of the first intercollegiate women's tennis teams for the Mocs in the mid-1970s. She guided UTC to the first of three-straight AIAW National Championships when she earned All-American honors in 1977.
Inducted into the Tennessee Sports Hall of Fame in 2016, Reynolds had a very successful professional career after graduating from UTC. She made it to the finals in doubles at three majors, including runners-up at the Australian Open (Ann Kiyomura) in 1980 and the French Open (Paula Smith) in 1981. She won the French Open Doubles Title with Rosalyn Fairbank in 1983.
Reynolds reached as high as No. 50 in the world in singles (May 1983). Her best singles finish at a Grand Slam tournament was a quarterfinal appearance at the Australian Open in 1980. She won 26 doubles titles overall during her career between 1980 and 1988.
Betty Rush – Women's Tennis – 1959-60
Betty Rush Robinson was a pioneer women's tennis student-athlete who played on the men's teams in 1959-60. Long before women's sports were part of intercollegiate athletics, Rush played and excelled in competition for the Mocs.
She went on to coach volleyball at UTC before becoming a successful high school coach. Ooltewah Middle School gymnasium was named for her in appreciation for her dedication and contributions to the Ooltewah schools and community.
She was Tennessee's first female coach of a Tennessee State Champion Girls' Basketball Team. As a player, she was inducted into the Chattanooga Sports Hall of Fame for Softball and UTC Sports Hall of Fame for tennis.
Don Shaver – Football – 1963-66
Don Shaver set the Mocs record for total offense in a season with 1,307 yards in 1964. His sophomore season saw him post 593 yards rushing and 714 yards passing on the year. His four-year career was one of the best to-date for a Mocs quarterback.
Bert Skebeck – Meritorious Service
David Weeks – Wrestling – 1975-77
David Weeks was a two-time NCAA Division II All-American for the Mocs from 1975-77. He won the 1976 NCAA Division II National Championship at 177 pounds. Weeks placed fourth at 177 pounds in 1975 and won the 1976 title also at 177 pounds.
