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| October 7, 1999
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TRINITY UNIVERSITY ANNOUNCES ATHLETIC HALL OF FAME
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| SAN ANTONIO - Trinity University Athletic Director Bob
King announces the inaugural Trinity University Athletic Hall of Fame induction
ceremony will take place Saturday, Oct. 23, during the school's Alumni Weekend.
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| The ceremony will be held at halftime of the Trinity Tigers
football game with Centre (Ky.) College, which begins at 2:30 p.m. (Central Time). An open
reception will be held following the game in the lobby of the William H. Bell Athletic
Center.
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| In the class of 1999, 10 persons, representing five sports, will be
inducted. King, the chair of the selection committee and University President Dr. John
R. Brazil will introduce the honorees.
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| The inductees are: Clarence Mabry, Bob McKinley, Dick Stockton, Anne
Smith and the late Chuck McKinley, tennis; Houston Wheeler, baseball; Larry
Jeffries, basketball; Alvin Beal and Obert Logan, football; and Todd Bender,
trap and skeet.
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| Clarence Mabry of San Antonio coached the Trinity
men's tennis team from 1956-1974. He amassed a record of 319-36 on the way to his team
capturing the NCAA Championship in 1972. The Tigers were also runners-up in 1970 and 1971.
Mabry coached 10 All-Americans, including NCAA Singles Champion Dick Stockton, who won the
title in 1972. He is a member of the Intercollegiate Tennis Association Men's Tennis
Collegiate Hall of Fame, the Texas Tennis Hall of Fame and the University of Texas Hall of
Honor.
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| Bob McKinley of San Antonio, the director of the John
Newcombe/Prince Tennis Academy in New Braunfels, also coached the Trinity
men's tennis team, from 1975-1984, with a record of 219-57. His teams reached the NCAA
Championship match in 1977 and 1979. McKinley was named the NCAA Coach of the Year in
1977. He coached seven All-Americans, including NCAA Singles Champion Bill Scanlon in
1976. McKinley also coached the 1979 NCAA Doubles Champions, Erick Iskersky and Ben
McCown.
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| As a player for the Tigers, McKinley was a four-time All-American
from 1969-1972. He was NCAA Doubles Runner-up, with Dick Stockton in 1971, and was a
singles quarterfinalist in 1971 and 1972. McKinley was also a member of the 1972 NCAA
Championship team. McKinley earned the Bachelor of Arts in 1972, in economics and history.
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| Dick Stockton of Charlottesville, Va., the men's
tennis coach at the University of Virginia, won the NCAA Singles Championship in 1972. He
was a four-time All-American from 1969-1972, with a singles record of 52-7, and was a
member of the 1972 NCAA Championship team. Stockton also was NCAA Doubles runner-up with
Bob McKinley in 1971.
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| As a pro, Stockton was ranked as high as No. 8 in the world. He
reached the singles semifinals of Wimbledon in 1974 and the French Open in 1978. Stockton
was also a member of the U.S. Davis Cup Team five times - 1973, 1975, 1976, 1977 and 1979.
Stockton won the 1984 French Open Mixed Doubles title with fellow honoree Anne Smith.
Stockton is a member of the ITA Men's Tennis Collegiate Hall of Fame and the Texas Tennis
Hall of Fame. He earned the Bachelor of Arts in 1972 in sociology.
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| Anne Smith of Austin earned All-America honors in 1978. As a
pro, Smith was one of the premier doubles players in the world. She captured 34 doubles
titles, including 10 Grand Slam championships. Smith won the following Grand Slam titles:
the 1980 Wimbledon Doubles and 1982 Mixed Doubles; the 1981 U.S. Open Doubles and the 1981
and 1982 Mixed Doubles; the 1980 and 1982 French Open Doubles and 1980 and 1984 Mixed
Doubles (with Dick Stockton); and the 1981 Australian Open Doubles.
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| In addition, Smith was a member of the 1984 Federation Cup Team and
the 1980 and 1982 Wightman Cup Team. She held a singles ranking as high as No. 12 in the
world. Smith received the Bachelor of Arts in psychology in 1993.
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| The late Chuck McKinley, a native of St. Louis and
the older brother of Bob McKinley, was an All-American in 1963. He amassed a singles
record of 48-2 while at Trinity. McKinley won the Wimbledon Singles Championship in 1963
and was the No. 1 player in the world. He was a member of the U.S. Davis Cup Team six
times, from 1960-1965, including the championship team of 1963.
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| McKinley was inducted into the ITA Men's Tennis Collegiate Hall of
Fame and the International Tennis Hall of Fame. He received the Bachelor of Science in
mathematics in 1964. McKinley died in August 1986 of a brain tumor.
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| Houston Wheeler of San Antonio coached the Tiger
baseball team from 1963-1985. The Tigers advanced to the national playoffs in 1969, 1972
and 1973. Trinity also won the Southland Conference championship five times under
Wheeler's guidance, in 1964, 1965, 1966, 1969 and 1973. Wheeler was chosen as the SLC
Coach of the Year in 1965 and 1968.
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| As a student-athlete on Trinity's Waxahachie, Texas, campus,
Wheeler was captain of the football team and made All-Conference in basketball. Wheeler
received the Bachelor of Arts in business administration in 1941.
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| Larry Jeffries of Houston was a three-time
All-American from 1967-1969. The 1969 team advanced to the NCAA playoffs. He also was a
four-time All-Southland Conference selection, from 1966-1969. Jeffries is Trinity's
all-time leading scorer, with 2,454 points, a 25.3 point-per-game average. He was drafted
by Denver of the American Basketball Association in 1969 and played with the Detroit
Pistons of the National Basketball Association during the 1969-70 season. Jeffries earned
the Bachelor of Science in health and physical education in 1969.
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| Alvin Beal of San Antonio was a Tiger quarterback
from 1952-1954. He was selected for the Little All-America First Team in 1954. Beal passed
for 2,943 yards and 29 touchdowns over his collegiate career. He held the record for most
touchdown passes thrown in a game with five, until 1998. That record was tied by current
Tiger senior quarterback Michael Burton of La Jolla, Calif., who won the
1998 Melberger Award as the NCAA Division III Player of the Year. Beal's team won 16
straight games over a two-year period. The 1954 team was the first undefeated squad in
school history. Beal earned the Bachelor of Science in physical education in 1955.
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| Obert Logan of Luling, Texas, was a four-time letter
winner from 1961-1964. He earned Little All-America Honorable Mention honors and was a
three-time member of the All-Texas Team. In addition, Logan was a three-time selection for
the All-Southland Conference Team.
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| Logan played as a defensive back for five years in the National
Football League. He was a member of the Dallas Cowboys in 1965, 1966, 1968 and 1969. Logan
played for the New Orleans Saints in 1967. He earned the Bachelor of Science in
mathematics in 1965.
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| Todd Bender of Alpharetta, Ga. , won three National Collegiate Shooting Championships from |
| 1979-1981. The legendary skeet shooter won 12 World Open Championships. He was a
member of 20 All-America teams. In addition, Bender was a member of the U.S. Team at the
World Championships in 1979 and 1981. He garnered team and individual gold and silver
medals in junior competition. Bender will be inducted Monday, Oct. 11, into the National
Skeet Shooting Association Hall of Fame. He received the Bachelor of Science in business
administration in 1982. A special plaque of each honoree will be mounted on the Hall of Fame wall in the Bell Center. A current photo, along with photos of the honorees during their collegiate competition days, are included on the plaques, as well as athletic accomplishments.
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| Nominations were received from throughout the nation. Criteria for
induction included a graduation date of five years or more from the current academic year
and the recipient must have received a degree from Trinity.
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| A selection committee chose the finalists. |
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