Glass names 2011 Hall of Fame class

Eighteen IU athletes will be inducted into the IU Athletics Hall of Fame 2011 class on Sept. 30.

“I’m really excited about the class, and I’m excited about the opportunity that the varsity club took to add what we’re calling pioneer members,” said Fred Glass, IU vice president and director of intercollegiate athletics. “It seems like every year a lot of deserving people get passed over because there’s more of an emphasis on the contemporary...Maybe that will make this an extra special year.”

Glass announced that the class includes six “contemporary” and 12 “pioneer” inductees. The 18 IU athletes will be inducted into the IU Hall of Fame’s 30th class, bringing the Hall of Fame roster to 188 Hoosiers.

“It’s a very good sign of the healthy history and tradition of IU Athletics that after 30 years we still have way more deserving members than we can possibly put in the class,” Glass said. “I think that’s good. I think it’s good that our opportunities are fewer than are qualified people and we get to drag out fights into who ought to be in. It’s a reflection of having more worthy candidates than places to include them.”

2011 Inductees

Contemporaries:
James Sniadecki - Football, 1966-68
Don Ritter - Basketball and baseball, 1947-49
Kristen Kane - Diving, 1991-94
Trent Green - Football, 1990-92
Clarence Doninger - Athletic director, 1991-2001
Ray Tolbert - Men's basketball, 1978-81

Pioneers:
Gene Thomas - IU's only four-sport letterman, Football, Baseball, Men's basketball and Track, 1920-23
Dean Barnhart - Men's basketball, 1909-11
Fred "Fritz" Bastian - Tennis, 1919-21
Bryce Beecher - Track, 1929-32
Eddie Belshaw - Wrestling, 1930-32
George Belshaw - Wrestling, 1930-32
Bob Jones - Football, 1931-32, Wrestling, 1932-33
Rodney Leas - Cross Country, 1928-30
Harlan Logan - Men's basketball, 1924-25, Tennis, 1924, Track, 1925
Bill Menke - Men's baksetball, 1939-41
Chris Traicoff - Wrestling, 1937-39
Joe Zeller - Football, 1929-31, Men's basketball, 1930-32