Which C-USA schools have athletes as members of a PROFESSIONAL SPORTS hall of fame?
C-USA has been marketing the conference by using great players from its' member schools' history in its' Who's Next campaign. I love this idea (though I wish that they would push it more), as I believe that it is the best way to sell our programs.
I realize that many of the players used never played a game in C-USA, but a conference is the sum of its' members and their collective histories, so I do not think that this is important. Hell... hardly any of our current members have played many games as part of C-USA. That is why selling our new collective histories is of utmost importance.
Who are your athletes who have made it to the pinnacle of their sport. I am not talking school or state halls of fame, but the big ones: NFL, NBA, MLB etc. Being in the CFL or Arena HOF is a great accomplishment and I would be proud if a Southern Miss standout were in the HOF of anything, but let's stick to the BIG ONES!
Let's also stick with players. A coach moves from place to place and their legacies are rarely attached to only one school.
Also, slam dunk near-future adds, a la Brett Favre and Randy Moss have been added to my list with an (*).
A quick search on my part has revealed the following:
Southern Miss: Ray Guy, Brett Favre*
Marshall: Frank Gatski, Hal Greer, Randy Moss*
Louisiana Tech: Terry Bradshaw, Fred Dean, Willie Roaf, Karl Malone, Pam Kelly, Janice Lawrence, Teresa Weatherspoon
UTEP: Nate Archibald, Don Maynard#
Old Dominion: Anne Donovan, Nancy Lieberman, Inge Nissen
WKU: Edgar Allen Diddle
UNT: Mean Joe Green, Brian Waters*
Rice: Don Maynard#
*- Presumed first ballot inductee upon eligibility
#-Don Maynard played at BOTH Rice (1 yr.) and UTEP... Interesting trivia...
***I am editing the list as you guys provide names.
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