THE UNIVERSITY OF Denver Athletics Hall of Fame will be inducting its Class of 2002. The sixth annual banquet for the Athletics Hall of Fame induction ceremony will be held Nov. 8.
The reception will begin at 5 p.m. and the banquet dinner will begin at 5:30. The reception and dinner will be followed by a Pioneer hockey game against Minnesota-Duluth at 7:35. For ticket information on attending the ceremony, contact Cindi Nagai at (303) 871-2389.
The inductees at this year’s ceremony are from a variety of sports backgrounds. Each inductee has contributed greatly to the history of DU sports and some continue to contribute. The inductees are as listed:
Frank Moore, Jr, a tennis and basketball player, from 1941-1943. Moore led Denver to three Big 7 conference championships and participated in the 1942 and 1943 NCAA championships in singles and doubles.
Rusty Fairly, a quarterback, receiver, defender, place kicker and punter from 1953-54 who led DU’s football team to the Sun Bowl Championship in 1954.
Marshall Johnston, a hockey player and coach from 1961-1981. As an athlete he was part of the 1961 national championship team, and 1962 national championship runner-up team.He also helped DU to the WCHA title in ’61, ’62, and in ’78 as a coach, for which he earned coach of the year honors. Marshall was also an olympian, an NHL player, coach and general manager and was inducted into the International Hockey League Hall of Fame.
Ronald Moore, a prolific golfer at DU from 1950-1954, winning two conference championships and advancing to the NCAA tournament in ’52, ’53 and ’54. He was also inducted as a member of the Colorado Golf Hall of Fame. Through Moore’s efforts men’s golf was reinstated at DU.
Barbara “BoBo” Mangan, a field hockey and tennis player from 1978-1982. She led the Pioneers to their highest ranking in field hockey in 1980 and set a school record of 25 goals. She also led the tennis team to a regional title in ’81 and won an individual title in ’82. She also owns the best career doubles mark, at 24-6 (.800) during her four years on the tennis squad.
Dr. Art Mason, dean of the College of Business administration from 1966-74, was an adviser and friend to the Pioneer hockey team for three decades.
In 1986 the Top Scholar Athlete award was renamed the Art Mason Award in his honor. Mason continues to be a strong supporter of the DU team. Mason and his wife Polly have held season tickets for 37 consecutive years.
William Matsch graduated from DU in 1949 as a two-time letter winner in football at DU. Matsch has been a strong supporter of athletics since his graduation and is now being honored for his athletic accomplishments, as well as his alumni achievements.
