University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff Athletics Hall of Fame

In 1915, intramural sports were first organized at the Agricultural, Mechanical, and Normal College (AM&N), what is now the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff (UAPB), leading to the creation of the Lions, the official sports mascot for the institution. UAPB joined the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) in the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC), made up of historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs), in 1936; it left the conference in 1969. The university went through a transition period as an independent athletic program (not associated with an athletics conference) before going between the NAIA and National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) as a Division II Independent. The Golden Lions rejoined the SWAC as a full-time member in the 1997–98 season.

Starting in 2000, UAPB inducted its first class into the UAPB/AM&N Athletics Hall of Fame. Honorees include coaches, broadcasters, and student athletes.

Class of 2000	Lamar “Buddy” Allen \| Football (Student Athlete) H. O. Clemmons \| Men’s Basketball (Coach) Dr. Lawrence A. Davis Sr. \| Men’s Baseball Ulysses S. Grant II \| Track and Field (Coach) L. C. Henderson Greenwood \| Football (Student Athlete) Dr. Vannette W. Johnson \| Football (Coach) Louis Clark Latham \| Football (Student Athlete) Henry “Jo Jo” Pennymon Sr. \| Football (Student Athlete) Laquita Stribling \| Track and Field (Student Athlete)
Class of 2001	James Mack “Red” Allen \| Men’s Basketball (Student Athlete) Terri Katrina Banks-Williams \| Track and Field (Student Athlete) Charles A. Hicks \| Football (Student Athlete)
Class of 2002	Hiawatha Clark Malcolm T. Kirven \| Football (Student Athlete) Charles “Monk” Williams \| Football (Student Athlete)
Class of 2003	Jams Bunch \| Football (Student Athlete) Wallace Francis \| Football (Student Athlete) Johnnie C. Johnson \| Football (Student Athlete) Cleophus “Cleo” Miller Jr. \| Football (Student Athlete) Elbert Stinson \| Track and Field (Student Athlete)
Class of 2004	Paulette Bell \| Women’s Basketball (Student Athlete) Harold Blevins \| Men’s Basketball (Student Athlete) Jerry Edwards \| Football (Student Athlete)
Class of 2005	Fred Lewis “Rabbit” Gaston \| Men’s Basketball (Student Athlete) Earl Goldman \| Track and Field (Student Athlete) Chester Hynes \| Football (Coach) Maurice T. Jones \| Men’s Basketball (Student Athlete) Frank Joyner \| Men’s Baseball (Student Athlete) Crystal Scott \| Track and Field/Women’s Basketball (Student Athlete) Felix Stuckey \| Football (Student Athlete) Walter Thompson \| Football (Student Athlete) Priscilla Washington-Morgan \| Women’s Basketball (Student Athlete)
Class of 2006	Bobby Brown \| Track and Field (Student Athlete) Charles Burrell Sr. \| Football (Student Athlete) Harold J. Francis \| Track and Field (Student Athlete) Allis Freeman \| Football (Student Athlete) Tommy Gay \| Football (Student Athlete) Alma Murphy \| Women’s Basketball (Coach) James Scrubbs Jr. \| Men’s Baseball (Student Athlete)
Class of 2007	Caesar Belser \| Football (Student Athlete) Oliver Elders \| Men’s Basketball (Student Athlete) Aaron Harris Jr. \| Track and Field (Student Athlete) Demetrica Hayes-Thompson \| Track and Field (Student Athlete) Helen Hughes-Smith \| Women’s Basketball (Student Athlete) Jesse Mason \| Men’s Basketball (Student Athlete) Charles “Bo” Spearman \| Men’s Baseball (Coach) Roy Wade \| Football (Student Athlete) Susan Weaver-Vasser \| Women’s Basketball (Student Athlete)
Class of 2008	Angela Barker-Langstaff \| Track and Field (Student Athlete) Robert Eddie Brown Sr. \| Football (Student Athlete) Nadie V. Chunn-Morris \| Women’s Basketball (Student Athlete) Louis Harvey \| Men’s Basketball (Student Athlete) Mike Lewis \| Football (Student Athlete) Terry Nelson \| Football (Student Athlete)
Class of 2011	Lars Allen \| Track and Field (Student Athlete) Paul McPherson \| Football (Student Athlete) Shyvonna Rolle \| Track and Field (Student Athlete) Andrew Victrum \| Track and Field (Student Athlete) Clarence Washington \| Football (Student Athlete) Tauya Washington-Worthy \| Women’s Basketball (Student Athlete)
Class of 2012	Larry J. Bankston \| Football (Student Athlete) Lindsey Henry \| Track and Field (Student Athlete) Catha Mcghee Hicks \| Track and Field (Student Athlete) Louis Moss \| Track and Field (Student Athlete) Elvis Paul \| Track and Field (Student Athlete)
Class of 2013	Dawnielle Randle Gaspard \| Track and Field (Student Athlete) Lee Hardman \| Football (Coach) Lyntonya Johnson-Ferrell \| Track and Field (Student Athlete) Ray Nealy \| Football (Student Athlete) Brenda Gulley Williams \| Women’s Basketball (Student Athlete)
Class of 2014	Vashell R. Anderson \| Track and Field (Student Athlete) Willie E. Goldsmith Sr. \| Football (Student Athlete) Earl H. Harris \| Football (Student Athlete) Gerry Matlock \| Football (Student Athlete) Christopher Robinson \| Football (Student Athlete)
Class of 2015	Eddie L. Spears \| Track and Field (Coach)
Class of 2016	Carnis Poindexter \| Men’s Tennis (Student Athlete) Henry Smothers \| Track and Field (Student Athlete) Ronald K. Taylor \| Men’s Basketball (Student Athlete)
Class of 2017	Connie Hathorn \| Football (Student Athlete) Maurice Myton \| Track and Field (Student Athlete) Curley Roberts \| Football (Student Athlete) Walter Smith \| Track and Field (Student Athlete) Elton Taylor Sr. \| Football (Student Athlete)
Class of 2018	Clarence Collins \| Track and Field (Student Athlete) John Eaves Sr. \| Men’s Tennis (Student Athlete) Donald Evans \| Football (Student Athlete) Willie Porkers \| Football (Student Athlete) Willie Eugene Roberts \| Baseball/Football (Student Athlete) Carl Whimper \| Sports Information (Honorary Member)
Class of 2020	B. Renee Breedlove \| Men’s Basketball (Student Athlete) Robert “Razorback” Jones \| Football (Student Athlete) Samuel “SJ” Jones \| Football (Student Athlete) McArthur McLaughlin \| Track and Field (Student Athlete) Eddie Sherrod \| Football (Student Athlete) Samuel Smith \| Football (Student Athlete) Michael Terry \| Men’s Tennis (Student Athlete) Joyce Claudette Williams \| Women’s Basketball (Student Athlete)
Class of 2022	Budd Anthony-White \| Men’s Baseball (Student Athlete) Terron Armstead \| Football (Student Athlete) Walter D. Baker \| Men’s Baseball and Football (Student Athlete) Donald B. Belle \| Football (Student Athlete) Lonnette Davis \| Men’s Basketball (Student Athlete) Lawrence A. Davis Jr. \| Men’s Basketball (Student Athlete) George Edward Belton \| Football (Student Athlete) Johnny Edwards \| Men’s Baseball/Football (Student Athlete) Kimberly George-Robinson \| Track and Field (Student Athlete) Terris Harris \| Football (Student Athlete) Willie Louis Robinson \| Men’s Baseball/Football (Student Athlete) Ronald McCall \| Football (Student Athlete) Eddie L. Patterson \| Football (Student Athlete) Tammie Pickett McFarland \| Track and Field (Student Athlete) Roderick Robinson \| Football (Student Athlete) Jimmy Sanders \| Track and Field/Football (Student Athlete) Harold Sanders Sr. \| Football (Student Athlete)

For additional information:
“Armstead Headlines Induction Ceremony.” Pine Bluff Commercial, July 30, 2022. https://www.pbcommercial.com/news/2022/jul/30/armstead-headlines-induction-ceremony/ (accessed on November 20, 2024).

University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff Athletics Hall of Fame. https://uapblionsroar.com/honors/hall-of-fame (accessed on November 20, 2024).

James Wethington
UA Little Rock Center for Arkansas History and Culture

Last updated:
November 20, 2024

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