Athletic hall of fame inductees announced
Heidelberg College has announced its 23rd class of inductees to the Heidelberg Athletic Hall of Fame, sponsored by the H-Association. The list includes Gene Amlin ’54, Stacy Scudder ’93, Shawn Winkelfoos ’92, and the 1983-84 men’s basketball team, led by head coach John Hill.
The purpose of the Heidelberg College Athletic Hall of Fame is to recognize Heidelberg College men and women who have distinguished themselves in the field of athletics, either by virtue of their performance on athletic teams representing the college, or by meritorious effort in behalf of athletics either as an undergraduate or in years after leaving the college.
The members of the 23rd Class of Inductees to the Hall of Fame will be honored at the Oct. 11 Student Princes football game versus Ohio Northern University, followed by a ceremony on the Heidelberg campus that evening.
The Berg takes on the Polar Bears of Ohio Northern University beginning at 1:30 p.m. The formal induction ceremony will begin with a reception at 5:00 p.m. followed by the banquet at approximately 6:00 p.m. The banquet will take place in the Great Hall located in the Campus Center.
Amlin, a hometown hero from Tiffin, was a tackle and defensive end for Heidelberg and a member of the 1952 Ohio Athletic Conference Championship team that went 8-1 during the year and outscored its opponents 257-61. He was named best all-around blocker on the line during his junior and senior years and captained the squad for the 1953 football season.
As a starting guard her freshman year, Scudder helped lead 'Berg to its first NCAA Final Four appearance in 1990. The Pickerington, Ohio native was voted to the NCAA Atlantic Regional All-Tournament Team for her efforts. While playing ball at Heidelberg, Scudder also earned Academic All-OAC Honorable Mention as a sophomore and First Team All-OAC and Academic All-OAC recognition in her final two seasons. During her final season, Scudder was named to the All-OAC Tournament Team and received title of Heidelberg’s NCAA Woman of the Year, along with being the school’s Clyde Lamb scholar-athlete nominee.
Bucyrus native Winkelfoos made his mark at the Berg as a leading tackler and 1988 Paul Hoernemann Award recipient A four-year letter winner, Winkelfoos also received All-OAC First Team honors in 1990 and 1991, was named a Preseason All-American and team captain before the year started in 1991, along with team MVP and All-American Honorable Mention by the time it was over.
The 1983-84 men’s basketball team qualified for the NCAA Tournament under head coach John Hill after placing second at the OAC Tournament. The men also tied for second in the league during the regular season with Wittenberg and Otterbein and finished the year with a record of 24-7, 10-3 in the OAC, marking the first team at Heidelberg to eclipse 20 wins. Jerry Buccilla earned the OAC’s Mike Gregory Award, recognizing the league’s Most Valuable Player, along with a nod on the first team’s for the Great Lakes Region and the OAC. Buccilla was also named the regional MVP. Lee Harris, Claudie Johnson and Greg Mossing received Honorable Mention All-OAC. Also on the roster for the Berg that season were Barry Kirkwood, Tom Poetter, Fred Neil, David White, Mike Dillard, Bill Slagle, Jon Batt, Marcus Conti, Glen Haas, Ron Eifert, Tom Hilgenberg, Dale Chorba, Shaun Wildt, Mark Frankboner, Mark Sutton, John McDole, and Jim Collins.