| Pittsburg State University
Intercollegiate Athletics Hall of Fame
Class of
2007
Doug Bullard (1989-93)
Galena, Kansas
Football Athlete
Doug Bullard garnered first-team NCAA Division II All-America
honors as a senior in 1993. He was named to the first-team squad by the
AFCA, Football Gazette and Daktronics. Bullard, a three-year starter at
center for the Gorillas, earned All-MIAA honors in each of his final three
seasons. He earned third-team All-MIAA recognition as a sophomore in 1991,
helping PSU capture the NCAA-II national title. Bullard garnered second-team
All-MIAA honors as a junior in 1992 and first-team All-MIAA accolades
in 1993.
Kendall Gammon
Rose Hill, Kansas
Football Athlete
Kendall Gammon garnered first-team NCAA Division II All-America
honors as an offensive guard from Football Gazette as a senior in 1991,
helping the Gorillas to a 13-1-1 record and the NCAA Division II National
Championship. He earned first-team All-MIAA honors in each of his final
three seasons (1989-91). Following his collegiate career, Gammon was selected
to Pitt State’s prestigious 100th Anniversary Football Team in 2003.
Jenni (Miller) Croy
Kearney, Missouri
Basketball Athlete
Jenni (Miller) Croy completed a decorated four-year basketball
career with 364 3-point field goals – the second-highest total in
the history of the NCAA women’s game. She garnered honorable mention
NCAA-II All-America honors from DII Bulletin as a senior in 1997, when
she averaged 17.8 ppg. She finished her collegiate career as a four-time
All-MIAA performer, earning first-team All-MIAA honors as a senior in
1997. Miller also eclipsed the Pitt State scoring record during her senior
season, finishing her 111-game career with 1,809 points.
Thomas B. Stringer (1979-82)
Topeka, Kansas
Football Athlete
Tom Stringer earned first-team NAIA All-America honors as an
offensive lineman for the Gorillas as a junior in 1981, helping Pitt State
to a 10-2 record and the NAIA Division I National Runner-up finish that
season. He twice earned All-CSIC honors. He was a first-team All-CSIC
selection in 1981, and Stringer was named to the second-team All-CSIC
squad as a senior in 1982.
LeRoy “Uhlie” Uhlenhop
Leonardville, Kansas
Basketball Athlete
LeRoy “Uhlie” Uhlenhop earned All-CIC honors in each
of his final three seasons for the Gorillas. He earned first-team All-CIC
honors as a senior in 1941. Uhlenhop was named the captain of the 1941
CIC All-Star squad and the squad’s defensive MVP. He also was voted
MVP of the Oklahoma City Christmas Tournament that year. Uhlenhop was
a second-team All-CIC selection in 1939 and 1940. He helped lead Pitt
State to the program’s first two NAIA National Tournament appearances
during the 1940 and 1941 seasons.
Andrew F. Bertuzzi
Arma, Kansas
Football Legacy Athlete
Andy Bertuzzi was named to Pitt State’s prestigious 11-man
50th Anniversary Football Team following his playing days for the Gorillas.
He earned second-team All-CIC honors as a sophomore in 1942, helping Pitt
State to the CIC crown. In 1943, he helped the Gorillas to the school’s
first undefeated season, posting a 6-0 record with a team primarily comprised
of Navy V12 men stationed near the college. Bertuzzi also earned All-CIC
honors in the discus and shot put in track & field in 1942 and he
lettered on the 1943 basketball team as well.
1933 Mile Relay Team
David A. German (Fort Scott, Kansas), Laurence Blanton Swisher (Junction
City, Kansas),
A. Richard Terwilliger (Champaign, Illinois), Wendell “Windy”
Davis (Garland, Kansas)
Track & Field Legacy Athletes
Pittsburg State’s mile relay team -- comprised of Wendell
Davis, David German, Laurence Swisher and Richard Terwilliger -- were
clocked running the second-fastest time in the world in 1933 with a time
of 3 minutes, 15.5 seconds. The quartet recorded the mark with a winning
performance at the CIC Meet on May 13 at Emporia. The Gorillas replicated
their 3:15.5 time with another winning effort at Marquette on June 2 at
Milwaukee, Wis., helping Pitt State claim the team title and the prestigious
Knute Rockney Trophy from the meet.
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