Class of 2019 Hall of Fame Inductees
(From L to R) Myron Greenstone, Bennie Fuller, Shawn Stringfellow, Sarah B. Faber, Carl W. Denney, Janel Birrenkott, Kevin Smith and Chris Miller. (Missing: Brian Bippus, Michael “Doc” Torres, Maurice Mosley, and Anthony Jones)
Bennie Fuller, Player
Paula Hamblin-Lorenz, Presenter
Kevin Smith, Player (Right)
Scott Morrison, Presenter
Janel Birrenkott, Player (Left)
Michele Heise, Presenter
Myron Greenstone (Leader – Right)
Roy Lopaty, Presenter
Carl W. Denney, Coach (Right)
Keith Westhoetler, Presenter
Sarah B. Faber, Player (Right)
Julia Anderson, Presenter
Shawn Stringfellow, Player (Right)
Scott Morrison, Presenter
Chris Miller, Official (right)
Gene Duve, Presenter
Brian Bippus, Player (Zachary, son received on his behalf)
Keith Westhoetler, Presenter
Maurice Mosley, Player
Michael “Doc” Torres, Player
Anthony Jones, Player
Class of 2018 Inductees
Hubert Anderson
Coach
Ron Emerson
Coach
Michael Stultz
Player
Darnell Woods
Player
2015 Hall of Fame Inductees
Paula Hamblin-Lorenz
Player
Amanda Huser
Player
Barbara Hyde
Player
Ronda Johnson
Player
Ron Johnson
Coach
Ronda Jo (Miller) Donatucci
Player
Shirley Platt
Leader
Marsha Wetzel
Official
Sara Wummer
Player
2015 Hall of Fame Program Book
There are four categories: 1) Players 2) Coaches 3) Leaders and 4) Officials whom we recognize individuals who made contributions toward AAAD/UASDB. Under the Contributors section, those individuals were recognized for their significant contributions to the game of basketball outside of AAAD/USADB. The first induction was in 1953 and first woman was inducted in 1992.
| Players | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Last Name | First Name | ACHIEVEMENTS |
| 1963 | *Echols | Nathaniel | Led Buffalo to first ever AAAD title in 1945 and again in 1948; Was the fastest, most agile, and best seasoned player to perform in early years; Selected to four First Team All-Star team |
| 1970 | *Acuna | Angel | Hailed from Farwest; Led Los Angeles Club of the Deaf to 1946 AAAD championship and voted MVP; Played for Mexico in 1948 Olympics, the first deaf person to play in a team sport at the Olympics; Was offered a contract to play for Harlem Golbetrotters but did not accept it; First Hispanic player inducted to AAAD Hall of Fame |
| 1972 | *Jackson | John | Was awarded accolade "Mr. Basketball" at Arkansas Deaf School; Led Little Rock Deaf Club to 11 Regional Championships (1949-1959); Most Valuable Player at 1950 AAAD Nationals; Played on 1957 USA Deaf Basketball team at the World Games f/t Deaf |
| 1974 | *Nutt | Clyde | First man to reach 1,000 points in AAAD; Two-time AAAD MVP; Named to 11 All-Star teams; Had a 23.9 points average in history; Won gold medal in basketball at 1961 World Games for the Deaf |
| 1976 | *Loveland | Edward Paul | During his 21 years of playing basketball, he was elected to the First Team All-Star 20 times and MVP five times; 1949 AAAD MVP |
| 1976 | *Lorello | Carl | Made 700 points in his first year on the varsity at Fanwood; Was an instrumental player on Golden Tornadoes team; Voted AAAD MVP in 1952; career cut shortened in his prime in an accident |
| 1977 | *Marxer-Clark | Larry | Played in six AAAD tournaments; Selected to AAAD All-Star team six times; Led Des Moines to 3 championships 1949, 1951 and 1952 |
| 1978 | Schyman | William | Played at DePaul Univ; First Deaf to be selected in NBA by Washington Bullets in 1953; 1965 WGD Gold Medalist; 1961 AAAD Champions; Coached USA Men Basketball to gold medal at 1981 World Games for the Deaf |
| 1979 | *Tuttle | Marvin Walter | Led state of Iowa in scoring with 23.6 points average in 1949; Won 1951 & 1952 AAAD National Championships |
| 1980 | Miller | John C. | Gallaudet; 1965 AAAD Champions with District of Columbia Club of Deaf (DCCD); 1965 World Games f/t Deaf Gold Medalist |
| 1981 | *Milligan | Kevin | 5th in Gallaudet history with 1,681 points made; 1962 & 1964 AAAD Champions with Buffalo Deaf club; 1964 AAAD MVP; Selected to four All-star team; Averaged 19.8 in 8 National tournaments |
| 1981 | *Wernimont | Dennis | Member of 1962 AAAD Champions with Des Moines; 1962 AAAD MVP; Selected to four All-star team; Won gold medal in Men Basketball at 1965 World Games for the Deaf |
| 1981 | *Janczak | Chester | 1955 AAAD MVP; Averaged 19.8 in AAAD tournaments; Made AAAD All-star team six times |
| 1983 | Dorrell | Mike | Participated in nine nationals and averaged 15 points per game for Beaver Valley, PAD and DCCD; Won gold medal twice at 1961 and 1965 WGD; Was the flag bearer of the 1965 USA team |
| 1983 | *Heck | Hilary | Led to Milwaukee Club to back-to-back AAAD titles in 1954 and 1955; Played with Chester Janczak, another Hall of Famer; Coached by Hall of Famer Anthony Panella |
| 1984 | MacFadden | James | Gallaudet College, Hollywood, District of Columbia Club, World Games for the Deaf |
| 1985 | Schwall | William | Played in eight AAAD tournaments; Top scorer in 1959; 1961 AAAD MVP & Champions; 1965 World Games for the Deaf Gold Medalist |
| 1985 | *Amati, Sr. | Quentin | Led Union League to AAAD championships in 1956 and 1964; Voted MVP in 1956; Averaged 15.1 points in six tournaments |
| 1985 | *Nutt | Houston | 1957 AAAD MVP; Selected to All-Star team four times; 1957 WGD Gold Medalist; His brothers, Clyde and Fay, are also Hall of Famers |
| 1985 | *Crino | Anthony | Standout player in 1940's-1950s; EAAD's first MVP ever; Selected to 1946 First Team All-Star |
| 1985 | *Cohen | Samuel | Played basketball for Union League, Lexington Boys, and Hebrew Association of the Deaf; Scored 16 points at age of 52 at NYAD tournament; Was unselfish player |
| 1986 | Johnson | Ronald G. | Led to MinnePaul to eight Regional titles in nine years averaging close to 20 points and 10 assists per game; Won two AAAD titles in 1973 and 1974; Won gold medals in men basketball at 1969 and 1973 WGD |
| 1986 | Lyons | Donald | While a student at CSD Berkeley, he led scoring in the state; Played for Univ. of Las Vegas; Scored 904 points in AAAD history and won six AAAD championships; Selected to 11 All-Star teams; 1977 AAAD MVP; 1977 WGD Men Basketball Gold Medalist |
| 1987 | Fuechtmann | Ralph | Participated in 8 AAAD tournaments and was selected to All-Star teams five times; Always was among the leaders in rebounding; Won two AAAD crowns; Won two gold medals on 1969 and 1973 basketball teams |
| 1987 | *O'Donnell | Robert | Most observers would rank him among the top five centers ever to play in AAAD tournament; 1971 AAAD MVP; AAAD runner-ups four times; Total scoring of 478 points; Always had "never give up" spirit guy |
| 1988 | Couthen | Albert | American Deaf School, Gallaudet, World Games f/t Deaf |
| 1988 | Hendrix | Gary | 1967 AAAD MVP; Member of 1971 Oakland AAAD Champions; Made three All-star teams |
| 1989 | Kaessler | Paul | Clarke, New York, Gallaudet, Union League, Westchester, 1965 WGD Gold Medalilst |
| 1989 | *Spears | Wayne "Billy" | Four-time AAAD Champion with Los Angeles Club of the Deaf and LA Ephpheta; 1965 WGD Gold Medalist |
| 1990 | Antal | Jack | 1963 AAAD MVP with LA Ephpheta; 1961 & 1969 WGD Gold Medalist |
| 1991 | *Grant | Leon Orlient | "Deaf" Wilt with seven AAAD championships with Los Angeles and Carolinas; Made 8 All-Star teams; Made 833 points in career for a 26.9 points per game average; Member of 1973 World Games f/t Deaf Gold Medalist team |
| 1991 | *Nutt | Fay | Made 511 points in 38 games over 13 tournaments for 13.4 average; One All-star team; World Games f/t Deaf |
| 1991 | Anderson | Glenn | Played for Gallaudet College; Motor City, Union League, Pelicans; Selected to three All-Star teams; World Games f/t Deaf |
| 1992 | *Fine | Danny | Pelicans, GTAC, Union League; One All-Star team; World Games f/t Deaf |
| 1994 | *Renshaw | James | Once held a one game scoring record of 76 points in a FAAD tournament (1970's); Three All-Star teams; Averaged 17.6 in 10 tournaments |
| 1997 | *Healy | Craig | 1975 AAAD MVP; Six All-Star teams; 14.5 points per average in 9 tournaments |
| 2008 | Brown | Craig | Member of 1982 & 1988 AAAD champions with Carolinas; 1988 AAAD MVP; 1977, 1981, & 1985 WGD Gold Medalist |
| 2008 | Ashford | Michael | Selected to 17 All-Star teams with Chicago; 1983, 1984, 1985 & 1987 AAAD MVP; 1981 & 1985 WGD Gold Medalist; Made 1,110 points in 20 tournaments for 18.5 points per game |
| 2008 | Mattson | Ronald | Four All-Star team with Chicago; 1989 WGD Gold Medalist |
| 2009 | Dike-Johnson | Jodee | One of original AAAD woman players; Averaged 20.5 points per game; 1993 World Games f/t Deaf Gold Medalist |
| 2015 | Hamblin-Lorenz | Paula | Played on high school team that won state championship in Mississippi; Led Little Rock to national championship in 2000 and was voted MVP; Played in nine national tournaments and was selected to three All-Star teams; 1993 and 1997 Deaflympics Gold Medalist |
| 2015 | Hyde | Barbara | Played for University of Arizona on a full-ride scholarship; One of the first women to play in AAAD and USADB; 1992 and 1996 MVP; Six-time All-Star team; Five-time Deaflympics Gold Medalist |
| 2015 | Huser | Amanda | At Indiana Deaf School, her team won four straight CSSD championships and surpassed 1,000 points; Averaged 23.7 points per game in seven USADB tournaments; Voted MVP in 2005; Five All-Star honors |
| 2015 | *Johnson | Ronda | In high school, her team won four straight championships and scored 1,000 points; Played four years at Gallaudet and scored 1,000 points; Played in nine USADB tournaments and was selected to seven All-Star teams; Member of three straight championship teams; 2001 and 2005 Deaflympics Gold Medalist |
| 2015 | Miller | Ronda Jo | Led Minnesota School for the Deaf to the National Champion title; Led Gallaudet to Division 3 Sweet 16; Led Division 3 in rebounding (1,545 rebounds) and ranked third in scoring (2,565 points) and third in blocked shots (373); Played in seven USADB tournaments and won three straight championships averaging 22.3 points per game; Voted MVP in 2004 and First All-Star team five times |
| 2015 | Wummer | Sara | Made First Team All-American in four years as a high schooler at Pennyslvania Deaf School; Made 2,064 points at PSD; One of first women to play in early days of AAAD; Member of 1981, 1985 and 1989 WGD Gold Medal teams |
| 2018 | Stultz | Michael | Four-year Gallaudet University starter; Four-time AAAD champion; Two-time AAAD MVP; 1998 USADB Most Outstanding Player; Four-time All-Star team; Member of 1985 & 1993 WGD Gold Medal teams |
| 2018 | Woods | Darnell | Four-year letterman basketball at Gallaudet; Four-time AAAD/USADB Champions; Seven-time All-Star team; Member of 2001 & 2005 Deaflympics Gold Medal team; Finished with 995 points with an average of 14.9 points per game; Made second highest 3 points (189) |
| 2019 | Bippus | Brian | Four-year Gallaudet standout and third all-time scorer in history with 1,882 points; Four USADB Championships; Two-time MVP; Seven-time AAAD/USADB First Team All-Star; Four-time AAAD/USADB Second Team All-Star; Two-time Deaflympics Gold Medalist |
| 2019 | Birrenkott | Janel | Northern State University Star; Sioux Falls; Played in first professional women's basketball league for Pride of Iowa; Three-time Deaflympics Gold Medalist; 10-time National Champions with Sioux Falls and Arizona Black Widows; Leading women scorer in USADB history with 794 points; Scored 52 points in one game (still a record) |
| 2019 | Faber | Sarah | Long-time post player for WSAD (Chicago) and led its team to 1998 USADB championship; 1998 USADB MVP; Four-time All-Star team; 1985 and 1997 Deaflympics Gold Medalist; 2015 USADB Coach of the Tournament |
| 2019 | Jones | Anthony | Gallaudet University all-time leading scorer with 2,233 points; Member of three USADB championship teams; Named MVP in 1997 & 1998; Averaged 23 points per game in eight USADB tournaments |
| 2019 | Mosley | Maurice | Member of six AAAD championship teams; Selected to AAAD All-Star team five times; Member of first ever "Negro" Deaf Basketball team, Blue Jays, in 1962 that played in AAAD |
| 2019 | Smith | Kevin | Known as "The Golden Arm" guard of the Chicago team; Second in all-time points in USADB history with 1,425 points; Holds USADB all-time 3-points record with 241 FG made; Member of 7 championship teams; 14-times All-star team; Member of three Gold Medal Deaflympics Basketball teams (1993, 1997 and 2001) |
| 2019 | Stringfellow | Shawn | Long-time floor general of the Chicago dynasty; Member of 10 National Championship teams and seven runner-up teams; 1994 AAAD MVP; Nine-time All-Star team; Member of 1985 and 1993 Deaflympics Gold Medalist Basketball teams |
| 2019 | Torres | Michael "Doc" | The fourth leading scorer in USADB history with 1,244 points; Played professionally in Puerto Rico for 14 years; Selected to ten All-Star teams; Member of 1981 & 1985 Gold Medalist Basketball team; Won USADB National Championship in 2004 |
| Coaches | |||
| Year | Last Name | First Name | ACHIEVEMENTS |
| 1962 | *Dyer | Louis | Won six National Championships (1946, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969 and 1970) with Los Angeles Club of the Deaf; 1965 WGD Head Coach |
| 1966 | *Panella | Anthony | Coached Milwaukee Silent for 15 years; Won CAAD titles nine straight times and AAAD championships in 1954 and 1955; AAAD Coach of the Tournament twice in 1951 and 1957; Coach record: 206-46 |
| 1976 | *Tubb | Lonnie | Coach for famed Little Rock Silents of 1953 trough 1961 with a record of 177-36; Won seven SWAAD titles and two AAAD championships |
| 1980 | *Berg | Dennis | Coached Minnepaul to two national titles in 1972 and 1973 |
| 1986 | *Maucere | Bennie | Coach of six National Championships (1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1981, and 1986) with Los Angeles and Hollywood; Finished with 48-21 record; Voted Coach of Tournament four times; 1989 WGD Basketball Head Coach Gold Medalist |
| 1988 | *Pordum | Dan | Buffalo, Union League, Staten Island; 1977 World Games f/t Deaf Assistant Coach |
| 1992 | Logan | Janice | First woman inducted into AAAD; Coached at Oregon School for the Deaf |
| 1994 | Morrison | Scott | Selected as CAAD Coach of the Tournament 11 times; Won 7 National Championships (1983, 1984, 1985, 1987, 1990, 1994, 1995); Won AAAD Coach of the Tournament six times; Coached 1993 Gold Medalist USA Men Basketball team |
| 2000 | *Rubiano | Alexander | Milwaukee & Chicago; Coached 1997 Gold Medal USA Men Basketball team |
| 2001 | Pedersen | Melvin | Member of 1971 AAAD champion team (Oakland); Led East Bay (Oakland) to its only title game in 1994 |
| 2015 | Johnson | Ronald G. | Won Great Plains School for the Deaf four times as high school coach (1994-1997); Won 1995 National Championship as coach; Coached Minnepaul women to three straight titles (2001-2003); Coached women team to 2005 Deaflympics gold medal |
| 2018 | *Anderson | Hubert | Began coaching the Capital City Association for the Deaf in 1964; Gallaudet College Head Coach (1976-1980); While at Gallaudet, he coached the Washington Diplomat Club for the Deaf (1976-1979) winning 1979 title; Coached Carolinas in 1981-1983 and won AAAD title in 1981; Coached 1985 Gold Medal USA Men Basketball team |
| 2018 | *Emerson | Ronald | Member of 1969 World Games f/t Deaf Gold Medal team; Coached Houston its only title in 1980 and voted Coach of the Tournament; Coached Capitol City (DC); Served as Gallaudet University men's assistant coach in early 1990's |
| 2019 | Denney | Carl Wayne | Coached teams to four USADB championships in 2008, 2009, 2013, and 2014 with Greater Indianapolis, Indy Hawks, and New Mexico Zia; Seven-time Regional Coach of the Tournament |
| Officials | |||
| Year | Last Name | First Name | ACHIEVEMENTS |
| 1997 | *Bulliner | John F. | First Deaf Basketball referee in grade and high schools in Illinois (1943); Officiated in 1946 & 1947 AAAD games |
| 1998 | Kirk | Guy T. | NAIA Division official (1980's); Long time USADB Official |
| 2001 | Duve | Gene | Officiated for 23 years; 12 years for USADB; Officiated at 50th anniversary in Akron; DBO-USADB Official Liasion |
| 2015 | Wetzel | Marsha | First Female Deaf Referee in NCAA Division 1 (2002); First Deaf Female Referee in AAAD/USADB |
| 2019 | Miller | Chris | Officiated in 14 USADB championship games in 17 seasons; DIBF official for 12 years; Founder of Deaf Basketball Officials (DBO); Official in College Division 1 for 8 years |
| Leaders | |||
| Year | Last Name | First Name | ACHIEVEMENTS |
| 1954 | *Kruger | Art | Co-founder of AAAD; Elected as first AAAD president (1945-1947); 1947-1954 AAAD Secretary-Treasurer; 1966-1982 USA/WGD Chairman; Long time Sports Editor for Silent Worker |
| 1957 | *Warshawsky | Leonard | Coach for 1945 Chicago Club basketball team; CAAD President; AAAD President for two terms; Founder of AAAD Hall of Fame |
| 1962 | *Elliott | Thomas W. | Co-founder of AAAD; AAAD President |
| 1963 | *Hill | Troy E. | 1954-1955 AAAD President |
| 1964 | *Cusack | Hugh | 1952-1954 AAAD President |
| 1965 | *Fleischman | Alexander E. | 1945-1947 AAAD Vice-President; 1951-1954 AAAD Publicity Director; 1954-1959 AAAD Secretary-Treasurer; 1961-1963 AAAD President |
| 1966 | *Whisman | Charley | Coached at the Indiana School 1936-1946; Held all offices in CAAD; Served as Vice President and President of the AAAD |
| 1967 | *Friedman | Max | 1957-1959 AAAD President |
| 1968 | *Carney | Edward C. | 1961 - 1965 AAAD Vice President; 1965-1967 AAAD President |
| 1969 | *Jacobs | Harry | 1963 - 1965 AAAD President |
| 1970 | *Jordan | Jerald | 1958 - 1961 AAAD Vice-President; 1962-1966 USA/WGD Chairman; 1971-1973 AAAD President |
| 1971 | *Barrack | James A. | 1959-1967 AAAD Secretary-Treasurer; 1967-1969 AAAD President |
| 1972 | *Fraser | William | MAAD president and writer for AAAD bulletin |
| 1973 | *Allen | Gordon | SWAAD Officer |
| 1975 | *Schreiber | Herb | AAAD Publicity Director for 8 years; AAAD Secretary-Treasurer for 3 years; Wrote many articles for Silent Worker |
| 1976 | *Connell | Richard 'Duke' | CAAD President 8 years; 1956 AAAD Chair |
| 1978 | *Buckmaster | John | 1971 - 1973 AAAD Vice-President; 1973 - 1975 AAAD President |
| 1979 | Caswell | Richard E. | 1969-1972 AAAD Publicity Director; 1972-1981 AAAD Secretary-Treasurer; 1981-1985 AAAD President; Scored 1,410 points at Gallaudet |
| 1980 | *Greenstone | Marvin | A loyal fixture of the Los Angeles Club of the Club (LACD); LACD manager for 15 years; LACD Athletic and Chief Fund Raiser for AAAD basketball trips; 1970-1971 FAAD President; 1974 AAAD Basketball Chairperson; involved with AAAD scorekeeping committee for many years, helped developed and maintained official stats for AAAD. |
| 1981 | *Hopkins | Robert | CAAD President & AAAD Chairperson |
| 1982 | *Nelson | Arthur | Began his long AAAD career by playing basketball in 1946; Served in the different capacities for MAAD for 11 years; 1975-1978 AAAD Vice President; 1980-1981 AAAD President |
| 1984 | *Finklestein | Norman | Devoted 20 years of active leadership for Gotham clubs, New York clubs, EAAD, and AAAD; Served as AAAD Vice President in 1978; Had been one of the official scorers at AAAD |
| 1985 | *Skinner | Lillian | Considered a pioneer feminist for leadership in the Deaf sports of 1950-60; First Deaf Woman elected to chair 1963 AAAD Tournament; Involved with FAAD region |
| 1987 | *Buell | Edward | Known as "Father of the New England Athletic Association"; Attended NEAAD meeting for 42 years; NEAAD President nine times; AAAD delegate more than 30 times; 1975 AAAD Chair |
| 1988 | *Curtis | G. Leon | 1973-1975 Vice-President; 1975-1977 AAAD President |
| 1989 | *Simpson | William | World Games for the Deaf Chair |
| 1990 | *Mortensen | Lyle | 1981-1985 AAAD Secretary-Treasurer; 1985-1988 AAAD President |
| 1991 | Zulauf | Cole | EAAD President; 1980-1990 AAAD Publicity Director |
| 1992 | *Wilding | George | NWAAD President; 1981-1988 AAAD Vice President |
| 1992 | *Galloway | Victor | AAAD President |
| 1993 | *Belsky | Martin | 1985-1988 AAAD Secretary-Treasurer; 1988-1991 AAAD President |
| 1993 | *White | John F. "Jack" | AAAD Chair & Leader |
| 1994 | *Davidson | William C. | Served as an officer in both NWAAD and FAAD; Founder of FAAD Hall of Fame; Frequent published sportswriter; Served as 1997 AAAD Basketball Tournament Publicity Director |
| 1995 | *Brown | Lon | FAAD President & Leader; Coached LA Ephpheta to 1963 AAAD title |
| 1995 | Carrico | Joseph F. | AAAD Chair & MAAD President |
| 1998 | *Ray | Max | AAAD Vice President & SEAAD Vice President |
| 1999 | *Platt | Dennis R. | NWAAD President & AAAD Vice President |
| 2000 | *Carr | E. Gene | AAAD Chair & SWAAD President |
| 2010 | *Fleischer | Lawrence R. | 1991-1992 AAAD President |
| 2015 | Platt | Shirley Hortie | First Female Officer (Secretary); First AAAD Executive Director; First Women USADB Commissioner |
| 2019 | Greenstone | Myron | Long-time member of Los Angeles Club of the Deaf; Served as NWAAD Vice-president 1980-1981, Secretary 1981-1989, President 1989-1993; USADB Secretary 2000-2007; Served many years as head scorekeeper statistics crew for USADB; Involved for many years with AAAD/USADB Hall of Fame selection committee; Very detailed, diligent, accurate and proud of his work; He and his father are the first father and son combo to be elected to the AAAD/USADB Hall of Fame in the same category |
| Contributors | |||
| Players | |||
| Year | Last Name | First Name | ACHIEVEMENTS |
| 1953 | *Downes | Noah | Considered one of the greatest basketball players in early 1900's; Won city championship with Maryland School f/t Deaf; Helped Gallaudet College win D.C. Intercollegiate Basketball crown in 1919 |
| 1955 | *Rockwell | Walter | Considered one of the greatest basketball players in early 1900's; Selected as one of the greatest basketball players of the last half century by the Silent Worker |
| 1956 | *Riddle | Willie | Known as "The Wizard" from South Carolina; Played in 521 games and made 7,618 points in a total of 27 years; Played for Gallaudet and made All-District Columbia two years in a row |
| 1959 | *Worzel | Joseph | Known as "Little Joe"; Played professional basketball in 1920's with Original Celtics, New York Rens and Visitations teams; His remarkable accuracy in locating the basket from all angles of the court made him a dangerous man, and his speed in dribbling was a revelation; Above all, his quick thinking at opportune moments more than once turned a seeming defeat into a glorious victory |
| 1969 | *Shafranek | Ben | New York |
| 1972 | *Behrens | James | Played professional basketball averaging 12 points per game (1922-1932) |
| 1973 | *Russell | Joseph | Mississippi, World Games f/t Deaf |
| 1973 | *Downes | Leonard | Maryland, Semi-Professional |
| 1975 | *Rodman | Edward | New Jersey |
| 1978 | *Roller | Winfield | Colorado, Gallaudet, Goodyear Silents |
| 1982 | *Cosgrove | Dennis | Played 3 years at the Washington School for the Deaf and averaged 25 points per game in his senior year; Captain of the All-Star public school; Was a top-scorer at Gallaudet College |
| 1983 | *Teare | Fay T. | Was a star of the Nebraska School for the Deaf's State School Class A Champions of 1931; Unanimously selected on the All-State Nebraska team of 1931 |
| 1987 | Brown | Alexander | Clarke School for the Deaf |
| 1988 | Couthen | Albert | Connecticut, Gallaudet, World Games f/t Deaf |
| 2003 | *Huggins | Monica Kupka | Averaged 24 points a game at Iowa School for the Deaf in early 1940's; played in the semi-pro Empire Bluffs in 1950. |
| 2005 | *Blehm | Steve | Averaged 47.3 during his sophomore year at North Dakota School for the Deaf which ranks top 10 in the country; 12th in Gallaudet scoring history with 1,287 points; 1977 WGD Gold Medalist |
| 2019 | Fuller | Bennie | Holds a record for most points scored in state of Arkansas with 4,898 points in 4 years at Arkansas Deaf School; Scored 102 points in a game in 1971; His 50.9 points per game during his senior year ranks number one in state of Arkansas; AAAD Hall of Famer Houston Nutt was his coach; Enshrined in the Arkansas High School Basketball and SWBAD Hall of Fame |
| Coaches | |||
| Year | Last Name | First Name | ACHIEVEMENTS |
| 1953 | *Neesam | Frederick | Devoted 41 years coaching at the Wisconsin School for the Deaf winning 1934 & 1937 national titles; Introduced basketball to Gallaudet College in 1903; Started several basketball clubs |
| 1953 | *Foltz | Edward | Coached at Mississippi, Oklahoma, Kansas, Arkansas and Lousiana Schools for the Deaf; Won Midwest Conference basketball title twice; Led Arkansas to State Class "B" ttitle in 1949 |
| 1954 | *Burns | S. Robey | During 1931-32 basketball season, his cagers won four titles including a national title; One of the leaders that formed Central States Cage tourney; Instrumental in sending Americans to International games of the Deaf in 1935, '39, '49, '53, '57; Designed the original AAAD logo |
| 1954 | *Lewellyn | T. Carlton | Coached at Virginia School for the Deaf with a record of 282-189; In 1952, his basketball team finished the season with 23-3 mark |
| 1956 | *Benson | Harry | Coached Maryland School for the Deaf basketball for 48 years; Won Frederick City titles in 1910, 1918 and 1926; Best record was in 1939 when his Maryland team won twenty straight |
| 1962 | *Baynes | Harry L. | Coached Alabama basketball team for 38 years |
| 1965 | *Lahn | Nathan | Iowa |
| 1966 | *Peterson | Nick | Coached South Dakota Deaf School basketball team for 23 years winning Nebraska State Class D HS Basketball Championship in 1931 |
| 1968 | *Roberts | Earl | Michigan |
| 1969 | *Akin | E. Conley | Tenneessee |
| 1971 | *Brown | George K. | North Carolina |
| 1972 | *Bilger | Charles | Kansas |
| 1973 | *McVey | Early R. | Houston |
| 1974 | *Lauritsen | Wesley | Minnesota |
| 1976 | *Shibley | Luther C. | SWAAD and AAAD leader since 1951; 1961 AAAD Tournament Chairman; Manager of the famed Little Rock Silents basketball team |
| 1977 | *Davis | Cecil B. | As a coach, he won 4 Mason Dixon championships (1954, 1957, 1961 and 1973) with smallest enrollment among schools in Mason Dixon; Coached teams in SWAAD seven times and was chosen Coach of the Tournament three times; Won SWAAD titles twice |
| 1978 | *Cordano | Waldo | Wisconsin |
| 1978 | *McVernon | James | Maryland |
| 1980 | *Cohen | Abram | Rhode Island |
| 1981 | *Shirley | Oscar | Connecticut |
| 1983 | *Sladek | Frank | Led his basketball team that won 1952 conference title; Served as Vice-President and Secretary-Treasurer of FAAD during early 1960's |
| 1984 | *Smith | Jess M. | Girls basketball coach at Tennessee School for the Deaf for 19 years (1941-1961); His teams were District 8 champions three times and had a 25-3 record against other Deaf schools |
| 1987 | *Tuttle | Marvin O. | Excellent coach for the Carolinas in SEAAD and AAAD; Coached Carolinas to its first title in 1972; Selected as Coach of the Tournament |
| * Deceased |