Officials from the National High School Hall of Fame announced 13 new members today, bringing the total to 411 inductees since 1982. They will be inducted during the annual National Federation of State High School Associations meeting on June 27th in Denver.
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The list includes four standout athletes, five coaches, two officials, one administrator and one performing arts leader.
Athletes *JOE THEISMANN quarterbacked
South River (N.J.) to a 9-0 record and the 1966 Group III state championship by throwing 24 touchdown passes. He later led the University of Notre Dame to the No. 2 national ranking in 1971 and also earned MVP honors and a Super Bowl championship with the NFL Washington Redskins.
*CHAUNCEY BILLUPS averaged 23.8 points during his four-year career at
George Washington (Denver) while being named Colorado's Mr. Basketball three times and leading state championship teams in 1993 and 1994. He helped the Detroit Pistons win the NBA crown in 2004 and currently is in his 16th NBA campaign.
*HARRISON DILLARD won state titles in the 120-yard high hurdles and 220-yard low hurdles for
East Tech (Cleveland) in 1941. Later he won the 100-meter dash in the 1948 Olympics and the 110-meter hurdles in the 1952 Olympics. On each occasion, he also ran on a gold-medal relay team.
*KRISTIN FOLKL KABURAKIS was one of the greatest two-sport female athletes in high school history. She led the
St. Joseph's Academy (St. Louis) volleyball team to a 137-7 record and four state championships while compiling a a 4.2 GPA. In basketball her teams also won four state titles while posting a 117-5 record. She later helped Stanford University to a 125-8 record and three NCAA volleyball titles and paced the basketball team to an 85-11 record and two Final Four appearances.
Coaches*ED ASTON coached the girls swim team at
Cheshire (Conn.) to a 414-21-1 record and 25 state titles in 37 years. The girls won a national-record 281 consecutive dual meets from 1986-2011. In 33 years he coached the boys team to a 410-47 record and 18 state titles.
*CHUCK KOEPPEN, an outstanding runner in his younger days, dominated Indiana boys and girls cross country until moving to the college ranks. At
Carmel (Ind.) he coached the boys and girls to 11 state titles apiece. Five times they won in the same year. Combined, they finished second 16 times. His boys track team also won the state championship in 2000.
*CHUCK LENAHAN has won 19 state football titles at Plymouth Regional (Manchester, N.H.) and is the state's all-time leader with a 345-69-1 record in 43 years. He coached 13 unbeaten teams, which included a 57-game winning streak from 2005-2010.
*MIKE MESSERE has won more lacrosse games than any other high school — or college — coach with a 757-55 record (.930 winning percentage) at
West Genesee (Camillus, N.Y.) since 1976. He also has notched 15 public school state championships and his team holds the national record with a 91-game winning streak from 1981 to 1984.
*JAMES TATE coached the girls cross country team at
St. Paul's Episcopal (Mobile, Ala.) to a national-record 16 consecutive state titles from 1983 to 1998. Coaching boys and girls cross country, indoor and outdoor track, Tate's resume includes an incredible 86 state championships.
Officials*JERRY KIMMEL officiated high school basketball games for 16 years before moving into recruiting, training and assigning officials for the state of Kentucky. He also officiated college basketball games for many years.
*HAIG NIGHOHOSSIAN has officiated the Illinois boys soccer state finals 17 times and the girls finals on seven occasions. He has been a soccer rules interpreter for the state since 1973 and has served as coordinator of officials at the state finals several times.
Administrator *RONNIE CARTER joined the Tennessee Secondary School Athletic Association staff in 1978 and was named executive director in 1986. He served on the NFHS Football Rules Committee for 25 years and was chairman of the Basketball Rules Committee for eight years. In addition, he was on the Wrestling Rules Committee for four years. In the 2001-02 school year, he served as president of the National Federation.
Performing Arts*RICHARD FLOYD is a recognized authority on conducting, the art of wind band rehearsing, concert band repertoire and music advocacy. He has served as a clinician, adjudicator and conductor with appearances in 40 states and nine other countries. As director of music for the Texas University Interscholastic League, he coordinated all facets of secondary music composition for 3,500 performing organizations throughout the state of Texas.