Faulk Leads Five Inductees in 1998 Aztec Hall of Fame Class
October 13, 1998 SAN DIEGO - All American running back Marshall Faulkalong with baseball's Chris Gwynn, volleyball's Mary Holland, and basketball playersDick Mitchell and Chana Perry make up the 1998 class ofinductees into the Aztec Hall of Fame, sponsored by the Wise Foundation. Faulk will be honored at halftime of the San Diego State-Utah football game in Qualcomm Stadium on October 24, a bye week for the NFL's Indianapolis Colts for whom the New Orleans native now runs the football. In addition to his Hall of Fame recognition, Faulk's number "28" jersey will be officially retired that night. The other four inductees will be honored in a banquet prior to the Aztecs' game vs. Fresno State on November 7 and subsequently recognized at halftime of that contest. A three-time first team All American selection from 1991-93 and runner-up in the 1992 Heisman Trophy voting, Marshall Faulk was a unanimous selection in his first year of eligibility for the Aztec Hall of Fame. Bursting upon the national stage with an NCAA record 386 rushing yards and seven touchdowns in the second game of his freshman year, Faulk brought more national attention to Montezuma Mesa than any individual since Don Coryell. He completed his career owning 19 NCAA records and 18 WAC marks. Deciding to forego his senior season, he was the second player taken in the 1993 National Football League draft by the Colts. It was the highest an Aztec or any Western Athletic Conference player has ever been drafted. His jersey retirement is the third football number to be so honored joining receiver Haven Moses (#25) and quarterback Todd Santos (#8). Other Aztec numbers to be retired include Milky Phelps (#22) and Michael Cage (#44) in men's basketball; Tony Gwynn (#28) in baseball; Judy Porter (#32) in women's basketball; and Duncan McFarland (#11) and Chris Marlowe (#10) in men's volleyball. Three of 1998's other inductees also earned first team All American honors in their respective sports. Chris Gwynn earned that recognition in 1984 as an Aztec outfielder, eclipsing some of the accomplishments older brother Tony attained in his SDSU career. Gwynn still holds nine school career and single season batting marks and his .383 average in '84 is the fourth best ever for an Aztec player. His 137 hits that season set an NCAA record. A member of the silver medal-winning 1984 U.S. Olympic team, Chris went on to play in the majors with the Dodgers, Royals and Padres. Mary Holland (now Mary Hegarty) was a key member of the Aztec volleyball teams of the early '80's that twice advanced to the NCAA Final Four and were ranked No. 1 in the nation. Holland herself earned All American honors in 1982 and was named to the NCAA All Tournament team that same year. The local product from Grossmont High School still ranks among the school's career top ten in four categories. Chana Perry remains the only Aztec women's basketball player to earn first team All American honors, a feat she accomplished following the 1988-89 season. In just two years with the Aztecs following her transfer from Northeast Louisiana, Perry finished her career ranked in the top ten in every SDSU stat category but assists. She was a two-time Big West Player of the Year and her 27 rebounds vs. Alabama State in 1988 remains the school record. Perry led the Aztecs to a 46-19 record in two years on Montezuma Mesa and ranked in the nation's top ten in scoring and rebounding her senior year. Basketball player Dick Mitchell is the fourth member of San Diego State's fabled 1941 national championship team to be inducted into the Aztec Hall of Fame, joining Milky Phelps, Kenny Hale and Head Coach Morris Gross. The second-team All American played center for the Aztecs and was the third highest scorer in Aztec history upon graduating. Mitchell achieved national recognition following his collegiate athletic career in the sport of badminton, being elected to the Hall of Fame in that sport in 1974. This year marks the 10th anniversary for the Aztec Hall of Fame sponsored by the Wise Foundation. Since 1988, 65 former San Diego State athletes and coaches have been inducted by a nine-member selection committee made up of long-time Aztec followers, media and athletic department administrators. Nominees must have completed their collegiate eligibility or coaching career five years previous to their consideration. The actual Hall of Fame will become a part of the new Aztec athletic administration building, now in the planning stages, and funded by San Diego Padre owners John and Becky Moores. 1998 HALL OF FAME INDUCTEES Marshall Faulk Running back who is one of the most prominent Aztec athletes of all time...The first SDSU football player to earn first team Associated Press All American honors, he garnered that distinction three times...Just the third freshman ever to gain A.P. honors...Three-time consensus All American...Runner-up for the 1992 Heisman Trophy...Placed among the top ten in that voting all three years...Drafted higher than any other San Diego State player when he was chosen by the Indianapolis Colts as the number two choice in the first round of the 1994 NFL Draft...Set the NCAA single game rushing record of 386 yards (later broken) coming off the bench in the Pacific game in his freshman season...Scored seven touchdowns that night to burst upon the national scene...NCAA record holder for career points per game at 12.1...Left SDSU owning or sharing 19 NCAA records...Aztecs' all-time leading rusher with 4,589 yards....His 5,562 combined yards rushing and receiving is an NCAA record for a three-year player...Ranks second on NCAA all-time charts with 62 touchdowns and 376 career points...He holds 18 WAC records...Faulk was the first freshman to lead the nation in rushing and the first freshman to lead the nation in scoring...Combined with receiver Darnay Scott to set the NCAA all-time record for all-purpose yardage by two teammates with 10,523...Elevated recognition of SDSU football nationally as the Aztecs appeared on network telecasts a record 14 times in a three year period...Holds every SDSU career and single season rushing record but one...Named AFC Rookie of the Year in 1994 and has been a two-time NFL Pro Bowl selection. Chris Gwynn First team All American selection in 1984 as an outfielder...1984 first team All WAC pick...Holds SDSU career records for RBI (168), doubles (54), and total bases (404)...Third on all time triple and home run list...Holds school single season records for runs scored (95), hits (137), total bases (243), home runs (19) doubles (31) and rbi (95)...Ranks third in career batting average at SDSU (450+ at bats) with .363 mark...Batted .383 in '84 season, fourth best season average for 250+ at bats...Hit .403 for the Aztecs in 1985...Team compiled a 170-68-1 record in his three years...Played in 1984 and 1984 NCAA Regionals...Advanced to regional championship game in '84 before being eliminated by eventual national titlist CSU Fullerton 8-7 in 11 innings...Member of the 1984 U.S. Olympic team that won a silver medal...Set NCAA record for most hits in a season with 137 in 1984...10th player drafted in 1987 by the Los Angeles Dodgers...Played for Dodgers, Kansas City Royals and San Diego Padres...Had game winning rbi vs. Dodgers in 1996 to send Padres to National League Championship Series. Mary (Holland) Hegarty All-American on 1982 team...received NCAA Post-Graduate scholarship...three times 1st team All-WCAA...member of the NCAA Final Four All-Tournament team in 1982...8th in SDSU career kills with 1,334...4th in career blocking points with 313... career hitting percentage at .297...and 6th in service aces with 151...Ranks in Aztec single season Top Ten in blocking points (109)...hitting percentage (.360)...All-NIT in 1981...All SDSU Collegiate Classic in 79, 80 and 81. Dick Mitchell Center for the national champion 1941 Aztec basketball team...Second team all-American selection in '41...Starred for San Diego State in upsetting West Texas in the semi-final game but back injury prevented him from playing championship game...Upon graduation, was the third highest scorer in Aztec history...Also a three-year letterwinner in baseball in college, earning all conference first team honors in 1942...Voted outstanding student athlete at San Diego State in 1942...National caliber badminton player, ranking as high as second in the nation in the mid-'50's...Was selected to the Badminton Hall of Fame in 1974. Chana Perry The 6'4" forward remains SDSU's first and only first-team All American in women's basketball...Earned Kodak All American honors during 88-89 season...Two-time Big West Player of the Year...Led Aztecs to championship game of Women's NIT in '89 where she earned tournament MVP honors...Team compiled a 46-19 record in her two years on Montezuma Mesa after transferring from Northeast Louisiana...On school's career top ten list in every category but assists...San Diego State's second all-time career scoring leader with 1,445 points...Fourth in career rebounding with 797...Third in blocked shots with 127...Her 27 rebounds vs. Alabama State in '88 is still the school single game record...45 points vs. Fresno State in '89 is second best performance in SDSU history...727 points scored in 1988-89 is Aztecs second best ever, 23.5 ppg average that year is SDSU's third best and 64 blocked shots in '87-88 is a school record...Holds school single game records in free throw percentage (14-14 vs. Murray State in 1989 NIT game); and field goals (tied at 20 vs. Fresno State in '89) and rebounds...In nation's top ten in scoring and rebounding her senior year. 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