Razorback greats named to 2019 Sports Hall of Honor

Arkansas athletes recognized for college playing careers

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FAYETTEVILLE — A total of 15 former University of Arkansas student-athletes will be inducted as members of the 2019 class of the University of Arkansas Sports Hall of Honor this September.

The 2019 class consists of Razorbacks from nine different sports. The 2019 inductees were elected to the UA Sports Hall of Honor based on a vote by former Razorback letter winners in conjunction with the A Club. The UA Sports Hall of Honor, including the induction weekend, is coordinated by the Razorback Foundation, which is celebrating its 40th anniversary this year.

2019 UA Sports Hall of Honor Inductees are:

• Kevin Campbell, Baseball A three-year letterman (1984-86) for Coach Norm DeBriyn and the Razorback baseball team, Campbell remains one of the top pitchers in University of Arkansas history.

He earned All-Southwest Conference honors as a freshman and helped lead the Razorbacks to the 1985 College World Series in his sophomore season. The right-handed pitcher won 23 games, which was tied for second on Arkansas’ all-time career list upon completion of his career.

After his Razorback career, he played five years in the major leagues for the Oakland A’s and the Minnesota Twins.

• James Cathcart, Men’s Basketball One of Arkansas’ early hardcourt standouts, Cathcart served his country in WWII before heading to Fayetteville. He was drafted and served on an aircraft carrier with the U.S. Navy, including being decorated for his service at the battle of the Leyte Gulf. After he was released by the Navy, he signed a scholarship to play basketball at the University of Arkansas. At 6’4” and 205 pounds, Cathcart helped usher in the era of bigger guards. He lettered for the Razorbacks from 1948-50 and was part of a pair of Southwest Conference championship teams, including one that qualified for the 1949 Final Four.

• Dick Cunningham, Football Part of the 1964 National Championship football team and a three-year letter-winner at offensive tackle from 1964-66, Cunningham contributed to one of the most prolific eras in Razorback Football history. Over his three seasons, Arkansas posted a 29-3 record and won the first 21 games of his career. An All-Southwest Conference selection at tackle in 1966, Cunningham was named to Arkansas’ All-Decade team for the 1960s. He was the first recipient of the Bob Kalsu Memorial Award, named in honor of the only pro athlete killed in the Vietnam War.

• David Dickey, Football His story as a Razorback is one of determination, perseverance, versatility and success. After missing his entire first year and a redshirt season due to an injury he suffered in his high school all-star game, Dickey took to the football field at Arkansas for the first time in 1966. In his first start at tailback with the Razorbacks, he scored a school-record tying four touchdowns against Texas A& M. Two weeks later against SMU, he set a SWC record for rushing plays with 38 for 133 yards. He finished the season with a then-sophomore record rushing record of 447 yards and eight touchdowns.

• Joe Johnson, Men’s Basketball Joe Johnson has enjoyed success at every level in his long basketball career.

He came to the Razorbacks after earning Arkansas Mr.

Basketball honors in 1999 while playing at Little Rock Central High School.

In his freshman season at Arkansas, Johnson was voted SEC Newcomer of the Year, Co-Freshman of the Year, second team All-SEC and Basketball Times second team Freshman All-American. He led the team in scoring (16.0 ppg), rebounding (5.7 avg.) and free throw percentage (.759), while also averaging 2.2 assists per game.

Johnson additionally led the Razorbacks to the 2000 SEC Tournament Championship while being named to the all-tournament team.

Johnson joined Corliss Williamson as the only Razorbacks to be SEC All-Tournament twice. He enjoyed a 17-year NBA career and was voted All-NBA third team.

• David Lingmerth, Men’s Golf A member of the Razorback men’s golf team from 2008-10, Lingmerth was a two-time All-Southeastern Conference and All-America honorable mention selection during his Razorback career. He also earned All-America honors in his freshman season at the University of West Florida before transferring to Arkansas. In 2009, Lingmerth helped lead the Razorbacks through stroke play and the match play field to help Arkansas capture an NCAA runner-up finish, in the first season of the new championship format.

• Anthony Lucas, Football One of the top wide receivers in school history, the Tallulah, Louisiana native still ranks as the second leading receiver in Arkansas history with 2,879 yards. His 137 career catches rank fourth and 23 touchdowns rank third. He is known for making one of the most memorable catches in Razorback history when he split the defenders to haul in a 23-yard touchdown pass to lead Arkansas to a 28-24 win over then No. 3 and defending national champion Tennessee in 1999. In 1995, he posted a then-Arkansas freshman record with 27 catches for 526 yards and four touchdowns to help the Razorbacks win the SEC Western Division title.

• Hal McAfee, Football McAfee lettered on the gridiron for Coach Frank Broyles from 197375, earning first-team All-Southwest Conference honors at linebacker in 1975. As a team captain in 1975, he helped lead the Razorbacks to a 10-2 overall record and the SWC co-championship.

The 1975 team was ranked seventh in the final Associated Press poll after defeating Georgia 31-10 in the 1976 Cotton Bowl, where he was named the game’s Defensive MVP. McAfee went on to coach at several schools in Arkansas and Texas.

• Aurelija Miseviciute, Women’s Tennis In the span of just two seasons, Aurelija Miseviciute became one of the most decorated women’s tennis players in University of Arkansas history.

She earned All-America honors twice and finished her career with Arkansas as the leader in career singles wins (125), doubles wins (86) and singles winning percentage (.886). She also set season records for singles wins (52) and singles winning percentage (.897).

Miseviciute led Arkansas to back-to-back SEC Western Division titles.

Capturing the ITA Indoor Championship in 2007, she climbed from a 2008 preseason ranking of 117 to claim the No. 1 ranking and win the ITA Indoor Championship again in 2008.

• LaShaunte’a Moore, Women’s Track and Field Although she spent only one year competing in a University of Arkansas uniform, Moore left her mark on the Razorback women’s track and field program. A sprinter, Moore began her collegiate career at Barton County (Kansas) Community College where she first teamed with fellow future Razorback Veronica Campbell- Brown. She earned five All-America honors (2 indoor, 3 outdoor), including capturing the NCAA title in the 200-meter dash (22.37) at the 2004 NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships. Moore’s title marked the 10th individual NCAA crown in school history and only the third in a sprint event.

• Tiffany Woolley Moyer, Softball The 2002 SEC H. Boyd McWhorter Scholar-Athlete of the Year, Woolley was a four-year starter at four different positions for the Lady Razorback softball team, leading Arkansas to NCAA Regional appearances in her sophomore and senior seasons. She was voted to multiple all tournament teams, including the SEC All-Tournament Team her junior year.

As a senior, she led Arkansas in 12 of 18 statistical categories. Woolley was a two-time CoSIDA Academic All-American and was twice named the Boyd McWhorter Scholar-Athlete of the year by the SEC.

• Wallace Spearmon Jr., Men’s Track and Field A Fayetteville native and a second generation Razorback, Wallace Spearmon, Jr. took American short sprinting to a new level during his two seasons at Arkansas in 2004 and 2005. As a Razorback, Spearmon, Jr. was a threetime NCAA 200-meter Champion, earned five All-America honors and four All-SEC honors.

As a freshman in 2004, Spearmon became the first Razorback in history to win the NCAA Outdoor 200-meter title (20.12).

As a sophomore he won the 200 meters at the SEC meet before setting a pair of American Records in the same event at the 2005 NCAA Indoor Championships.

• Martin Smith, Football/ Swimming A three-time All-American swimmer for the Razorbacks, Smith competed in both the 1976 and 1980 Olympics for his native Great Britain, winning a Bronze Medal in 1980 as a member of the 400-meter relay. He also won silver and bronze medals at the 1978 World Championships, 1977 European Championships, and the 1978 Commonwealth Games. In 1981, he set a World Record as a member of the University of Arkansas freestyle relay team. After his collegiate swimming career, Martin became the place kicker for the football team in 1982 under Lou Holtz. Among his many honors, he was selected as the 1988 SWC Women’s Coach of the Year and was inducted into the Arkansas Swimming Hall of Fame in 1996.

• Tommy Trantham, Football Tommy Trantham was a three-time All-Southwest Conference selection at defensive back for Arkansas from 1965-67 and helped the Razorbacks win the 1965 SWC championship. He intercepted four passes during that 10-1 season in 1965 and had a 77-yard touchdown return in the 27-24 win over No.

1 Texas. Trantham finished his career as Arkansas’ all-time school leader with 12 career interceptions and still holds the school record with 300 interception return yards. Nearly 50 years later, his 12 career interceptions still rank tied for third in program history.

• Lee Yoder, Men’s Track & Field One of the early track stars in a University of Arkansas men’s track and field program that ranks as one of the most successful in NCAA history, Yoder lettered for the Razorbacks from 1950-52. He was Arkansas’ second ever track All-American. He earned the honors in 1952 when he finished second in the 400 M hurdles at the NCAA outdoor meet. A member of the 1952 US Olympic Team, he finished second at the Olympic Trials.

Fifteen years after his track exploits, Yoder played on the US Field Hockey Team at the 1967 Pan Am Games and later served as coach, administrator and manager until 1984.