Russ Hedderly (1999) - Hall of Fame - Kent State Golden Flashes

Russ Hedderly

Induction:
1999
Class:
1984

A 1997 graduate of Cheyenne, Wyo., East High School…Graduated from Kent State University with a BS in education in 1984…Earned three letters in football Flashes (1980-83)…Team co-captain in 1982…Named All-MAC First Team in 1981; second team in 1980 and 1983…Honorable mention choice by Associated press in 1981…Won team’s “Alumni Newcomer Award” in 1980…Joins Jack Lambert and Jack Lazor as the only players in Kent history to lead the team in tackles for three seasons…Ranks third, behind Lazor and Lambert, on Kent’s all-time tackles list with 548…Was runner-up for MAC Defensive Player of the Year in 1981.