TGFC - Hall of Fame Members - Class of 2003
Tami (Brown) Hartley
Hartley (Brown) was a two-time first-team All-MAC and second-team All-Midwest Region pick in field hockey in the late 1980's, making her one of only ten Kent State players to be named to the first team two or more times. As a junior, she led the Golden Flashes to their first MAC regular-season and tournament championships. A four-year letter winner, she topped the team in goals and points each of her last three seasons.
Charles "Chip" Curtis
Although undersized at 6-foot-2 and 250 pounds, Curtis made his mark at Kent State as one of the top centers ever to wear the Blue and Gold, earning first-team All-MAC honors and receiving All-America honorable mention in both 1987 and 1988. He also was an honorable mention Academic All-MAC selection in 1988. Curtis helped pave the way for fellow Varsity "K" inductee Eric Wilkerson (1995) to be named the MAC's most valuable player in 1987 and set a school record a year later with 1,325 yards rushing. A four-year letterwinner, he received the Don Nottingham Cup as the Golden Flashes' most improved player following spring practice in 1988.
Judy Devine
The matriarch of Kent State Athletics, Devine retired from her post as Associate Athletic Director in 2000 following 31 years of her professional career with a variety of roles within the department. She came to Kent State as a graduate assistant in 1969 and coached the women's basketball team until 1977 and the field hockey squad through 1981. When the men's and women's athletic programs were merged in 1975, she was given the responsibilities of assistant director of athletics and was elevated to associate A.D. in 1978. At the time of her retirement, she coordinated financial aid, housing, awards and the academic performance of KSU student-athletes. She also had handled compliance and eligibility until 1999. A native of Cheyenne, WY, she was raised in Rocky Ford, CO and earned a bachelor's degree from Colorado State University in 1969.
Ann Forbes
Forbes was the first standout of the now 14-year tenure of head coach Bob Lindsay in women's basketball and helped set the stage for the program's success during the past decade and more. She was named to the All-MAC First Team in 1991 and 1992 after receiving honorable mention in 1990. More than a decade after her final game, Forbes ranked fourth in Kent State history in career points (1,728) and scoring average (16.5 points per game). She also still ranks among Kent State's career leaders in three-point field-goal percentage, free throws made, free-throw percentage and blocked shots. A four-year letterwinner, Forbes led the MAC in scoring with 20.2 points per game in the 1990-1991 season, which still ranks as the third-highest average in school history. She scored a school-record 43 points against Bowling Green State University in the MAC Tournament in 1991.
Anthony Grier
Grier was a unanimous pick to the All-MAC First Team and also received All-America honorable mention in the 1984-1985 season. He averaged a team-leading 20.9 points per game that season, the most by a Kent State player in the last 23 years. He led the Golden Flashes to a berth in the National Invitation Tournament in 1985, where they lost a first-round game at the University of Cincinnati. Grier is one of only two players in school history to lead the team in assists four straight years and had two of KSU's top three season assist totals (since surpassed) at the time of his graduation.
Ron Hughes
One of the top sprinters in the history of Kent State track and field, Hughes was an All-American in the indoor 60 meter high hurdles in 1965, placing second with a time of 7.3 seconds. During his career, he broke 12Â school records and still holds the standards in the 45-yard hurdles, 55 meter hurdles and 330-yard hurdles.
Dwight Kier
Kier was the runner-up at the MAC Cross Country Championships as a junior in 1974 and went on to place fifth at the NCAA Regional and 24th among Americans at the national championships en route to All-America honors. On the track, the Pittsburgh, PA native set school records in the indoor three mile (13:45.2 in 1975) and the outdoor six mile (28:44.6 in 1975). A seven-time letter winner (four in cross country and three in track), he was named Kent State Scholar-Athlete of the Year following his senior year in 1975 and earned an NCAA Post-Graduate Scholarship.
Steve Stone
Stone was named first-team All-MAC in baseball in 1968 before embarking on a highly successful major league career. At Kent State, he teamed with charter Varsity "K" Hall of Fame member and 1976 American League MVP Thurman Munson to form one of the MAC's top all-time pitcher-catcher tandems. Stone posted a 6-5 record with a 2.63 earned run average in 18 games in his two seasons at Kent State. He made his major-league debut in 1971 with the San Francisco Giants and played 11 seasons with stints in both Chicago (Cubs and White Sox) and Baltimore, which he helped lead to the American League pennant in 1979. A native of Euclid, OH, he won the AL Cy Young Award in 1980 when he won 25 games with a 3.23 earned-run average and was named to the All-Star Team. Following his pro career he enjoyed an extended tenure as the color commentator on the Chicago Cubs television network.
Ned Weaver
Weaver was the medalist at the 1977 MAC Golf Championships when he led the Golden Flashes to the team title. He also earned All-America honorable mention that season by the Golf Coaches Association of America. A four-year letter winner (1976-1979), he posted a career average of 76.9 strokes per round with a low of 68 as a sophomore in 1977.
