Hall of Fame induction: 2001

A William Penn grad that had a solid high school career, David blossomed when he reached the University of Delaware. David collected fourteen collegiate conference championships, eight at distances ranging from 200m to 500m plus six as a member of the 4 x 100m and 4 x 400m relays. In his senior year, he ran an indoor NCAA provisional qualifying time in the 400m of :47.98 and placed at the 1990 IC4A outdoor meet in both the 200m and 400m, running the 400m in :47.02.

He was a member of Shore A.C. 4 x 200m national club championship team. He currently holds four records at the University of Delaware.

Hall of Fame induction: 2001

SPECIAL RECOGNITION FOR OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT

1958 HOWARD HIGH SCHOOL CROSS COUNTRY TEAM
(Top picture, banquet, 2001, left to right, Emmett Osburn, Art Collins, Calvin Perry, Marvin Hackett, Melvin Perry, Bob King, missing Phil Anderson deceased, Right picture, 1958 State Championship picture, top row left to right, Calvin Perry, Marvin Hackett, Melvin Perry, Bob King, bottom row left to right, Art Collins, Emmett Osburn, and, Phil Anderson)

Arguably the greatest Delaware high school boy’s cross country team of All Time. The 1958 State Champion team set and still holds the record for the lowest score ever, 17 (only one division in 1958). They were undefeated in dual meets and took the City Title with a score of 18. This historical team was coached by the late and legendary George Johnson, who was inducted into both the State Hall of Fame and the State Track & Field Hall of Fame. Their order of finish; Bob King, 1st, Melvin Perry, 2nd, Marvin Hackett, 3rd, Calvin Perry, 4th, Art Collins, 7th, Phil Anderson, 15th, and Emmett Osburn, 55th.

Hall of Fame induction: 2000

Bunny is a 1981 inductee into the Delaware Sports Hall of Fame. Blaney, though mainly known for his football exploits, was also an exceptional sprinter at Newark High School in the early 1950’s. He was the state’s Junior High Champion at 50 yards and 100 yards in 1949. He finished 2nd in 1950 in the 100 yards and was a state champion in 1951 and 1952 (where he ran the first :9.9 100 yard dash in the state).

In winning the 220 yards in 1952 with a time of :22.6, he broke the oldest standing state record in the books, which was set in 1932. He was also county champion in both the 100 yard dash (1951 and 1952) and the 220 yard dash (1952).

Hall of Fame induction: 2000

Eric is one of the state’s greatest hurdlers. He graduated from Delcastle where he was the state 110m high hurdle champion in 1983, 1984, and 1985 and the 55m HH and 50 yd dash indoor champion in 1984 and 1985. He was also the State Division I 100m champion in 1985.

Eric was National Scholastic Indoor Champion in the 55m HH with a time of :07.30 which is still the state record. He still holds the state record for the 110m HH of :13.8 which he set in 1985. He moved on to Pittsburg where he finished as high as second in the HH’s in the NCAA Meet and was six-time All-American. He was a two-time Big East and IC4A Champion. Eric qualified for numerous national meets and trials and was considered one of the best hurdlers in the nation.

Hall of Fame induction: 2000

Tisha was one of the best all-around track & field athletes in Delaware girls’ track & field history. She completed for Seaford from 1986-89 and was the indoor and outdoor high jump champion, four times each, with a state record 5’ 8¼” jump. She won one indoor and three outdoor hurdles championships and one indoor and one outdoor shot put championship.

She placed fifth (fourth American, since one girl was from Canada) in the nation in the pentathlon and sixth in the high jump at the National Scholastic Indoor Meet. She twice qualified for the NCAA Meet in the heptathlon and became an All-American for the University of Tennessee.