ATHLETIC HALL of FAME — 2015 INDUCTEES —


BY BRETT MARHANKA, ATHLETICS COMMUNICATION DIRECTOR


In 1965, Emmanuel L. Belland ‘68 broke the Lincoln high jump record with a leap of 6-10¾, a mark which stands today as the highest jump by any Blue Tiger in indoor or outdoor competition. A four-year member of the LU track and field team, Belland helped the Blue Tigers win their first MWAA championship in 1964. Te following year, Belland was a member of the LU squad that won the NCAA Midwest Regional Championship. A three-time track and field conference champion, Belland also played one season on the LU football team. Aſter graduating in 1968, Belland served three years as an officer in the Vietnam War. He became the first black officer of the Kirkwood Police Department before spending 26 years as a coach and athletic director at South County Technical School in St. Louis. One of the top scorers in program history, James


Jervey Brown ‘69 led the Lincoln men’s basketball team to four winning seasons from 1965-66 through 1968-69. In his final three seasons on the team, the team earned an invitation to the NCAA Division II National Tournament. Te team was ranked as high


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as third in the country in the Division II Top-10. Brown scored 1,328 points during his career and led the Blue Tigers to 77 wins. In 1968-69, Brown served as the team captain and averaged 21.9 points per game. Brown’s play helped create a dominant home court advantage for Lincoln, which lost only one home game during his four seasons. A three-sport athlete, Homer Cavitte III ’69 earned


ten varsity letters during his four years at Lincoln. As a defensive back, he helped the Blue Tiger football team win 15 games, including a 7-2 record in 1966. As a basketball player from 1965-69, Cavitte helped LU win 77 games. Cavitte was also a three-year member of the LU track and field team and was listed in the 1968 edition of Outstanding College Athletes in America. He played professionally in the Continental and Canadian Football Leagues. Following his playing career, Cavitte returned to Lincoln as an assistant football coach and helped lead the team to an MIAA championship in 1972. Another member of the 1966-67 men’s basketball team, Marshall Evans ’68 averaged a double-double


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