Left: 2015 Athletic Hall of Fame Inductees: Emmanuel L. Belland ‘68, Aaron Murphy ’11, Harry Stokes ’53, James Jervey Brown ‘69, Irene Bell Outlaw ’62 and Homer Cavitte III ’69.
Top Right to Left:
Belland ‘68, Evans ’68, Hailstock ‘67, Cavitte ’69, Brown ‘69 and Stokes ’53
Not Pictured: Outlaw ’62
that season. He was the co-captain and started every game. During his junior and senior seasons, Evans led the Blue Tigers to berths in the NCAA Division II National Tournament. Over his four year career, Evans averaged 19.0 points and 9.2 rebounds. Evans scored 1,648 points and pulled down 857 rebounds, leading Lincoln to 68 total victories. He is the only Blue Tiger to ever be draſted into both the National Basketball Association and the American Basketball Association. One of the best offensive linemen to ever suit up
for the Blue Tigers, Henry Hailstock ‘67 helped the Lincoln football team win 25 games between 1963 and 1966. Hailstock was an All-MWAA honorable mention as a junior and a first team All-MWAA selection as a senior. Following his playing career, Hailstock was selected by the Houston Oilers in the 14th round of the 1967 National Football League Draſt. Fellow Lincoln Athletic Hall of Famer Ezekiel Moore was also selected by the Houston Oilers in that draſt, marking the first time in program history that two Blue Tigers were selected in the same draſt. Te first Blue Tiger to ever win a professional
event, Aaron Murphy ’11 was the Heartland Conference Men’s Golf Player of the Year for the 2008-09 season. Murphy played on the Fuzion Minor League Golf Tour aſter finishing his college career, winning the Hammock Fall Classic in 2010. A two- time All-Heartland Conference first team honoree, Murphy spent four seasons on the men’s golf team before serving as an assistant coach in 2010. Following his senior season, Murphy was invited to play in the NCAA Division II PING South Central Regional, where he finished 15th with a three-round 218 to
earn all-region honors. Murphy additionally earned Heartland Conference Player of the Week accolades aſter winning the 2008 Southwest Baptist Invitational with a two-under 142. Murphy continues to play on the Fuzion Minor League Golf Tour, most recently tying for sixth at the West Palm Beach Classic in January 2015. From 1958-61, Dr. Irene Bell Outlaw ’62 was an
unmistakable presence on the sidelines of Lincoln’s football and basketball games. She loved cheering and took it seriously, Outlaw kept school spirit high regardless of the weather or the results of the contest. In addition to her cheerleading, Outlaw played volleyball, was on Lincoln’s gymnastics team and was a member of the Varsity Lettermen’s Club. Aſter graduating in 1962, Outlaw earned master’s and doctoral degrees and taught in seven different cities, serving as a teacher, coach, math and science director, vice principal and principal. A three-time all-conference selection, Harry Stokes
’53 helped the Blue Tigers win 15 games combined in 1951 and 1952 playing as both an offensive and defensive lineman. Stokes played all three positions on the offensive line, ultimately earning All-MWAA honors as a sophomore, junior and senior. In 1952, Stokes was named to the Pittsburgh Courier All- American team aſter leading LU to an 8-0-1 record and a No. 2 ranking in the Courier’s final national poll. Over his final two seasons, Stokes’ blocking allowed Lincoln to outscore its opponents 557-193. Te 1952 football team was the first Lincoln squad since 1931 to finish the season without a loss and was inducted into the Lincoln Athletic Hall of Fame in 2013.
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