Pittsburg State University
Intercollegiate Athletics Hall of Fame
Marc Eddington (1995-97)
Columbus, Kansas
Basketball Athlete
Marc Eddington became the first Pitt State basketball player to earn NCAA Division II All-America honors during his senior season in 1997 when he helped the Gorillas reach the Sweet 16 of the NCAA-II National Tournament – PSU's first NCAA postseason appearance. He averaged 17.2 points and 4.6 rebounds per game while leading PSU to a 24-7 record his senior season. He finished his two-year career with 1,090 points – the second-highest two-year scoring total in school history at the time. Eddington also was a two-year baseball letterman as a pitcher for the Gorillas.
Col. E.W. “Bill” Hollenbeck
Clay Center, Kansas
Meritorious Achievement
An All-Conference football player as a junior in 1954, Bill Hollenbeck went on to enjoy decorated careers first in the U.S. Army and second as a faculty member at his alma mater. Hollenbeck served in the Army from 1956 until he retired at the rank of Colonel in 1981. He served two tours of Vietnam and was awarded both the Bronze Star and the Purple Heart. Hollenbeck also served as a 21-year member of the PSU faculty, assuming the chair of the Military Science Department in 1976. He was named Assistant to the President in 1981, serving in that capacity until being appointed director of the PSU Business & Technology Institute in 1996.
Eric Neil Miller (1991-94)
Pittsburg, Kansas
Baseball Athlete
Eric Miller established nearly every significant offensive and defensive record upon the completion of his four-year baseball career at Pitt State in 1994. He earned All-MIAA honors in three of his four seasons at first base for the Gorillas, claiming second-team All-MIAA accolades in each of his final two seasons. Additionally, he earned second-team All-Central Region honors his senior season. Miller also was a two-time Academic All-America® selection. In 1994, he was named the Academic All-America® of the Year for College Division Baseball.
Brian D. Moorman
Sedgwick, Kansas
Football/Track Athlete
Brian Moorman left Pitt State as the most decorated male athlete in school history in 1999. Moorman became the first four-time All-American football player in school history (1995-98), and he was named to PSU's prestigious 100th Anniversary Football Team in 2003. In track & field, Moorman earned All-America honors on 10 occasions, including three straight national championships in the 400 meter hurdles (1997-99). He also claimed eight MIAA individual event titles. Additionally, Moorman was a six-time Academic All-America® selection, earning the accolades in three consecutive years in both football and track & field.
Jack H. Overman
Pittsburg, Kansas
Meritorious Achievement Legacy
Jack Overman has been considered by many as “The Greatest Individual Fan in the History of PSU Athletics”, serving as an ambassador of good will and an ardent supporter of PSU Athletics throughout the last eight decades. Overman served as a yell leader at his alma mater from 1936-39, before becoming Pitt State’s student body president in 1940. He returned to campus from the private sector in 1951 to serve as the director of PSU’s Student Center, which was renamed in his honor by the Kansas Board of Regents following his retirement in 1984.
Francis “Fritz” Snodgrass (1923-26)
Augusta, Kansas
Track & Field Legacy Athlete
J“Fritz” Snodgrass won four consecutive 880 yard run conference titles and twice set the school record in the event during his decorated PSU career. He also competed on the mile relay team which captured KIAC titles in 1924-25. Following his collegiate career, Snodgrass served as track coach at Wichita East H.S. from 1943-56, leading East to nine state titles and four state runner-up finishes. He later served as head cross country/track & field coach at Wichita State from 1956-67, leading the Shockers to a conference track title (1966) and a pair of cross country conference crowns (1960-61).
