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Ten inducted into Athletic Hall of Fame
Ten former student-athletes were inducted into Rose-Hulman’s Athletic Hall of Fame
on Sept. 2. The Class of 2000 will be the eighth group to enter the 87-member Hall of Fame
since its establishment in 1993. A complete list of the inductees follows.
GARY ANDERSON (Football, 1960) — key member of Rose-Hulman’s undefeated football
team of 1958, the most recent unblemished team in school history; co- captain of the 1959
squad before graduating cum laude with a degree in mechanical engineering in 1960; 1958
team led the nation in total defense; returned an interception 73 yards for a touchdown
against Illinois College; admitted to law school before a car accident claimed his life at
age 24 in 1960.
BRIAN BARTLEY (Track / Football, 1990) — All-American honors at the 1988 NCAA
Division III Track and Field Outdoor National Championships; won the Ruel Fox Burns
Blanket in 1990; four Indiana Collegiate Athletic Conference track and field
championships; two varsity letters as a member of the football team; Most Valuable
Sprinter in 1988, 1989 and 1990; electrical engineering major; works as development
manager for Tellabs, Inc.; resides in Westmont, Ill.
GREG GIBSON (Cross Country, 1984) — All-College Athletic Conference honors in 1983;
Most Valuable Runner in 1983-84; still owns the third-best single-meet time in school
history, a 25:26 effort at Purdue University in 1983; remains on Rose-Hulman’s list
of best finishers at the NCAA Division III Regional Meet, placing 24th in 1983 and 30th in
1982; upon graduation, Gibson held the fourth-best indoor mile run time in school history
(4:25.6); civil engineering major; president of ReTec Company in Terre Haute.
TOM HANS (Track / Basketball / Cross Country, 1973) — three track and field school
records in 1973 — mile-run (4:23.9), 1,500-meter run (3:56.8) and combined two-mile
relay (8:03); Most Valuable Runner of the 1973 track and field team; two varsity letters
on the basketball court, averaging 1.3 points per game in 23 career contests; currently
works as a missionary pilot for the Mission Aviation Fellowship and resides in Irian Jaya,
Indonesia.
BOB JACOBS (Cross Country / Track, 1990) — second-team GTE Academic All-American
honors in 1989 and third-team honors in 1990; Most Valuable Runner for the 1987 and
’88 cross country teams; earned or shared Most Valuable Distance Runner honors on the
track team in 1988, ’89 and ’90; graduated with four track school records and
nine top-five performances; currently holds Rose-Hulman records in the outdoor 800-meter
run (1:53.70), indoor 800-meter run (1:53.90) and indoor 1,000-meter run (2:34.7); works
as a brand manager for Procter and Gamble; resides in Cincinnati, Ohio.
ARNOLD LAYMAN (Track & Field / Baseball, 1892) — led Rose-Hulman to Indiana
Intercollegiate Track and Field championships in 1890, 1891 and 1892; graduated with
school records in the 100-meter dash (10.6 seconds), running high jump (5’ 3”),
standing high jump (4’ 6”) and pole vault (7’ 9”), while holding state
records in both high jumps and the 100-meter dash; served as senior class president in
1892 and played second base for the 1891 baseball team; mechanical engineering major;
self-employed at the time of his death in 1950.
JASON LUEKING (Cross Country / Track, 1990) — Most Valuable Runner for the 1988 cross
country team; shared similar honors on the track and field team with Bob Jacobs in 1989
and 1990; earned all-College Athletic Conference honors in 1988 and won the 1,500-meter
run at the 1990 Indiana Collegiate Athletic Conference championship; Sam Hulbert Award in
1990; graduated with eight top-five performances and a school record in the 1,500-meter
run in track and field (4:11.9 at Purdue); civil engineering major; currently a partner in
the legal firm of Bamberger, Foreman, Oswald and Hahn and resides in Carmel, Ind.
PHIL MEISS (Football, 1986) — ranks second on Rose-Hulman’s career interception
list with 19; seven interceptions in 1984; NCAA Division III honorable mention
All-American honors and Rose-Hulman’s Most Valuable Player in 1985; 213 tackles in
his career; all-College Athletic Conference honors in 1984 and ’85; electrical
engineering major; works for Victory Sales and resides in Saint Charles, Ill.
KEVIN MURPHY (Football, 1973) — first player to catch 100 passes in a career at
Rose-Hulman; kick returner, defensive back and receiver as a freshman, Murphy averaged
31.2 yards-per-catch on 15 receptions with five touchdowns in 1970; 41 receptions for 678
yards as a junior and 40 catches for 684 yards as a senior; career 100 receptions for
1,900 yards and 13 touchdowns for school records in each category upon graduation;
mechanical engineering major; marine and industry international programming manager for
General Electric; resides in Cincinnati, Ohio.
KYLE THOMPSON (Baseball, 1990) — graduated as the leading hitter in school history
with a .361 batting average, a record he would hold for 10 years; second-team GTE Academic
All-American honors; Most Valuable Player in 1990; entered the starting lineup as a
freshman, batting .344 with five doubles and four stolen bases; batted .391 with eight
doubles and 15 RBIs as a sophomore; led 1989 squad in hitting with a .341 mark; capped
Rose- Hulman career with a .367 average, 13 doubles, and one home run in 1990; team leader
for Eli Lilly and Co.resides in Greenwood, Ind.
 
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