Nominees to the Manatee High School Athletics Hall of Honor shall be selected based upon the following criteria in the following categories:
The nominee, if an alumnus/alumna, must have graduated at least ten (10) years prior to nomination.
STUDENT ATHLETE: Any person, who distinguished himself/herself in the field of athletics while a student at Manatee High School. Criteria considerations should include All-State recognition, All-American recognition, Pro selection, outstanding college accomplishments, and college scholarship recipient or collegiate participant. Other considerations may be taken into account but may not take the place of the above criteria.
COACH: Any coach with at least five years of service at Manatee High School and 15 years of coaching experience. The nominee must be inactive for one (1) academic year prior to nomination to be eligible for consideration. Criteria consideration should be based on accomplishments that merit statewide recognition as well as significant contributions to the athletic programs at Manatee High School.
CONTRIBUTOR (Administrators, Athletic Administrators, Volunteers, Boosters, and Fans): An individual who has made outstanding contributions to the interscholastic athletic programs at Manatee High School other than coaching and playing.
LIFE TIME ACHIEVEMENT: Any person who competed and lettered in a recognized sport while at Manatee High School whom after graduation has made a substantial and meaningful impact on the local, state, national or global level is eligible for nomination. This category should be reserved for those who have made a lasting impact in their chosen field.
TEAM: Any team that had an outstanding achievement such as a state title.
Reminder
Inductees into MHS Athletic Hall of Honor
must be nominated to be considered.
2020 Class - Athletic Hall of Honor
Walter "Kay" Jamison - Class of 1942 - Student Athlete
Ryan "Buster Hardy - Class of 1960 - Student Athlete
Richard Trapp - Class of 1964 - Student Athlete
Phillip Upton - Coach/Contributor
E. James Forssell - Contributor
Dave Bristow - Contributor
1956 Varsity Football Team
1997/98 Girls Soccer Team
2019 Class - Athletic Hall of Honor
Mildred Emmelheinz "Miss E" - Class of 1932 - Contributor
George Wallace - Class of 1957 - Student Athlete
Gary Trapp - Class of 1963 - Student Athlete
Tracy Sanders - Class of 1984 - Student Athlete
Thierry Chau - Class of 1988 - Student Athlete
1975/1976 Boy's Basketball Team
2018 Class - Athletic Hall of Honor
John "Jack" Joseph Egan - Class of 1950 - Student Athlete
Chuck Howard - Class of 1986 - Student Athlete
Mike Kelly - Coach - Being inducted posthumously
Ed Mahoney - Class of 1963 - Student Athlete
Debbie Smith - Class of 1985 - Student Athlete
Debbie Crowe - MHS Contributor (owner of Shake Pit)
1995/1996 Men's Soccer Team
2017 Class - Athletic Hall of Honor
Bill Anderson - MCHS Class of 1954
George Henderson - MCHS Class of 1957
Lloyd Koehler - MHS Class of 1960
Roger Pettee - MHS Class of 1961
Sandra Hudson Rocklein - MHS Class of 1979
Stephen Peebles - MHS Class of 1984
Chandra Howard Moore - MHS Class of 1988
Willie Taggart - MHS Class of 1994
1955 Western Conference Championship Football Team
1955 State Championship Track Team
2016 Class - Athletic Hall of Honor
Charles Jones - Student Athlete - MCHS Class of 1948
Robert Edward "Ed" Culpepper - Student Athlete - MCHS Class of 1951
Joe Kinnan - Coach - Class of 1963
Henry Lawrence - Student Athlete - Class of 1970
James Griffith - Student Athlete - Class of 1971
Trevor Kronemann - Student Athlete - Class of 1986
Tommie Frazier - Student Athlete - MHS Class of 1991
Elizabeth Lopacki - Student Athlete - Class of 1994
Wheeler Leeth - Coach
Eddie Shannon - Coach/Contributor
1915 Undefeated Football Team
1947 South Florida Conference Championship Football Team
1963 State Championship Baseball Team
1983 State Championship Football Team