PHOTO GALLERY FROM HALL OF HONOR EVENT

                                        
Henderson State University inducted nine individuals and one team into the Reddie Hall of Honor on Saturday. 

The event took place at the Garrison Center Grand Ballroom in front of an overflow crowd of 400 prior to Henderson's football game with Harding.
 
Those inducted included from Category I (football and basketball) former Reddie football player and successful high school coach Paul Calley and basketball All-American Andre Ware.

Category II (other men's sports) inductees included two-time All-Arkansas Intercollegiate Conference batting champion Larry Wills and All-AIC pitcher Mike Campbell.

From Category III (women's sports) were Reddie tennis great and longtime high school coach Janet Taylor, and four-year volleyball letter winner Carrie Hagan-Barber.

Selected from the Heritage Category was multi-sport athlete and Nashville High School coaching legend Dwight Jones.

Also selected to this year's Hall of Honor class was Reggie Speights, who received the Distinguished Service Award, and Mike Dugan, who was presented the Willie Tate Meritorious Humanitarian Award.

The 1959 Reddie football team became the third team inducted into the Hall of Honor 
 
Paul Calley
Paul Calley was a four-year letterman for the Reddies at the center position. Calley became starting center midway through his freshman season.

In 1989 he earned honorable mention All-AIC and was a first-team pick in 1991. That same year he was a Honorable Mention NAIA All American and served as the Reddie team captain.

The native of Gurdon, Ark., Calley was inducted into the Gurdon High School Athletic Hall of Fame 2002.
A successful football coaching career followed graduation from Henderson. Calley spent 13 years as head coach at Bryant High School where he accumulated a record of 103-41-4.

During his tenure at Bryant, Calley was named the 2004 5A Central Coach of the Year, 2004 Fearless Friday 5A Coach of the Year, 2007 7A Central Coach of the Year, 2006 & 2008 Hooten's State Farm Coach of the Year Finalist, 2011 7A Central Coach of the Year, 2011 Hooten's Farm Bureau 6A/7A Coach of the Year, 2011 KATV Coleman Dairy Coach of the Year Finalist. Calley was also selected 2013 and 2015 7A/6A Central Coach of the Year.

The winningest coach in Bryant High School history, Calley led the Hornets to a 9-2 record in 2015 with his team advancing to the 7A playoffs.
Calley is currently head coach at Harmony Grove.

Andre Ware
Andre Ware played four seasons with the Reddies and was a Second-Team All-American in 1990 after leading Henderson in scoring totaling 611 points for an average of 19.1 points per game. He also led the team in rebounding that same year with 285 boards for an 8.9 average.
 
During his career earned NAIA National Player of the Week honors and was named to seven All-Tournament Teams. In 1989, his 324 rebounds was tops in the AIC.
 
A two-time All-AIC selection in 1989 and 1990, Ware played in 127 games during his career and ranks sixth all-time in scoring at Henderson with 1,805 points (14.2 points per game).

Ware also pulled down 983 career rebounds during his time as a Reddie for an average of 7.7 boards per contest. He ranks third in HSU history in total rebounds.

A solid defensive player, Ware totaled 171 career steals which ranks third in all-time. He was a 73 percent free throw shooter making 326 of 446 attempts during his career. 

Mike Campbell
Mike Campbell played for the Reddie baseball team from 1984 to1986 earning first-team All-AIC honors in 1984 and 1986.

The Benton, Ark. native was the team captain in 1986 and earned All-Region honors.
 
Campbell finished the 1984 season with a 4-2 record, 51 2/3 innings pitched, 23 earned runs, 50 hits, 34 walks, 48 strikeouts and a 4.04 era.

After missing conference play his junior year due to an injury, Campbell returned his senior year and posted an 8-3 record, 72 innings pitched, 18 earned runs, 61 hits, and 54 strikeouts and a 2.24 era.
 
The Reddie southpaw received the Mr. Harry Butler Spirit Award for his hard work and dedication to the team his final year at Henderson.

During his pitching career at Henderson, Campbell was 16-7 with a 2.27 career ERA. His 16 wins rank seventh in HSU history and his career ERA ranks sixth.

Larry Wills
Larry Wills was a two-time First-Team All-AIC second baseman in 1973 and 1974. A two-time AIC batting champion, Wills sported a .494 batting average in 1973 and .474 average in 1974.
 
In 1973 Wills also led the team in home runs (7), slugging percentage, runs batted in, and doubles.
 
The following year, the Neelyville, Mo. product was a second-team NAIA All-American after going 54-for-114 at the plate while collecting a league-best 41 RBI to go along with seven home runs.
 
He ended his Henderson career with a .482 average (95-for-197), helping lead the Reddies to back-to-back AIC Championships.

 
Carrie Hagan-Barber
Carrie Hagan-Barber was a four-year letter winner on the Reddie volleyball team from 1992 to 1996.

During her career at Henderson, Hagen-Barber earned Academic All-AIC and was also named to the Academic All-Gulf South Conference Team in 1994 and 1995.

She was part of teams that made two NAIA Final Four appearances and won two GSC West titles.
 
A 1995 GSC All-Tournament selection, she set a national record for consecutive service points.

Hagan-Barber totaled 2081 defensive digs which is third all-time. She ranks sixth in HSU history for services aces (117), and sixth in set assists (2258).
 
Barber went on to teach and coach at three different schools before returning to Henderson State where she was an instructor in HPER.
 
During her four years at Liberty-Eylau, she led her team to a conference championship and was named Conference and Region Coach of the Year.
 
Janet Taylor
Janet Taylor lettered four years in tennis at Henderson State playing No. 1 singles most of her entire career from 1981 to 1984.
 
Following her days Henderson, she became a teacher and coach of numerous sports in the Conway school district.
 
During her illustrious coaching career, she has led her teams to eight different state championships in four different sports, finished as state runners-up eight times and has won 38 conference championships (20 golf, 11 volleyball, 7 basketball).
 
Her boys golf team won state titles in 2002, 2008, 2011 and 2012. She led the girls team at Conway to the state golf titles in 2012 and 2016 and won state girls basketball championship in 2008 and state volleyball title in 1998.
 
Taylor was the 2012 Arkansas Preps Golf Coach of the Year and Arkansas Democrat Girls Basketball Coach of the Year in 2008. She also was the 1998 Arkansas High School volleyball coach of the year in 1998. 
 
Taylor led her basketball teams to seven undefeated season and had a career record of 428-94 including a record 140-0 from 1990 to 1996.
 
Taylor served as head volleyball coach from 1990 to 2000 and was a Class 5A Coach of the Year in 1996, 1997 and 1998.
 
Dwight Jones
The late Dwight Jones was a three sport athlete lettering in basketball, baseball and golf from 1947 to 1950.
 
He began his journey as a coach at Gurdon in 1950. In the fall of 1951, he accepted an assistant football coaching position at Nashville.
 
Jones served as head coach at Nashville from 1954 to 1966 where he compiled a 101-44-3 record in 13 seasons, with the Scrappers winning nine or more games nine times.
 
In 1955, Nashville finished the year with a 10-0-1 record and ranked No. 1 in Class A and No. 6 overall in the state.
 
Jones was named Arkansas Coach of the Year in 1962 after leading his team to a 10-1 record.
 
Over 30 of Jones' players went on to play football at Henderson. In 1967, Jones took over as Superintendent of the Nashville School District. He served in that capacity until 1978. From 1978 to 1988 he worked for the state of Arkansas, before becoming the owner of the National Insurance Agency.
 
Reggie Speights
Reggie Speights is receiving the Distinguished Service Award for his dedication to Henderson State University.
 
A 1970 graduate of Henderson, Speights was a three year letterman at defensive end for the Reddie football team from 1967 to 1969. He was part of the 1969 Reddies that claimed the AIC Championship after posting an 8-2 record.
 
In 1971, he began working for Southwest Sporting Goods and went on to invest in the company before eventually becoming owner of one of the most successful business in southwest Arkansas.
 
Reggie has been a generous supporter of the Henderson State Athletics Department and is a faithful attendee at numerous athletic events proudly supporting his alma mater.

He has co-sponsored athletic reunions for the 1959/1969 AIC Championship Football
teams through the years, and along with his wife Claudia, have hosted homecoming events at their home for graduates of the sixties, athletes and Delta Zeta sorority sisters.

Speights has been active in the Arkadelphia community sponsoring many organizations including the Arkadelphia Little League program as well as other youth groups.

Reggie and Claudia are life time members of the First Methodist church in Arkadelphia. 

Mike Dugan
Mike Dugan is this year's recipient of the Willie Tate Meritorious Humanitarian Award. The award honors those who truly define the word humanitarian, positively influence the betterment of the community and represent the meaning of the "Reddie Spirit."

Dugan earned a bachelors in Business Administration from Henderson State and went on to serve as sports information director from 1980 to 1988.

As sports information director, he paved the way for future Henderson SID's like Steve Eddington, David Worlock and current SID Troy Mitchell.

He left Henderson in 1988 and began working at Merritt Wholesale Distributers, Inc. in Hot Springs where he now serves as Vice President and General Manager.

Dugan continues to be a part of Henderson serving as the master of ceremonies for the Reddie Hall of Honor each year. He also was past emcee of several Reddie Athletic Banquets.

Dugan has received numerous recognition awards including the "H" Award from the HSU Alumni Association and the Kathy Muse Award for Meritorious Service to the University and to Reddie Athletics.

An avid historian of sports, Dugan was instrumental in the development of the Hot Springs Baseball Trail. He also played a major part in the development of the documentary First Boys of Spring. The Emmy nominated documentary tells the story of spring training of professional baseball in Hot Springs.

Dugan continues his association which college athletics collecting and preserving newspaper articles, media guide publications and magazines of all Arkansas colleges.

Dugan currently serves as Chairman of the Greater Hot Springs Chamber of Commerce, is on the Hot Springs Metro Partnership for Economic Development Board, a member of the Hot Springs Boys & Girls Club, and has served three terms as President Chairman of the Hot Springs Board of Zoning and Adjustments.
 
Dugan is a member of the First United Methodist Church, Brooks Robinson-George Kell Chapter of Society for American Baseball Research, College Football Historical Society, Pro Football Researchers Association, and on the selection committee for the College Baseball Hall of Fame.
 
1959 Reddie Football Team
The 1959 Henderson State under legendary coach Duke Wells won the AIC title with a 5-0-1 record and a 6-2-1 record overall. The Reddies outscored AIC opponents 82 to 31.
 
Henderson had six First-Team All-AIC selections including Gary Weed, Joe Hart, Jerome Wesson, Charlie Staggs, Jim Golden and NAIA All-American Charlie Donaldson. All six players are current members of the Reddie Hall of Honor.
 
Henderson finished ranked fifth nationally defensively and no. 2 in passing defense.
 
Henderson's first AIC win of the season came against Ozarks as the Reddies won 8-0.
Leading 2-0 after a fourth quarter safety, Don Hubbard scored the games' only touchdown late in the game.
 
Henderson would then shutout Millsaps 9-0 with the help of a 3-yard touchdown by Buddy Roberts.
 
The following week in Magnolia, The Reddies upset Southern State (SAU) 7-6. Henderson would score late in the game on a Hubbard touchdown while Gary Weed provided the Reddies' the winning extra-point.
 
Henderson would then celebrate Homecoming with a 25-6 victory over Hendrix. The Warriors took an early 6-0 lead, but the Reddies scored 25 unanswered points. John Goggans scored a pair of touchdowns, with Freddie Glaze adding a second half touchdown run. The final score came on a Hubbard pass to Mike Hammer with 25 seconds left in the game.
 
The Reddies avenged a loss from a year ago besting Defending Champion Arkansas A&M (UAM) the following week, shutting out the Weevils 21-0.
Charlie Gibbs got things started with a 13-yard touchdown in the second quarter. John Goggans added a 1-yard score, then Tad Krug intercepted a pass and raced 46-yards to pay dirt for the final score.
 
In the battle of the preseason favorites, Henderson slipped past Arkansas Tech 14-12.
Henderson's first score came on a Wayne Thompson Scoop and Score from 25 yards out. The winning score was set up by a special teams play as Tech's punter was nailed at the two yard line. Charlie Gibbs would score on the very next play.
 
The final game of the season was between the Reddies and UCA (Then Arkansas State Teachers College). Both were tied for the conference lead with game being a winner take all battle.
 
Some 7000 fans watched perhaps one of the greatest games played between the two schools at Haygood Stadium.
 
With UCA leading 7-0 midway through the 4^th quarter, Jim Bivens provided what may have been the tackle of the year as he lowered the boom on a would-be Bear receiver after a punt. The receiver fumbled the ball and Wayne Warr was there to recover the loose pig skin.
 
Don Hubbard scored on a 1-yard run, with Gary Weed again coming through with the magic toe to tie the score at 7-7. The game would end in a tie and the two teams would share the title.