Ray Peden
After a stellar scholastic career as a pool swimmer, Ray Peden became a champion in open-water swimming. In 1986, he became only the second Delawarean, and 288th person, in history to swim the English Channel. He was awarded Delaware’s highest civilian honor – the Order of the First State – by then Governor Michael N. […]
Ruth LaJoie
Ruth LaJoie, a long-time official in field hockey and basketball, has been honored at a national level for her service as a referee and advocacy for women’s sports. She received the Delaware Pathfinder Award in 2006 from the National Association for Girls and Women in Sport and the DIAA State Award for Outstanding Service from […]
Christina Hillman
Christina Hillman was a two-time NCAA champion and a seven-time first team All-American in the shot put at Iowa State University and was named Delaware Athlete of the Year. At Iowa State, the Dover native was the NCAA champion in both the indoor shot put and the outdoor shot put in 2014. She was three […]
Eric Cannon
The most accomplished hurdler in Delaware history, Eric Cannon is a three-time All-American who finished second in the NCAA championships at the University of Pittsburgh in 1989. As a Delcastle High School senior, he was the national high school indoor hurdles champion. At Pittsburgh, he was a six-time All-American, two-time Big East champion, and two-time […]
Caitlin Van Sickle
Caitlin “Poppy” Van Sickle was a three-time first team All-American in field hockey at University of North Carolina and a member of the United State Olympic team in 2016. At Tower Hill, she was Delaware’s Player of the Year in two sports. At Chapel Hill, she was three times the Atlantic Coast Conference Defensive Player […]
Kwame Harris
Kwame Harris started 55 games in the National Football League as an offensive tackle for six years with the San Francisco 49ers and Oakland Raiders after being drafted in the first round (26th pick overall) of the 2003 NFL draft. He started 37 consecutive games beginning in the 2004 season. Twice named first-team All-PAC-10 at […]
Chris Anderson
Chris Anderson, one of the most successful Delaware golfers in First State history, had an accomplished professional and amateur career. Golf Digest listed him as one of Delaware’s top three golfers ever, with DSMHOF inductees Porky Oliver and Dave Douglas. Anderson won the Delaware Open a record seven times between 1983-2004, more than any other […]
Gene Thompson
Gene Thompson was Delaware Coach of the Year in three sports and led Wilmington High School to the state boys basketball championship three times in an 11-year span. After leading the Wilmington High junior varsity to a 62-game winning streak, Thompson, a science and math teacher, was promoted to head basketball coach in 1976-77, a […]
Devon Still
Devon Still, a graduate of Howard High School, was an All-American defensive lineman at Penn State University who played four seasons in the National Football League. At Howard, Still was an All-State selection and was named the state’s Delaware Interscholastic Coaches Association Lineman of the Year in 2007 when he recorded 59 tackles, 18 of […]
Bob Shillinglaw
Bob Shillinglaw coached University of Delaware’s men’s lacrosse for 37 years, and introduced thousands to the sport through his work with the Delaware Lacrosse Foundation. He was inducted into both the Intercollegiate Men’s Lacrosse Coaches Association (IMLCA) Hall of Fame and the UD Athletics Hall of Fame in 2021. The Annapolis, Md. native coached the […]