....for players who didn't have a long enough or great enough career to become a Hog Great, but had one shining moment (or more) that deserves mention.

Brian Baker

Distance runner. Ranked #4 in US in '97 and #3 in '99. Won 2 NCAA titles. 1994 NCAA 5,000-meter champion.

Niall Bruton

Miler. Won NCAA Indoor 1500 m in '92 and '93. Irish Olympic team in 1996 and 2000.

Jason Bunston

Distance runner. Won 2 Indoor NCAA titles (1994, 95) 3-time NCAA runner-up. Held Canadian 5,000 meter record, indoor 3,000 meter record. 2-time Canadian cross country champion (1995, 1996) and 2-time Canadian champion over 5,000m and 10,000m. 4-time Canadian Junior champion.

Bobby Burnett

A running back for Arkansas from 1964-65, he won the 1966 AFL Rookie of the Year award with Buffalo. Burnett had 237 carries for 871 yards and four touchdowns in his three year career. In 25 games he had 45 catches for 533 yards and four touchdowns.

He was elected to the University of Arkansas Letterman's Association Hall of Honor in 2000.

Doug Consiglio

Still holds US collegiate record for 1000 meter run. Held Canadian national records for 800 meters, 1,000 meters, 1,500 meters and mile.

Paul Donovan

Won the 1,500 meters at NCAA Indoor in '85 (a meet record) and the 3000 meters at the '86 Indoors. Was 3rd in the World Indoor Championships at 3K in '87 (set Irish national record). Ran for Irish Olympic team in 1984 and '92. 10 time All-American.

Peter Doohan

Doohan teamed with Pat Serret to bring Arkansas its only national tennis championship, a doubles title in 1982. Twice ('84 & '88) made it to the semifinals in doubles at Wimbledon. Once made it to the quarterfinals in doubles at the US Open and to the semifinals of the Australian Open (1984). Defeated Boris Becker in the second round of the 1987 Wimbledon tournament, in what many refer to as one of the greatest upsets of all time at Wimbledon. Won 1 singles title and 5 doubles titles in his pro career.

Barry Foster

Drafted in the fifth round by the Pittsburgh Steelers in 1990...1992 AFC Player of the Year...led the AFC in rushing in 1992...Traded to the Carolina Panthers in 1995 for 6th round draft pick in 1996 and a conditional 4th round draft pick in 1997.

1,690 rushing yards and 11 touchdowns in 1992...ran for 3,943 yards in 62 career games...scored 26 career rushing touchdowns...93 career receptions for 804 yards and two touchdowns...ran for 284 yards in three career playoff games.

Lettered at Arkansas in 1987, '88, & '89.

Roddie Haley

Ranked #2 in US in 400 meters in '85, #3 in '86 and #4 in '87. Held world record in indoor 500-meter run. Won 3 NCAA titles. Won gold medal in 1,600 meter relay at '87 World Championships. Won gold medal at '87 Pan American Games.

John Hennell

Played baseball for the Utica Blue Sox of the New York-Penn League (A) in 1982 and led the league in runs (68), hits (91), homeruns (23) and RBI (69).

Howard 'Red' Hickey

A first-team All-Southwest Conference forward for Arkansas' 1941 Final Four team, he was an efficient enough tackle in football to earn a spot on the Razorbacks' all-decade team. A lineman for six seasons in the NFL with two different franchises from 1941 through 1948, Hickey was a member of the 1945 champion Cleveland Rams. He finished his pro career with 75 receptions for 1,378 yards and 16 touchdowns. He coached the San Francisco 49ers for five years from 1959 through 1963, compiling a 27-27-1 record.

One of the most intriguing offensive formations in football is the "Shotgun." The 49ers didn't invent the "Shotgun," but they were the first team to utilize the formation on a full time basis. With the team having a so-so season, offensive-minded head coach Howard 'Red' Hickey decided to implement the formation during the latter part of the 1960 season. He believed that NFL offenses had become too stereotyped and that defenses had caught up with the offensive play calling. Hickey felt that the "Shotgun" could take advantage of a quarterback's "triple-threat" (passing, running, pitching out or handing off) talents.

Howard (Red) Hickey is the only individual to appear in the Final Four before playing and coaching in the NFL at least five seasons apiece.

Hickey was elected to the University of Arkansas Letterman's Association Hall of Honor in 2000.
He attended Arkansas from 1938 to 1940.

Passed away on March 30, 2006.

Glen Ray Hines

Named to the 1968 and 1969 AFL All-Star games.

Chip Hooper

ATP Rookie of the Year in 1982.
104-119 career tennis singles record.

Mel McGaha

Born: 9/26/1926 
Died: 2/3/2002 in Tulsa, Ok.

Mel McGaha was a three sport star at Arkansas

In his career, he posted a 123-173 (.416) record in three seasons in the majors.
In 1962, he managed the Cleveland Indians. The team finished 6th with a 78-82 record. He moved on to become the skipper of the Kansas City Athletics in 1964 and was fired by Charlie Finley in the 1965 season after a 5-21 start. He posted a record of 45-91 in his time in Kansas City. Following his major league stints, he moved on to manage in the minors and to later become a coach with the Houston Astros (1968-70). 

He managed the minor league Oklahoma City '89ers in 1966 (59-89) & 1967 (74-74). Won penants for Shreveport of the Texas League, Mobile of the Southern Association and Toronto of the International League (1960). Led Toronto to a 100-54 record that year.

He played minor league baseball for the Houston Buffs and was a player / manager for the Shreveport Sports (1954-57). His Shreveport teams had a 305-325 record in his four years there. Mel managed the Mobile Bears in 1958 (84-68) and 1959 (89-63).

He played for the New York Knicks in the 1948-49 season. In 51 games he scored 176 points (3.5 per game).

Lloyd Montgomery

In 1938 Montgomery won the Amateur Boxing Championship at Madison Square Garden in New York. His amateur record was 85 wins and six losses. In 1939 he turned professional and won the Southern Heavyweight Championship in May of that year. His professional record was 20 wins and four losses.

Ed Myers

Myers played for the Albany-Colonie A's (AA Eastern League) and threw a no-hitter on 5/31/84, a 2-0 win over the Vermont Reds in 7 innings.

Niall O'Shaughnessy

1st of the top runners to come to Arkansas. Top miler for a number of years and held the European record for the indoor mile. Ran for the Irish Olympic team in 1976.

Trine Pilskog

Women's 1,500 meter runner. Won mile in '94 NCAA Indoors. Held Norwegian record for mile. Has a website at www.trinepilskog.com.

Reuben Reina

Won 2 3,000 meter NCAA indoor titles. Member, US Olympic team in '92. Won 1994 and '96 USATF Cross Country individual title.

Brandon Rock

800 meter runner for Arkansas. He was #1 in US in '95, #2 in '96 and #3 in '97 and a US Olympian in '96.
Most people have at least one fault, one deficiency, that they battle throughout their lives. For Brandon Rock, through some cruel irony, his Achilles' heel happens to be his Achilles' tendons. The world-class middle-distance runner's career was on the fast track in the mid-1990s -- an NCAA title and two U.S. national titles at 800 meters, berths in the 1995 and 1997 World Championships and a spot on the U.S. team in the 1996 Olympics. Rock, who won the 1995 NCAA outdoor title running for Arkansas and who still lives in Fayetteville, Ark.

Jerome Romain

Triple jumper. Held Dominican national record. 2nd in TJ at '95 Pan American Games. 3rd at '95 World Championships. Member of Dominican Olympic team in '96 and French Olympic team in '00.

Godfrey Siamusiye

Distance and steeplechase. Member, Zambian Olympic team '92 and '96. Won individual title, NCAA Cross Country Championships '95 and '96. Won 2 NCAA titles. Held Zambian national record in steeplechase.

R. H. Sikes

R. H. played in the Masters seven times and won the 1966 PGA Cleveland Open Championship. He was also named PGA rookie of the year in 1964. Sikes golfed at Arkansas from 1959-1964.

R.C. Thielemann

R.C. Thielemann lettered for the Razorbacks from 1973-76.

An 11-year NFL veteran, Thieleman played for the Atlanta Falcons from 1977-84 and for the Washington Redskins as a member of their "Hogs" offensive line from 1985-88. Thielemann won a Super Bowl ring as a member of the Redskins when Washington defeated the Denver Broncos, 42-10, in the 1988 Super Bowl. A veteran of 157 NFL games, Theilemann was a Pro Bowl selection three times during his career (1981, '82, & '83).

Brian Wellman

One of the top triple jumpers in the world. Won 2 NCAA triple jump championships. Won TJ at '95 World Indoor Championships at '91 World University Games. 2nd in TJ at '95 World Championships. Member of the Bermudian Olympic team, 1988, '92 (carried national flag), '96 and 2000. Held Bermudian national record.

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