Indiana University Athletics
IU Athletics Announces 2005 Hall of Fame Inductees
10/17/2005 12:00:00 AM | Varsity Club
Oct. 17, 2005
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. -Seven former Indiana University Athletics standouts - softball coach Gayle Blevins (1979-87), football standout the late Gene "Pat" Gedman (1950-52), tennis player Deborah Edelman Kane (1990-93), former men's tennis coach the late Dale Lewis (1949-57), former men's golfer Shaun Micheel (1988-91), men's swimmer Fred Schmidt (1963-65) and former soccer player and football kicker Pete Stoyanovich (1985-88) are the 2005 inductees into the Indiana Hall of Fame, IU Athletics Director Rick Greenspan announced today. These seven individuals will be officially inducted into the Hall of Fame on Friday, Oct. 21 at the IU Auditorium, and they will be honored at halftime of the Hoosiers' Oct. 22 football game against No. 13 Ohio State (11 a.m. EST/CDT kickoff) at Memorial Stadium.
Friday's induction ceremony brings the IU Hall of Fame total to 139, and IU Athletics is proud to recognize such a distinguished group of former coaches and student-athletes.
"This is one of my favorite weekends, as we honor some of the best coaches and student-athletes in our proud history," Greenspan said. "Gayle Blevins led our softball team to three College World Series appearances during her tenure, while Pat Gedman enjoyed a solid football career both at IU and in the NFL. Deborah Edelman Kane was a three-time All-American and two-time Big Ten MVP who played on four straight league championship teams. Dale Lewis' tennis teams finished first or second in the Big Ten five of his eight years here. Shaun Micheel had a tremendous golf career here, and he also won the 2003 PGA Championship. Fred Schmidt was an outstanding collegiate and Olympic swimmer, and Pete Stoyanovich is one of the most accurate kickers in Big Ten and NFL history."
Blevins directed the Indiana softball program from 1979-87, compiling a 301-146 mark. Under her leadership, the Hoosiers won four Big Ten titles and participated in the College World Series three times, highlighted by a second place finish in 1980 and third in 1986. Blevins' teams won the 1983 and 1986 NCAA Midwest Regional Championships, and she was named the 1986 Regional and National Coach of the Year. She is now the head softball coach at Iowa, where her teams have won five Big Ten regular season titles, one league tournament title and made four College World Series appearances.
Gene "Pat" Gedman was a three-year football letterwinner (1950-52) and 1952 team captain who won team MVP honors as a junior and senior and earned first team all-league recognition in 1952. He led the team in rushing with 731 yards in 1951 and 574 yards in 1952. His single-game career best was a 187-yard effort against Pittsburgh in 1951, a mark that stood for 25 years. He had an 85-yard touchdown run against the Panthers, the third-longest run from scrimmage in school history. Gedman played in the 1952 East-West Shrine Game before spending four years with the Detroit Lions. He led the Lions in rushing in 1956 with 479 yards and seven touchdowns, and he also played on the Lions' 1957 NFL championship team.
Deborah Edelman Kane was a four-year starter for head coach Lin Loring. A three-time All-American, Edelman earned All-America honors in 1991, 1992 and 1993, was the 1990 Big Ten Freshman of the Year and the 1990 and '92 league Player of the Year. She recorded 136 career singles victories and 119 doubles triumphs en route to 1993 ITA (Intercollegiate Tennis Association) Regional Senior Player of the Year.
Lewis compiled a 125-21-1 (.854) record as IU men's tennis coach from 1949-57. Under Lewis' direction, IU won three straight Big Ten championships (1952-54) and finished second in two other seasons. The Hoosiers enjoyed a 19-0 overall record in 1954, and his players won 22 singles and doubles titles in Big Ten Championship play. Following his tenure in Bloomington, Lewis served in a similar capacity at Miami (Fla.).
Micheel led the Hoosiers to the 1991 Big Ten title with a record four round score of 276. He is one of only two IU golfers to lead the Big Ten in scoring average, and the four-year letterman capped his collegiate career with 1991 Big Ten Player of the Year honors. He is in his ninth year on the PGA Tour, and he won the 2003 PGA Championship. His best finish in the 2005 season came when he tied for seventh at the Cialis Western Open in Lemont, Ill.
Schmidt claimed eight All-American swimming certificates from 1963-65. He was the 100 meter and 200 meter butterfly champion in 1965, and he also played a key role in the national champion 400 medley relay team. Schmidt also won the 200 fly national title in 1964 and took second in the 100 fly. Schmidt is also one of 56 IU swimmers and divers to compete in the Olympic Games, as he was part of the gold medal winning 400 medley relay and won a bronze medal in the 200 butterfly at the 1964 Olympics.
Pete Stoyanovich earned second team All-America honors as a junior in 1987. A first team All-Big Ten selection following his senior season, Stoyanovich finished his career as Indiana's record holder for field goals in a season (17 in 1988), extra points in a season (45 in '88), and consecutive extra points (107). He concluded his career having converted 47 of 71 (66.2 percent) field goal attempts and a then-Big Ten record 107 consecutive PATs for a total of 248 points. During his senior season, Stoyanovich connected on two 53-yard field goals and made 77.3 percent (17 of 22) of his field goal attempts. In addition to playing football for the Hoosiers, Stoyanovich was a three-time letterwinner (1985-87) as a member of Jerry Yeagley's Indiana soccer team before concentrating exclusively on football in 1988. An eighth-round selection of the Miami Dolphins in the 1989 draft, Stoyanovich played in Miami from 1989-95 before being traded to Kansas City prior to the 1996 campaign. The Dearborn, Mich., native booted the longest field goal in Dolphins history with a 59-yarder against the N.Y. Jets on November 12, 1989. It is the fourth longest in league annals.
