Official USATF Masters Track & Field Hall of Fame:
Hall of Fame: Men Hall of Fame: Women
Hall of Fame – additional notes
Partial list of past Masters Track and Field Chairs:
Thank you to Dr. Norman Green (HOF class of 1996) for all his years of assistance being Chair of the Masters Track and Field Hall of Fame.
Hall of Fame Chair: Mark Cleary (prior to John Seto)
Hall of Fame Chair: John Seto (through Class of 2025)
Interim Hall of Fame Chair – Jeffery Davison (to select the Class of 2025)
The first class was 1996.
USATF Masters website: (External Link: HOF)
Men’s Alphabetic list: 1996 through 2023 Men’s classes:
Hall of Fame: Men
Dan Aldrich 2010
John Alexander 2020
Charles Allie 2005 (HOF class of 2005) (NMN: Class of 2005)
John Altendorf 2015
Bill Andberg 2000 (NMN: Class of 2000)
Herb Anderson 1998 (NMN: Class of 1998)
Paul Babits 2018
Ken Baker 2013
Thane Baker 1999 (NMN: Class of 1999)
Bill Bangert 2010
Ed Benham 1997 (NMN: Class of 1997)
Bill Benson 2016
David Bickel 2023 (HOF class of 2023) (USATF Masters website: Class of 2023)
Ernie Billups 2000 (NMN: Class of 2000)
Bob Boal 1998 (NMN: Class of 1998)
Konrad Boas 2003 (NMN: Class of 2003)
Jerry Bookin-Weiner 2021
George Braceland 2001 (NMN: Class of 2001)
Fay Bradley 2003 (NMN: Class of 2003)
Norm Bright 2000 (NMN: Class of 2000)
Bill Brobston 2002 (NMN: Class of 2002)
Harry Brown 2003 (NMN: Class of 2003)
Michael Brown 2021
Ty Brown 2018
Phil Brusca 2015
Avery A. Bryant 2006
Phil Byrne 2012
Dan Bulkley 1999 (NMN: Class of 1999)
Edward Burke 2010
Walt Butler 2014
Ross Carter 1998 (NMN: Class of 1998)
Harold Chapson 1998 (NMN: Class of 1998)
Mark Cleary 2024
Dr. William Clark 2017
George Cohen 2009
Larry Colbert 2002 (NMN: Class of 2002)
Bill Collins 2003 (NMN: Class of 2003)
Phil Conley 2004 (NMN: Class of 2004)
Dan Conway 2007
Ted Corbitt 1999 (NMN: Class of 1999)
Buell Crane 2002 (NMN: Class of 2002)
Jerry Crockett 2009
Clive Davies 1998 (NMN: Class of 1998)
Bud Deacon 2001 (NMN: Class of 2001)
Burt DeGroot 2006
Don DeNoon 2004 (NMN: Class of 2004)
Jerry Donley 1999 (NMN: Class of 1999)
Stan Druckrey 2001 (NMN: Class of 2001)
William Daprano 2009
Antwon Dussett 2024
Tim Dyas 2009
Paul Edens 2010A
Tim Edwards 2023 (HOF class of 2023) (USATF Masters website: Class of 2023)
Ray Feick 2009
Bob Fine 2002 (NMN: Class of 2002)
Frank W. Finger 2006
Bill Fitzgerald 2000 (NMN: Class of 2000)
Greg Foster 2013
Alfred Funk 2007
Tom Gage 2001 (NMN: Class of 2001)
Willie Gault 2019
Burl Gist 2001 (NMN: Class of 2001)
John Goldhammer 2021
Horace Grant 2016
Courtland P. Gray, III 2006
Max Green 1998 (NMN: Class of 1998)
Norman Green 1996 (NMN: Class of 1996)
Philip Greenwald 2024
Jack Greenwood 1997 (NMN: Class of 1997)
Alfred Guidet 2007
Brian Hankerson 2024
John Hartfield 2020
Ray Hatton 2001 (NMN: Class of 2001)
Rex Harvey 2000 (NMN: Class of 2000)
Dudley Healy 2003 (NMN: Class of 2003)
Mike Heffernan 2004 (NMN: Class of 2004)
Franklin (Bud) Held 2005 (HOF class of 2005)
Robert Hewitt 2014
Hal Higdon 1999 (NMN: Class of 1999)
Claude Hills 1999 (NMN: Class of 1999)
Everett Hosack 2002 (NMN: Class of 2002)
Dick Hotchkiss 2018
Sid Howard 2005 (HOF class of 2005)
Robert Hunt 2004 (NMN: Class of 2004)
Gary Hunter 2010
Don Isett 2021
Dave Jackson 2002 (NMN: Class of 2002)
Carol Johnston 2003 (NMN: Class of 2003)
Payton Jordan 1996 (NMN: Class of 1996)
John Keston 2001 (NMN: Class of 2001)
Joe King 2008
Dale Lance 2004 (NMN: Class of 2004)
Tom Langenfeld 2008
Mel Larsen 2000 (NMN: Class of 2000)
Jim Law 2001 (NMN: Class of 2001)
Anselm LeBourne 2014
Harvey Lewellen 2022
Bob Lida 2009
Gunnar Linde 2019
Ed Lukens 2000 (NMN: Class of 2000)
George Mathews 2015
Jim Mathis 2006
Bob Matteson 2009
Ralph Maxwell 2010
Bruce McBarnette 2009
Tom McDermott 2002 (NMN: Class of 2002)
Winfield McFadden 2005 (HOF class of 2005)
Leland McPhie 2010
John McManus 2012
Archie Messenger 2001 (NMN: Class of 2001)
Charley Miller 2009
Gary Miller 1999 (NMN: Class of 1999)
Bob Mimm 1998 (NMN: Class of 1998)
Bill Morales 2008
Boo Morcom 1997 (NMN: Class of 1997)
Bert Morrow 2009
Phil Mulkey 2000 (NMN: Class of 2000)
Tim Muller 2019
Pete Mundle 1998 (NMN: Class of 1998)
Tim Murphy 2005 (HOF class of 2005)
Bill Murray 2022
Milton Newton 2004 (NMN: Class of 2004)
Harry Nolan 2017
Austin Newman 2007
Jim O’Neil 1998 (NMN: Class of 1998)
Al Oerter 1999 (NMN: Class of 1999)
Len Olson 2002 (NMN: Class of 2002) (also see Len’s book on Masters Track and Field)
David Pain 1997 (NMN: Class of 1997)
Antonio Palacios 2023 (HOF class of 2023) (USATF Masters website: Class of 2023)
Wendell Palmer 2004 (NMN: Class of 2004)
Roderick Parker 2012
Ladislav Pataki 2008
Tom Patsalis 2003 (NMN: Class of 2003)
Gary Patton 2017
Emil Pawlik 2004 (NMN: Class of 2004)
Donald Pellmann 2020 (Wiki)
Oscar Peyton 2015
Roger Pierce 2008
Roy Pirrung 2001 (NMN: Class of 2001)
William Platts 2024
Derek Pye 2022
Alex Ratelle 1999 (NMN: Class of 1999)
Elton Richardson 2003 (NMN: Class of 2003)
Stephen Robbins 2005 (HOF class of 2005)
Bill Rodgers 2009
Orville Rogers 2020 (Wiki)
Dave Romansky 2002 (NMN: Class of 2002)
Howard Rubin 2010
John Seto 2017
Nolan Shaheed 2004 (NMN: Class of 2004)
Al Sheahen 1998 (NMN: Class of 1998)
George Sheehen 1998 (NMN: Class of 1998)
Paul Spangler 1997 (NMN: Class of 1997)
Maxwell E. Springer 2006
John (Jack) H. Starr 2006
James Stookey 2002 (NMN: Class of 2002)
Larry Stuart 1999 (NMN: Class of 1999)
Jim Sutton 2002 (NMN: Class of 2002)
Pete Taylor 2016
Robert Thomas Jr 2022
Warren Utes 1999 (NMN: Class of 1999)
Rudy Valentine 2004 (NMN: Class of 2004)
Sal Vasquez 2004 (NMN: Class of 2004)
Doug Torbert 2022
Gerald Vaughn 2009
George Vernosky 2010
Jim Vernon 2002 (NMN: Class of 2002)
Bob D. Ward 2008
Jeff Watry 2015
Ken Weinbel 2002 (NMN: Class of 2002)
Gordon Wallace 2003 (NMN: Class of 2003)
Nate White 2008
Stan Whitley 2000 (NMN: Class of 2000)
Thad Wilson, Sr. 2017
Jerry Wojcik 2000 (NMN: Class of 2000)
Herm Wyatt 2007
References for the Masters Hall of Fame:
Bios – see: (Link)
Complete list of Hall of Fame: 1996 to Present: see usatfmasters.org and (archive external link 1996 to 2017)
Unofficial USATF Masters Hall of Fame list: found on Wikipedia
National Masters News listed these annually – typically in the January issue.
1996: Story: Balloting and Nominees for the first Hall of Fame class (Oct 1996 NMN, PDF: pg 9 of 40)
1996: Story: 1st HOF Class Announced: (Masters HOF: Feb 1997 NMN, PDF: pg 20-21 of 36)
All Time list of HOF: 1996 through 2005: (Jan 2006 NMN, PDF: pg 13 of 20)