Bowling Green State University Athletics

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"First Five", The
Achter, Kate
Albers, Lori
Anderson, Harold
Arndt, Larry
Bachman, Carl
Backstrom, Paulette
Badenhop, Burke
Bair, Doug
Baldwin, George
Barnes, Freddie
Bayless, Martin
Bellard, Bruce
Bender-Cleary, Julie
Berti, Jon
Beyerman, Fred
Bianchi, Alfred
Bishop, Harold
Black, Chuck
Black, Todd
Blackledge, Ronald
Blake, Rob
Bonner, Angelene
Bordner, Wayne
Bradshaw, William
Brizendine, John
Brodt, Mel
Brudzinski, Steve
Buckenmeyer, Charles
Bylsma, Dan
Campbell, Dr. Jean
Casey, Bernard
Cash, Cornelius
Chapman, Chester
Clasen, Bob
Clucas, Charles
Cochrane, Mickey
Coe, Stephanie
Colburn, Robert
Collas, Sara
Cooper, Samuel
Coppes, Kristy
Cunningham, Jay
Cunningham, Don
Daniels, Antonio
Darrow, James
DeOrio, Victor
Diefenthaler, Wade
Dobek, Robert
Downey, Travis
Dunham, Vernon
Durig, Fred
Dwors, Bob
Dyminski, Dave
Eakins, Ralph
Ellett, Dave
Ellis, Crystal "Boo"
Emerson, Nelson
Esslinger, Carlyn
Farrell, Pete
Filiere, Howard
Football Team, 1959
Friel, Mary Beth
Gaerke Seeley, Tracy
Galley, Garry
Gerber, James
Giroux, Jack
Gray, Wyndol
Green, Joseph
Greer, David
Gregory, Jack
Groth, Jeffrey
Grotke Andreas, Leanne
Haas, Gary
Hager, Sue
Hamilton, Scott
Harris, Josh
Harshman, Ralph
Hartman, John
Heard, Ronald
Hecker, Jack
Heldt-Sheller, Stephanie
Hershiser, Orel
Hills, Brian
Hockey Team, 1983-84
Holzinger, Brian
Honegger, Liz
Hoppel, James
Hunt, Kelly
Hunter, Stan
Huston, Carole
Inman, James
Jackson, Carlos
Jacobs, Omar
Jamison, Kim
Johnson, Dewey
Jones, Bill
Kampe, Greg
Keefe, Bob
Kepler, Donald
Klein, Steve
Kline-Ruminski, Shane
Knierim, James
Knox, John
Koester, Phil
Komives, Howard
Kramer, Kyle
Kruzich, Gary
Kubiak, Leo
LaPrise, Gary
Ladd, James
Lake, Ivan
Landis, Paul
Leaver, Brian
Leitman, Macs
Lessig, Jim
Lessig, Nikki
Lewis, Leon "Bud"
Lichtensteiger, Kory
Lienhardt, Amy
Lightvoet, Tom
Lisbon, Don
Liut, Mike
Long, Robert
Luedtke, Dorothy
MacLellan, Brian
Macdonald, Craig
Madaras, Adolph
Mann, Ali
Manson Puckett, Beth
Markell, John
Marsh, Fred
Marshack, Carla
Martella, Rob
Martin, David
Martin, Ray
Mason, Ron
McCampbell, Charles "Chuck"
McClain, Dave
McClure, Brian
McCulloch, Josie
McCullough, Mike
McDonald, Jim
McDowell, Roger
McGee Beneke, Ginny
McGuire, Megan
McLeod, Keith
McPhee, George
Men's Cross Country Teams, 1969-72
Men's Indoor Track & Field Team, 1972
Men's Lacrosse Team, 1970
Mepham, Dennis
Mika, Lisa
Miles, Paul
Miller, Curt
Miller, Mark
Miller Ryan, Betsy
Minnich, Max
Miwa, Vicki
Mollenkopf, Kenneth
Morrow, Kenneth
Motycka, Jackie
Murnen, John
Murphy, Laura
Murray, R. Ford
Nehlen, Don
Oestreng, Marny
Olds, Hayden
Omori, Jerry
Otten, Donald
Otten, Mac
Owen, Larry
Palko, Vince
Palmer, Dennis
Palmisano, Gary
Paluch, Scott
Parks, Greg
Patteson, Cheryl
Payak, John
Perry, Doyt
Perry, Charles E.
Pfeiffer Pechous, Mary
Piatkowski, Walt
Piper, John
Popovich Nicastro, Linda
Preston, Dave
Prochaska, Lauren
Puthoff, Sara
Ramlow, Bob
Redd, Ronnie
Reest, Hank
Regnier, Bill
Reimold, Nolan
Reynolds, Robert
Ridgway, Neil
Rivers, Jamie
Rudy, Wayne
Russell, Kenneth
Ryan, Kevin
Saneholtz, Marcia
Sawdy, Allan
Schiller, Tammy
Schnelker, Robert
Schoeni, Ken
Scott, Talita
Shale, Cris
Share, Charles
Sharp, Glenn
Siegferth, Joseph
Siminski, Edmund
Simpson, Charles
Sink, Sid
Skibbie, Franklin
Smith, Doug
Smith, Larry
Smith, John
Spengler, John
Stacey, Anthony
Steller, Warren
Stevenson, Clifford
Stough, Claitus
Stroh, Kerm
Stubbs, Tom
Sturt, Fred
Szekely Burton, Andrea
Szlachcic, Mark
Talkington, Paul
Thurmond, Nate
Tracy, Andy
Tuttle, Chris
Vallow, Scott
Van De Walle, Denise
Vasil Christiansen, Cheryl
Villapiano, Phil
Vivian, Jack
Voll, Fran
Vrabel Knoblauch, Liz
Walker, Rich
Walters, Ken
Wansbrough, Jamie
Weger, Mike
Wells, Mark
White, Bernard
White, Erik
Whittaker, Raymond
Whittaker, Robert
Wilcox, Michael
Williams, Stew
Williams, Henry
Winters, Chuck
Wittmer, Earl
Woodland, Jack
Woods, Don
Worsfold, Don
Wottle, Dave
Wright, Tom
York, Jerry
Young, Dick
Young, Kip
Young, Andre
Young, Jim
Younkin, Robert
Zabek, Verne
Zimpfer, Robert
Zwierlein, Dr. Ron

James Hoppel

Induction:
1969
Class:
1961

James Hoppel is Bowling Green's only All-American wrestler, gaining the honors in 1961 after winning three consecutive Mid-American Conference titles in at 147-pounds. His dual meet record for three years was 28-1-1 (the loss came at 157-pound weight). The East Liverpool graduate scored in three NCAA championships, the only BG wrestler to gain such a record.

James Hoppel was inducted to the BGSU Athletic Hall of Fame in 1969.

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