Vernon Dunham (1989) - Hall of Fame - Bowling Green State University Athletics

Vernon Dunham

Induction:
1989
Class:
1949

A Northern High School graduate near Barberton, Ohio, Vernon Dunhma was a two sport letterman at BGSU in the mid-to-late 1940s. He earned four monograms in football under Coach Robert Whittaker and two more in basketball under Coach Harold Anderson.

In football, he earned a first team AP All-Ohio honors for his junior and senior seasons, after earning honorable mention all-state honors as a freshman guard, He led the undefeated 1948 Falcons (8-0-1) in scoring with 42 points, with three of his six touchdowns keying a 33-28 win over Baldwin-Wallace. Dunham was an All-Midwest selection by the Chicago Tribune. BG's four-year record with Dunham on the roster was 22-11-1, including that 8-0-1 mark in 1948.

In basketball, he lettered his freshman and sophomore seasons, as the Falcons compiled a two-year record of 55-12. Dunham was a reserve guard on BG's 1945-46 NIT squad his first year. As a sophomore, Dunham played 15 of BG's 35 games, scoring 13 points.

Vernon Dunham was inducted into the BGSU Athletic Hall of Fame in 1989.