Bowling Green State University Athletics
Don Worsfold: BGSU Hall Of Fame Inductee
September 19, 2001 | General
Sept. 19, 2001
BOWLING GREEN, Ohio - The Bowling Green State University Athletic Hall of Fame will welcome eight new members this Friday (Sept. 21). The 2001 class will be inducted during a formal dinner in Olscamp Hall on the BGSU campus.
The official induction ceremony will take place Friday (Sept. 21) in Olscamp Hall. The social hour begins at 6:00 p.m. with dinner served at 7:00 p.m. and the program starting shortly thereafter.
In addition, the class will be introduced at halftime of Saturday's (Sept. 22) BGSU-Temple football game at Doyt Perry Stadium. The game begins at 6:00 p.m. and is designated as Varsity BG & Hall of Fame Night.
Football game tickets can be purchased by calling the BGSU athletic ticket office at 1-877-BGSUTICKET or 372-0000.
The class of 2001 will include basketball player Stephanie (Coe) DeSalvio '86, softball player Vicki Miwa-Hansen '90, golf coach John Piper, football and track athlete Bob Ramlow '59, cross country and track athlete Kevin Ryan '80, swimmer Andrea (Szekely) Burton '89, gymnast Cheryl (Vasil) Christiansen '80 and swimmer Don Worsfold '58.
The 2001 class of inductees, the 38th class in history, brings membership in the Athletic Hall of Fame to 168. The 1983-84 national championship hockey team is also in the Hall of Fame.
The following is the eighth in a series of eight articles profiling each of the inductees:
DON WORSFOLD
Worsfold, a native of East Grand Rapids, Mich., swam at East Grand Rapids High School for coach Tom Stubbs. He was a three-year letterwinner in swimming, and set numerous freshman, varsity and pool records during his BGSU tenure. He won the 1957 MAC title in both the 50 freestyle and 100 free. The following year, as a senior co-captain, he was a member of the MAC championship relay team in the 400 free and was part of MAC-record relays in both the 200 free and 200 back. Worsfold also was a member of the school-record 400 medley relay team.
Also in 1958, Worsfold received All-America honors in the 50 free, at a time when only the top six finishers garnered All-America honors.
Worsfold held the school record in that event, as well as in the 100 free, 300 medley relay and 400 free relay.
After graduation, Worsfold received his law degree from the Detroit College of Law in 1961, and practiced law for more than a quarter-century. He served as president of the Grand Rapids (Mich.) Bar Association, and was a partner with the firm of Linsey, Strain and Worsfold. Worsfold also received numerous community service awards and citations.
A lifelong resident of the Grand Rapids area, Worsfold passed away in 1989. He and his wife, Nel, are the parents of a daughter, Tracy Clark, and a son, Rennie.
