Bowling Green State University Athletics
John Brizendine: 2008 BGSU Hall of Famer
October 23, 2008 | General
Oct. 23, 2008
BOWLING GREEN, Ohio (1st in a series of 5) - The Bowling Green State University Athletics Hall of Fame will welcome five new members on Saturday, Nov. 1. The 2008 class will be inducted during a brunch ceremony on the BGSU campus.
The class of 2008 will include John Brizendine '71 (lacrosse), Kim Jamison '85 (women's track and field), Cheryl Patteson '96 (women's swimming), Ronnie Redd '95 (football) and Jack Vivian (hockey coach).
The official induction ceremony will take place Saturday morning, Nov. 1, with brunch beginning at 10:30 a.m. In addition, the class will be introduced at halftime of the BGSU-Kent State football game at Doyt Perry Stadium that afternoon. The game, which begins at 2:00 p.m., is designated as Hall of Fame/Varsity BG Day.
JOHN BRIZENDINE (lacrosse; 1970-71)
Brizendine, a native of Towson, Md., was named a First-Team All-American by the U.S. Intercollegiate Lacrosse Association in each of his two years with the Falcons. As a junior in 1970, he helped lead head coach Mickey Cochrane's team to a 9-0 record, finishing fourth on the team with 15 points, including 10 goals. That spring, the Falcons were one of only two teams in the country to post a perfect record, and BGSU finished 18th in the nation.
As a senior in 1971, despite playing in just nine of the Falcons' 11 games, Brizendine had 17 goals and six assists. He led the Falcons to an 8-3 record and a #23 national ranking that year. Brizendine repeated as team MVP, a First-Team All-Midwest pick and a Little All-American. He was the only two-time first-team A-A selection in the history of the program. Brizendine was inducted into the Ohio Lacrosse Hall of Fame in 2004.
The 2008 class of inductees, the 45th class in history, brings membership in the Athletic Hall of Fame to 211. The 1983-84 national championship hockey team is also in the Hall of Fame.
