Bowling Green State University Athletics
Five to Join BGSU Athletics Hall of Fame in 2008
July 24, 2008 | Football
July 24, 2008
BOWLING GREEN, Ohio (BGSUFalcons.com) - 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. at the Bowen-Thompson Student Union. 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.
Brief biographical sketches on each of the five inductees follow:
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.
KIM JAMISON (track & field; 1981, '83-85)
Jamison, a Toledo native, had set the BGSU school records in no fewer than seven events by the time she finished her collegiate career. As a freshman in 1981, she was a member of the 880-yard relay team that qualified for the indoor AIAW national championship meet. In the outdoor MAC championships that year, Jamison won both the 100- and 200-meter dashes, and was on the winning 400-meter relay team, helping BGSU take the team title. She advanced to the semifinals in the 200 at the AIAW National Outdoor Championships.
After sitting out the track season in 1982, and finishing second in the 200 meters at the MAC meet in '83, Jamison came back in 1984 to win both the 100 and 200 at the MAC meet. At the conclusion of her career, she held the outdoor school records in the 100- and 200-meter events, and was part of the school's record-setting 400-meter relay team. Additionally, Jamison held the 55-meter and 300-yard indoor marks, while also being a member of the 800- and 880-meter relay teams that set the school indoor records.
CHERYL PATTESON (swimming; 1993-96)
Patteson, a native of Silver Spring, Md., was the first individual in MAC history to be named the Outstanding Swimmer at the MAC Championships three times. She earned that honor at each meet from 1993 to '95, and took home the Outstanding Senior Swimmer of the Meet award at the 1996 conference event.
Patteson was the conference champion in the 400 Individual Medley in all four seasons, and won the league title in the 200 Fly and the 200 IM twice each. She captured the 200 Fly as a sophomore and a junior, and won the 200 IM in the other two years. Additionally, Patteson was the 1,650 Freestyle champion as a freshman. She set league records in both IM events as a freshman, and participated at the NCAA Championships in three events (200 IM, 400 IM and 1650 Free) in 1993 and again in 1996 (200 IM, 400 IM, 200 Breast). Patteson still holds the school records in the 200 IM, 400 IM and 1650 Free.
RONNIE REDD (football; 1991-94)
Redd, a native of Huber Heights, Ohio, was one of the top wide receivers in Falcon football history. He set BGSU and MAC records for touchdown catches (27) in a career, and for most consecutive games with a reception (45). Redd had 19 receptions as a freshman in 1991, with two additional grabs (not included in regular-season totals) in the Falcons' California Bowl win over Fresno State. That fall, he led the team in yards per catch (15.1), for the first of four-straight seasons. Redd was second on the team 32 catches for 486 yards (a team-best 15.2 per catch), and had another grab in the Las Vegas Bowl win.
As a junior, Redd had 30 receptions and a team-high 19.8 yards per catch (593 total yards). That fall, he led the MAC and ranked 21st in the nation in punt returns, with over 10 yards per return. He tied the school record with a TD catch in five-straight games. A First-Team All-MAC choice as a senior in 1994, Redd led BG with 48 catches and 17.3 yards per grab (831 total yards), and set a school record with 1,522 all-purpose yards, ranking 16th in the nation in that category. He had 10 TD catches that year, one shy of the school record, and tied the league mark with eight TD catches in MAC play. Redd finished his career seventh in school history in career receptions (129), sixth in yardage (2,196) and all-purpose yardage, and fourth in yards per catch (17.0). His 28 total TDs placed him third on the school list.
JACK VIVIAN (hockey coach; 1969-73)
Vivian, a native of Strathroy, Ontario, was instrumental in getting the hockey program off the ground at BGSU. He began his collegiate career at Vermont, where he played hockey in the winter of 1962. Vivian then transferred to Adrian (Mich.) College, where he earned eight letters in football and wrestling, and was named the school's Outstanding Senior Athlete in 1966. After coming to Bowling Green, where he completed his Master's degree in 1967, he was hired as an instructor in the Health and Physical Education Department, and also took the reins of the hockey program.
Vivian led the Falcons to an impressive 44-9-2 mark in two years at the club level, before helping the program make the move to the varsity level. He led the Falcons to a 68-53-8 record in his four seasons at the helm of the varsity, with his first two teams winning Midwest Collegiate Hockey Association titles. Vivian's 1971-72 team compiled a 21-10-2 record, the best during his tenure. He also was instrumental in the formation of the CCHA, and his '72-73 team won the program's first CCHA Tournament, beating Saint Louis and Ohio State at the BGSU Ice Arena.
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.
