Ferrum College Alumni Sports Hall of Fame
Updated: Monday, July 16, 2007
 
 
Class of 1995
 

Dennis Craddock ‘65

Henderson, North Carolina
 

MVP of 1965 track team and member of football team at Ferrum. Lettered in track at Lynchburg College and earned a master’s degree in education from the University of Virginia. Coached high school track for eight years, during which time his teams compiled a 117-8 dual meet record and won three Virginia state championships. As head track and field coach at the University of Virginia from 1983 to 1985, led Cavaliers to three Atlantic Coast Conference titles. Named head men’s and women’s track and field coach at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 1985. Selected as ACC Coach of the Year 14 times. During his tenure, Tarheel track and field teams won 18 ACC titles. In 18 years as a collegiate coach, his athletes have won more than 180 All-American awards. Named 1995 National Collegiate Coach of the Year for men’s indoor track and field.

Horace M. “Bo” Henson, Jr. ‘62

Lynchburg, Virginia

 

Was one of first players recruited by Coach Hank Norton and a member of Norton’s first two Panther football teams in 1960 and 1961, which went a combined 10-1-4. Received a full football scholarship to George Washington University and earned a master’s degree in education from Lynchburg College. Has worked as a teacher and football coach for more than 30 years and has been a basketball official and baseball umpire for 22 years. Named head football coach at E.C. Glass High School in Lynchburg in 1979. Ranked third among active high school coaches in Virginia with a 134-52-5 career record. Was named Virginia Coach of the Year in 1988. During his tenure, the Hilltoppers have won one state championship (1988), twice been state runners-up, won five Northwest Region Championships, and nine Western District Championships.

Renso “Rock” Perdoni ‘69

Sherborrn, Massachusetts
 

Named National Junior College Athletic Association Lineman of the Year and NJCAA All-American as captain of 1968 Shrine Bowl junior college national championship game. Went on to earn numerous national honors at Georgia Tech where he was named co-captain of the Kodak All-American team; selected to eight All-America teams; named Outstanding Lineman in the Sun Bowl; selected as a Lombardi Award finalist; given the Swede Neilson Award from the Gridiron Club of Boston; and named Georgia Amateur Athlete of the Year by the Atlanta Journal. Holds a place on Georgia Tech’s “100 Year Team” as one of Tech’s best players ever in a century of football. Played football professionally with the Hamilton Tigercats of the Canadian Football League. Managing partner of Perdoni Brothers Construction Co. for more than 20 years.

Marny Sue Richardson ‘66

Church View, Virginia
 

A multi-sport standout at Ferrum who played all sports offered to women at the time: intercollegiate basketball and tennis and intramural flag football and softball. Member of Phi Beta Kappa national honor society and named Ferrum Women’s Basketball Defensive Player of the Year in 1965 and 1966. Earned a bachelor’s degree from Radford University. Has been a Virginia High School League volleyball official for 19 years, and spent nine years as a VHSL basketball official. Vice president of Middlesex Education Association, 1993-95. Long-time community service and rescue squad volunteer. Now retired from coaching, she served as volleyball, softball, and gymnastics coach at Middlesex High School and was named District Coach of the Year in softball in 1980 and District Coach of the Year in volleyball in 1994. Currently teaching health, physical education, and driver’s education at Middlesex High School.

Cynthia L. Warring ‘82

Roanoke, Virginia
 

Named to National Junior College Athletic Association All-American team in 1982 from Ferrum. Member of Ferrum’s `1982 divisional state championship team. Two-time NJCAA All-Region selection and two-time member of Virginia All-State Team from Ferrum. Recipient of Ferrum College President’s Cup, awarded to the College’s top senior student-athlete each year, and member of Phi Theta Kappa honor society. Scored more than 2,000 points in collegiate career. Named to 1984 NCAA Division II All-American team from Radford University. Led Lady Highlanders in scoring in 1983 and 1984. Ten-year veteran police officer with the Roanoke City Police Department. Named Traffic Officer of the Year in 1987. Works with COPE (Community Oriented Policing Effort) and DARE (Drug Abuse Resistance Education) programs.