Class of 2002
 

Lindsey Wilson Athletic Hall of Fame


Class of 2002

 

John Burr - Men's Basketball (1937-1939)

John played and was captain at Lindsey Wilson College during the 1937-38 and 1938-39 seasons, where he led the Blue Raiders to back-to-back Kentucky Junior College Conference championships. During his two seasons on campus, John helped the Blue Raiders to a 38-13 record, including a 25-4 record during his sophomore season. John went on to a stellar career at Georgetown College, where he played during the 1939-40 and 1940-41 seasons. As a coach, his Adair County High School teams won 572 games and reached back-to-back sweet 16 final fours in 1953-54 and 1954-55. John was named the 1955 Courier-Journal Coach of the Year and was inducted into the Kentucky High School Athletic Association Hall of Fame in 1990.

Bennie Coffman - Men's Basketball (1956-1958)

Bennie made the Kentucky Junior College Conference All-tournament team as a freshman during the 1956-57 season and earned All-KJCC honors while leading the Blue Raiders to the KJCC Championship during the 1957-58 season. During his two seasons on campus, Bennie helped the Blue Raiders to a 21-9 record in the KJCC and led the team to a 90.4 points per game average. He went on to start two seasons for the legendary coach Adolph Rupp at the University of Kentucky, where he averaged 10.7 points per game for the 1958-59 team that finished the season ranked second nationally with a 24-3 record and 10.2 points per game for the 1959-60 team.

Ray Wells - Men's Soccer Coach (1990-Present)

Coach Ray Wells is the first and only head coach of the Lindsey Wilson men's soccer program. Coach Wells has led the Blue Raiders to four consecutive NAIA National Soccer Championships and six in seven years. His Blue Raider teams have complied a 25-3-3 record in the national tournament and sport a current 16-game winning streak in national tournament competition. Coach Wells has recruited and coached 45 NAIA All-Americans including two National Player of the Year recipients. He has been named the NAIA National Coach of the Year six times and at the end of the 2001 season had a 234-37-15 record at Lindsey Wilson for a winning percentage of .840, third on the NAIA all-time list.

Information at the time of his induction