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2022 Texas A&M Athletics Hall of Fame Class Inducted at 44th Burgess Banquet
Sep 02, 2022 | Baseball, Football, General, Men's Basketball, Men's Swimming and Diving, Women's Basketball, Women's Swimming and Diving, Texas A&M Lettermen's Association
BRYAN-COLLEGE STATION, Texas – Nine of Texas A&M Athletics' most accomplished contributors were inducted into the Texas A&M Athletics Hall of Fame Friday night at the 44th Annual Burgess Banquet inside the Ford Hall of Champions at Kyle Field.
"We are incredibly thankful to have been able to celebrate and induct this great group into Texas A&M immortality this weekend," Director of Athletics Ross Bjork said. "These hall of famers and our Lifetime Achievement and Hall of Honor recipients, built the foundation that we stand on today. Their sacrifice, dedication and excellence on and off the field of play set a level of expectation that we strive for on a daily basis. These Aggie legends are proof of our mission to create opportunities through championship athletics, and I am grateful for all that they have done to make Aggieland the Home of the 12th Man."
The 2022 class featured national and conference champions, All-Americans, school record holders and the second Heisman Trophy winner in school history. Additionally, Matt Rose '04 (Men's Swimming & Diving) joined the group after not being able to attend last year's ceremony due to COVID-19 travel restrictions in his home country of Canada. Chuck McGuire was inducted posthumously after his passing on Feb. 2, 2019.
The 2022 Hall of Honor Recipient was Cathy Capps '85 who went above and beyond in her contributions and support of the athletic programs at Texas A&M. She served Texas A&M for 26 years as assistant athletics director and executive director of the Texas A&M Lettermen's Association.
Davey Johnson '64 was the 2022 Lifetime Achievement Award winner for his prominence throughout his career in his Major League Baseball career after leaving Aggieland. He lettered in both basketball and baseball in 1962 and went on to become a World Series Champion as a player and a manager in the MLB.
2022 Texas A&M Athletics Hall of Fame Inductees
Triin Aljand '09 (Women's Swimming & Diving)
Gary Blair (Women's Basketball)
Mike Evans '14 (Football)
Luke Joeckel '14 (Football)
Bernard King '03 (Men's Basketball)
Johnny Manziel '14 (Football)
Chuck McGuire '64 (Baseball)
Matt Rose '04 (Men's Swimming & Diving)
Mike Scanlin '86 (Baseball)
Triin Aljand '09 (Women's Swimming & Diving)
Aljand enters the Hall of Fame as one of the most decorated and accomplished swimmers in school history. She shares a program record of 23 All-America honors and won a combined 16 individual and relay conference titles. Aljand concluded her collegiate career with five school records to her name, all of which are still top-five marks in the A&M record book.
The Estonian led the Maroon & White to its first two conference titles in 2007 and 2008. She also propelled the Aggies to three top-10 finishes at NCAA Championships, including a then-program best fourth-place finish at the 2008 NCAAs. In 2008, she posted seven top-10 finishes at the championships meet, helping the 400 free relay team go 3:13.08 to lower the school record. In the final meet of her collegiate career at the 2009 NCAAs, Aljand broke two more A&M records with a time of 21.93 in the 50 free and helping the 200 free relay team clock a time of 1:28.04.
Aljand competed in the 2004, 2008 and 2012 Olympics before retiring in 2013. She and fellow Texas A&M Athletics Hall of Famer Alia Atkinson are the only two Aggies in program history to have competed in three-or-more Olympic Games.
Gary Blair (Women's Basketball)
Blair brought unprecedented success and took Texas A&M women's basketball to the pinnacle of the sport during his 19 years (2003-22) at the helm of the program. He won an A&M-basketball-record 444 games and brought home five conference titles to Aggieland.
In 2011, Blair led the Aggies to the program's first-ever national championship after defeating four Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame Coaches during their title run. The squad finished the campaign with a 33-5 mark, the most wins in a single season in program history.
In his final home game on Feb. 24, 2022, the court at Reed Arena was officially named in his honor and now bears the name "Gary Blair Court". At Reed Arena, Blair compiled 250 wins and a .828 winning percentage. He took the Aggies to 16-consecutive NCAA Tournaments and won at least 20 games in each of those years. The Dallas native saw 16 players get taken in the WNBA Draft and dozens of others enjoy professional playing careers overseas.
Blair finished his career 12th all-time in wins (852) and posted 41 postseason victories. His coaching tree features eight current DI women's basketball head coaches and nearly 60 other former players, assistants and staff members who have gone on to work in the college ranks. He continues to live in the Bryan-College Station area and his Coach Blair Charities has raised over 1.4 million dollars for multiple local charities.
Mike Evans '14 (Football)
Evans lettered for the Aggies during the 2012 and 2013 seasons, where he proved to be one of the most dominant wide receivers to ever don the Maroon & White, despite playing only year of high school football. He compiled the sixth-most receiving yards by any player in program history and the most by anyone in just two seasons (2,499). He totaled the seventh-most receiving touchdowns (17) and receptions (151) in school annals. Evans was the main target for Heisman Trophy winner Johnny Manziel during his freshman campaign, setting a rookie record of 1,105 yards and 12 touchdowns catches in 2012.
During his All-American campaign in 2013, he racked up a school record 1,394 receiving yards and was a finalist for the Biletnikoff Award. He set a new program mark with 279 receiving yards against Alabama on Sept. 14, 2013, tying the second-longest pass play in program history on a 95-yard house call. Later that year, Evans broke the single-game receiving record again, totaling 287 yards against Auburn. He is the only player in school history to have multiple 200-yard receiving games.
Evans became the highest Texas A&M wide receiver taken in the NFL Draft when he was selected with the seventh overall pick by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in 2014. He is a four-time Pro Bowl selection and helped bring a Lombardi Trophy to Tampa Bay in 2021. He is the only player in NFL history to post 1,000-yard seasons in each of his first eight seasons.
Luke Joeckel '14 (Football)
Joeckel, one of the most imposing and decorated linemen in program history, lettered for the Maroon & White from 2010-12. The Hall of Famer started 39-consecutive games at left tackle, beginning in 2010 as a true freshman. He was the linchpin of an offense in 2012 that outscored opponents 2-to-1 and led the SEC in rushing, passing, scoring and total offense. He spearheaded a front that protected and blocked for Johnny Manziel on his way to becoming the first freshman to win the Heisman Trophy.
The Arlington, Texas, native was named a unanimous All-American in 2012 and is the only player in program history to win both the Outland and Jacobs Blocking trophies. Joeckel was a two-time all-conference selection (2011, 2012) and was named to the 2010 All-Big 12 Freshman Team. The Hall of Famer protected the blindside and bolstered the front of the 2011 and 2012 offenses, the two most prolific offenses in program history, averaging 490.2 and 558.5 yards per game, respectively.
Joeckel became the highest-drafted offensive lineman in A&M history when he was taken at No. 2 overall in the 2013 NFL Draft by the Jacksonville Jaguars. He enjoyed a five-year career in the NFL with the Jacksonville Jaguars (2013-16) and Seattle Seahawks (2017).
Bernard King '03 (Men's Basketball)
King was a four-year starter and secured himself as the most prolific scorer in program history from 1999-03. The Gibsland, Louisiana, native scored a program-best 1,990 points and averaged 17.3 points per game. King garnered four All-Big 12 Conference honors, making him one of two players in school history to have that distinction. He is also third all-time in assists (550) and eighth in steals (152) in the A&M record book.
King's freshman campaign during the 1999-00 season led to a Big 12 Freshman of the Year honor after he averaged 16.9 points and 4.8 rebounds per contest. He knocked down a then-record 79 threes, including 48 during conference play. Over the course of his career, he had seven 30-point games and was an NABC All-District selection four times. The sharpshooter still holds a share of the record for most 3-pointers made in a game when he buried eight against Lamar on Dec. 5, 2000.
The Aggie's all-time scoring mark has remained untouched for nearly 20 years. He is the only player in program history to play in over 100 games with a scoring average that eclipses 15.0 points per game. After his collegiate career, King went on to enjoy a 17-year professional career before retiring in 2019.
Johnny Manziel '14 (Football)
Manziel cemented himself as an Aggie legend during his magical tenure at A&M from 2012-13. The Kerrville, Texas, native became the first freshman in the history of the Heisman Trophy to win the award after sitting atop the national rankings in both total offense (5,116) and points responsible for (21.7 – PPG) during the 2012 campaign. He led the Maroon & White to 11 victories that season and helped A&M finish No. 5 in the final AP Top 25 rankings, the highest for the program in over 70 years.
The All-American holds over 25 freshman and school records. Manziel owns the top four, and seven of the top 10, single-game total offense marks in program history. He has the most career rushing yards (2,169) of any A&M quarterback and was responsible for a school-record tying 93 touchdowns (passing and rushing).
Manziel, who also won the Davey O'Brien Award and Manning Award in 2012, led A&M past No. 1 Alabama during the Aggies' first season in the SEC. He totaled 345 yards of total offense and gave the Maroon & White its second victory over the Associated Press No. 1 team. Manziel led A&M to a pair of bowl victories including a dominant, 41-13, routing of Oklahoma in the 2013 Cotton Bowl where he became Texas A&M's first player to pass and rush for 200-plus yards in a game, including a quarterback-record 229 rushing yards. Manziel spurred the largest comeback in school history in the 2014 Chick-Fil-A Bowl as he helped erase a 21-point deficit in A&M's 52-48 victory over Duke.
Manziel was taken with the 22nd pick of the 2014 NFL Draft by the Cleveland Browns. He is the second-highest quarterback to be selected in program history and played two seasons for the Browns.
Chuck McGuire '64 (Baseball)
McGuire, one of the greatest pitchers in school history, dominated the mound for the Maroon & White from 1962-64. He ended his career with the lowest ERA in program annals (2.00) and led his team in wins, innings pitched and complete games for three-straight years. McGuire was a three-time All-SWC selection and was just the sixth Aggie to accomplish the feat as his collegiate career came to a close.
The Dallas native helped lead the Aggies to the 1964 SWC title and an appearance at the 1964 College World Series. During the 1964 conference slate, McGuire won four games and put together a 1.97 ERA with 45 strikeouts in 50.1 innings of work. McGuire was brought in to close out the SWC Championship game versus Texas. He had a three-run cushion heading into the bottom of the ninth and sat down the Longhorns in order to clinch the program's first conference title since 1959.
McGuire was a workhorse on the mound for the Maroon & White during his time in Aggieland. He turned down an opportunity at professional baseball for a career in law. Following his playing days at A&M, McGuire practiced law in the Dallas area for much of his life and passed away on Feb. 2, 2019, on his 77th birthday.
Matt Rose '04 (Men's Swimming & Diving)
Rose was a four-year letterwinner (2001-04) for the men's swimming & diving program. The Lindsey, Ontario native's 17 career All-America honors are the second-most in program history. He dominated the Big 12, earning individual conference championships in the 50 freestyle (2003), 100 freestyle (2002 & 2003) and 100 backstroke (2004), and was a member of the gold medal 200 freestyle relay (2003). He was named the Big 12 Swimmer of the Meet in 2003.
The Hall of Famer was also named to the Big 12 10th Anniversary Team in 2006. When he left Texas A&M, he owned the school record in the 100 freestyle as well as with the 200, 400 and 800 freestyle relays and the 400 medley relay. He also ranked in the top 10 in school history in the 50 free, 100 backstroke and 200 backstroke.
He represented Canada at the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens, Greece, as well as the 2002 Commonwealth Games and the 2003 Pan American Games. A multi-time Canadian national champion, Rose set the Canadian record in the 50-meter freestyle at the 2003 Pan American Games.
Mike Scanlin '86 (Baseball)
Scanlin lettered for the Aggies from 1983-86 where he ended his career having played in more games than anyone before him, making 207 appearances during his time in the Maroon & White. He remains within the top 10 in the school record book for home runs (43), total bases (425), doubles (45) and triples (12). The heavy hitter is one of four players in program lore to lead the team in home runs for three-straight seasons.
The Houston native led Texas A&M to the 1986 SWC regular season and tournament championships and was named a team captain by his teammates. At the SWC Tournament, he was named to the all-tournament team and led the program to its first conference tournament title. During that year, he batted .329 and led the team in hits (79), home runs (20), total bases (161), RBI (65) and stolen bases (21) to carry the offensive workload. His 20 dingers that year were the program record for over a decade and earned him all-conference and All-America honors.
Scanlin cemented himself as one of the greatest hitters in program history with his knack for the long ball and a career .319 batting average. He was drafted in the 15th round of the 1986 MLB Draft to the Texas Rangers.
Cathy Capps '85 Hall of Honor Recipient
Capps '85, served with the Texas A&M Lettermen's Association for 26 years. She acted as the assistant athletics director and executive director of the association. Capps worked countless hours working with current and former student-athletes in achieving their career and academic goals. She ended her career at Texas A&M when she retired in the spring of 2022.
Capps was a conduit to getting former players back to campus to be honored as shoutouts on the video boards as well as honorary captains at various events. She came up with the Aggie Legends event at halftime of the spring football game in order for those former players to have another chance to perform and be recognized on Kyle Field.
She never sought attention or fame, but always valued and respected everyone in the organization and especially honored those who came before. One of her first projects after being named the director was to gather all of the living members of the 1939 Football National Championship team and provide championship rings and honor the group at the 1998 Texas A&M vs. Nebraska game at Kyle Field.
In addition to her role with lettermen's and athletics, Capps has been a member of The Texas A&M University Thornton-McFerrin Coaching Academy Advisory Board. She was a 2007 Fish Camp namesake, and she co-authored the book "What It Means to Be An Aggie" along with Rusty Burson. She has volunteered the past 26 years as the advisor for one of the oldest female student organizations at Texas A&M, the baseball Diamond Darlings. She has also served as an advisor to Aggie Team 12, a student organization that supports Aggie athletics and lettermen's.
Davey Johnson '64 Lifetime Achievement Recipient
Johnson started at shortstop and lettered for Coach Tom Chandler and the Texas A&M baseball program in 1962. Johnson hit .309 with six homeruns and had 20 RBI to help the Aggie diamond club finish 18-7 overall and 11-4 in Southwest Conference play. Johnson was also a good basketball player and played for Coach Bob Rogers and freshman coach Shelby Metcalf, lettering from 1961-62. He helped lead the varsity Aggie hoopsters to undefeated records at home inside G. Rollie White in the 1960-61 and 1961-62 seasons.
After his collegiate career, Johnson went on to play professionally in the MLB. As a second baseman for the Baltimore Orioles, Johnson helped Baltimore to four American League pennants and two World Series Championships. The Orioles beat the Los Angeles Dodgers in 1966 and defeated the Cincinnati Reds in 1970 with Johnson hitting .313 in the series. Johnson played in the same infield as first baseman Boog Powell, shortstop Mark Belanger and third baseman Brooks Robinson. The slick fielder also won three Gold Gloves as a second baseman. Johnson, a four-time All-Star selection, played in major league baseball from 1965 through 1975 before playing two seasons in Japan and then finishing his MLB playing career in 1977 and 1978. After being traded to the Atlanta Braves (1973-75), Johnson hit a career-high 43 homeruns in the 1973 season which stood as a record in MLB baseball for second baseman in a single season until the Toronto Blue Jays second baseman Marcus Simien hit 45 last year.
As a manager, Johnson led the New York Mets to the World Series Championship in 1986. He served as the skipper of the Mets from 1984-90, managed the Cincinnati Reds (1993-95), the Baltimore Orioles (1996-97), the Los Angeles Dodgers (1999-2000), and the Washington Nationals (2011-13). He was named Manager of the Year in 1997 with the Orioles and in 2012 with the Nationals and he managed the National club in the 1987 All-Star Game. Taking away partial seasons, Johnson only had one club finish below second place and he took four different franchises to the post-season.
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"We are incredibly thankful to have been able to celebrate and induct this great group into Texas A&M immortality this weekend," Director of Athletics Ross Bjork said. "These hall of famers and our Lifetime Achievement and Hall of Honor recipients, built the foundation that we stand on today. Their sacrifice, dedication and excellence on and off the field of play set a level of expectation that we strive for on a daily basis. These Aggie legends are proof of our mission to create opportunities through championship athletics, and I am grateful for all that they have done to make Aggieland the Home of the 12th Man."
The 2022 class featured national and conference champions, All-Americans, school record holders and the second Heisman Trophy winner in school history. Additionally, Matt Rose '04 (Men's Swimming & Diving) joined the group after not being able to attend last year's ceremony due to COVID-19 travel restrictions in his home country of Canada. Chuck McGuire was inducted posthumously after his passing on Feb. 2, 2019.
The 2022 Hall of Honor Recipient was Cathy Capps '85 who went above and beyond in her contributions and support of the athletic programs at Texas A&M. She served Texas A&M for 26 years as assistant athletics director and executive director of the Texas A&M Lettermen's Association.
Davey Johnson '64 was the 2022 Lifetime Achievement Award winner for his prominence throughout his career in his Major League Baseball career after leaving Aggieland. He lettered in both basketball and baseball in 1962 and went on to become a World Series Champion as a player and a manager in the MLB.
2022 Texas A&M Athletics Hall of Fame Inductees
Triin Aljand '09 (Women's Swimming & Diving)
Gary Blair (Women's Basketball)
Mike Evans '14 (Football)
Luke Joeckel '14 (Football)
Bernard King '03 (Men's Basketball)
Johnny Manziel '14 (Football)
Chuck McGuire '64 (Baseball)
Matt Rose '04 (Men's Swimming & Diving)
Mike Scanlin '86 (Baseball)
Triin Aljand '09 (Women's Swimming & Diving)
Aljand enters the Hall of Fame as one of the most decorated and accomplished swimmers in school history. She shares a program record of 23 All-America honors and won a combined 16 individual and relay conference titles. Aljand concluded her collegiate career with five school records to her name, all of which are still top-five marks in the A&M record book.
The Estonian led the Maroon & White to its first two conference titles in 2007 and 2008. She also propelled the Aggies to three top-10 finishes at NCAA Championships, including a then-program best fourth-place finish at the 2008 NCAAs. In 2008, she posted seven top-10 finishes at the championships meet, helping the 400 free relay team go 3:13.08 to lower the school record. In the final meet of her collegiate career at the 2009 NCAAs, Aljand broke two more A&M records with a time of 21.93 in the 50 free and helping the 200 free relay team clock a time of 1:28.04.
Aljand competed in the 2004, 2008 and 2012 Olympics before retiring in 2013. She and fellow Texas A&M Athletics Hall of Famer Alia Atkinson are the only two Aggies in program history to have competed in three-or-more Olympic Games.
Gary Blair (Women's Basketball)
Blair brought unprecedented success and took Texas A&M women's basketball to the pinnacle of the sport during his 19 years (2003-22) at the helm of the program. He won an A&M-basketball-record 444 games and brought home five conference titles to Aggieland.
In 2011, Blair led the Aggies to the program's first-ever national championship after defeating four Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame Coaches during their title run. The squad finished the campaign with a 33-5 mark, the most wins in a single season in program history.
In his final home game on Feb. 24, 2022, the court at Reed Arena was officially named in his honor and now bears the name "Gary Blair Court". At Reed Arena, Blair compiled 250 wins and a .828 winning percentage. He took the Aggies to 16-consecutive NCAA Tournaments and won at least 20 games in each of those years. The Dallas native saw 16 players get taken in the WNBA Draft and dozens of others enjoy professional playing careers overseas.
Blair finished his career 12th all-time in wins (852) and posted 41 postseason victories. His coaching tree features eight current DI women's basketball head coaches and nearly 60 other former players, assistants and staff members who have gone on to work in the college ranks. He continues to live in the Bryan-College Station area and his Coach Blair Charities has raised over 1.4 million dollars for multiple local charities.
Mike Evans '14 (Football)
Evans lettered for the Aggies during the 2012 and 2013 seasons, where he proved to be one of the most dominant wide receivers to ever don the Maroon & White, despite playing only year of high school football. He compiled the sixth-most receiving yards by any player in program history and the most by anyone in just two seasons (2,499). He totaled the seventh-most receiving touchdowns (17) and receptions (151) in school annals. Evans was the main target for Heisman Trophy winner Johnny Manziel during his freshman campaign, setting a rookie record of 1,105 yards and 12 touchdowns catches in 2012.
During his All-American campaign in 2013, he racked up a school record 1,394 receiving yards and was a finalist for the Biletnikoff Award. He set a new program mark with 279 receiving yards against Alabama on Sept. 14, 2013, tying the second-longest pass play in program history on a 95-yard house call. Later that year, Evans broke the single-game receiving record again, totaling 287 yards against Auburn. He is the only player in school history to have multiple 200-yard receiving games.
Evans became the highest Texas A&M wide receiver taken in the NFL Draft when he was selected with the seventh overall pick by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in 2014. He is a four-time Pro Bowl selection and helped bring a Lombardi Trophy to Tampa Bay in 2021. He is the only player in NFL history to post 1,000-yard seasons in each of his first eight seasons.
Luke Joeckel '14 (Football)
Joeckel, one of the most imposing and decorated linemen in program history, lettered for the Maroon & White from 2010-12. The Hall of Famer started 39-consecutive games at left tackle, beginning in 2010 as a true freshman. He was the linchpin of an offense in 2012 that outscored opponents 2-to-1 and led the SEC in rushing, passing, scoring and total offense. He spearheaded a front that protected and blocked for Johnny Manziel on his way to becoming the first freshman to win the Heisman Trophy.
The Arlington, Texas, native was named a unanimous All-American in 2012 and is the only player in program history to win both the Outland and Jacobs Blocking trophies. Joeckel was a two-time all-conference selection (2011, 2012) and was named to the 2010 All-Big 12 Freshman Team. The Hall of Famer protected the blindside and bolstered the front of the 2011 and 2012 offenses, the two most prolific offenses in program history, averaging 490.2 and 558.5 yards per game, respectively.
Joeckel became the highest-drafted offensive lineman in A&M history when he was taken at No. 2 overall in the 2013 NFL Draft by the Jacksonville Jaguars. He enjoyed a five-year career in the NFL with the Jacksonville Jaguars (2013-16) and Seattle Seahawks (2017).
Bernard King '03 (Men's Basketball)
King was a four-year starter and secured himself as the most prolific scorer in program history from 1999-03. The Gibsland, Louisiana, native scored a program-best 1,990 points and averaged 17.3 points per game. King garnered four All-Big 12 Conference honors, making him one of two players in school history to have that distinction. He is also third all-time in assists (550) and eighth in steals (152) in the A&M record book.
King's freshman campaign during the 1999-00 season led to a Big 12 Freshman of the Year honor after he averaged 16.9 points and 4.8 rebounds per contest. He knocked down a then-record 79 threes, including 48 during conference play. Over the course of his career, he had seven 30-point games and was an NABC All-District selection four times. The sharpshooter still holds a share of the record for most 3-pointers made in a game when he buried eight against Lamar on Dec. 5, 2000.
The Aggie's all-time scoring mark has remained untouched for nearly 20 years. He is the only player in program history to play in over 100 games with a scoring average that eclipses 15.0 points per game. After his collegiate career, King went on to enjoy a 17-year professional career before retiring in 2019.
Johnny Manziel '14 (Football)
Manziel cemented himself as an Aggie legend during his magical tenure at A&M from 2012-13. The Kerrville, Texas, native became the first freshman in the history of the Heisman Trophy to win the award after sitting atop the national rankings in both total offense (5,116) and points responsible for (21.7 – PPG) during the 2012 campaign. He led the Maroon & White to 11 victories that season and helped A&M finish No. 5 in the final AP Top 25 rankings, the highest for the program in over 70 years.
The All-American holds over 25 freshman and school records. Manziel owns the top four, and seven of the top 10, single-game total offense marks in program history. He has the most career rushing yards (2,169) of any A&M quarterback and was responsible for a school-record tying 93 touchdowns (passing and rushing).
Manziel, who also won the Davey O'Brien Award and Manning Award in 2012, led A&M past No. 1 Alabama during the Aggies' first season in the SEC. He totaled 345 yards of total offense and gave the Maroon & White its second victory over the Associated Press No. 1 team. Manziel led A&M to a pair of bowl victories including a dominant, 41-13, routing of Oklahoma in the 2013 Cotton Bowl where he became Texas A&M's first player to pass and rush for 200-plus yards in a game, including a quarterback-record 229 rushing yards. Manziel spurred the largest comeback in school history in the 2014 Chick-Fil-A Bowl as he helped erase a 21-point deficit in A&M's 52-48 victory over Duke.
Manziel was taken with the 22nd pick of the 2014 NFL Draft by the Cleveland Browns. He is the second-highest quarterback to be selected in program history and played two seasons for the Browns.
Chuck McGuire '64 (Baseball)
McGuire, one of the greatest pitchers in school history, dominated the mound for the Maroon & White from 1962-64. He ended his career with the lowest ERA in program annals (2.00) and led his team in wins, innings pitched and complete games for three-straight years. McGuire was a three-time All-SWC selection and was just the sixth Aggie to accomplish the feat as his collegiate career came to a close.
The Dallas native helped lead the Aggies to the 1964 SWC title and an appearance at the 1964 College World Series. During the 1964 conference slate, McGuire won four games and put together a 1.97 ERA with 45 strikeouts in 50.1 innings of work. McGuire was brought in to close out the SWC Championship game versus Texas. He had a three-run cushion heading into the bottom of the ninth and sat down the Longhorns in order to clinch the program's first conference title since 1959.
McGuire was a workhorse on the mound for the Maroon & White during his time in Aggieland. He turned down an opportunity at professional baseball for a career in law. Following his playing days at A&M, McGuire practiced law in the Dallas area for much of his life and passed away on Feb. 2, 2019, on his 77th birthday.
Matt Rose '04 (Men's Swimming & Diving)
Rose was a four-year letterwinner (2001-04) for the men's swimming & diving program. The Lindsey, Ontario native's 17 career All-America honors are the second-most in program history. He dominated the Big 12, earning individual conference championships in the 50 freestyle (2003), 100 freestyle (2002 & 2003) and 100 backstroke (2004), and was a member of the gold medal 200 freestyle relay (2003). He was named the Big 12 Swimmer of the Meet in 2003.
The Hall of Famer was also named to the Big 12 10th Anniversary Team in 2006. When he left Texas A&M, he owned the school record in the 100 freestyle as well as with the 200, 400 and 800 freestyle relays and the 400 medley relay. He also ranked in the top 10 in school history in the 50 free, 100 backstroke and 200 backstroke.
He represented Canada at the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens, Greece, as well as the 2002 Commonwealth Games and the 2003 Pan American Games. A multi-time Canadian national champion, Rose set the Canadian record in the 50-meter freestyle at the 2003 Pan American Games.
Mike Scanlin '86 (Baseball)
Scanlin lettered for the Aggies from 1983-86 where he ended his career having played in more games than anyone before him, making 207 appearances during his time in the Maroon & White. He remains within the top 10 in the school record book for home runs (43), total bases (425), doubles (45) and triples (12). The heavy hitter is one of four players in program lore to lead the team in home runs for three-straight seasons.
The Houston native led Texas A&M to the 1986 SWC regular season and tournament championships and was named a team captain by his teammates. At the SWC Tournament, he was named to the all-tournament team and led the program to its first conference tournament title. During that year, he batted .329 and led the team in hits (79), home runs (20), total bases (161), RBI (65) and stolen bases (21) to carry the offensive workload. His 20 dingers that year were the program record for over a decade and earned him all-conference and All-America honors.
Scanlin cemented himself as one of the greatest hitters in program history with his knack for the long ball and a career .319 batting average. He was drafted in the 15th round of the 1986 MLB Draft to the Texas Rangers.
Cathy Capps '85 Hall of Honor Recipient
Capps '85, served with the Texas A&M Lettermen's Association for 26 years. She acted as the assistant athletics director and executive director of the association. Capps worked countless hours working with current and former student-athletes in achieving their career and academic goals. She ended her career at Texas A&M when she retired in the spring of 2022.
Capps was a conduit to getting former players back to campus to be honored as shoutouts on the video boards as well as honorary captains at various events. She came up with the Aggie Legends event at halftime of the spring football game in order for those former players to have another chance to perform and be recognized on Kyle Field.
She never sought attention or fame, but always valued and respected everyone in the organization and especially honored those who came before. One of her first projects after being named the director was to gather all of the living members of the 1939 Football National Championship team and provide championship rings and honor the group at the 1998 Texas A&M vs. Nebraska game at Kyle Field.
In addition to her role with lettermen's and athletics, Capps has been a member of The Texas A&M University Thornton-McFerrin Coaching Academy Advisory Board. She was a 2007 Fish Camp namesake, and she co-authored the book "What It Means to Be An Aggie" along with Rusty Burson. She has volunteered the past 26 years as the advisor for one of the oldest female student organizations at Texas A&M, the baseball Diamond Darlings. She has also served as an advisor to Aggie Team 12, a student organization that supports Aggie athletics and lettermen's.
Davey Johnson '64 Lifetime Achievement Recipient
Johnson started at shortstop and lettered for Coach Tom Chandler and the Texas A&M baseball program in 1962. Johnson hit .309 with six homeruns and had 20 RBI to help the Aggie diamond club finish 18-7 overall and 11-4 in Southwest Conference play. Johnson was also a good basketball player and played for Coach Bob Rogers and freshman coach Shelby Metcalf, lettering from 1961-62. He helped lead the varsity Aggie hoopsters to undefeated records at home inside G. Rollie White in the 1960-61 and 1961-62 seasons.
After his collegiate career, Johnson went on to play professionally in the MLB. As a second baseman for the Baltimore Orioles, Johnson helped Baltimore to four American League pennants and two World Series Championships. The Orioles beat the Los Angeles Dodgers in 1966 and defeated the Cincinnati Reds in 1970 with Johnson hitting .313 in the series. Johnson played in the same infield as first baseman Boog Powell, shortstop Mark Belanger and third baseman Brooks Robinson. The slick fielder also won three Gold Gloves as a second baseman. Johnson, a four-time All-Star selection, played in major league baseball from 1965 through 1975 before playing two seasons in Japan and then finishing his MLB playing career in 1977 and 1978. After being traded to the Atlanta Braves (1973-75), Johnson hit a career-high 43 homeruns in the 1973 season which stood as a record in MLB baseball for second baseman in a single season until the Toronto Blue Jays second baseman Marcus Simien hit 45 last year.
As a manager, Johnson led the New York Mets to the World Series Championship in 1986. He served as the skipper of the Mets from 1984-90, managed the Cincinnati Reds (1993-95), the Baltimore Orioles (1996-97), the Los Angeles Dodgers (1999-2000), and the Washington Nationals (2011-13). He was named Manager of the Year in 1997 with the Orioles and in 2012 with the Nationals and he managed the National club in the 1987 All-Star Game. Taking away partial seasons, Johnson only had one club finish below second place and he took four different franchises to the post-season.
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