The record-breaking 1977 Lynx football team, which posted a 9-1-1 record and a top ten NCAA Division III ranking, will be inducted into the Rhodes Athletic Hall of Fame during Homecoming festivities on Friday, October 3. The nine wins by the 77 team still ranks as the most wins by a Rhodes team in school history.

The 77 team was led by their charismatic head coach, Dick Thornton, a former Canadian Football League standout for thirteen years. Current Athletic Hall of Fame members R.J. Harper, Jerry Hampton, Tom Mullady, Jim Fink and the late Craig Solomon were members of the fabulous 77 team.

Please email Mike McConkey at mmcconkey@bellsouth.net with your home address, cell phone and email address.  In the near future more information will be forthcoming about events to honor the 77 team on Friday and Saturday, October 3 and 4, during Homecoming Weekend.

Members of the 1977 Lynx football team:

Dick Thornton, Head Football Coach
Craig Solomon
Mike McConkey
Kent Pylant
R.J. Harper
Joe Hyrka
Jerry Hampton
Jake Scott
Jimmy Hall
Gary Graham
Mike Posey
Ralph Jones
Phil Mischke
Mike Edwards
Ross Higman
Steve Masters
Joe Woodley
Jim Fink
Frank Barton
Ralph McIntyre
Steve Belcher
William Tycoliz
Wayne Holley
Tim Gray
Cal Warfield
Tom Mullady
Roger Fulton
Roger Said
Tom Bible
Dennis Brown
Sandy Winston
Bill Posey
Tommy Taylor
Mike Shofner
Taylor Todd
Conrad Mehan
Jamie Bradford
Terry Hampton
Mickey Mays
Assistant Football Coaches: Larry White, Gary Troll, Bob Houmard
Manager: Rick Cartwright
Student Trainers: Paul Edwards, Janet Mosby
Manager: Rick Thornton