Mike Brady (1993) – The 1992 South Atlantic Conference Player of the Year and a first-team All-American catcher, Mike Brady still holds the C-N single-season home record at the time of his induction. Brady clobbered 22 home runs in 1992. A two-time All-SAC selection, Brady would also set school records for most RBI in a single season (72) and total bases (156), records which have since been broken. He helped C-N to a tournament title in 1992 and an NAIA World Series appearance in 1993.
Gaines Cox (1993) – The 1993 South Atlantic Conference Player of the Year, Gaines Cox helped lead C-N to a fifth-place finish at the 1993 NAIA Baseball World Series. In two years, Cox raked in 93 RBI while setting a then C-N single-season hits record with 88 as a senior. Cox helped the Eagles to a regular season SAC title and tournament title as a senior. At the time of graduation, Carson-Newman's 41-win season in 1993 was a school record.
Don Elia (1978-08) - Don Elia guided the Carson-Newman wrestling program to 15 top-twenty finishes and nine top-tens. Since 1980, Carson-Newman qualified no fewer than two wrestlers every year for the NAIA or NCAA Tournaments. Elia had 67 of his wrestlers earn All-American honors, 22 of those have won individual National Championships. He sent a combined total of 35 competitors to the NCAA Championships in C-N's first seven seasons at that level. Coach Elia was inducted into the NAIA Hall of Fame for his contributions to the Eagle wrestling program.
Leonard Guyton (2003) – The 2002 South Atlantic Conference Offensive Player of the Year and the only All-American quarterback in the history of the Carson-Newman football program, Leonard Guyton is one of five Eagles all-time to finish as a finalist for Harlon Hill Trophy, the Division II Heisman. Guyton quarterbacked C-N to a title game appearance in 1999 and an NCAA quarterfinal appearance in 2002. At the time of nomination, he has the second-most passing yards and passing touchdowns in Carson-Newman football history with 4,981 and 41, respectively. He ranks third with 6,626 career yards of total offense.
Patrick Olalere (1993) – The first All-American in the history of the Carson-Newman men's soccer program, Patrick Olalere's name still features prominently in the Eagle soccer record books. In a two-year career, Olalere tallied 83 points, a figure that still ranks third all-time at the time of nomination. His 33 career goals are tied for third all-time, while his 10 game-winners are fourth in program history. He is one of three players in program history to be named an All-American twice.
David Roberts (1987) – A vaunted defensive lineman for three national championships for the Carson-Newman football program in 1983, 1984 and 1986. Roberts earned All-America honors at the conclusion of his senior season and was a two-time All-SAC choice. At the time of nomination, Roberts ranks sixth in program history with 349 career tackles. Playing in a time before sacks were a formalized statistic, Roberts still wracked up 18 and ranks ninth in school history.
Mark Sweeney (2000) – Carson-Newman men's golf's and the South Atlantic Conference's first NCAA/PING All-American, Mark Sweeney was named the league's golfer of the year in 2000. He led Carson-Newman to a regional appearance in Orlando, Fla – the first NCAA berth in program history. Sweeney also brought home first place his senior year at the SAC championships.
2024 Carson-Newman Athletics Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
