Hall Of Fame Gains Six

Six individuals were inducted into Baylor's Athletic Hall of Fame on Oct. 23-24. In addition, former Baylor basketball letterman Dr. Gerald D. Cobb joined the Hall of Fame's Wall of Honor. Since 1960, 174 former Baylor student-athletes have been enshrined in the Hall of Fame. The Wall of Honor, established in 2000, boasts 13 total honorees.
Charles Benson, a three-time consensus All-Southwest Conference selection (1980-82), earned All-America honors in his final season. He registered a school-record 49 tackles for losses and also tallied a then-BU single-season record 8.5 sacks in 1982. 
Frank Ditta, BA '81, was a three-year (1978-80) letterman at offensive guard for the Bears. As a senior team captain, he was first-team All-American, consensus All-SWC, and the Dallas Morning News tabbed him as the league's Offensive Player of the Year. 
Billy Hollis, BBA '60, lettered from 1958-60. Hollis helped the Bears win the first track and field team title in program history. As a senior, Hollis had a hand in three gold medals at the 1960 SWC Championships, winning the 220-yard dash and anchoring the Bears' 4x110-yard and mile relay teams to victory. 
Jay Jeffrey, BBA '82, quarterbacked the Bears' 1980 SWC championship team. He lettered in football (1980-81) and baseball (1981-82). Jeffrey earned consensus All-SWC and SWC Newcomer of the Year football honors as a junior. 
The first consensus National Player of the Year in Division I baseball history, Jason Jennings (1997-99) is one of only two, two-time first-team All-Americans in program history. He was a two-time Big 12 Player of the Year, three-time All-Big 12 and Academic All-Big 12 honoree, and a two-time Academic All-American. 
Stacey Smith, BSED '00, MSED '02, became Baylor's first female individual NCAA national champion when she won the 1999 outdoor triple jump crown. She won four conference titles and earned All-America honors nine times, tied for most in school history. 
Dr. Gerald D. Cobb, BS '50, MS '55, the 2009 Wall of Honor recipient, lettered in basketball from 1948-50, on three SWC championship teams. The Bears' 1948 team won a school-record 24 games and was the NCAA runner-up, while the 1950 team also reached the NCAA Final Four.