Baseball
  • Bartol, William C.
    Bartol, a pioneer of baseball and tennis at Bucknell and head of the mathematics department for 46 years, he is generally given credit for creating the nickname “Bisons” for Bucknell athletic teams.
  • Becker, Dawn M.
    A four-year starter as a pitcher, Dawn Becker compiled one of the most impressive careers in Bucknell softball history.
  • Blair, Walter A.
    Walt Blair was one of several outstanding baseball players at Bucknell shortly after the turn of the century, and he joins his son-in-law, Jay P. Mathias, in the Hall of Fame.
  • Buzas, Joseph J.
    An outstanding baseball and basketball player, as well as a boxer, at Bucknell, Buzas had a career batting average of .378, the fourth-best in Bucknell history.
  • Czarnecki, Dianne T.
    Dianne Czarnecki was a four-year letterwinner and an all-conference selection in field hockey and softball at Bucknell.
  • Fink Povsic, Lisa M.
    One of Bucknell’s top female athletes and arguably the top softball player in school history, Lisa Fink Povsic also played basketball at Bucknell and became a rare first-ballot Hall of Famer.
  • Halicki, Edward H.
    An outstanding football, basketball and baseball player, Ed Halicki signed professionally with baseball’s St. Louis Cardinals and football’s Frankford Yellowjackets.
  • Keegan, Robert C.
    Captain of the 1943 Bison baseball team and a starter in basketball, Bob went on to an outstanding Major League baseball career that included an All-Star Game appearance in 1954 and a no-hitter in 1957, both while pitching for the Chicago White Sox.
  • Luccarelli, Eugene C.
    A three-year letterman in baseball and football, Gene Luccarelli set school records with 10 interceptions for 129 yards in 1970 and with 18 interceptions for 232 yards in his career, marks that still stand in the Bison record books.
  • Markulike, Joseph R. Jr.
    A two-time first team all-conference shortstop, Joe Markulike set 17 records his senior year, hit .454 (5th in the nation) and was selected as a Second Team All-American.
  • Mathewson, Christy
    The most famous of all Bucknell athletes and one of the greatest baseball players of all time, Christy Mathewson was better known at BU as a hard hitting fullback and outstanding kicker.
  • McCormick, Harry E. "Moose"
    A four-sport athlete at Bucknell and later baseball coach at the University, “Moose” played in two World Series for the New York Giants and is remembered as the man who created the role of the pinch hitter in professional baseball.
  • Nichols, Sharon L.
    Sharon Nichols was quite simply the most dominating softball pitcher to ever wear the Orange and Blue. By the time she graduated she held every pitching record, and she still holds 13 Bucknell marks -- including five career records.
  • Raynor, Arthur B.
    Art Raynor captained baseball and soccer teams at Bucknell and also lettered in basketball. Winner of three letters in soccer, he scored a then-school record nine goals in 1948 while leading Bucknell to the Middle Atlantic States Soccer Conference championship.
  • Richards, Don H.
    The most prolific strikeout pitcher in Bucknell history, Richards set career records with 18 victories and 354 strikeouts.