Elton “Toney” Burger
Inducted 1987
Toney Burger played shortstop on the St. Edward’s University baseball team from 1929 to 1930. In 1938, he was named the baseball, basketball and assistant football coach of Austin High School and became one of the most successful coaches in Austin history. He was a coach at AHS for 15 years and later became athletic director of AISD for 18 years. The Toney Burger Activity Center on US-290 West is named in his honor.
Joseph Byrne
Inducted 1987
Joseph Byrne, along with his brothers, were some of the first students to attend St. Edward’s University. Byrne was at St. Edward’s from 1878 to 1883 and from 1888 to1892. He participated on the St. Edward’s University baseball team as shortstop and pitcher. During the 1891 and 1892 seasons, he combined the role of player, captain and manager.
Marvin Durrenberger
Inducted 1989
Marvin Durrenberger attended St. Edward’s University from 1922 to1927. During that time, he lettered four times each in football, basketball, baseball and track and won honors in both football and basketball. Durrenberger was a 1927 graduate of St. Edward’s.
Brannon Easterling
Inducted 2022
Brannon Easterling posted a remarkable career as a two-time All-American in two seasons at the Hilltop and Pitcher of the Year by three different organizations. On the mound, he led St. Edward’s to the 2014 Heartland Conference regular-season and tournament championships. He was St. Edward’s career leader in complete game (29), career shutouts (9) and career ERA (1.82) when his collegiate career ended and was drafted by the Chicago White Sox.
James Ellison
Inducted 1991
James Ellison is a 1979 graduate of St. Edward’s University, and lettered four years in baseball. He earned NAIA Academic All-American in 1979, first-team Big State AllConference in 1978 and 1979, NAIA Area Honorable Mention in 1978, NAIA District First-Team in 1979, Academic All-Conference in 1979, and was named Most Valuable Player in 1979. The Austin AmericanStatesman called Ellison “the winningest pitcher in St. Edward’s history” in 1979 after he completed 24 career victories.
Zembra Everett
Inducted 1987
From 1970 to 1974 “Zeke” Everett was named an All-Conference basketball player and was an integral part of the 1971 Big State Championship team. He was named the conference’s Most Valuable Player for three years. In 1974, he broke the single-game scoring record at St. Edward’s University, with a total of 46 points and held the record for the most career points in St. Edward’s University basketball history at the time. Everett was also a member of the baseball team as a relief pitcher, where he posted a 6-6 record and a career ERA of 2.82. He graduated with a degree in history in 1974.
Frankie Farley
Inducted 1987
Frankie Farley attended St. Edward’s University from 1921 to 1924, and was on the varsity baseball team from 1922 to 1924. He was captain in 1923 and 1925. He was also class president and editor of the St. Edward’s University Echo. Farley graduated from St. Edward’s in 1925.
Myron Gilmore
Inducted 2002
Playing for only three years, Myron Gilmore is still among the top 10 all-time baseball players in nine offensive categories. He was drafted in the 1981 amateur draft by the Toronto Blue Jays. After college, Gilmore was a U.S. Air Force air traffic control watch supervisor and holds a master’s degree in aeronautical science. In 2001, he was awarded the Military Outstanding Volunteer Service Medal. Honors while at St. Edward’s University include threetime All-Conference, two-time team Most Valuable Player, two-time NAIA All-District, NAIA Regional Team and NAIA All-American.
Bradley Goldsmith
Inducted 2018
Goldsmith is the 23rd Hilltopper baseball player to be inducted. He graduated in 2008, was a two-time Jewish All-American, and at the time of induction, is still the all-time leader in five major career categories in the SEU record book.
Harold Jansing
Inducted 1987
Harold Jansing attended St. Edward’s University from 1926 to 1930 and played on the varsity football, basketball and baseball teams. He was an All-Conference basketball and football player and was a member of the Texas Conference-winning basketball team his freshman season. Jansing graduated in 1930 with a degree in journalism.
Kevin Karo
Inducted 2006
Kevin Karo was a three-year letterwinner for the Hilltoppers from 1988 to 1991. During his threeyear career, he was named All-Conference three times and All-Region twice. His name appears in 12 different St. Edward’s University career categories, which includes runs (159-4th), hits (210-6th), doubles (42-T-5th), home runs (37-T-5th), and RBIs (161-5th). He was named
John Kleinow
Inducted 1989
John Kleinow was one of the many outstanding student-athletes who played for Billy Disch during his first year at St. Edward’s University in 1901. The 1901 Echo stated: “Who would have thought at the opening of the season that from the raw material we had to work with, a team would be developed that would put up a fight with the best college teams in the State.” It continues, “Each man on the team deserves untainted praise for the unfading interest manifested throughout the season.” John Kleinow helped St. Edward’s University win eight out of the 10 games played.
Kelly Latz
Inducted 1993
A 1980 graduate of St. Edward’s, Latz lettered four years in baseball. Named Academic All-Conference all four years as well, he was team captain in 1980 – the same year he was named Most Valuable Player, first-team Big State Conference and runner-up for the honor of Big State Conference Player of the Year. In 1980 he was also named NAIA All-District First Team and NAIA Academic All-American. He’s in the Top 10 of all-time SEU single season pitching stats (in six categories) and in the Top 10 of all-time SEU career pitching stats (in seven categories). He holds SEU records for: complete games in a season (13); earned-run average in a season (1.67); career shutouts (seven); and is third in all-time games won (24).
Rick Lindell
Inducted 1995
Lindell was a four-year letterwinner for the Hilltopper baseball team from 1972 to 1975. He helped St. Edward’s to back-to-back Big State Conference Championships in 1972 and 1973. Lindell currently resides in Austin, Texas.
Erik Martin
Inducted 2013
Martin was a four-year letterwinner for the Hilltopper baseball team from 1999 to 2002. The Katy, Texas native, played both catcher and infield and produced a career batting average of .339. He was named Heart of Texas Conference Freshman of the Year. He was also selected all-conference twice, all-region twice and was an Academic All-America selection once. He finished his career second on the all-time list in home runs (40) and total bases (389). He ended up in the Top-10 career list in 10 different categories.
Roger Metzger
Inducted 1987
Metzger came to St. Edward’s in 1967 on a baseball scholarship and soon demonstrated his proficiency as a shortstop. He was named a NAIA and Sporting News All-American, an Outstanding College Athlete of America and as a first alternate to the 1968 U.S. Olympic baseball team. Roger was a first round draft pick for the Chicago Cubs but ended up playing professional baseball for the Houston Astros for seven years and later for the San Francisco Giants until 1980. In 1973 he won MLB’s Gold Glove Award at shortstop.
Ed Neu
Inducted 1989
Neu attended SEU from 1948 to 1952. He lettered four times in both basketball and baseball. Neu was voted St. Edward’s Most Valuable Player in basketball 1949-1950 and 1951. Neu remembers attending the National Catholic Basketball Tournament in Denver in March 1949 and scoring 41 points and grabbing 22 rebounds in one game against Texas Lutheran. He passed away on March 14, 2002.
Burke O’Rourke
Inducted 1989
Burke O’Rourke attended SEU from 1949 to 1951. He lettered once in baseball in 1949 and twice in basketball in 1949 and 1950. In 1949, O’Rourke won the Knights of Columbus Most Valuable Player Award in baseball.
Michael O’Shaugnessy
Inducted 1987
“Shag” attended St. Edward’s University from 1924 to 1928, and during that time, earned letters for four years in football and baseball. He was an All-Texas Conference fullback and captain of the All-Conference team, Best All-Round Athlete at St. Edward’s in 1927 and 1928, “Who’s Who in University Athletes”, and a member of the Little All-American team. He signed a professional baseball contract with the Chicago White Sox in 1928, but a vision problem cut his career short. He passed away on Jan. 31, 2001.
Mike Otolski
Inducted 1991
Otolski, a 1967 graduate, played basketball and baseball at St. Edward’s. The basketball team’s leading scorer beginning in his freshman year, Mike scored 344 points in his last season, averaging 15.0 points a game. He lettered all four years and was all-conference in 1965 and 1966. He was voted Most Valuable Player in 1965 and still holds 10th place in career scoring in men’s basketball at St. Edward’s with 1371 points. In baseball, Mike led the pitching staff and was known as “Iron Man.” In 1966, his four RBIs helped the team win the Big State Conference title.
Vince Richbourg
Inducted 1989
Vince Richbourg lettered in baseball (shortstop) for four years and basketball (guard) for two years during his tenure (1957-61) at St. Edward’s. In addition to being voted SEU Man of the Year in 1961, Richbourg was voted Most Valuable Player in baseball and Baseball All-Conference in 1960 and 1961. Richbourg was the baseball captain in 1960 and 1961; the basketball captain in 1961; baseball’s leading hitter in 1960 and 1961; baseball’s leading home run hitter in 1958, ’59, 60 and ’61; and the lead in conference stolen bases, 25 of 25 attempts, in 1960. He also placed second in cross-country in 1959 and 1961. Richbourg is a lifetime member of the Association of Professional Ball Players of America. He signed a professional baseball contract with the Kansas City Athletics but an arm injury ended his professional career in 1964.
John Schneider
Inducted 2016
A four-year letterwinner in baseball and three-year letterwinner in basketball, Schneider was named first-team all-Big State Conference (Baseball-1960, 1961) and secondteam all-Big State Conference (Men’s Basketball-1962-63, 1963-64). In 1962-63, he was named St. Edward’s Athlete of the Year. He helped lead the Hilltopper Men’s Basketball team to a Big State Conference Championship n 1963-64.
Henry Thames
Inducted 1993
A 1983 graduate, he served the St. Edward’s baseball team as both catcher and third baseman en route to his three varsity letters. The team’s Most Valuable Player in 1980 and 1982, he was named first-team all-conference the same years. He received an NAIA All-District honorable mention in 1980 and was named to the first-team n 1982, the same year he was NAIA District IV Player of the Year and NAIA Honorable Mention All-American. He is in the Top 10 of all-time SEU single season hitting stats (in seven categories) and in career hitting stats.
Greg Trlicek
Inducted 1997
Trlicek was a two-year letterwinner or the Hilltoppers in 1983 and 1984. He was a two-time all-conference awardwinner and an all-district performer. In 1983, Trlicek was also named conference and district Player of the Year, as well as first-team all-America. He owns single season records in slugging percentage (.893), and career ecords in batting average (.396) and slugging percentage (.791). The cum aude honoree graduated in 1985.
Billy Disch
Inducted 1987
In 1901, at the age of 25, Disch came to St. Edward’s as a physical education instructor and coach. Beginning with the 1901 season, the St. Edward’s University baseball team gained respect and became known for its consistency in beating cross-town rival, the University of Texas. In 1911, Disch left St. Edward’s to become the baseball coach at UT–Austin. He had a long, distinguished career, and was known as “the grand old man of Texas baseball.” Disch won an incredible 21 of 26 championships at UT–Austin by the time he retired in 1940. Disch-Falk Field at UT–Austin is named in his honor, along with coach Bibb Falk. Disch was a charter member of the American Baseball Coaches Association Hall of Fame in 1966 and the College Baseball Hall of Fame in 2009.
Tom Hamilton
Inducted 1987
Tom Hamilton was the baseball coach at St. Edward’s University and then became athletic director for 12 years. Before coming to St. Edward’s in 1961, “Hammy” was an AllAmerican first baseman and basketball player at the University of Texas. He briefly played professional baseball and managed two minor league baseball teams. He coached Big State Conference-winning baseball teams n 1969, 1971 and 1972, was twice named Conference Coach of the Year
John Knorr
Hall of Fame Inductee
Knorr was inducted into the Hall of Fame as a coach and an administrator. Knorr was the head baseball coach from 1977 to 1985 and also the 1991 and 1992 seasons. He amassed a career record of 317-198, which is the most coaching victories in program history. During the 1980 season, he was named Big State Conference Coach of the Year. As an administrator, Knorr lead St. Edward’s as Director of Athletics for more than 20 years. During his tenure, he helped construct the Recreation and Convocation Center, Diane Daniels Field, and the Lewis-Chen Family Field. He also created the Athletic Training, Sports Medicine and Sports Information Programs, along with the creation of the SEU Athletics Hall of Fame.
David McKey
Inducted 2014
In 10 seasons as head coach for the St. Edward’s Women’s Basketball Team, David McKey led the Hilltoppers to eight-straight winning seasons. Of the 10 seasons in his stay, McKey won six conference championships and garnered a .736 winning percentage, the highest in school history. McKey, who owns the most wins in school history, made two NAIA Final Four appearances and three national tournament appearances. McKey’s success on the Hilltop was widely recognized as he was awarded the District Coach of the Year three times and the Big State Conference Coach of the Year three times.
Ed Norris
Inducted 1987
Ed attended St. Edward’s from 1937 to 1941 and was an outstanding football, baseball and basketball player. He was an All-Conference basketball player for two years. In 1945 he joined the SEU faculty and later became Athletic Director. He passed away Oct. 1, 1998.
