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Hall
of Fame 2003
 The
UNT Athletic Hall of Fame inductees for 2003 are:
 Chuck
Beatty
Beatty's
play as an all-conference safety on the North Texas defenses
of the late 1960s helped inspire the school's Mean
Green team nickname. Beatty was a three-time letterman
from 1966 to 1968 and was named All-Missouri Valley Conference
following his junior season in 1967. As a senior, Beatty
was a cornerstone on the defensive unit that also featured
Joe Greene, and he led the nation in pass defense and interceptions.
After finishing his North Texas career, Beatty was a seventh-round
draft pick of the NFL's Pittsburgh Steelers, where
he played four seasons as a teammate of Greene's.
He later played one season with the St. Louis Cardinals
and one season in the World Football League. At the time
of his induction into the UNT Athletic Hall of Fame,
Beatty was serving as the first five-term mayor of Waxahachie
in addition to being a member of the UNT System Board
of
Regents.
 Toby
Gowin
North
Texas never worried about its punting with Gowin handling
the kicks for four straight seasons, from 1993 to 1996.
In fact, Gowin established himself as one of the Mean Green's
all-time great punters when he set school records for number
of punts in a season (89) and total yards (3,946) in 1996 — the
same year he was named third team All-American by the Associated
Press and voted first team All-Big West Conference. His
96-yard punt against Vanderbilt in 1996 still stands as
the longest punt in school history. Gowin, who also handled
kickoff duties for North Texas, posted a career-high 44.3-yard
punting average as a senior in 1996. He signed as a rookie
free agent with the Dallas Cowboys and averaged nearly
43 yards per punt his first three seasons with the team.
After signing as a free agent with New Orleans and playing
three seasons with the Saints, Gowin re-signed with the
Cowboys prior to the 2003 season.
 Glen
Holloway
Holloway
was the cornerstone of the North Texas offensive line from
1967 to 1969, earning All-American recognition while helping
lead the Mean Green to a Missouri Valley Conference championship
and two second-place finishes. A three-year starter at
guard, Holloway started 31 consecutive games and was twice
named first team All-Missouri Valley Conference. He was
named a preseason Playboy All-American prior to his senior
season in 1969 and after the season was voted to both the
AP and UPI All-America teams. He represented North Texas
in three postseason all-star games, including the East-West
Shrine Game, the All-American Bowl and the Senior Bowl.
After his collegiate career, Holloway was drafted by the
Chicago Bears in 1970 and was named the Bears' Rookie
of the Year following his first NFL season.
 Dale
Imel
Imel
was one of the most successful long-distance runners in
the history of North Texas, earning four letters in cross
country and track from 1951 to 1955. Captain of the track
team as a senior in 1954-55, Imel went undefeated in cross
country as a sophomore and lost just once his junior season.
Imel won the mile event for four consecutive years at the
Southwestern Recreation Meet and won the mile at the Border
Olympics three straight years. As a member of the Eagles' two-mile
relay team, he helped North Texas win the event at the
Kansas Relays. He also won the 5,000-meter run at the Texas
AAU meet, setting a new meet record that beat the old one
by 39 seconds. That victory qualified Imel to compete in
the National AAU championships. After graduating, he coached
football, basketball and track in Texas public schools
before spending 35 years in the natural gas industry.
 Pat
Kelley
A
three-year letterman with the North Texas basketball team
from 1950 to 1953, Kelley was a three-time all-conference
standout who could score from any place on the floor. He
led the Eagles in scoring all three years he played with
the varsity team and concluded his career with 954 points — enough
to rank him No. 19 among the all-time leading scorers at
North Texas 50 years after his playing days. His most productive
season came in 1951-52 as a junior, when he scored a team-leading
369 points, poured in a career-high 32 points against Midwestern
and averaged 18 points against conference opponents. Selected
first team All-Gulf Coast Conference for three consecutive
seasons, Kelley led North Texas to two conference titles
(1950-51, 1952-53) and a co-championship in 1951-52 during
his career. At the time of his 2003 Hall of Fame induction,
Kelley remained listed in the North Texas history books
at No. 7 in career free throws (322) and tied for third
with 16 free throws in a game.
 Pat
Riley
As
a 24-year-old freshman in 1950, Riley made an immediate
impact with the North Texas collegiate boxing team by fighting
his way to a national Golden Gloves championship. Riley
arrived at North Texas after serving in the Marines and
quickly established himself as the team's top flyweight
division fighter. The tall, slender, 112-pound Riley fought
his way to a district title in Dallas and a state division
crown in Fort Worth before earning a trip to Chicago to
fight in the Golden Gloves national tournament. Riley fought
six bouts against the nation's top amateurs, outpointing
his opponents to capture his national title. The final
two bouts he won despite an injury he sustained in an early-round
fight — a broken bone in his left hand. His national
title marked the first time in five years that a Texan
had won a national Golden Gloves crown.
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