Eight former athletes, coaches and administrators were inducted into the University of Delaware Athletics Hall of Fame in a ceremony Oct. 30, 1998, at the Bob Carpenter Center, bringing the total of those honored to 18.

The new inductees also were recognized at halftime during the Delaware vs. Maine football game, Oct. 31, in Delaware Stadium.

Those recognized in 1998 included standout football running backs Mike Brown HN '64 and Gerald "Doc" Doherty HP '48; former member of the UD Board of Trustees and UD Athletic Council the late John J. DeLuca AS '22; longtime golf coach and associate director of athletics the late R. B. "Scotty" Duncan HP '48; baseball and basketball standout and former major league baseball manager Dallas Green BE '56; softball All-American Audie Kujala-Showalter HN '77; All-American field hockey and lacrosse player Missy Meharg HN '85; and longtime head athletic trainer and men's tennis coach Roy "Doc" Rylander.

"We are proud to announce such an accomplished group for our second induction into the University of Delaware Athletics Hall of Fame," Edgar N. Johnson, athletics, said. "We are excited to recognize yet another outstanding group representing such a wide range of backgrounds and talents."