Founded in 1953 by the Georgetown University Alumni Association, the Athletic Hall of Fame originally recognized over 100 former athletes at the University following the dropping of major college football at the University two years earlier. In 1975, a tradition of biennial (now annual) ceremonies was begun.

The Hall was not a hall, per se: a plaque at McDonough Gymnasium stood as the only point of recognition for nearly 40 years until a formal site was dedicated at the Leavey Center in 1994. Today, visitors to the building can view bas-relief plaques honoring selections from 28 different Georgetown sports. Additional details on the awardees are also shown in video boards at the John R. Thompson Athletic Center.

Sixty two players and three coaches from the sport of football have been elected to the Georgetown Athletic Hall of Fame since its founding in 1953. By rule, entrants must have played on a varsity sport for at least one season, so those student-athletes who completed their careers entirely within the club football era (1964 through 1969) are not eligible.


George D. Bahen
(1874-1894)
Class of 1895
Inducted 1958 1
Arthur M. Devlin
(1879-1948)
Class of 1903
Inducted 1953 1
James H. Hart
(1878-1960)
Class of 1905
Inducted 1953
James P. Given
(1882-?)
Class of 1905
Inducted 1953
Leon A. Martel
(1883-?)
Class of 1908
Inducted 1964

Harry C. Byrd
(1889-1970)
Class of 1909
Inducted 1953
Frederick W. Sitterding
(1887-1961)
Class of 1912
Inducted 1964
Harry J. Costello
(1891-1968)
Class of 1913
Inducted 1953
Thomas F. Moriarity
(1892-1985)
Class of 1914
Inducted 1953
Thomas F. Gormley
(1891-1951)
Class of 1916
Inducted 1953 1

William J. Cusack
(1896-1975)
Class of 1917
Inducted 1958
John R. Gilroy
(1896-1952)
Class of 1918
Inducted 1958 1
Daniel G. O'Connor
(1894-1964)
Class of 1917
Inducted 1953
John H. Maloney
(1896-1971)
Class of 1918
Inducted 1964
John D. McQuade
(1895-1980)
Class of 1920
Inducted 1953

John H. Flavin
(1900-1965)
Class of 1922
Inducted 1953
Rudy S. Comstock
(1900-1975)
Class of 1923
Inducted 1953
Carl E. Werts
(1901-?)
Class of 1923
Inducted 1964
Paul R. Florence
(1900-1986)
Class of 1924
Inducted 1953
Frederick W. Sheehan
(1902-1984)
Class of 1925
Inducted 1975

John L. Hagerty
(1903-1982)
Class of 1926
Inducted 1953
Frank L. McGrath
(1904-1990)
Class of 1926
Inducted 1953
Louis E. Metzger
(1904-1953)
Class of 1926
Inducted 1976 1
George A. Murtagh
(1904-1993)
Class of 1926
Inducted 1953
Harry A. Connaughton
(1905-1969)
Class of 1927
Inducted 1953

Robert C. Gormley 
Class of 1927
Inducted 1953
Anthony J. Plansky
(1900-1979)
Class of 1927
Inducted 1953
John P. Tomaini
(1902-1985)
Class of 1927
Inducted 1964
Claude T. Grigsby
(1903-1965)
Class of 1928
Inducted 1953
Robert P. Nork
(1906-1983)
Class of 1928
Inducted 1984 1

Stephen J. Barabas
(1905-1980)
Class of 1930
Inducted 1953
James A. Mooney
(1907-1944)
Class of 1930
Inducted 1953 1
Joseph K. Provincial 
Class of 1930
Inducted 1953
John A. Scalzi
(1907-1962)
Class of 1931
Inducted 1964 1
Sam S. Cordovano
(1906-1995)
Class of 1932
Inducted 1953

Maurice A. Dubofsky
(1909-1970)
Class of 1932
Inducted 1953
Clement F. Stralka
(1913-1994)
Class of 1938
Inducted 1953
Joseph R. Mellendick
(1917-1975)
Class of 1940
Inducted 1975
James V. Castiglia
(1918-2007)
Class of 1941
Inducted 1953
Louis J. Ghecas
(1918-1997)
Class of 1941
Inducted 1982

Julius M. Koshlap
(1917-2001)
Class of 1941
Inducted 1982
Agostino S. Lio
(1918-1989)
Class of 1941
Inducted 1953
Albert C. Matuza
(1918-2004)
Class of 1941
Inducted 1958
Joseph T. McFadden
(1917-1989)
Class of 1941
Inducted 1953
Marc R. Ostinato
(1916-1977)
Class of 1941
Inducted 1976

Alfred C. Blozis
(1919-1945)
Class of 1942
Inducted 1953 1
Henry E. Fullilove
(1917-1996)
Class of 1942
Inducted 1975
Robert A. Duffey
(1925-1944)
Class of 1944
Inducted 1953 1
Thomas M. Hardiman
(1928- )
Class of 1951
Inducted 1953
Robert M. Noppinger
(1929-2006)
Class of 1951
Inducted 1978

B. Francis Mattingly
(1929-1995)
Class of 1952
Inducted 1980
John E. Dwyer
(1949- )
Class of 1971
Inducted 1992
Vincent A. Bogdanski
(1950-2022)
Class of 1972
Inducted 1992
John D. Kuhns
(1950- )
Class of 1972
Inducted 1994
John D. Burke
(1953-1980)
Class of 1975
Inducted 1980

Robert O. Morris
(1949- )
Class of 1975
Inducted 1998
Clayton W. Wagner
(1959- )
Class of 1979
Inducted 2012
James E. Corcoran
(1960- )
Class of 1982
Inducted 2002
W. Dean Lowry
(1967- )
Class of 1989
Inducted 2011
Christopher E. Murphy
(1971- )
Class of 1993
Inducted 2013

Janne Kouri
(1975- )
Class of 1997
Inducted 2018
Steven Iorio
(1976- )
Class of 1998
Inducted 2018
Gharun Hester
(1978- )
Class of 2000
Inducted 2023


The following head coaches were also inducted into the Athletic Hall of Fame: 

Albert Exendine
(1884-1973)
Inducted 1953
Louis Little
(1893-1979)
Inducted 1953
E. Scott Glacken
(1944-2006)
Inducted 2002		  
  
 
 
The following Athletic Hall of Fame selections played varsity football but were not inducted specific to football: 
 
G. Michael Mahoney 1895
Inducted 1958, Baseball 1		 William Martin 1914
Inducted 1958, Baseball 1		 Robert Legendre 1922
Inducted 1953, Track 1
Andrew Zazzali 1922
Inducted 1953, Basketball		 James Connolly 1924
Inducted 1953, Track		 Raymond Hass 1926
Inducted 1953, Track
Creth Hines 1927
Inducted 1953, Track		 William Kenyon 1927
Inducted 1953, Baseball		 Ralph Duplin 1929
Inducted 1984, Baseball
David Adelman 1930
Inducted 1953, Track		 Aloysius Kelly 1933
Inducted 1953, Baseball		 Walter Morris 1931
Inducted 1953, Baseball
Russell White 1931
Inducted 1953, Baseball		 Thomas Carolan 1933
Inducted 1953, Basketball		 Donald Gibeau 1937
Inducted 1964, Basketball
Michael Petrosky 1938
Inducted 1964, Basketball		 John Cavadine 1938
Inducted 1978, Baseball		 William Mitchell 1950
Inducted 1953, Track
 
 
1 Posthumous induction.