The Inaugural Class of 2018
Honorees
HOUSTON DALE NUTT JR.,
GRADUATE OF LITTLE ROCK CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL
Nutt is a former player and head football coach at several universities including the Arkansas Razorbacks and the Ole Miss Rebels. Today, Nutt works for CBS Sports as a college football analyst.
SIDNEY A. MONCRIEF, GRADUATE OF
LITTLE ROCK HALL HIGH SCHOOL
Moncrief is a retired professional NBA player. As an NCAA college basketball player, Moncrief played for the Arkansas Razorbacks and was drafted 5th overall basketball player after completing his collegiate career. As a professional player, Moncrief played ten seasons with the Milwaukee Bucks and became a five time NBA All-Star.
DEEDEE BROWN-CAMPBELL, GRADUATE OF LITTLE ROCK HALL HIGH SCHOOL
Brown is also a graduate of the University of Arkansas Fayetteville and is a two-time All-American in the heptathlon as a member of Arkansas’ championship track & field team. During her competition days, Brown was one of just a select few to ever earn more than 5,700 points in the heptathlon. She won two Southeastern Conference Championships and still holds five school records in the pentathlon and heptathlon competitions.
OLIVER ELDERS, BASKETBALL COACH OF
LITTLE ROCK HALL HIGH SCHOOL AND
HORACE MANN MIDDLE SCHOOL
Elders retired as the winningest active coach in the state with 656 victories and being inducted into the National High School Hall of Fame. Sidney Moncrief played for coach Elders at Little Rock Hall High School from 1973 to 1975. Coach Elders won four state championships while at Hall High.
CHARLES RIPLEY, BASKETBALL COACH OF LITTLE ROCK PARKVIEW HIGH SCHOOL
Ripley led the team to become a regional and national powerhouse in the late 1980’s to the mid 1990’s. Today he is head basketball coach and athletic director at Arkansas Baptist College. Coach Ripley has been a mentor to thousands of student-athletes.
WILSON MATTHEWS (POSTHUMOUSLY) FOOTBALL COACH OF LITTLE ROCK CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL
Matthews became a legend in Arkansas after winning ten state championships and producing a 33-win streak in eleven years while leading the Central Tigers. He later became an assistant to Frank Broyles at the University of Arkansas. The Broyles Award Trophy depicts Matthews standing next to Broyles.