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BCSP Notes . . .
- Former Fort Valley State and Pittsburgh
Steelers standout Greg Lloyd is among three legends
of NCAA Div. II football that will be honored on
Dec. 7 as the third class of the inductees into the Div. II
Hall of Fame in Florence, Ala.
Along with Lloyd, former Santa Clara
University and San Francisco 49ers tight end Brent
Jones and former University of California-Davis and
New York Jets quarterback Ken O'Brien comprise the 2001 class of inductees. The three were chosen by
a 20-member selection committee and were announced Tuesday by Division II Football Hall of Fame
voting coordinator Dee Corum. The trio will be inducted
on December 7 as part of a combined Harlon Hill Trophy and Division II Football Hall of Fame
Banquet at 6:30 p.m. at the Florence Conference Center.
The initial class of inductees in 1999
included the late Walter Payton of Jackson
State. The 2000 class of inductees included defensive lineman
Harry Carsonof South Carolina State and wide
receiver John Stallworth of Alabama
A&M.
Lloyd, a standout at Fort Valley State
from 1983-86, said it was nice to be remembered for
what he accomplished in college.
"This is a great honor that I truly
appreciate," said Lloyd. "I feel honored to have been chosen
along with so many other great players of Division
II. Players, when they leave the game, often feel that
'out of sight is out of mind.' For someone to come and
tell me they appreciate what I did almost 16 years ago
in college is a big honor to me personally."
Lloyd was a three-time All-Southern
Intercollegiate Athletic Conference selection, Fort
Valley State's "Defensive MVP" three times,
SIAC "Player of the Year" (1986), first-team Sheridan
All-America (1986), and a Harlon Hill Trophy
candidate (1986) during his collegiate career. He holds
Fort Valley State's record for most sacks in a career (32).
He helped lead the team to two SIAC Championships (1983, 1985) and an appearance in the
NCAA Division II playoffs (1985). The 1985 team
achieved its highest ranking ever in the Division II Poll (No.
2) that season. The defensive unit was also ranked #1
in the nation in Division II in 1985 in scoring
defense, pass defense and total defense.
During Lloyd's tenure at Fort Valley, the
Wildcats were 33-9. In 1997, Lloyd was selected as
a member of the Division II Football Team of the Quarter Century.
Lloyd was drafted by the Pittsburgh Steelers
in the sixth round of the 1987 draft and played the
next 10 seasons with the Steelers. After being on
the injured reserve list for all of the 1987 season and
most of 1988, he cracked into the starting lineup in 1989
and went on the be named Steelers MVP in 1991 and 1994.
He was a perennial All-Pro selection,
earning numerous trips to the Pro-Bowl (1992-96). He was
on the Sporting News NFL All-Pro team in 1994 and 1995. He also received the Steelers Ed Block
Courage Award in 1988. He made 547 tackles, recorded
56 total sacks and caused 34 fumbles as a Steeler. He
was named to the All-Madden Team during his career
and helped lead the Steelers to Super Bowl XXX in 1996.
- There are a slew of new appointments around
black college sports:
Percy L. "Chico" Caldwell, director of
planning and development at Iowa Valley Community College District, has been named director of
athletics at Winston-Salem State University, effective
Aug. 27. Caldwell replaces Anne Little, who resigned
as WSSU's director of athletics in May. Prior to
his current position, Caldwell served as dean of
instruction of arts and sciences at Iowa Valley
Community College District, athletic director and head
basketball coach at West Virginia State, Charleston,
W.Va., head basketball coach at South Carolina
State, Orangeburg, SC, assistant men's basketball coach
and physical education instructor at Livingston
University, Livingston, AL, and coach and administrator
at Miles College, Birmingham, AL.
Caldwell earned his B.S. in
Sociology/Psychology at Miles College. He earned an M.A. degree
in Health, Physical Education and Recreation from
the University of Alabama Birmingham, and his
Ph.D. from Iowa State University, in Ames, IA.
It didn't take long for Caldwell to fill the
WSSU head women's basketball coaching vacancy.
Daymond Lindell, head women's basketball coach and
director of student activities at Voorhees
College, in Denmark, South Carolina, was named
Winston-Salem State's new coach, effective August 22. Lindell
replaced Debra Clark, who resigned in April to
accept the head coaching position at Florida
A&M, a Division I program. Prior to becoming head coach
at Voorhees, Lindell was an associate head coach
at Barton College in Wilson, NC and spent four years
as an assistant coach at Elizabeth City
State.
Jerry Seals will take over the reigns of the
St. Paul's men's basketball program. Seals comes to
SPC by way of Shaw University where he was
Associate Head Coach for six years. He has been in the
coaching business for more than 28 years.
Virginia Union University has named
Gilbert Carter athletic director. Carter, who has held
several positions at VUU over the past four-plus years.
Before going to work at Virginia Union in
1997, Carter was employed by the city of Richmond.
He worked in business management and as deputy
director for the Recreation and Parks Department.
Carter also is a native of Richmond and
played football and basketball at Maggie Walker High
School. He is a Morgan State graduate and a graduate of
the Howard University law school.
The Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
has announced two appointments to its staff. Marlynn
R. Jones, Esq. has been appointed Asst.
Commissioner Compliance / External Affairs while
Mitchell Jennings has been appointed Interim Asst. Commissioner
Media Relations. Jones is a former NCAA staff
member and a member of the US Olympic Committee staff
for the Atlanta Games. She was a member of the
NCAA staff from 1987-91, she worked at North Carolina
A & T as an Asst. AD in the early 1990's, served
as Interim Director of Scholarship Administration
at North Carolina Central University from
1994-95. Jennings, a member of the MEAC staff for the past
four years, most recently served as Asst. Director of
Media Relations. Jennings, a US Navy veteran, and a
graduate of North Carolina A & T State University,
joined the MEAC Office in 1997 as a part of the
MEAC Administrative Internship Program.
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