CHARLESTON, W.Va. – The 2016 West Virginia Athletic Coaches Association Hall of Fame class includes a former head football coach and longtime athletic official.
Jim Thornburg, former head football coach at Buffalo-Wayne, Barboursville, and Cabell Midland high schools, and longtime athletic official and contributor Don Harmon will make up the ninth group of former coaches, athletes and contributors to be inducted by the coaches association.
Enshrinement ceremonies will take place at West Virginia State University on Saturday, June 18 at 1:45 p.m. Thornburg and Harmon will also be honored prior to the North-South Football Classic at 7 p.m. that evening at Laidley Field in Charleston.
West Virginia Athletic Coaches Association Hall of Fame
2008
- Robert Alexander – South Charleston HS, West Virginia University, Los Angeles Rams
- Mike Barber – Winfield HS, Marshall University, Cincinnati Bengals
- Walter Easley – Stonewall Jackson HS, West Virginia University, San Francisco 49ers
- Sam Huff – Farmington HS, West Virginia University, NY Giants, Washington Redskins
- Charles McKown – Wayne HS
- Kenny Wright – Pennsboro HS, Ritchie County HS
- Fred Wyant – Weston HS, West Virginia University, NFL Referee
2009
- George Cafego – Oak Hill HS, University of Tennessee
- Russ Craft – Wellsburg HS, University of Alabama, Philadelphia Eagles
- Alex Hawkins – South Charleston HS, University of South Carolina, Philadelphia Eagles
- Leon McCoy – Charleston HS, Morris Harvey College, Winfield HS
- Bobby Moss – Huntington East HS, West Virginia University
- Floyd Schwarzwalder – Parkersburg HS, West Virginia University, Syracuse University
2010
- Walter Barnes – Parkersburg HS, LSU, Philadelphia Eagles
- Rich Braham – University HS, West Virginia University, Cincinnati Bengals
- Bruce Bosley – Green Bank HS, West Virginia University, San Francisco 49ers
- Bob Gain – Weirton HS, University of Kentucky, Cleveland Browns
- Dick Huffman – Charleston HS, University of Tennessee, Los Angeles Rams, Calgary Stampeders
- Carl Lee – South Charleston HS, Marshall University, Minnesota Vikings, New Orleans Saints
- Jerome Van Meter – Woodrow Wilson HS
- Carl Ward – Ceredo-Kenova HS
2011
- Bimbo Coles – Greenbrier East HS, Virginia Tech, 1988 US Olympian, Miami Heat, Boston Celtics
- Bobbie Howard – DuPont HS, University of Notre Dame, Chicago Bears
- Bill Leskovar – Fairmont Senior HS, University of Kentucky
- Roger Jefferson – Charleston HS, Capital HS
2012
- Mike Linsky – Duval HS, John Marshall HS
- Chris Massey – East Bank HS, Marshall University, St. Louis Rams
- Curt Warner – Pineville HS, Penn State, Seattle Seahawks
2013
- Gary Barnette – Dunbar HS, West Virginia University, South Harrison HS
- Hoppy Shores – Stonewall Jackson HS, West Virginia University
- Lonnie Warwick – Mount Hope HS, University of Tennessee, Minnesota Vikings, Atlanta Falcons
2014
- Steve Edwards, Sr. – St. Albans HS, West Virginia University, George Washington HS
- Steve Newberry – Peterstown HS, West Virginia University
2015
- Carl Fodor – Weir HS, Marshall University, St. Louis Cardinals, Calgary Stampeders
- Wayne Jamison – Roosevelt-Wilson HS, Salem College, Bridgeport HS
- Larry McClintic – Meadow Bridge HS, Concord College
2016
- Don Harmon – Poca HS, Morris Harvey College
- Jim Thornburg – Buffalo-Wayne HS, Barboursville HS, Cabell Midland HS