List of University of Florida Athletic Hall of Fame members
Honorary Letterwinners
The following list of Honorary Letterwinners includes former coaches whose Florida Gators teams won national championships, one who later became the Chief Justice of the Florida Supreme Court, another who later served as the U.S.

List of University of Florida Athletic Hall of Fame members

Section Title: Honorary Letterwinners
Table Section Text: The following list of Honorary Letterwinners includes former coaches whose Florida Gators teams won national championships, one who later became the Chief Justice of the Florida Supreme Court, another who later served as the U.S.

Name	Sport	Years	Accomplishments

Ruth Alexander	Administrator	1972–81	Ruth Alexander was the driving force behind the founding of the Florida Gators women's sports program. As a physical education professor and associate athletic director, she assumed responsibility for the rapid expansion of the Florida Gators women's sports program during the 1970s.

Charles W. Bachman, Jr.	Football	1928–32	Charlie Bachman was the head coach of the 1928 Florida Gators football team that produced a new national scoring record and the best win-loss record in the first eighty-nine years of Gators football.

Percy M. Beard	Track & field	1937–64	Percy Beard was an Olympic silver medalist in the 120-meter hurdles in the 1932 Olympics. He became the head coach of the Floria Gators track and field team in 1937 and let the team for twenty-eight seasons, including two SEC team championships.

B. E. "Buster" Bishop	Men's golf	1964–78	Buster Bishop was the head coach of the Florida Gators men's golf team for fifteen years. During his tenure, the Gators men's golfers won four SEC team championships and two NCAA national team championships—including the 1968 NCAA national team championship—the first national team championship, in any sport, in Florida Gators history.

Otis Boggs	Broadcasting

Andy Brandi	Women's tennis	1984–2001	Andy Brandi was the head coach of the Florida Gators women's tennis team for seventeen years. During his tenure, the Lady Gators won fourteen SEC team championships, and three NCAA national team championships, in addition to finishing as the national runners-up in five other NCAA tournaments.

J. Robert Cade	Sports medicine	1961–2004	Robert Cade was a professor of nephrology at the University of Florida College of Medicine. During the 1960s, he and his research team conducted experiments with Florida Gators football players regarding water and electrolyte loss during athletic competition.

Norman G. Carlson	Sports Information Director	1963–2011	Norm Carlson is a University of Florida alumnus and former sports journalist who was the sports information director of the Florida Gators sports program from 1963 to 2002.

Jimmy Carnes	Track & field	1965–76	Jimmy Carnes was the head coach of the Florida Gators track and field team, with 93–3 record in dual meets. Carnes was also the founder of the Florida Track Club, founder of the Sunshine State Games, head coach of the 1980 U.S.

George Edmondson	Football mascot	1949–2008	George Edmondson, more commonly known as Mr. Two Bits," served as an unofficial mascot and cheerleader at Florida Gators football games played at Florida Field for almost sixty years.

Eugene Ellenson	Football, Administrator	1960–69	Gene Ellenson was an assistant coach and the defensive coordinator of the Florida Gators football team from 1960 to 1969. He was revered by his players for his pregame motivational speeches.

Dave Fuller	Baseball	1947–76	Dave Fuller was the head coach of the Florida Gators baseball team for thirty years, and the longest serving coach in the history of the Florida Gators intercollegiate sports program.

Frank Genovar	Swimming Tennis	1930–51 1941	Frank Genovar was the first head coach of the Florida Gators swimming and diving team, and served in that role for twenty-two years.

S. Ray Graves	Football, Athletic Director	1960–69 1960–79	Ray Graves was the head coach of the Florida Gators football team from 1960 to 1969. He coached the Gators to their first two major bowl appearances, compiled a 4–1 record in bowl games, and an overall win-loss record of 70–31–4.

Ben Hill Griffin, Jr.	Financial contributor	Ben Hill Griffin, Jr. was a University of Florida alumnus and namesake of the university's football facility, Ben Hill Griffin Stadium.

Ben Hill Griffin, III	Financial contributor	Ben Hill Griffin, Jr. was a University of Florida alumnus and a generous contributor to the Florida Gators sports program.

Spessard L. Holland	Supporter	Spessard Holland was an alumnus of the University of Florida College of Law. Holland was one of the founders of the law firm that became Holland & Knight, and was later elected governor of the state (1941–45) and a U.S.

Daniel T. McCarty	Supporter	Dan McCarty was a University of Florida alumnus and decorated U.S. Army officer in World War II.

Alfred A. McKethan	Financial contributor	Alfred McKethan was a University of Florida alumnus, citrus grower, cattleman and banker who served as the president of a small county bank that would become SunTrust Bank.

J. Hillis Miller, Sr.	President	1947–53	J. Hillis Miller served as the fourth president of the University of Florida for six years in the late 1940s and early 1950s.

Bill Potter	Men's tennis	1952–77	Bill Potter was the head coach of the Florida Gators men's tennis team for twenty-six seasons. During Potter's tenure, the Gators won four SEC team championships.

Randy Reese	Swimming	1976–90	Randy Reese was the head coach of the Florida Gators swimming and diving teams for fifteen years. During his tenure, the Gators men's and women's swimmers and divers won a combined seventeen SEC team championships, and four national team championships.

Mimi Ryan	Women's golf	1973–94	Mimi Ryan was the first coach of the Florida Gators women's golf team. During her twenty-one years as head coach, Ryan's Lady Gators won six SEC team championships, and back-to-back NCAA national team championships in 1985 and 1986.

Harold L. "Tom" Sebring	Football	1925–27	Tom Sebring was a law student who served as the head coach of the Gators football team for three seasons in the mid-1920s.

George Steinbrenner	Financial contributor	George Steinbrenner was the principal owner of the New York Yankees, and several Tampa and Great Lakes-based shipping concerns. Steinbrenner was also a generous financial contributor to the Florida Gators sports program, and he and his wife donated the funds to build the Steinbrenner Band Hall.

G. A. "Pat" Summerall	Supporter	Placekicker Pat Summerall was a native of Lake City, Florida, and a ten-season veteran of the NFL before he became a national broadcaster for CBS Sports and Fox Sports.

John J. Tigert, IV	President	1928–47	John Tigert was the third president of the University of Florida, and a strong advocate of intercollegiate sports. As a Vanderbilt undergraduate, he was an All-Southern halfback and a Rhodes Scholar.

James A. Van Fleet	Football	1923–24	James Van Fleet was a U.S. Army major and professor of military science in the university's ROTC program when he became the head coach of the Florida Gators football team.

Alfred C. Warrington, IV	Financial contributor	Alfred Warrington is a major financial contributor to the Florida Gators sports program, and the University of Florida generally. He is the namesake of the university's Warrington College of Business Administration, and previously served as chairman of the university's board of trustees.

Ernestine Weaver	Women's gymnastics	1980–92	Ernestine Weaver served as the head coach of the Florida Gators women's gymnastics team for twelve formative seasons. Her Lady Gators gymnasts were perennial conference and national contenders, won six SEC team championships and the 1982 AIAW national team championship, and made eleven consecutive appearances at the NCAA national championship tournament.

G. Robert Woodruff	Football, Athletic Director	1950–59	Bob Woodruff served as the head coach of the Florida Gators football team and the athletic director of the Florida Gators sports program.

Everett M. Yon	Athletic Director, Administrator	1925–28 1950–66	Everett Yon played for the Florida Gators football team in 1914 and 1915, and the Gators baseball team in 1915 and 1916.

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Ryan was inducted into the University of Florida Athletic Hall of Fame as an "Honorary Letter Winner".

final_sentence: Ryan was inducted into the University of Florida Athletic Hall of Fame as an "Honorary Letter Winner".