Charleston, S.C. – Ken Britt, ace of the pitching staff when the Bulldogs participated in the 1990 College World Series, highlights a list of five who will be inducted into The Citadel Athletic Hall of Fame on Friday night, October 30, at the Holliday Alumni Center.

Also entering the Hall as members of the Class of 2009 are baseball and basketball player Chuck Cordell ‘74, football standout Scott Thompson ‘87, wrestler John Wood ‘70 and Gene Moore, III ‘50, who enters as an honorary member.

The five increases the membership of the Hall of Fame, which originated in 1977, to 154 individuals.  The Hall is located in the lobby of McAlister Field House on campus.

Ken Britt ’90 (Baseball)
The Southern Conference’s pitcher of the year in 1990, Britt led the Bulldogs to the SoCon regular season and tournament championships, the NCAA Atlantic Regional Championship, an appearance at the College World Series and a 46-14 record.  With 46 career starts and 25 games won, Britt played on two SoCon Championship teams and recorded 14 career complete games with four shutouts.  He threw a total of 294.2 innings and fanned 230 batters, and twice led the team in wins, games started and complete games.  Britt led the ’90 team to upset wins at the Atlantic Regional at Miami, beating the Hurricanes twice and then pitched in the CWS, where the Bulldogs beat Cal-State Fullerton but lost twice to LSU.  He is the third player of that team to be inducted into the Hall of Fame, joining Anthony Jenkins and Gettys Glaze.

Chuck Cordell ’74 (Basketball & Baseball)
Earning eight letters (four in basketball and four in baseball), Cordell, in 1974, served as captain for both teams while being named to the Outstanding College Athletes of America list and receiving the Sportsmanship Award, as voted by the senior class.  Cordell finished among the nation’s best free throw shooters, connecting on 90.5 percent in 1972-73 (91.0% was the best) and continues to hold the school record for best career free throw percentage (85.0%).  Named to the Southern Conference’s All-Tournament Second Team in ’74, Cordell was second in team scoring as a junior with a 15.3 average.  On the diamond, he batted over .300 for his career as an outfielder and was selected to the ’74 All-South team.

Scott Thompson ‘87 (Football)
A first-team Associated Press All-America defensive lineman in 1986 and a third team member in 1987, Thompson was named the Southern Conference Defensive Player of the Year in ’86.  Considered one of the best defensive linemen in Citadel history, Thompson, who played in the ’87 Senior Bowl, was a three-time All-SoCon selection who led the league with an astonishing 183 tackles in ’86, a school record for down linemen.  An All-State pick who served as team captain in ’86, he received the ’87 President’s Award from The Citadel Brigadier Foundation.  Thompson was named to Sports Illustrated’s “Best and Brightest” team and Southern Living Magazine’s All-South Team, and while participating in the Senior Bowl, he was named the South Team’s top academic player which yielded a $1,500 donation to The Citadel.  He signed a free agent contract with the NFL’s Atlanta Falcons.

John Wood ’70 (Wrestling)
The recipient of the first full scholarship for a Citadel wrestler, Wood, who battled at the 123-pound weight class, had a spectacular 78-4 career record that included qualifying for the NCAA Tournament as a sophomore and junior.  Named the Southern Conference’s Most Outstanding Wrestler in 1969, Wood never lost a home match.  Twice qualifying for the Olympic tryouts, Wood twice won the Southern Open, Georgia Tech Open, First Colonies Tournament and twice won AAU Tournaments.  He served on the Regimental Staff as a Cadet Captain, was a Dean’s List student, listed in Who’s Who in American Colleges and Universities and was a Distinguished Military Student.  Having received his master’s degree from the University of North Carolina, Wood had a successful 30-year teaching and coaching career at the NC School for the Blind in Raleigh where he won 25 of 28 Eastern Athletic Association for the Blind Championships.  He also officiated numerous amateur wrestling tournaments in NC for more than 25 years and in 2008 was inducted in the North Carolina Chapter of the National Wrestling Hall of Fame.

Gene Moore, III ‘50 (Honorary)
A prominent civic leader in Boynton Beach, Fla., including stints as mayor and town attorney, Moore was a member of Citadel basketball and baseball teams in the late 1940s and ’50.  He served as the baseball team captain in 1950 and signed a pro contract with the Philadelphia Phillies but the political science major opted for law school.  Moore graduated from the University of Florida College of Law in 1953 and served on active duty for two years as a 1st Lt. in the U.S. Air Force Judge Advocate General’s Staff.  A 2008 recipient of the Southern Conference Distinguish Service Award, the former attorney for baseball Hall of Famer Ted Williams provided a seven-figure gift for the revitalization of Johnson Hagood Stadium during Homecoming on November 9, 2002.