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Hall of Fame

Francis Tripp

  • Class
    1928
  • Induction
    1988
  • Sport(s)
    Administrator
Francis Tripp (Class of '28) served as a player, coach and athletic director in a glittering career that spanned over 40 years from 1924 through 1965.  In addition, he also served as a professor in the chemistry department on campus.  A man for whom the athletic center is named after, Tripp is noted as the guiding light most responsible for the early development of the athletic program.
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