Western Michigan University Athletics

*All inductee information current up to the year they were inducted. 

Fran Ebert
Coach
Inducted 1986
East Troy, Wisconsin

• Graduate of Wisconsin-LaCrosse who joined Western Michigan physical educational staff in 1963. Retired as associate professor in 1990.
• Had 15 winning seasons over 18 years of basketball coaching. Her teams compiled a record of 186-133 and won three state ALAW titles and were second three other times.
• Started varsity softball programs in 1976 and had 10-year record of 270-116-1.
• Her 1980 and 1981 teams were fourth and ninth respectively in national AIAW play and 1982 squad was fifth at inaugural NCAA College World Series.
• Inducted into Mid-American Conference Hall of Fame (1992).

Dan Edwards
Soccer, 1991-94
Inducted 2012
Portage, Michigan

• WMU’s all-time leading scorer with 82 career points; also set record for most goals in a career with 34
• Recorded 14 career assists and had seven game-winning goals
• Named First Team All-MAC and Academic All-MAC in both years of eligibility, 1993 and 1994 (MAC did not carry soccer as a sport until 1993)
• Second Team All-Great Lakes Region Selection in 1992
• Third Team All-Great Lakes Region Selection in 1994
• Earned NSCAA Academic All-Region honors in 1992
• Named to MAC All-Tournament Team in 1994
• Named to Kwik Goal Classic All-Tournament Team in 1994
• Voted WMU Outstanding Marketing Scholar Athlete in Senior Year
• Voted WMU Senior Scholar Athlete of the Year in 1994-95

Don Edwards
Baseball, 1950-51
Inducted 1991
Milan, Michigan

• Second-team All-American pitcher in 1951.
• Had two-year record of 11-4 and 2.20 earned run average as Bronco won two Mid-American titles and appeared in two NCAA tournaments.
• Pitched five years in Philadelphia Phillies system and started baseball program at California-Riverside (1956).
• Served two-years as Bronco assistant before returning to Riverside for 10 years as coach and 16 as physical education department chairman.
• Secretary of U.S. Olympic Baseball Committee (1973-76), assistant coach and business manager of 1978 U.S. Pan-American Games team, and a 10-year member of NCAA Baseball Committee.

Art Eversole
Cross Country, 1957-59
Track, 1958-60
Inducted 1981
Monroe, Michigan

• Cross country All-American in 1957 and 1958 with respective tenth and third place NCAA Championship finalist.
• Winner of 1958 Mid-American and Central Collegiate Conference harrier titles.
• MAC two-mile (1959) and mile (1958, 1960) winner and set mile record (4:14.2).
• Member of six Mid-American championship teams.
• Partner in Manatee County, Florida, insurance agency and was charier member of Aeina Corporation Millionaire Club.