General | 11/6/2026 6:00:00 PM

Dover, Del. (July 24, 2026) --- Delaware State University will honor former star athletes during the Hornets' annual Hall-of-Fame Ceremony this fall.

A total of 12 individuals and a 1970s championship baseball team were saluted during the Hall of Fame event, at the Dr. Martin Luther King Student Center on DSU's main campus in Dover. In addition, an All-America horse from the Hornets' equestrian team will be honored for the first time during the ceremony.    

The new hall-of-fame class will also be recognized at halftime of the Hornets' football contest against Morgan State at Alumni Stadium the following day.     

The 1974 Delaware State baseball team has achieved hall-of-fame status for capturing the NAIA (National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics) District 19 championship and earning a share of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) regular season title that year. Current Hornet hall-of-fame inductees Frank Alexander, Robert Johnson and Calvin Jones were among the squad's top players on the squad.

The Delaware State baseball program will also be represented in this year's hall-of-fame class by ex-slugger Jeff Greenly, who helped lead the Hornets to their lone Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference championship in 1989. Greenly, a MEAC 50^th Anniversary All-Time Baseball nominee, previously held eight Delaware State hitting records and ranked fourth in league history with a .421 career batting average.

The 2026 DSU Hall-of-Fame class also features five Hornet football greats.

The list includes former fullback Michael Murray, who ranks fourth in team history with 2,951 rushing yards from 1989 to '91. Murray was a two-time Black College All-America honoree and three-time All-MEAC First Team selection.

Hornet defensive line great Uhuru Hamiter also enters the hall-of-fame this year. A two-time All-MEAC selection (1995 & '96), Hamiter competed in the National Football League for the New Orleans Saints, Philadelphia Eagles and Houston Texans following his DSU playing days.

The 2026 Delaware State Hall-of-Fame class also features 1980s record-setting quarterback Darren Felton, who helped lead the Hornets to MEAC titles in 1988 & '89. Felton previously held team records for passing yards in a game (293) and season (1,386), in addition to single-game completions (17), touchdown passes in a season (14) and game (4).

Norman Dempster, a former Delaware high school star (Indian River), joins the Hornet Hall-of-Fame this year. A 1975 All-MEAC selection, Dempster was a standout defensive back and frequently cited by the league for his stellar special teams play. He was the MEAC leader in punt blocks in the '75 season.   

Former gridiron standout Samuel "Cowboy" Slay is being honored for his success on the field, in addition to his post-collegiate coaching career and decades of support to Hornet athletics and the university in general.      

The 2026 Delaware State Hall-of-Fame class also shines a light on the Hornets' equestrian program. Brooke Moore will be honored for her outstanding career, highlighted by a 2015-16 selection to the National Collegiate Equestrian Association All-America First Team, one of just four riders nationwide selected in the Horsemanship discipline. Moore is the third equestrian rider to earn Hornet Hall-of-Fame recognition. Also, in a first for the DSU Hall-of-Fame, a horse will be enshrined this year. "Gotta Love It" Lyle is recognized for earning numerous national and regional awards before his retirement after 18 years with the Hornets' equestrian program.         

Three Delaware State track and field legends are also among the 2026 hall-of-fame inductees.

Ricky Meekins was selected for his achievements as a student-athlete and coach for the Hornets. Among his numerous accolades as an athlete, Meekins was selected as the 1987 MEAC Indoor Championship Most Outstanding Performer, 1982 MEAC Cross Country individual champion and two first-place finishes (1500 meters & 3000 meters) in the 1983 MEAC Outdoors championships. He also earned Most Outstanding Coach awards after leading the 1989 DSU men and 1990 Hornet women to MEAC Cross Country championships.

Former track & field star Kendra Mayers Gunter will also enter the school's hall-of-fame this year. Mayers was the ECAC (Eastern Colleges Athletic Conference) long jump champion and NCAA Division I contender in 2011, the first Hornet female to qualify for a national track & field championship in nine years.

Champion decathlete Thomas Dunn also joins this year's Hornet Hall-of-Fame class. Dunn was the 2007 MEAC Decathlon Champion, setting a school-record with 6603 points during the event. He also set the school's Heptathlon record with 4564 points in 2006.

This year's Hornet hall-of-fame class also features three men's basketball greats.

Darrin Shine was floor general of the Hornets' lone MEAC champion and NCAA Tournament team during the 2004-05 season. Shine led Delaware State to three consecutive MEAC regular season titles and a 46-8 record in league games during the span. An All-MEAC regular season and All-Tournament selection, he was second in team history and 16^th all-time in the MEAC in assists when his career ended.

Fellow point guard great Jay Threatt has also been voted into the Hornet Hall-of-Fame. Threatt is DSU's men's basketball leader in career assists (458) and steals (253). A two-time NCAA statistical champion, he led all Div. I players in steals (2.8 pg) during the 2010-11 season and was national co-leader (3.0 pg) in 2011-12. He was third in MEAC history in steals and ninth in assists at the end of his career.

DSU hoops great William Hill also joins the hall-of-fame this year. A two-time All-MEAC selection (1979-80 & 1981-82), Hill tallied 1,020 points in a Hornet uniform.