OWENSBORO, Ky. – The Kentucky Wesleyan College Department of Athletics is pleased to celebrate its Athletic Hall of Fame Inductees with a weekly spotlight. Today, Kentucky Wesleyan recognizes Tom Hobgood.
A member of the class of 1969, Hobgood was a key member to the men's basketball team prolific success in the late 60s. He started all four years for the Panthers. Hobgood helped Wesleyan win three NCAA championships, one in 1966, then two back-to-back in 1968 and 1969. During his sophomore season in 1967 he helped the Panthers to a third-place finish. Hobgood was selected to both the NCAA All-Finals Team and the NCAA All-South Region Tournament Team in 1969.
The Nebo, Kentucky native ended his career with the impressive count of 805 points, while grabbing 196 rebounds. He started in 54 games, while seeing action in a total of 105. Hobgood now lives in Owensboro, he is a retired schoolteacher from Daviess County High School.
The five-member Class of 2018 was announced in April and can be viewed by clicking HERE.
The Class of 2018 Induction Ceremony presented by Kentucky LegendTM will take place during Homecoming Weekend on Friday, September 28, 2018 at the Owensboro Convention Center. Register for the event by visiting www.kwc.edu/homecoming.
Stay tuned to kwcpanthers.com as spotlights on each inductee will be released leading up to the Induction Ceremony.
Previous Hall of Fame Spotlights
Paul Bates '95 - football
Mary Pfeifer Brehm '00 - women's basketball and tennis
