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Aug. 22, 2008
The University of Maryland Eastern Shore (UMES) is proud to announce Hall of Fame inductions of former football standout John Hobbs (’60) and women’s basketball player Destiny Avent (’02) Hobbs is on the list of 2008 inductees to the Hampton Roads American Sports Hall of Fame. In 1956, he was first team VIA All-State guard before leading the undefeated 1957 Virginia State Champion “Fighting Bookers” of Norfolk’s Booker T. Washington High School football team. While at UMES, Hobbs received many accolades including All-CIAA football team (1957, 1960), was the recipient of the McCormick Unsung Hero Award in 1959 and was named the Most Outstanding Lineman of the Year 1960 by the CIAA coaches. He was drafted by the Denver Broncos as a lineman and was a starter in his rookie season.
A gifted player, Hobbs’ career was cut short after just two years due to a ligament tear. He was inducted into the UMES Athletics Hall of Fame in 1982.
Avent will become a member of the Eagle Athletics Hall of Fame at Tallahassee Community College. A Manhattan, N.Y. native, Avent transferred to UMES in 2000. Her senior season saw her named the team’s Most Valuable Player and the Female Student-Athlete of the Year. From there, she launched a successful coaching career. She was the head coach at Montgomery Community College (2002-03), before becoming an assistant coach at UMES. She left to become an assistant coach at Fairfield University and is now the assistant coach at Long Island University. |
