Gene Hooks
Administration
Inducted: 1999
- Native of Rocky Mount, NC
- All-American third baseman at Wake Forest University in 1949 and 1950
- Led school to second-place finish in 1949 NCAA Tournament
- Played four years in minor leagues before returning to school for doctorate in education from George Peabody College
- Baseball coach and physical education instructor at Wake Forest from 1956–1959
- Full-time faculty from 1959–1964
- Wake Forest athletic director from 1964–1992
- Oversaw expansion of Wake Forest facilities with Gene Hooks Stadium named in his honor
- Member of numerous NCAA and ACC committees
- Executive director NCAA Division 1-A Athletic Directors from 1992–1997
