The University of Texas at Austin Athletics
Hall of Honor
- Acho, Sam
- Adams, Mike
- Akers, Fred
- Akins, Marty
- Alderson, Dr. Curtis Jackson "Shorty"
- Aldrich, Erin
- Aldridge, LaMarcus
- Allen, J.R. "Potsy"
- Allerdice, David W.
- Allison, Wilmer
- Almanza, Albert
- Alspaugh, Ralph
- Anderson, Alexandria
- Andrews, William Edward "Rooster"
- Andrews Waggoner, Linda
- Ankenman, Pat
- Appleton, Scott
- Applewhite, Major
- Arnette, Jay
- Arris-Wilson, Katy
- Atchison, Jud
- Atessis, Bill
- Augustin, D.J.
- Baab, Mike
- Backus, Denise LaKeisha
- Bagwell, Lou
- Baldwin, Franklin Thonas "Star"
- Baldwin, Leo
- Barnes, Bruce
- Barnes, Rick
- Barr , Beth
- Barrel, Leonard C.
- Basinger, Kim
- Bates, Bill
- Baumgarten, Henry E. "Heine"
- Baxter, Ron
- Beard, Mike
- Bechtol, Hubert E. "Hub"
- Bedford, B.J.
- Bellmont, L. Theo
- Bennett Skaggs, Lexy
- Benson, Cedric
- Berry, Eugene R.
- Berry, Maj. Gen. Kearie Lee
- Bertelsen, Jim
- Bethea, Bill
- Bianco, John
- Bible, Dana Xenophon
- Black, Leon
- Blacklock, Jimmy
- Blackwood, Glenn
- Blalock, Justin
- Blanks, Lance
- Blanton, Jack
- Blanton, Sandy (Sureephong)
- Bludau Marshall, Becky
- Bluestein, Ed
- Bogue Cummings, Kathleen
- Bonci, Tina
- Borgmann Robertson, Carol
- Bowes, Beverly
- Bowie Young, Heather
- Brackens, Tony
- Bradburn Spangler, Angela
- Bradley, Bill "Super Bill"
- Bradley, Rick
- Britt, Clay
- Brock, Bob
- Brock, Holly
- Brockermeyer, Blake
- Brooks, Leo
- Brooks, Mark
- Brown, W. Clark "Little"
- Brown, James
- Brown, Mack
- Brown, Edwina
- Brown, Mike
- Browning, David "Skippy"
- Browning, Hattie
- Bryan, Steve
- Bryant, Scott
- Busch Zigler, Nikki
- Campbell, Tom
- Campbell, Earl
- Campbell, Mike
- Campbell, Edna
- Cannon, David C. "Bobby"
- Carey, Rick
- Carey, Jamie
- Carlisle, Emmett "Duke"
- Carlton, Alva
- Carter, Robin
- Carter, Michelle
- Chalk, David
- Chamblee, Brandel
- Chapman, Hank
- Charles, Jamaal
- Cherry, Johnson Blair
- Christensen Gater, Denise
- Cisarik, Brian
- Clay, Randy
- Clayborn, Raymond
- Clemens, Roger
- Clements, Otto John "Jubilo"
- Coates, Charley
- Cockrell, Nikki
- Cohen, Tiffany
- Coleman-Bell, Robbin
- Collins Jr., Jack
- Collins Sr., Jack
- Conradt, Jody
- Cook, Dennis
- Cooley, Dr. Denton Arthur
- Cooper Bliemel, Julie
- Cosby, Quan
- Cotten, Mike
- Cox, Alex
- Cox, J. Brent
- Crain, Jack
- Craven, Charles
- Crawford, Johnny
- Crawford, Terry
- Crenshaw, Ben
- Crocker, Ian
- Culpepper, Pat
- Curren, Kevin
- Curtis, Albert S. "Abb"
- Cuthbert-Flynn, Juliet
- Dabbs, Ken
- Daniel, Chal
- Davenport, Dawn
- Davidson, Karol
- Davis, Josh
- Davis, Preston
- Davis, Leonard
- Davis-Wrightsil, Clarissa
- Dawson, Doug
- Dawson, Gib
- Dawson, Phil
- De La Fuente, Mario "Mike"
- Dean, Mike
- Degrate, Tony
- Dennis, Tom
- Denny, David
- Denton, Steve
- Devonish Gilmore, Nicole
- Dillon, Bobby Dan
- Dinino, Vincent
- Disch, William John "Billy"
- Dittmar, Gus "Pig"
- Dockery, Derrick
- Dodds, DeLoss
- Doonan, Gia
- Doss, Noble
- Dotson, Ovie
- Douglass, John S.
- Downs, Raymond
- Dressendorfer, Kirk
- Dumais, Troy
- Duncan, Francis Bowie
- Durant, Kevin
- Dusing, Nate
- Eckerman, Haley
- Eckert, Travis
- Eckhardt, Oscar
- Edmond, James A. "Pete"
- Ehrler, Jim
- Elder, Brad
- Elkins, Dr. Wilson H. "Bull"
- Ellington, Bill
- Ellsworth, Ralph
- Emerson, Gover "Ox"
- English, Doug
- Esquivel, Sandi
- Estes, Bob
- Ethridge, Kamie
- Ettlinger, H.J.
- Evans, Wilbur
- Evans, Don
- Falk, Bibb
- Falk, Larry
- Faucette Johnson, Juliann
- Feller, Happy
- Fetter-Witt, Leigh Ann
- Fields, John
- Figg-Currier, Cindy
- Fisher, Walter W.
- Fitzgerald, Pat
- Flintall, Marshevet (Hooker)
- Fondren, Walter
- Ford, Gib
- Ford, Tommy
- Ford, T.J.
- Fortner, Nell
- Francis, Charles I.
- Franks, Larry
- Frazer, Merlene
- Freeman, Jack
- Freeman, Dr. Kelly McDonald
- Freeman, Reggie
- Gainey, Hollis
- Gambrell, Tom
- Gardenhire, Ron
- Gardere, Peter
- Gardner, Lindsay
- Garrido, Augie
- Gatewood, Boyce
- Gennusa, Ragan
- Genung, Dr. John
- Giammalva, Sammy
- Gideon, Jim
- Gilbert, Earl C. "Chris"
- Gilbert, Eddie
- Gilchrist, Susan
- Gilstrap, Howard Clifford "Bully"
- Gjertsen, Doug
- Gleaton, Jerry Don
- Golden, Kate
- Gooch, John Aubrey "Tiny"
- Goodwin, Marquise
- Gorin, Charlie
- Graham, Winthrop
- Granger, Charles E. "Chili"
- Graves, Dr. Ghent "Doc"
- Graves, Carie
- Gray, Herb
- Gray, Jack
- Gray, Jerry
- Gregory, Lloyd Jefferson
- Griffin, Michael
- Grousbeck Matta, Anne
- Guidry, Carlette
- Gunn, Lance
- Gustafson, Cliff
- Haas, Charles
- Hager, Britt
- Hale, Nancy (Hager)
- Haley, Mick
- Hall, Bill
- Hall, Vicki
- Hamilton, Tom
- Hamilton, Bill
- Hammonds, Ralph
- Hampton, Casey
- Hannon, George
- Hansen, Brendan
- Hansen-Stebbins, Erika
- Hardee, Trey
- Hardy, Larry
- Hargis, John
- Harkins, H.B. "Hank"
- Harmon, Tommy
- Harris, Fran
- Harris, Dick
- Hart, Thomas Maxey
- Hart, Sr., James H.
- Hartenstein, Chuck
- Hatton, Jr., Grady Edgebert
- Hattori, Michiko
- Hawn, Charles
- Hayes, Andrea
- Hayes Harris, Jenny
- Hedgepeth, Whitney
- Heller, Jeff
- Henderson, Scott
- Hewlett, Lan
- Hickman, John
- Higgins, L. "Ox"
- Higgins, Michael Frank "Pinky"
- Hill, George P.
- Hill, John H.
- Hilliard, Bohn
- Holmes, Priest
- Hooker, Destinee
- Hooton, Burt
- Howell, J.P.
- Hudson, Jim
- Huff, Michael
- Hughes, Tommy
- Hughson, C.C. "Tex"
- Huntsman, Stan
- Hurwitz, Debbie (Risen)
- Ilyina, Vera
- Ingraham, Hub
- Ivey, Royal
- Jackson, Ransom
- Jackson, Alfred
- Jackson, Tiffany
- Jameyson Garza, Katy
- Jammer, Quentin
- Jenkins Madden, Kelly
- Johnson, Johnnie
- Johnson, Derrick
- Johnson, Robyne
- Johnston, Seth
- Jones, James Carroll "T"
- Jones, James S. "Snaky"
- Jones, Johnny "Lam"
- Jordan, Louis "L.J."
- Jordan, Shaun
- Kamrath, Bob
- Kamrath, Karl
- Karsten, Patty (Sabo)
- Kearney, Beverly
- Kiefer, Adolph
- Kieschnick, Brooks
- King, J.T.
- Kirchner, Kris
- Kirkpatrick, Arnold
- Kite, Tom
- Knutson, Chuck
- Koy, Ted
- Koy, Jr., Ernie
- Koy, Sr., Ernie
- Kristynik, David
- Krivacs, Jim
- Krueger, Dan
- Kubik, Kris
- Kutner, Malcolm James
- Lackey, Bobby
- Lammons, Pete
- Landry, Tom
- Langerhans, John
- Lanné Cox, Colleen
- Larrabee, Harry
- Layden, Pete
- Layne, Robert Lawrence "Bobby"
- LeDuc, Dana
- Leaks, Roosevelt
- Ledbetter Ramsbottom, Nancy
- Lee, Monte
- Leissner, Fred F. "Rube"
- Lemons, Abe
- Leonard, Justin
- Leslie, Samuel F.
- Levine, Jonny
- Linehan, Kim
- Little, Bill
- Littlefield, Clyde
- Livingston Gibson, Jessica
- Lloyd, Andrea
- Lopiano, Dr. Donna
- Lott, James
- Love, Jr., Davis
- Lowry, Alan
- Ludvigova Schmidhauser, Lucie
- Lundstedt, Al
- Lynch, Shola
- Mabry, Clarence
- Madsen, Al
- Magliolo, Jr., Joe
- Majewski, Dustin
- Manzano, Leo
- Marshall, Jr., Keifer
- Martin, Slater
- Massey, Carlton
- Mathisen Westerfeldt, Myrtle
- Mauldin, Stanley Hubert
- Mays, Travis
- Maysel, Lou
- McCoy, Colt
- McCullough, George "Hook"
- McDonald, Wayne
- McEachern, Randy
- McFadin, Lewis P. "Bud"
- McFarlane Mirande, Tracey
- McGrath Chavey, Kara
- McKay, Robert Charles "Bob"
- McMichael, Steve
- McWilliams, David
- Means, Jr., James H.
- Medina, Frank
- Metcalf, Eric
- Mihm, Chris
- Mitchell, Betsy
- Mitchell, Bobby
- Moers, Dr. Bobby
- Moffett, Jim Bob
- Moore, Jeff
- Moore, Johnny
- Moore Powers, Kasey
- Moreland, Keith
- Moros, Cristina
- Morris, Walter
- Moses, Jr., Bob
- Munson, Charlie
- Murray, Calvin
- Murray, Judge William O.
- Murray Franco, Eva
- Neil, Dan
- Nelson Walters, Karen
- Neugebauer Shepard, Sharon
- New, Jr., Walter L. "Buddy"
- Nobis, Tommy
- Nunnally, Knox
- Oates, Julian
- Ochoa, Richard
- Okafor, Alex
- Okolo, Courtney
- Olle, Edwin Werner
- Orakpo, Brian
- Osterman, Cat
- Owen, Spike
- Pace Wilson, Kelly
- Padgett, Ed
- Palmer, Jo Beth
- Parker, Bruce
- Parker, Charley
- Parker, Joe
- Parrish, Lucian Walton
- Patterson, Melvin R. "Pat"
- Paulus, William
- Payne, Col. John
- Paynter-Finney, Vickie
- Peirsol, Aaron
- Penders, Tom
- Penick, Dr. Daniel Allen
- Penick, Harvey
- Pennington, Joan
- Perrin, Mike
- Perry, Nanceen
- Peschel, Randy
- Petrizzi, Debbie
- Pfannkuche, H.C.
- Phillips, Eddie
- Pickle, James Jarrell "Jake"
- Plock, Gary
- Plonsky, Chris
- Price, Cleburne
- Price, Edwin Booth
- Procter, Ben
- Pryor, Wally
- Puett, Sr., Nelson
- Quick, Richard
- Quintanilla, Omar
- Ramirez, Rene
- Ramsdell, Fred "Tex"
- Ramsey, Jones
- Rawls, Betsy
- Redding, Cory
- Reese, Eddie
- Reese, Jim
- Reeves, Henry "Doc"
- Reeves Boatright, Jodi
- Reid, Suziann
- Rencher, Terrence
- Rhodenbaugh Lewallen, Kim
- Rhodes-Patterson, Cynthea
- Rice, Sheila
- Richard, Stanley
- Richards, Sandie
- Richards-Ross, Sanya
- Rigby, Pat
- Robertson, Corbin James "Corby"
- Robertson, Ivan D. "Bobby"
- Robertson, Julian W. "Tex"
- Robertson, Chip
- Robertson, Andre
- Robinson, Larry
- Robinson, William Doniphan "Mogul"
- Robison, Brian
- Rochs, A.R. "Bob"
- Roden, Bill
- Rogers, Shaun
- Romo, Ricardo
- Rose, Alfred "Big Un"
- Ross, Aaron
- Royal, Darrell K
- Russ, Semp
- Russell, Joe
- Russell, Kyle
- Sampson Shipper, Cynthia
- Sance, Demetria
- Sansing, Bill
- Saxton, James
- Scarborough, Luther
- Schiller, A.C. "Cocky"
- Schiraldi, Calvin
- Schlobohm Tan, Sally
- Schreiber Stark, Heather
- Schreiner, Walter Richard
- Schriewer, Menan
- Schweitzer-Bennett, Annie
- Scoggin, Matt
- Scott, Jonathan
- Scott, Jr. , Wallace H.
- Self-Morgan, Cathy
- Sewell, Harley
- Sewell, Ike
- Shearer, Brad
- Shelley, Dexter
- Shipley, Jordan
- Shurr, Susan
- Sigmon, Susan
- Simmons, Bob
- Sims, Kenneth
- Sisemore, Jerry
- Smith, Dean
- Smith, Tori (Trees)
- Smith, Tobie
- Smith, Sr., C.B.
- Smith-Knight, Annette
- Snyder, Dave
- Sorenstam, Charlotta
- Southern, Eddie
- Spann, Scott
- Speyrer, Charles Wayne "Cotton"
- Spieth, Jordan
- Sprague, Mortimer "Bud"
- Stackle, Kirk
- Stafford, Harrison
- Stark, Lutcher
- Steinhauer, Sherri
- Steinmark, Freddie
- Stephens, Michael "Spanky"
- Stephens, Stacy
- Sterkel, Jill
- Stiver Dew, Ruth
- Stolhandske, Tom "Swede"
- Street, James
- Street, Huston
- Stubbs, Drew
- Swaim DiNardo, Jackie
- Swenson, Axel Magnus Godfrey "Swede"
- Swindell, Retha
- Swindell, Greg
- Talbert, Charlie
- Talbert, Don
- Talbert, Diron
- Tausch, Terry
- Taylor Lansing, Farley
- Terry, Howard
- Thomas, Charles
- Thomas, David
- Thompson, J. Neils
- Thompson, Jerry Stillwell
- Thompson, LaSalle
- Tierney, Dorsey
- Topic Losert, Mira
- Townsend, Byron
- Treadwell, Johnny
- Tucker, P.J.
- Turner, Terri
- Underwood, Olen
- Vanisi, Eileen
- Vasher, Nathan
- Vaughn, Angie
- Viglione, Danielle
- Viramontes, Jimmy
- Wacker, Mike
- Wainscott, Loyd
- Walker, Neil
- Walker, Melaine
- Wall, Murray
- Wallender, Harvey "Chink"
- Ward, Joe
- Watson, Bob
- Watson, Dan
- Watson, Diane
- Webster, Bailey
- Weis, Pat
- Weller, Edgar O.
- Wengler Burton, Kirsten
- Westbrook, Bryant
- Whilden, Bobby
- Whitaker, Berry
- White, Ed
- White, Lewis
- Whittier, Julius
- Wiegand, Forrest
- Wilkinson, Laura
- Willerson, Jim
- Williams, Beverly
- Williams, Christa
- Williams, Morris
- Williams, Ricky
- Williams, Roy
- Wilson, Wally
- Wilson Schmedes, Kelly
- Wimbish-North, Yulonda
- Windler, Dr. Carey
- Wolfe, Hugh
- Womack, Frank
- Womack, Delano
- Woodman, John A. "Woody"
- Worster, Steve
- Wortham, Richard
- Wright, Charles Alan
- Wright, Gen. Stuart P. "Stud"
- Wright, Rodrique
- Wuensch, Bobby
- Wyman, Bill
- Young, Vince
- Young, Telisa
- Zapalac, Bill
Sport: Tennis (1976-79)
Inducted: 2006
Hometown: Driscoll, Texas
- Hard-serving doubles specialist who also developed into one of the nation's top singles players as a pro, Denton earned All-American honors in 1978 by reaching the NCAA round of eight in singles play. At UT he played behind the shadows cast by Kevin Curren and Gary Plock after winning the UIL state Class 3A four straight years for Bishop High School. Denton compiled an impressive 85-22 singles record at UT, which ranks 3rd on the winningest percentage list kept since 1972.
- He won the U.S. Tennis Association amateur indoor and SWC doubles title with Kevin Curren in 1979 and teamed with Curren to win the U.S. Open doubles in 1982. He won twenty doubles pro titles in all. He was a finalist in both the 1981 and 1982 Australian Open singles and reached the round of 16 at Wimbledon and the U.S. Open in 1982. He was a member of the U.S. Davis Cup teams in 1982 and 1983 and earned world rankings of No. 2 in doubles and No. 11 in singles.
- He made the Guinness Book of Records with his 139 mph serve.
- He was inducted into the Texas Tennis Hall of Fame in the 1990s. Among Denton's professional victories were wins over Boris Becker, John McEnroe and Kevin Curren as he advanced to the finals of the Australian Open, and the rounds of 16 at Wimbledon and the U.S. Open. Denton is currently the Head Tennis Coach of Texas A & M University.
