Four inducted into UD Athletics Hall of Fame

On Sunday, Oct. 10, four new members were inducted into the University of Dallas Athletics Hall of Fame during a luncheon ceremony at the university’s Rathskeller restaurant. With many in attendance, Cecil Grigg, Steve Eberhardt, Jon Henderson and Stefani Webb were honored as the thirteenth Hall of Fame class.

The arrival of Cecil Grigg at the University of Dallas coincided with the arrival of legendary Coach Charles Crowley from Notre Dame in 1913.  Grigg went on to star in four sports, most notably football, where he led the team in every offensive category during his four years.  He led the 1915 team to the Independent Championship of the Southwest, with a 6-1 record.  The Dallas Morning News regularly referred to him as the best halfback in the Southwest.  Notable single game records include six touchdowns versus Burleson College and 24 pass completions against Howard Payne University.  Grigg went on to play eight seasons in the National Football League including stints with the New York Giants and Canton Bulldogs.

In the mid 1970’s, Steve Eberhardt was a pitching mainstay on the University of Dallas baseball teams that won consecutive NAIA District 8 Central Zone Championships in 1974 and 1975.  The 1975 pitching staff had a team era of 2.31 which is still the school record.  As the workhorse of the pitching staff, he holds the school record for innings pitched in a career, 302.  He is third in career strikeouts, 245, fifth in career wins, 19, and seventh in games pitched, 44 and earned run average 3.30.  An All Central Zone selection in 1974 and 1975, he was also an All District choice in 1975.  On April 16, 1975, he became the second pitcher in school history to throw a no hitter when he beat Texas College.

In the mid-1970s, the University of Dallas baseball team was blessed with outstanding pitching.  One of the stars on the staff was Jon Henderson.  The team was the NAIA District 8 Central Zone Champions in 1974 and 1975, and the 1975 team had a team earned run average (ERA) of 2.31, still a school record.  His career era of 2.59 is third best in school history.  Overall he appeared in 29 games, fifteenth on the career list, and 204.2 innings, eighth for an average of seven innings every time he took the ball.  He had 11 wins for fifteenth on the career list with 154 strikeouts which places him eleventh.  In 1975 he was an All Central selection.

Stefani Webb took over as the head coach of women’s soccer in 1997, and in seven years established herself as the most successful coach in school history.  Her teams boasted an overall record of 91-46-6, for a winning percentage of .657, while earning two trips to the NCAA Division III tournament, three United States Collegiate Athletic Association Championships and two berths in the American Southwest Conference playoffs.  The 2002 team was the first University of Dallas team to receive an NCAA postseason bid, and holds the school record for goals in a season.  In addition, her 2002 team led NCAA Division III in scoring.  The 2001 team holds the school record for most wins in a season.  She also served as the men’s soccer coach, track coach and women’s lacrosse coach for brief periods.