Troy has announced its 8-person Sports Hall of Fame class of 2025, which will be inducted in April.
The class is highlighted by four former football players — Ted Clem, Larry Groce, Anthony Rabb and Corey Robinson. Also elected were Ashley Beverly-Kelley (women’s basketball), Jason Fawcett (baseball), Rick Stetson (track & field) and Marcus Woody (track & field).
Here’s a look at each of the inductees:
• Ashley Beverly-Kelley, women’s basketball (2012-16) — Beverly-Kelley was named a Mid-Major All-American in 2015 and is the Trojans’ second all-time leading scorer with 1,973 points. She was a three-time All-Sun Belt Conference selection and was MVP of the 2016 Sun Belt tournament. She has played professionally for the last decade in France, Israel and Russia.
• Ted Clem, football — Clem was part of Troy State Division II national championship teams in 1984 and 1987 and is most-remembered for his 50-yard field goal as time expired in the Trojans’ 18-17 victory over North Dakota State his freshman year. He remains the program’s all-time leader in points (310) and extra points made (166) and is second in field goals (48). Clem was a two-time first-team All-Gulf South Conference selection.
• Jason Fawcett, baseball — Fawcett was the 1997 Mid-Continent Conference Pitcher of the Year, when he went 11-3 and set the Troy program record with 141 strikeouts. His 34 career victories and 425 strikeouts are also Trojan records. A three-time all-conference pick, Fawcett led the Trojans to NCAA Regional appearances in 1995 and 1997.
• Larry Groce, football — Groce was a two-time All-Alabama Collegiate Conference selection during Troy’s NAIA days, helping the then-Red Wave to the national championship as a senior in 1968. After beginning his career as a kicker at Memphis, he played linebacker at Troy. Groce later served as the president of the Troy University National Alumni Association and was named Troy University Alumnus of the Year in 1998.
• Anthony Rabb, football — Rabb was the 1999 Southland Conference Defensive Player of the Year, and a two-time all-conference pick. He led a 1997 Trojans defense that set a school record in fewest yards per allowed per game (248.6), while the 1999 and 1998 defenses on which he also played rank second and third in that same category. Rabb is fourth in program history with 407 career tackles, while his 23 stops against Middle Tennessee in 1999 remain a Troy record.
• Corey Robinson, football — Robinson, a four-year starter at quarterback from 2010-13, leads Troy in six all-time passing categories: yards (13,477), total offense (13,141), completions (1,179), touchdown passes (81), passing yards per game (280.8) and attempts (1,823). He was a three-time All-Sun Belt selection, the 2010 Sun Belt Freshman of the Year and the Most Valuable Player of the 2010 New Orleans Bowl. Robinson passed for 3,000-plus yards in four consecutive seasons, and his career yardage total remains first in Sun Belt history.
• Rick Stetson, track & field — Stetson had already served as a U.S. Army Ranger in Vietnam and won a Bronze Star for valor in combat when he enrolled at Troy State, from which he graduated in 1972. He helped the Red Wave to an NAIA District title his senior year and later served as both head coach and as an assistant with the track program. Stetson served Troy for many years as an admissions counselor and later the director of alumni affairs before becoming the long-time guidance counselor at Charles Henderson High School in Troy, while also working as public address announcer and radio play-by-play broadcaster for Troy football and basketball games. He died in 2022 at age 78.
• Marcus Woody, track & field — Woody was a two-time All-American and three-time winner of the James Batie Award for Troy’s Outstanding Track Athlete during his career in the early 1990s and was later an assistant coach for the Trojans. He finished fourth in the 800-meter run at the 1993 NCAA Division II National Championship meet after finishing fifth the previous year. Woody was also a three-time All-Gulf South Conference competitor in cross-country, finishing in the top five at the Southeast Region meet in 1992.
The 2025 Troy University Sports Hall of Fame induction ceremony takes place at 7 p.m. April 26 at Trojan Arena. To purchase tickets or sponsorships, visit TroyTrojans.com/hoftickets.
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