Four UD alumni were inducted into the Delaware Sports Museum and Hall of Fame class of 2005 in a ceremony May 18 at the Riverfront Art Center in Wilmington. The museum, housed at Frawley Stadium, was created in 1976, and 230 athletes, coaches, administrators, broadcasters and reporters have been inducted.

C. Melvin Brooks Sr. ’42AG, of Newark, Del., retired, as a three-sport athlete—football, baseball and track—won numerous honors, played semi-pro baseball, earned nine varsity letters from UD and played on its first undefeated football team in 1941.

James Walls ’46EG, of Georgetown, Del., president of Walls Builders Inc., played football, track, baseball and basketball in high school, football at UD and in the Army and was instrumental in organizing the Eastern Shore Basketball League.

Ace “Jules” Hoffstein ’50CHS, of Tallulah Falls, Ga., director of basketball operations for the Tallulah Falls School, is one of Delaware’s most successful basketball coaches. He won 10 varsity letters in basketball, soccer and baseball at the University of Delaware, has been junior college and high school coach of the year and was head coach for the Wilmington Blue Bombers of the Eastern Professional Basketball League.

Joseph Purzycki ’71CHS, of Wilmington, Del, director of business development for Chase Card Services there, was captain and an All-American football player at UD and became a successful high school and college football coach bringing Caesar Rodney High School and Delaware State University to winning
seasons.