AL BESSELINK-GOLF Before graduating from the University of Miami in 1949, Al Besselink twice won the prestigious Southern Invitational Championship. In doing so, he became the first UM golfer to win a national tournament. Following graduation, Besselink played for 20 years on the Worldwide Professional Tour. He later played an instrumental role in the founding of the Senior PGA Tour.
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HORACE COPELAND-TRACK & FIELD Horace Copeland may be better known for his success as a top-notch wide receiver for the Hurricanes' football team. Copeland's 47 receptions for 769 yards in 1992 still places him among the school's top 10 single season performances for receiving yards. Additionally, Copeland's NCAA-record tying 99-yard touchdown reception from eventual Heisman Trophy winner Gino Torretta in a 31-3 season opening win over Arkansas in 1991 ranks No. 1 all-time at Miami. However, Copeland was just as accomplished, if not more so for the men's track program. He became Miami's first track All-American with a fifth-place finish in the long jump at the 1992 NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships in Austin, TX. Click here to see full bio...

CARLOS HUERTA-FOOTBALL Carlos Huerta was one of the first true great stories of the Hurricanes storied era of dominance in college football. Huerta, the starting kicker on Miami's 1991 National Championship team, emerged as a walk-on to become a consensus All-American and First-Team All-BIG EAST selection. Huerta, who later played with the San Diego Chargers and Chicago Bears, established an NCAA record with his 157 consecutive point after attempts (PATs) during his career as a four-year starter (1988-91). He ranks second on the NCAA's all-time scoring list with 397 career points, including 73 field goals. Additionally, Huerta still holds Miami records for career PATs, career field goals, career points, the top three records for consecutive PATs in a season, the top four records for field goals in a season, the top three records for points scored kicking in a season and field goals in a game. Click here to see full bio...

ISABELLA HUTCHINSON-WOMEN'S ATHLETIC DIRECTOR/COACH Isabella Hutchinson could easily be called the founder of the University of Miami women's athletics program. Hutchinson is simply a pioneer in the area of collegiate women's athletics. She came to the University of Miami in 1965 with the mandate of beginning a women's intramural sports program. From that beginning, Hutchinson went on to coach numerous sports, including tennis, golf, basketball and volleyball. She served as the Hurricanes' women's tennis coach from the early 1960's until her appointment as Director of Women's Athletics in 1977. From 1973 to 1977, her tennis teams complied an impressive 75-3 match record. During this era of dominance on the women's tennis scene, Hutchinson's teams finished among the USTA National Tournament's top five four of five seasons. Click here to see full bio...

CHARLES JOHNSON-BASEBALL Charles Johnson was a three-year letterman for the Hurricanes from 1990-92 and a first-team All-American by The Sporting News in his final season. Johnson made a quick impact at the University of Miami upon his signing with the Hurricanes in 1989. Johnson, a first round draft pick and 10th overall selection of the Montreal Expos, decided to forgo professional baseball to play with the Hurricanes. Johnson was an outstanding player from Fort Pierce Westwood High School where he was a three-time All-State selection and the Gatorade Player of the Year for the state of Florida in 1989. Those honors helped to make him one of USA Today's Super 25 players and earned him the distinction of being named the nation's best prep catcher by Collegiate Baseball. In his rookie season at UM, Johnson tied the freshman home run record with 11 to earn a selection to both the Baseball America and Collegiate Baseball newspaper Freshman All-America teams.Click here to see full bio...

ART KEHOE-COACH Art Kehoe is one of the truest Hurricanes the University of Miami has ever known. Not only did he play for Miami in 1979 and 1980, he is a 21-year veteran on the coaching staff. Kehoe, an offensive guard and team captain, was a two-year letterwinner at Miami after transferring in from Laney Junior College, where he has since been inducted into its Hall of Fame. Coached by Howard Schnellenberger, Kehoe's 1980 team won the Peach Bowl over Virginia Tech, which may have been the precursor to the Hurricanes soon-to-arrive era of dominance beginning with the1983 National Championship. As a player, he played with the likes of Hurricane legends and current Hall of Fame members Jim Kelly, Jim Burt, Fred Marion, Lester Williams and Ronnie Lippett. Click here to see full bio...

GEORGE MIRA, JR.-FOOTBALL George Mira, Jr. was considered the nations' premiere middle linebacker from 1984-87 when he was the leader of one of the most dominating defenses that college football has ever seen. Mira, Jr., a local product out of Palmetto High School, led the Hurricanes in tackles for three straight seasons in 1985, 1986 and 1987. Additionally, Mira, Jr. was the first player in UM history to start four consecutive New Year's Day Bowl games. He finished his Hurricane football career as the schools' all-time leader in total tackles with 490 and held that distinction for 13 years until Dan Morgan piled up 532 in his four-year career that ended in 2000. In 1986, he finished sixth in the balloting for the Butkus Award, given to the nation's top linebacker. In his final season, the Associated Press named Mira, Jr. Third-Team All-American. One of the hardest hitters the Miami football program will ever see, Mira, Jr. came up big in the big games. Click here to see full bio...