Tuskegee University Athletic Hall of Fame

05/03/2025

SAVE DATE

03/04/2022

Happy 60th BIRTHDAY to TU HOFer Joel McCloud Jr. Have a good one!

02/10/2022

Before Venus & Serena Williams, there was Margaret and Matilda Peters. They were nicknamed “Pete” and “Repeat” for their doubles playing skills and last name. The Peters sisters attended Tuskegee Institute in 1937. While they were in college, segregation laws did not allow African Americans to compete against whites, so the Peters sisters played in the American Tennis Association (ATA), which was created specifically to give African-Americans a forum to play tennis competitively. After graduating from Tuskegee in 1941 they both continued to play tennis in the ATA. They won 14 doubles tennis titles between 1938 and 1953. Despite their great skill, the sisters were never permitted to compete against the great white doubles players of the time. By the time the walls of segregation in tennis started falling, the Peters sisters were past their prime and were never able to compete in racially integrated matches. However, they gained fame as tennis stars. Margaret and Matilda Peters were inducted into the Tuskegee Hall of Fame in 1977

12/22/2021

TUSKEGEE, Ala. – Tuskegee University has announced the appointment of Reginald Ruffin as the new athletic director and head football coach. Ruffin is the former Director of Athletics and Head Football Coach of Miles College.

12/19/2021

Happy Holidays🎅🏾

11/26/2021

#’s 8, 65 and 90 (not pictured) are already in the TUAHOF

The next class to be inducted includes Kenneth Jeffries Danita Pearl

11/17/2021

Happy Founders Day👍🏾

10/27/2021

10/25/2021

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10/25/2021

He was an amazing coach. Did he Coach you?

Whitney L. Van Cleve (April 6, 1922 – January 21, 1997) was an American football coach. He served as the head football coach at Tuskegee University from 1955 to 1963, Alabama State University from 1964 to 1968, Hampton University from 1969 to 1973, and Albany State University from 1977 to 1979, compiling career college football coaching record of 91–111–10.