Lettermen's Hall of Fame Class Announced
8/15/2014 12:00:00 AM | General
FORT WORTH, Texas - Nick Browne, R.E. Dodson, Michael Frater, Ellie Gibson, Adam Rubinson and Walter Soza will comprise the 47th class set for induction into the TCU Lettermen's Association Hall of Fame. The group will be honored in a formal ceremony and banquet on Sept. 11 at 7 p.m., at TCU's Brown-Lupton University Union. "We are proud to announce six highly-decorated athletes to be inducted into our Hall of Fame," said Gary Cooper, TCU Lettermen's Association President. "This year's class includes All-American's, Olympians, All-Conference selections and those who help lead their teams to championships."
Nick Browne (Football/Soccer 2001-03)
Nick Browne was a dual sport athlete at TCU, starring for both the football and men's soccer teams.
On the gridiron, Browne set the TCU career record for points by kicking in a season (122) after converting 28 field goals and 28 PATs during his senior season in 2003. Brown also holds the TCU career records for field goals made in a season (28; 2003) and in a career (65).
Browne was a two-time all-conference selection and shared the Roger Trophy with Bo Schobel in 2003, becoming just the second placekicker to earn TCU Football's highest honor. Browne was named a consensus First-Team All-American following the 2003 season.
As a member of the TCU soccer team, Browne was the leading scorer with five goals and three assists for 13 points in 2001.
R.E. Dodson (Football - 1958-60)
R.E. Dodson was a three-year football letterman and helped TCU claim back-to-back Southwest Conference titles in 1958 and 1959. Dodson led TCU in rushing in 1960 as well as pacing the ground attack for the 1957 WOGS squad.
Dodson also handled the kicking duties and was the NCAA's top extra point kicker (20-21) in 1959, winning the Frog Club Golden Shoe Award. In 1960, Dodson kicked the winning point to top Southern California by one point while kicking six extra points in a victory over Texas A&M. Overall, Dodson tallied 44 total points in the Southwest Conference during his career.
Dodson continues to support the University as a member of the TCU Lettermen's Association, Frog Club, Chancellor's Council and Clark Society Board of Directors.
Michael Frater (Men's Track & Field 2001-04)
Michael Frater is a four-year letterman and is one of the most decorated student-athletes in TCU track and field history with seven All-America selections and five Conference USA titles.
Frater was named the 2002 C-USA Outdoor Athlete of the Year and was the silver medalist at the 2004 NCAA Championship.
Frater also excelled in the classroom in his time at TCU as he was named an Academic All-American in 2003.
Frater has shined on the world stage since departing TCU, competing in the last three Olympic Games with Gold medals at the 2008 Games in Bejing and 2012 Games in London. Of Jamaica's combined four Olympic and World Championship Gold medals, only Frater and Usain Bolt were on all four teams.
Ellie Gibson (Women's Golf - 1986-89)
Ellie Gibson was a four-year letterwinner on the women's golf team, earning All-America honors as a senior in 1989 while also being named the TCU Female Athlete of the Year.
Gibson, who earned a 78.07 stroke average in 96 career rounds, earned back-to-back All-Southwest Conference honors after posting top-four finishes in 1988 and 1989 at the league tournament. She was a member of the SWC all-decade team in the 1980s and ranked fifth nationally as a senior.
Following her time at TCU, Gibson spent 13 years on the LPGA Tour, racking up 14 top-20 finishes. Gibson also competed in the 1984 and 1986 U.S. Women's Open as an amateur and is currently a member of the LPGA's Legends Tour.
Adam Rubinson (Men's Golf - 1999-03)
Adam Rubinson is one of the most decorated men's golfers in TCU history, earning All-America honors in 2002 and 2003 while coming one stroke shy of claiming the individual title at the 2002 NCAA Championship.
Rubinson helped lead the Horned Frogs to three-straight Conference USA titles as well as the 2002 NCAA Championship, where TCU placed 11th nationally. Rubinson ranks second among TCU golfers since 1994 for lowest round (64) and fifth in career stroke average (73.00) and single-season stroke average (71.34).
The C-USA Player of the Year in 2003, Rubinson has competed on the PGA and Nationwide Tours and represented the United States at the Walker Cup and Palmer Cup in 2003.
Walter Soza (Men's Swimming 1993-97)
Walter Soza remains one of the greatest swimmers in TCU history, representing the program's first All-American and Olympian.
Soza competed in the NCAA Championships in three-straight seasons from 1994-96 and claimed All-America honors in the 200-medley in 1994 while earning All-Southwest Conference honors the following season.
Soza, the Nicaragua "Athlete of the Year" in 1993, represented his country at the 1996 Olympic Games in Atlanta, competing in the 200-fly, 200-IM and 400-medley.
