East Tennessee State University

A two-sport athlete in tennis and basketball from 1956 until 1959 and head tennis coach from 1960 until 1961, and then again from 1975 to 1983, Gilbert “Buddy” Hartsell was voted Coach of the Year in the Ohio Valley in 1978 and in the Southern Conference in 1981. Hartsell compiled a 131-55 (.704) career coaching record, which stands as the second highest win total in school history. He became an Athletic Hall of Fame member at ETSU in 1984.