East Tennessee State University

From 1952 until 1957, Jay Baumgardener, Jr. played for the Bucs in both basketball and golf. He earned a basketball letter in 1953 and helped start the golf team, playing one year. He helped to restart the golf program in the 1980s and is a member of the ETSU President’s Trust and the ETSU Foundation. Baumgardner served as director of the Pirate Club and served as a Pirate Club fundraiser. ETSU selected Baumgardner as a member of the ETSU Athletic Hall of Fame in 2002.