Hall of Fame

Eugene Sanders

  • Class
  • Induction
    2016
  • Sport(s)
    Football , Men's Track & Field
  • Mississippi Valley State
  • Eugene Sanders was a standout track & field athlete at Mississippi Valley State University in the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC), where he earned All-SWAC and NAIA All-America honors from 1980 to 1982 and led his team to back-to-back NAIA national championships in 1980 and 1981.
  • In recognition of his outstanding collegiate career and lasting impact on SWAC athletics, Sanders was inducted into the SWAC Hall of Fame in 2016.