ORONO – Former coach William Kenyon, and former Black Bear Jamie Cassidy head a list of six inductees for 2005 induction into the University of Maine Sports Hall of Fame.

Kenyon served as head coach of the Maine baseball, football, and basketball teams prior to and after World War II. Cassidy, a 2000 graduate, was a member of the women’s basketball team. Former hockey goalie Scott King (’90), baseball player Dan Kane (’88), track & field athlete Freeman Webb (’33), and basketball player Dean Smith (’89, ’91) will also be inducted during homecoming weekend, Oct. 21-23.

With the support of the M Club, the University of Maine Sports Hall of Fame was initiated 19 years ago to honor UMaine’s finest athletes and administrators and since then 126 people have been inducted. The criteria for selection into the Hall of Fame is achievement in the athletic program, but other factors are also considered. They include character, leadership and integrity, as well as non-athletic service to the university community and achievement later in life.

Kenyon coached the football, baseball, and basketball varsity teams for a combined 24 seasons. He also served as freshman coach or assistant coach for those sports for 40 combined seasons while a member of the Maine coaching staff from 1926 to 1949. His baseball teams won state series championships in 1937 and 1942 while his basketball teams won those titles in 1938-39, 1939-40, and 1941-42.

Kenyon is a graduate of Georgetown University, where he was a three-sport star and former coach. He was an All-American fullback for Georgetown and rated the top college catcher in the country. He died at the age of 53 in 1951.

Cassidy had her number retired last January. She was a member of the basketball team from 1997-2000 and ranked third in scoring (2,380 points) and rebounds (983). She was a member of the Black Bear team that defeated Stanford in the NCAA Tournament in 1999.

That year Cassidy was named ECAC and America East Player of the Year. She was a four-time All-America East choice, America East Rookie of the Year in 1997, and a WBCA/Kodak District I All-American in 1999. She was drafted by Miami of the WNBA. She also played professionally in Germany and last year served as head coach of the girls team at Salem (N.H.) High School.

King still holds University of Maine records for games played (110) and saves (2463) by a Black Bear goaltender. His 66 career wins is tied with Garth Snow for the most all-time at Maine.

A member of the Maine hockey team from 1986-90, King was a three-time All-Hockey East goalie, and was selected Hockey East’s Top Goalie in 1987, 1988, and 1989. He received All-New England honors in 1988 and 1990. He played briefly in the NHL. He graduated from the University of New England Osteopathic Medical School and is now a doctor.

Smith was a GTE/CoSIDA Academic All-American in 1988, 1989, and 1990. He received the 1990 Walter Byers Postgraduate Scholarship, awarded to the nation’s top scholar-athlete. He is the namesake for the award presented to Maine’s top student-athletes each year.

Smith led the North Atlantic Conference in scoring (19.0 ppg) his senior year and ended his UM career 10th on the all-time scoring list with 1,131 points. He graduated in just seven semesters in Electrical Engineering, and also received his master’s degree from Maine. Smith now does research on campus and also serves as the M Club’s second vice president.

Kane’s .441 batting average in 1984 ranks third all-time in UMaine history. He also led the team with a .382 batting average in 1987. He was an NCAA All-Regional choice in 1984 and 1986. He was a member of Maine’s 1984 and 1986 College World Series teams.

Kane also earned ECAC North All-Conference honors in 1985 and was ECAC North Player of the Year in 1987. Kane has worked for 17 years as a physical education teacher at George Stevens Academy in Blue Hill. He has coached varsity baseball for 16 years and soccer for 13 years.

Webb was captain of the 1933 track squad. He participated in the 1932 Olympic Trials in the pole vault, tying for third. He was the Maine Intercollegiate Track & Field pole vault champion in 1931, 1932, and 1933 setting a record in all three victories. He also placed second in the high jump each of those three years.