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Carl Ince (2007)
- Basketball ('52-55)
- Twice named to "Small-America" team (for players 5'10 or shorter)
- Twice named 1st Team All-Border Conference
- Leading scorer on the first Texas Tech team to play in the NCAA tourney
- Twice led the Red Raiders to the Border Conference title
- Averaged 12.7ppg as a sophomore
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Dan Irons (1999)
- Hometown: Lubbock
- Football - 1975-77
- All-America first-team as offensive tackle in 1977
- Two-time All-Southwest
- Started as sophomore on offense that led Southwest Conference in total yards
- Key fixture on 1976 team that rose as high as No. 4 in nation and had 10-1 regular season
- Helped team to Bluebonnet Bowl and Tangerine Bowl
- Invited to Hula Bowl and Japan Bowl
- Drafted by San Francisco but could not overcome persistent knee problems
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Ed Irons (1973)
- Hometown: Puducah
- Football and Basketball - 1940-42
- One of school's top linemen in pre-World War II era
- Three-year letterman in football and basketball
- Helped 1940-41 basketball teams to 40 wins playing outside of Border Conference
- Helped 1942 basketball team to runner-up finish in Border Conference
- Former Superintendent of Lubbock Independent School District
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Leete Jackson (1975)
- Hometown: Lubbock
- Football - 1946-47
- Helped team to 1947 Border Conference Championship
- Helped team to Sun Bowl as senior
- Former Executive VP of the Red Raider Club from 1951-86
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Bubba Jennings (1995)
- Hometown: Clovis, New Mexico
- Basketball - 1981, 1983-85
- Southwest Conference Male Athlete of the year and Male Scholar-Athlete of the Year as senior
- Naismith Award (for nation's best player under six feet tall) in 1985
- Little Man's All-America first-team in 1985
- Led team to SWC regular-season and post-season tournament titles in 1985
- All-Southwest Conference in 1984 and 1985
- All-SWC Post-Season Tournament in 1983 and 1985
- Scored 1,727 career, second most in school history at the time
- Second on school's career free throw percentage list at .849 (325 of 383)
- SWC Newcomer Team in 1981
- Because of Jennings' outside shooting ability, SWC coaches voted 8-1 against instituting three-point circle on trial basis prior to Jennings' final season
- Assistant basketball coach under Bob Knight 2001-present
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Morley Jennings (1976)
- Athletic Director - 1941-51
- Resigned as Baylor head football coach to become athletic director at Texas Tech
- Guided program through tough economic World War II era
- Helped boost program to level to be considered for Southwest Conference admittance
- Hired Polk Robison as basketball coach
- Hired Dell Morgan to replace Pete Cawthon as football coach
- Inducted into Helms Foundation Hall of Honor in 1965
- Chairman of the Dept. of Physical Education for Men from 1941-66
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Jerry Johnson (2007)
- Football ('51-54)
- All-Border Conference ('54)
- Team captain who led the '54 team in passing yards and total offense as team finished 7-2-1
- Walk-on teamed with fellow Hall of Famer Jack Kirkpatrick to lead '53 Red Raiders to 11-1 record
- In 1952 and posted a single-season passing yardage total of 702, a school record that stood until 1964
- Also in '52, his total yards figure of 1,027 was a record that stood until
1965
- Ended his career as the leading passer in school history
- Played in the Blue-Gray Game and the Salad Bowl All-Star game
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Noel Johnson (2005)
- Women's Basketball - 1991-95
- Starting point guard for National Champion Lady Raider basketball team. Dropped four free throws in the last 30 seconds of the national championship to ice the win.
- As a junior, she was named All-Southwest Conference, ranking nationally in three-point field goals per game and three-point field goal percentage.
- Teammates voted her MVP and she was awarded the inaugural Jeannine McHaney Award, given annually to the top female athlete at Texas Tech.
- As a senior, she was again named All-SWC and again ranked nationally in three-point field goal percentage.
- Left Tech the career leader in games started with 102.
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Clifford B. Jones (1970)
- President of Texas Tech - 1938-44
- Personally donated crucial funds to finalize construction of football stadium
- Clifford B. and Audrey Jones Stadium opened in 1947 with a capacity of 29,000
- Stadium rededicated in Jones' name in ceremony after stadium expansion in 1960
- Helped create the university's Southwest Collections in the 1920's
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Lewis Jones (1972)
- Hometown: Cleburne
- Football - 1936-37
- One of school's rare two-year team captains (co-captain in 1936 and 1937)
- Versatile player who lettered early in career as end and fullback, but wound up playing guard
- Helped team to historic 7-0 win over Sammy Baugh and TCU in 1936
- Helped team to first bowl appearance (1937 Sun Bowl)
- Invited to play in College All-Star Game
- Served as school's popular Dean of Men from 1953-68 and Assistant Dean of Students in 1968-69
- Dean of Students in 1969-70
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T. Jones (2004)
- Hometown: Childress
- Served as Athletic Director from 1985-93
- Hired successful coaches Spike Dykes, James Dickey and Larry Hays
- Oversaw program during Lady Raiders run to the 1993 national championship -- the school's first in any sport
- Oversaw completion of the Athletic Training Center and upgrade of Dan Law Field
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Curtis Jordan (1999)
- Hometown: Lubbock
- Football - 1972-75
- Twice All-Southwest Conference as defensive back
- Helped team to 23-10-2 record during three-year starting career
- Two-Time All-SWC
- Helped team to 11-1 record and Gator Bowl in 1973 and Peach Bowl in 1974
- First freshman to play in Southwest Conference in 1972
- Played in the Blue-Gray All-Star Game and the Coaches All-American Game
- Longest NFL career of any Red Raider at the time-- five years at Tampa Bay and six at Washington
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Bill Kelley (1980)
- Hometown: Idalou
- Football, Basketball, and Track - 1945-48
- Rare eight-letterwinner
- Earned four letters in football (1945-48), two in basketball (1945-46) and two in track (1946-47)
- All-Border Conference end in 1948
- Helped team to Border Conference championships in 1947-48 and '48 Raisin Bowl
- Member of Border Conference champion mile relay team in 1946
- Drafted and played two years for Green Bay Packers (1949-50) and one year for Winnipeg (1951) in the CFL
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Don King (2008)
- Football ('66-68)
- 2nd Team All-American ('68)
- All-Southwest Conference ('68)
- Participated in the East-West Shrine Bowl and Hula Bowl
- Three-year starter at guard
- Dave Campbell's Texas Football magazine named King to the "Texas Tech Dream Team" for the era spanning 1960-1994
- Early in 2008 during the commemoration of Lubbock's Centennial Celebration, the Lubbock Avalanche-Journal named him to the "all-time Tech team"
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JT King (1980)
- Head Football Coach - 1961-1969
- Athletic Director - 1970-78
- Brought football program from infancy in Southwest Conference to upper division conference finishes in five of last six seasons as head coach
- Served as assistant coach on DeWitt Weaver's staff from 1958-60
- Coached five first-team All-Americans from 1961-69
- Took teams to the 1964 Sun Bowl and 1965 Gator Bowl
- Coached in the East-West Shrine Game (1966), the Hula Bowl (1966) and the Blue-Gray Game (1968)
- Hired successful coaches like Jim Carlen and Steve Sloan in football and Gerald Myers in basketball
- Oversaw major projects like the opening of the J. William Davis Dining Hall, the first installation of artificial turf, and a new track facility
- Senior College Coach of the Year in 1965
- Prime mover in Lubbock hosting the Coaches All-America Game in 1970-75
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Krista Kirkland-Gerlich (2003)
- Hometown: Spearman
- Basketball - 1990-93
- Key outside shooter for 1993 Lady Raider National Championship Team
- Three-time All-Southwest Conference in helping team to 81-16 record (1991-93)
- 1993 SWC All-Tournament Team, NCAA West Regional All-Tournament Team, and Final Four All-Tournament Team
- NCAA Woman of the Year in 1993
- Set SWC records for career three pointers made (220) and attempted (528) and second with 553 assists
- Jersey #21 is retired
- Assistant Lady Raider coach 2003-present
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Jack Kirkpatrick (1971)
- Hometown: Post
- Football - 1952-55
- All-America honorable mention in helping Red Raiders to one of most successful seasons ever in 1953
- Helped team to three consecutive Border Conference Championships
- Border Conference Most Valuable Player after quarterbacking team to 11-1 record and historic 35-13 victory over Auburn in '54 Gator Bowl
- All-Border Conference in 1953
- Helped team to No. 12 national ranking by AP and UP
- Helped team lead nation in scoring (428 pts.), kickoff returns (24.7 avg.) and fumble recoveries (32)
- Had 100-yard kickoff returns for touchdowns vs. West Texas State and Tulsa
- Had third-most PATs in nation as soph and served as place kicker all four years
- Helped team to 1955 Sun Bowl
- Team was 25-6-2 in last three years
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Arch Lamb (1991)
- Founder of Saddle Tramps - 1936
- As school head yell leader, saw need for men's spirit organization
- First president of organization of 10 members
- Saddle Tramps grew into model of spirit, service, and leadership copied around the country
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George Langford (1964)
- Hometown: Frankell
- Football - 1929-32
- Tackle who earned nickname "Iron Man" for his endurance
- Three-time school heavyweight boxing champion
- Served on athletic council from 1943-53
- Helped found the 100 Club, which has evolved into the present Alumni Association
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Dan Law (1984)
- Hometown: Wetumpka, Alabama
- Football 1955-56
- Baseball 1956-57
- Played end on 1955 Border Conference championship team
- Two-year baseball letterman (1956-57) who helped revitalize program after 25-year absence
- Instrumental in renovation of baseball facility that has carried his name since 1988
- Long-time supporter of athletic projects
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T.L. Leach (1977)
- Staunch supporter of Red Raider Athletics as Athletic Council Member and Chairman - 22 years
- Played important role in Texas Tech admission into Southwest Conference
- Served on Athletic Council in 1956-78
- Past chairman of Agricultural Education
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Charlie Lynch (2009)
- Basketball
- Three-year letterwinner and co-captain as a senior
- Later assistant basketball coach through the 1960s
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Lisa Love (2000)
- Hometown: Arlington
- Volleyball - 1974-77
- Helped pioneer women's athletics on intercollegiate level
- All-Region in 1977
- Four-year starter who helped team to 141-42-1 record on AIAW intercollegiate level (1975-77)
- Twice team captain
- Helped boost visibility and support for women's volleyball through 16 years of collegiate coaching and athletic administration
- Helped coach teams in the Pan Am Games, the World University Games, the Sports Festival
- Named Athletic Director at Arizona State University - April 2005
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