ABILENE, Texas -- Four Hardin-Simmons standouts have been elected for the HSU Athletic Hall of Fame and will be inducted into the hall on Friday, October 10 as part of Homecoming festivities.
Here is the brief biographical sketch of the four inductees.
Vince Langston
Men's Basketball (1985-88)
Vince Langston, a native of St. Louis, Mo., was a top recruit for the HSU basketball program. During his sophomore season (1986) he was selected as the most improved player on the squad. This honor was voted on by his teammates and the coaching staff.
During the 1986-1987 season, Vince was selected the Trans America Conference Top Scholar Athlete for basketball. He was a second-team all-conference selection, one of the top rebounders in the conference, team Most Valuable Player, was selected the TAAC player of the week several times, and won the precious Glen Whitis "Hustling Cowboy Award" honor.
During the 1987-1988 season while playing for Coach Dick Danford, Langston led the Cowboys to the finest season in over 20 years with an 18-12 record while playing the likes of LSU, Florida State, and Notre Dame. His honors included TAAC Top Scholar-Athlete Award for basketball, first-team all-TAAC, second leading rebounder in the TAAC, ranked 21st nationally in rebounding, MVP of the Metro-Mobile Basketball Tournament at UTEP, all-tournament selection at the Hilo Hawaii Tournament, selected numerous times as conference player of the week, and recorded a triple double against Mercer with 17 points, 15 rebounds, and 10 assists.
After graduation he played European league ball in Ireland for Team Harp Lager located in Ballina, Ireland. The following season Vince played on a United States select team that toured Belgium and played against several of the league teams from Belgian.
Langston graduated from Hardin-Simmons University in May of 1988 with a finance degree. He received his MBA from Washington University in St. Louis graduating with honors from the Louis Olin School of Business. He currently resides in San Diego, Calif.
Vince Langston is employed as the Director of Business Development for Emerson Electric in San Diego. Emerson Inc. designs and supplies product technology and engineering services to industrial, commercial and consumer markets. Sales for the year 2007 were $22 billion.
Scott Forbes
Football, 1990-93
Scott Forbes was a member of the first football team in 1990, after a 27-year absence of football on the Forty Acres. In just their third year of existence, the Cowboys qualified for the NAIA playoffs and advanced to the quarterfinals. In 1993, the Cowboys were conference champions and advanced to the NAIA semifinals.
Forbes holds an impressive defensive career record. He ranks first all-time at HSU in sacks with 24 and is second in tackles for loss with 40. He also is sixth in total tackles (249), seventh in unassisted tackles (111) and fifth in assisted tackles (111).
Forbes was selected first team all-TIAA and was an honorable mention all-American selection.
After graduation, Forbes joined the Navy and became a member of the elite Navy SEALs, and he has had a highly successful career to date. He has served several combat tours in Iraq and Afghanistan, most recently as a team leader. He has received numerous decorations which include three Bronze Stars with valor.
Linda Dulude Jeffrey
Women's Golf, 1992-95
It is not an exaggeration to say that Linda Dulude Jeffery is the most decorated women's golfer in HSU history. The only four time All-American at HSU, Linda was a member of the 1994 NAIA National Championship team which finished with a winning score of 997. Dulude had a three-day total of 237 and finished third in individual scoring. She was also a three-time academic all-American.
In her senior year the Cowgirls won five tournaments, defeating numerous scholarship schools. In 1995, the Cowgirls finished third in the NCAA Division II/III National Championship Tournament and second in the Spring NAIA National Championship Tournament.
In 2006 she was named the Air Force Female Athlete of the Year. She won the Women's Golf Championship by 39 strokes and later won the Armed Forces Women's Championship by nine strokes. Later in the year she traveled to Galway, Ireland to complete in the Council International Du Sport Military Championship. She won the event by 12 strokes.
Dulude is a reservist and is a stay-at-home mom busy raising twins in her off-duty time.
Rena Richardson
Women's Soccer, 1990-96
Rena Richardson was a four-year letterman as a midfielder and served as team captain for four seasons at Hardin-Simmons. She was the team MVP in 1990 and 1993 and completed her career ranked second on the school's all-time scoring list with 92 points on 35 goals and 20 assists.
Richardson began her coaching career as the interim head coach at HSU. She was named head coach the following season in 1994. Richardson served as head coach for three years and led the team to an 11-9 overall record and a conference title in 1996. She was named the conference coach of the year that same season.
Richardson then went to Texas A&M for two seasons as an assistant coach. She helped the Aggies compile a two-year record of 32-11, including an 18-3 mark in 1997 and a Big 12 Conference regular season and tournament championships. The Aggies advanced to the NCAA tournament both years.
Richardson spent two seasons as the head coach of the University of Louisiana-Monroe where she undertook the difficult task of staring a Division I women's soccer program, and led the team to 10 wins. Richardson then was an assistant coach at the University of Alabama where she helped the Crimson Tide post a three-year mark of 31-21-5.
Rena became the fifth head coach in the 17-year history of the Tulsa women's soccer program in December 2003. Richardson's players exceeded off the field as well as on the field. All-WAC Academic Team honors, CoSIDA Academic All District VI Second Team, President's List and Dean's List as well as the TU Athletic Director's Honor Roll.
Richardson left Tulsa in 2007 to spend more time with her family.
