SPARTANBURG, S.C. – A total of 42 former William & Mary standouts were named to the 100th anniversary Southern Conference teams in their respective sports, the league announced on Dec. 30.
 
The Southern Conference wrapped up its celebration of 100 years in 2021 with its 100th-anniversary teams in each sport it currently sponsors and has sponsored for at least 25 years. Criteria for selection varies from team to team and is explained on the Southern Conference website.

 The criteria include:
- Member of the collegiate hall of fame for that sport
- Member of the SoCon Hall of Fame
- National player of the year
- All-America honors in two different academic years
- SoCon Male or Female Athlete of the Year
- Two-time SoCon Player of the Year
 
Other benchmarks varied by sport. The teams included all honors bestowed through the 2020-21 academic year, which was the SoCon's 100th year.
 
The Southern Conference was founded on Feb. 25, 1921, when delegates from 15 of the 30 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association institutions met at the Piedmont Hotel in Atlanta, Georgia, to finalize plans for a new conference. The Tribe was a member of the Southern Conference between 1936-77.
 
Below is a list of the Tribe honorees. Check SoConSports.com for a complete list of selections.
 
Men's Basketball
Jeff Cohen, William & Mary
SoCon Male Athlete of the Year 1960-61 
 
Men's Cross Country
Reggie Clark, William & Mary
1st-team All-SoCon 1972, 1973, 1974
 
Tim Cook, William & Mary
1st-team All-SoCon 1971, 1973, 1974
 
George Davis, William & Mary
1st-team All-SoCon 1966, 1967, 1968
 
Bob DeTombe, William & Mary
SoCon champion 1957, 1958
1st-team All-SoCon 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958
 
Terry Donnelly, William & Mary
SoCon champion 1966, 1967
1st-team All-SoCon 1965, 1966, 1967
 
John Greenplate, William & Mary
1st-team All-SoCon 1972, 1973, 1974
 
Jim Johnson, William & Mary
SoCon champion 1963, 1964, 1965
1st-team All-SoCon 1963, 1964, 1965
 
Chop Jordan, William & Mary
1st-team All-SoCon 1966, 1967, 1968
 
Bill Louv, William & Mary
1st-team All-SoCon 1971, 1972, 1973
 
Ron Martin, William & Mary
SoCon champion 1970, 1971, 1973
1st-team All-SoCon 1970, 1971, 1973
 
Hal Michael, William & Mary
All-America 1968, 1969
1st-team All-SoCon 1968, 1969, 1970
 
Steve Snyder, William & Mary
1st-team All-SoCon 1970, 1971, 1972
 
Football
Chuck Albertson, E, William & Mary
SoCon Male Athlete of the Year 1966-67
 
Jack Cloud, B, William & Mary
College Football Hall of Fame 1990
All-America 1947, 1948
1st-team All-SoCon 1946, 1947, 1948
 
Bob Gadkowski, LB/DE, William & Mary
1st-team All-SoCon 1965, 1966, 1967
 
Bob Herb, C, William & Mary
1st-team All-SoCon 1968, 1969, 1970
 
Phil Mosser, FB, William & Mary
SoCon Male Athlete of the Year 1970-71
 
Garrard "Buster" Ramsey, G, William & Mary
College Football Hall of Fame 1978
 
Knox Ramsey, G, William & Mary
All-America 1946, 1947
1st-team All-SoCon 1945, 1946, 1947
 
Paul Scolaro, DB, William & Mary
1st-team All-SoCon 1970, 1971, 1972
 
Men's Tennis
Bernard "Tut" Bartzen, William & Mary
ITA Men's Collegiate Hall of Fame 1985
NCAA doubles champion 1948
 
Fred Kovaleski, William & Mary
NCAA doubles champion 1948
 
Gardner Larned, William & Mary
ITA Men's Collegiate Hall of Fame, 2014
NCAA singles champion 1947
 
Men's Track and Field
Reggie Clark, William & Mary
ITK 880-yard NCAA champion 1974
 
Mac Collins, William & Mary
ITK mile champion 1973, 1974, 1976
 
Kevin Cropp, William & Mary
OTK 1,500-meter record-holder
 
Bruce Dallas, William & Mary
ITK high jump champion 1968, 1969, 1970
OTK high jump champion 1968, 1969, 1970
 
Charles Dobson, William & Mary
ITK 60-yard high hurdles champion 1972, 1973, 1975
OTK 120-yard hurdles champion 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975
ITK 60-yard high hurdles record-holder
 
Walt Fillman, William & Mary
ITK 60-yard champion 1955, 1956, 1957
ITK 70-yard low hurdles record-holder
 
Drexell George, William & Mary
OTK shot put champion 1974, 1976, 1977
 
Doug Griffith, William & Mary
ITK 60-yard high hurdles champion 1967, 1968, 1069
 
Bill Jeffries, William & Mary
OTK high jump champion 1961, 1962, 1963
 
Jim Johnson, William & Mary
ITK mile champion 1964, 1965, 1966
ITK two-mile champion 1964, 1965, 1966
OTK mile champion 1964, 1965, 1966
10 individual titles (6 ITK, 4 OTK)
 
Juris Luzins, William & Mary
OTK 880-yard champion 1967, 1968, 1969
 
Ron Martin, William & Mary
ITK two-mile record-holder
 
Hal Michael, William & Mary
ITK mile national champion 1970
ITK mile champion 1969, 1970, 1971
OTK mile champion 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971
OTK 3,000-meter steeple champion 1969, 1970, 1971
11 individual titles (4 ITK, 7 OTK)
 
John Schilling, William & Mary
ITK high jump champion 1975, 1976, 1977
 
Bob Storm, William & Mary
ITK high jump champion 1957, 1958, 1959
OTK high jump champion 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959
 
Charles Strode, William & Mary
ITK pole vault champion 1970, 1971, 1972
 
Fred Toepke, William & Mary
OTK high jump champion 1971, 1972, 1973
 
Wrestling
Mark Belknap, William & Mary
All-America 1974, 1975
SoCon champion 1973, 1974, 1975
 
Jim Hicks, William & Mary
SoCon champion 1975, 1976, 1977
 
Bob Hobson, William & Mary
SoCon champion 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971
 
Scott Moyer, William & Mary
SoCon champion 1970, 1972, 1973
 
Lonnie Parker, William & Mary
SoCon champion 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971