Western Carolina Athletics Hall of Fame
Odell Griffin - Baseball - (1939-40)
Odell Griffin was Western Carolina's first nationally recognized baseball player. He threw a no-hitter at Tennessee as a freshman and set standards that would stand for three decades. He posted a 21-2 record in only two seasons and averaged 16 strikeouts per game in his collegiate career. He signed with the Philadelphia Athletics after the 1940 seasons, but World War II cut his professional career short. He later distinguished himself as a coach and administrator at West Henderson High. An endowed scholarship bearing his name is awarded annually to the outstanding WCU pitcher.
