Wayne Thorp - Hall of Honor - Sul Ross State University Athletics

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Wayne Thorp

Sport Football
Induction Year 2011

Bio

B.S. Degree in Business Administration, 1985
Lettered in football, 1982, 83 and 84
Lettered in track, 1984 and 85
Member of the TIAA Championship Football Team, 1982
Competed in NAIA National Football Quarterfinals, 1982
All TIAA, 1983 and 84
TIAA Academic All Conference, 1983 and 84
NAIA All District 8, 1984
Defensive Player of the Year, 1984
NAIA All American, 1984
Academic All American, 1984
Who's Who in American Colleges and Universities, 1983 and 84
Named to the Sul Ross Academic Dean's List six times
Sul Ross Man fo the Year, 1984-85
Naval Officer Candidates' School-Commissioned May, 1988
Surface Warfare Officer School-Top Engineer Award, 1988
Served in the U.S. Navy on the USSWaddell, 1988-90
Navy Achievement Medal-Persian Gulf Operations, 1989
Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal-Persian Gulf, 1989
Served as construction superindendent with Kiewit Construction in Ft. Worth
Kiewit Major League Award Construction Award, 2001
Owner/Manager of Thorp Companies-Mertzon, Texas