Now in its 24th year of existence, the Hillsdale College Athletic Hall of Fame moves to a new date and welcomes in a super-sized class of five worthy inductees in 2023.
Hillsdale's 24th Hall of Fame Class represents four different sports and four different decades, and comprises a group of athletes who both had unprecedented individual success, and also helped lift up their teams and respective sports to new heights during their time at Hillsdale.
This year, the Hall of Fame induction ceremony is being moved to Homecoming weekend, to give more alumni and current student athletes a chance to attend. Hillsdale will hold the 24th Annual Hall of Fame Ceremony on Friday, September 22, 2023 at the Searle Center on the Hillsdale College campus. The event is set to begin at 5 p.m. with a cocktail hour, with dinner and the ceremony to follow.
This year's inductees:
Silvia Siqueira '93
One of the most talented women's tennis players in Hillsdale College history, Siqueira was dominant from her first match as a freshman, winning singles and doubles titles and earning GLIAC MVP honors in her first collegiate season. Siqueira was a two-time GLIAC champion in doubles and never lost a regular season conference match as a Charger, with only a foot injury as a junior preventing her from adding more accomplishments to her decorated career. A two-time NCAA DII Academic All-American, Siqueira helped the Chargers women's tennis program to back-to-back GLIAC runner-up finishes as a team before graduating with honors with a degree in international business in 1993.
Troy Salvior '90
A dominant pitcher in one of the best eras in Hillsdale College baseball history, Salvior had a historic senior season in 1990, leading the entire nation at the NCAA DII level in earned run average (1.43) while earning first-team All-GLIAC and Team MVP honors. Salvior finished with a 6-2 record in 1990, including wins over NCAA Division I Toledo and NCAA DIII ranked Southern Maine. For his career, Salvior ranks sixth all-time in Hillsdale history in strikeouts (180) and tied for fifth in wins (18) despite playing in an era where the Chargers played fewer games per season on average than they do now. Salvior was one of just three players in program history to be selected in the MLB Draft, taken in the 21st round by the St. Louis Cardinals, and reached AA ball in the Minor Leagues before injuries cut his pro career short.
Ralph Perriello '64 (posthumous)
A gifted guard who played his final two seasons at Hillsdale after transferring from the University of Michigan, Perriello was a standout for the Chargers under head coach Frank "Muddy" Waters, earning NAIA All-State honors as well as the team's most valuable lineman award in both 1962 and 1963, as well as Team MVP honors in 1963. A respected leader up front for the Chargers, Perriello served as co-captain of the 1963 team with 1997 Hall of Fame inductee and future NFL player Howard Mudd, and helped lead the Chargers to back-to-back winning seasons. After graduation, he became a legendary coach at Ypsilanti High School in southeastern Michigan, becoming the program's all-time winningest coach during a 13 year stint and sending several football players to Hillsdale. He moved to Florida and continued to coach and teach at Lely High School in Naples, Florida until 2000. He passed away in 2021, survived by two children, three step-children and 10 grandchildren.
Ken Moorehead '71
A titanic figure in Hillsdale College basketball history, Moorehead led the Chargers to unprecedented success as a three year starter and team captain from 1965 to 1968. Playing for head coaches Ron Halstad and Jack McAvoy, Moorehead became just the second Charger in program history at the time to surpass 1,000 points for his career, with 1,043, and he still holds the program's single-season rebounding mark of 508 set in 1967-68, and the single-game rebounding mark of 30 set in an 84-75 win over Bluffton in 1967. His 1,141 career rebounds still rank second all-time at Hillsdale. During his time as captain, the Chargers set a then-school record for wins with 19 in 1966-67, and matched that mark in his senior season of 1967-68. Moorehead was drafted by the New York Knicks in 1968, one of just two Chargers to be selected in the NBA Draft, and played professional ball overseas in Europe, as well as for three years in the EPBL, a NBA developmental league, with the Allentown Jets and Sunbury Mercuries.
Mike Broome '82
A rock on the offensive line for 1998 Hall of Famer Dick Lowry's early teams, Broome started for four seasons at guard, missing just two games in his career despite suffering a series of injuries in multiple years that would have ended most players' seasons. A consensus first-team NAIA All-American in 1981, Broome played a key role as both a leader and one of the best players on both the 1980 GLIAC Championship team and the 1981 NAIA National Semifinalist teams, paving the way for impressive offensive performances in both years. He graduated in 1982 having been named the Chargers' Offensive Lineman of the Year three times, twice earning All-GLIAC and NAIA All-District honors and serving as a co-captain in 1981. His legacy is continued at Hillsdale College by his son, Nick, who is entering his junior season as a linebacker for the Chargers this fall.
For more information on the Hillsdale College Athletic Hall of Fame, please visit our Hall of Fame web page. If you have a worthy candidate you believe should be considered for the 25th class that will be inducted in 2024, you can complete and return this form to athletics@hillsdale.edu for the Hall of Fame committee's review.
Photos from the Hillsdale College archives. From left -- Siqueira, Salvior, Perriello, Moorehead, Broome.