The Kentucky State University K-Club Hall of Fame will induct six new members during this weekend's Homecoming festivities.
John Few '58
Football/Track & Field
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Few was a two sport athlete at KSU. He played Football and was a member of the Track & Field team. During his football career, there wasn't many statistics kept during his playing days, but he was on a team that had some outstanding players. Some are in the KSU Hall of Fame, including 2016 Hall of Fame inductee, William Sumlin.
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He was primary a hard hitting linebacker, who occasionally played on the powerful defensive line. During his sophomore, junior and senior years, he started and played in every game. Not only did he played in every game in those three years, he played both sides of the ball, offensive and defensive. He was a Guard on the offensive line. John usually play the entire game. His outstanding play earned him three athletic letters.
Few is proud to have been a member of the 1957 team that was ranked 4th nationally by the Black Nation College Poll. This is the highest ranking ever in KSU history, in any football college poll.
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On the Track & Field team, he also earned three athletic letters. He was a Hurdler that was one of the best in the conference and in the State of Kentucky. He was the team Captain during his junior and senior year.
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After John graduated from KSU, he moved to Detroit Michigan to become an educator in the Detroit Public School system. He believed in helping the youth in the city of Detroit. He started coaching football and track at Detroit Cooley High school. He received several honors as a coach, which include being name "Detroit Public School Football Coach of the Year".
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Few is married to KSU alumni, Dorothy (Mason), who is from Frankfort, KY. They have been married for 57 years and currently reside in Rochester, MI. They have three children, John III, Michael and Joanne (McWilson). They also have 5 grandchildren. He, along with Dorothy, currently are owners of D & J Sporting Goods which they have operated for 31 years.Â
Kenneth Fulman '93
Baseball
Fulman's career was one that many athletes could only wish for, as he obtained many honors while playing for KSU. He was a four year starter and earned an athletic letter each of those years. In 1991 and 1992, he was selected as the team's Captain. He was selected in 1990 to the Academic All-American team. For three years from 1990 to 1992, he was selected to the Great Lakes Valley Conference (GLVC) Pre-Season All-Conference team.Â
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In multiple years, he led the baseball team in Home Runs and Runs Batted-In. But it was his defensive play that helped him earn KSU's "Defensive Player of the Year" award during the 1990-91 season. Finally, in 1992, he capped his career off as he was selected and played in the Historically Black College and Universities All-Star game.
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He left KSU and continued to earn other fantastic honors. For the past 25 years, he coached at Chicago Harlan High School. For the last 18 years, he was the head coach where he compiled a record of 460-163. During this time, his teams won 13 Illinois High School Association (IHSA) Regional titles; two IHSA Sectional titles; and, a Chicago Public School City Championship. He has coached 13 Major League Baseball draft picks, nine All-Americans and 29 All-State players. These accomplishments were the reasons why in 2016 he was the second African-American inducted into the Illinois High School Baseball Coaches Association (IHSBCA) Hall of Fame.
Fullman still lives in Chicago and is married to Nicola. They have two sons, Kendrique and Kendall. He's a member of Omega Psi Phi Fraternity. He's also a KSU National Alumni Association Life Member and a member of the KSU K-Club. He is currently employed with the Chicago Police Department working as a School Liaison Officer.
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Willie James '02
Baseball
While attending KSU, he earned four athletic letters. He was a member of two outstanding academic organizations while carrying a double major, the Alpha Kappa Mu Society and Delta Mu Delta Society. He was not only an outstanding athlete but an outstanding scholar as well.
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James performed at his best during his junior and senior years on the baseball team. During his junior year he led the team in every offensive category, except in Home Runs. He was ranked 34th in the nation with a .430 batting average in the NCAA Division II. He help the team to reach the conference title game.  He was selected to play for the 2001 USA Athletics International German Baseball Open. He was selected to the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SIAC) All-Conference team and was voted as the team Most Valuable Player.
During his senior year, he continued his outstanding play as he had a .421 batting average which placed him 16th nationally in the NCAA Division II. Once again, his team played in the conference title game. He was selected to the SIAC All-Conference team and the team's Most Valuable Player for the second year in a row.
After his career was over, he played a couple of years in the Louisville Semi-Pro leagues. James currently lives in Louisville, KY and is a Senior Manager for Papa John's International.
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Kenneth Jones '08
Basketball
During his four year career at KSU, Jones achieved many honors. He was an outstanding scorer as he ended his career being listed as the number three scorer in KSU history. He earned four athletic letters while playing at KSU. In his senior year, Jones averaged 17.3 points a game while having a shooting percentage of .671. He also averaged 9.2 rebounds a game. He was the team's top rebounder each of his four years, and the top scorer his sophomore, junior, and senior season. He was selected the team's "Most Valuable Player" in his junior and senior year.
He was selected to the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SIAC) First team, twice. In 2008, his senior year, he was named the SIAC men's basketball Most Valuable Player and earn a NCAA Division II All-American honorable mention. He was named the SIAC Men's Basketball Player of the Week five times.
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When Jones ended his career, he signed a professional contract in 2009 to play with ABA's Kentucky Bisons. He has played for several professional teams in Mexico, Canada and South America since 2012. He currently plays for the Hindu Club de Resistencia of the Torneo Nacional de Ascenso, the second best league in Argentina.
Jones currently lives in Louisville, KY and has a son, Keaston.
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Vaughn Little
Tennis Coach
Coach Little was the Men's and Women's Tennis Coach, as well as, an assistant football coach at Kentucky State University. During his tenure at KSU, the tennis team won more matches in 5 years, than the number of victories in the 60-year history of KSU tennis.
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Little's accomplishments helped to give KSU regional and state recognition. The women's team won their first conference championship in 1999. The same year the men's team captured the conference runner-up trophy. Both conferences were played at Morehouse College. Two of the athletes he coached went on win the "Player of the Year Award".
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Vaughn's success was noticed by his peers in the conference, naming him "Coach of the Year" on two occasions.
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Roderic Twyman '77
Baseball
During Twyman's span, he was one of the most versatile athletes in KSU's baseball history, playing almost every position, including pitcher. He was one of the best hitters in the universities history. It was difficult keeping Twyman off the field. He had a batting average of over .450 on three occasions during the baseball season.
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During the 1974-1975, Twyman's best year, he finished with a batting average of .373 and may hold the distinction of being the first KSU baseball player in history to play an entire four-year career without making an error. He was considered a defensive specialist.
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In combined seasons, 1975-76 and 1976-77, Twyman achieved a school record for obtaining a hitting streak of 30 games. During his sophomore season, 1974-75, he was awarded baseball's Most Improved Player. In his 1974-75 season, Twyman helped lead the KSU baseball team to the best record in school history, finishing with 43 wins and 10 loses. In 1976, during his junior year, he was a member of the team that was ranked fourth nationally among NCAA Division II teams. Twyman's outstanding abilities helped KSU's baseball team secure a trip to the NAIA College World Series for the first time in the school's history. His honors also include earning the NAIA All-District Award his junior and senior seasons. In 1976, the team placed third at the College World Series. He was instrumental in the team obtaining the best record in history as they compiled an impressive 55-6, a record which stands today.
Roderic resides in Newark, NJ with his wife Sylvia and has two children, daughter Gabrielle and son Jamar.
He was selected to the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SIAC) First team, twice. In 2008, his senior year, he was named the SIAC men's basketball Most Valuable Player and earn a NCAA Division II All-American honorable mention. He was named the SIAC Men's Basketball Player of the Week five times.
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When Kenny ended his career, he signed a professional contract in 2009 to play with ABA's Kentucky Bisons. He has played for several professional teams in Mexico, Canada and South America since 2012. He currently plays for the Hindu Club de Resistencia of the Torneo Nacional de Ascenso, the second best league in Argentina.
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