Alumni Award Recipients
| Award type | Award year | Name | Grad year | Sport/Award |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 1973 | F. LeRoy Anderson | 1949 | Basketball/Football |
| Alumni Achievement Award | 1973 | James F. Nickerson | 1932 | |
| Young Alumni Achievement Award | 1973 | Edward F. Stevens | 1963 | |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 1973 | R. Victor Bailey | 1936 | Basketball/Football |
| Alumni Achievement Award | 1973 | Margaret Jo Prouty | 1932 | |
| Young Alumni Achievement Award | 1973 | Linda Loewenstein Stevens | 1964 | |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 1973 | Larry B. Bartels | 1963 | Football/Track |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 1973 | Neil C. Davis | 1939 | Football |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 1973 | Harvey A. Feyerherm | 1940 | Basketball |
| Medal of Honor | 1973 | Ellery K. Files | 1908 | |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 1973 | Clarence H. Folsom | 1921 | Basketball and Track |
| Medal of Honor | 1973 | Dr. Raymond C. Truex | 1934 | |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 1973 | Raymond W. "Jack" Johnson | 1916 | Football/Basketball/Track |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 1973 | Robert P. Ketterer, Sr. | 1950 | Baseball/Basketball/Football |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 1973 | Earl Raitt | 1925 | Football |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 1973 | Elbert E. Souders | 1940 | Basketball/Tennis |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 1973 | Rudy A. Stoehr | 1963 | Basketball/Football |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 1973 | Dwight L. Williams | 1917 | Football |
| Alumni Loyalty Award | 1973 | Fred W. Martens | 1926 | |
| Alumni Loyalty Award | 1973 | Laona Hobson Underkofler | 1931 | |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 1972 | Lonnie C. Johnson | 1960 | Baseball/Football |
| Alumni Achievement Award | 1972 | Mary Lea Boner Butler | 1948 | |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 1972 | Benjamin H. Mickey | 1910 | Football |
| Alumni Achievement Award | 1972 | Robert E. Butler | 1949 | |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 1972 | Lloyd E. Sowers | 1924 | Football |
| Alumni Achievement Award | 1972 | Mary Lou Barker Harkness | 1947 | |
| Young Alumni Achievement Award | 1972 | Ray W. Uhlhorn | 1961 | |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 1972 | Francis T. Alabaster | 1925 | Football/Track |
| Alumni Loyalty Award | 1972 | Phyllis Carnes Rothleutner | 1950 | |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 1972 | Robert E. Gaston | 1952 | Baseball/Basketball |
| Alumni Loyalty Award | 1972 | Wesley M. Rothleutner | 1949 | |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 1972 | Dell G. Hedges | 1938 | Football/Basketball |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 1972 | Alden L. Johnson | 1950 | Basketball/Football/Track |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 1971 | Howard Adam Durham | 1916 | Football and Track |
| Young Alumni Achievement Award | 1971 | Harry A. Huge | 1959 | |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 1971 | Elvin P. Gembler | 1926 | Basketball/Football/Track |
| Young Alumni Achievement Award | 1971 | Barbara J. Lautzenheiser | 1960 | |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 1971 | Robert P. Gentry | 1952 | Basketball/Football/Golf |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 1971 | Ronald E. Gillham | 1961 | Baseball/Basketball |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 1971 | Garrell J. Hofmann | 1960 | Football |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 1971 | W. Leonard Hughes | 1919 | Baseball/Basketball/Football |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 1971 | C. William Kahm | 1922 | Baseball/Basketball/Football |
| Medal of Honor | 1971 | W. Raymond Fetzer | 1917 | |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 1971 | Burl G. Kreps | 1953 | Baseball/Basketball |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 1971 | Rex D. Mercer, Sr. | 1949 | Baseball/basketball/football/Golf |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 1971 | Larry C. Price | 1939 | Basketball/Football |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 1971 | Russell C. Trott | 1934 | Basketball/Football |
| Alumni Loyalty Award | 1971 | Rex W. Kellough | 1957 | |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 1971 | Raymond C. Westover | 1949 | Basketball/Football/Tennis |
| Alumni Loyalty Award | 1971 | Wilma Price Kellough | 1956 |