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Hall of Fame

Tom Gunnoe

Tom Gunnoe

  • Class
    1964
  • Induction
    2009
  • Sport(s)
    Football, Men's Basektball, Baseball
ame: Tom Gunnoe, Athlete
Class of: 1964
Tom Gunnoe is a native of East Bank. He graduated from Glenville State College in 1964 lettering in football (4 yrs), basketball (2 yrs), and baseball (1 yr). Gunnoe was ALL WVIAC in 1961; Second Team ALL WVIAC - Offense in 1961 (Running Back); First Team ALL WVIAC - Offense in 1962 and 1963 (Running Back); First Team ALL WVIAC - Defense in 1963 (Corner Back); Captain of the 1963 Football team; a member of the ALL WVIAC team; and an ALL American in 1963. Additionally he played on the ALL Opponent Team (Westminster, PA). Tom received a masters degree in guidance and counseling from WVU in 1971, taught and coached for a couple of years in Kanawha County, and then played with the Charleston Rockets - Continental League (1964-1966) and the Cleveland Browns - National Football League (1966-1968) before beginning a long career in administration with the West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources (1968-2002). He was awarded the Distinguished West Virginia Award at the time of his retirement. Tom and his wife of 45 years, Linda, reside in St Albans with their daughter, Tonya Renae' Gunnoe. Their son, Dr. Thomas Brent Gunnoe, and daughter in law, Trecia Bruffy Gunnoe, reside in Palmyra, VA with their daughter, Leah Marie Gunnoe.
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