Lorri Johnson, the all-time career scoring leader in Pitt basketball history and the first female athlete to have a number retired at the school, and offensive lineman-turned-broadcaster Mark May highlight the 2019 Pitt Athletics Hall of Fame class, the school announced Thursday.
Johnson’s 2,312 points scored between 1987-91 are the most by a Panther, male or female. Her No. 24 jersey was retired this past January.
May was an All-American tackle who was picked 20th overall in the 1981 NFL draft. He became best known among a newer generation of fans for his work as a college football analyst on ESPN.
The full list of the 2019 class is below in alphabetical order:
Sam Clancy (Men’s Basketball)
Jimbo Covert (Football)
Don Hennon (Men’s Basketball)
Najuma Fletcher (Women’s Track and Field)
Sue Heon (Women’s Swimming)
Charley Hyatt (Men’s Basketball)
Lorri Johnson (Women’s Basketball)
John Majors (Coach: Football)
Mark May (Football)
Lee McRae (Men’s Track and Field)
Joe Schmidt (Football)
The Peery Family (Wrestling)
First Published: June 13, 2019, 6:12 p.m.