Melvin Ingram, Pharoh Cooper, Tommy Moody headline loaded South Carolina Gamecocks Hall of Fame class

The University of South Carolina Lettermen's Association Hall of Fame is enshrining a loaded 9-person class this year. South Carolina Gamecocks legends from football, basketball, baseball, softball, and track and field will be honored as Melvin Ingram, Pharoh Cooper, Tommy Moody, Tiffany Mitchell, Jocelyn Penn, Jason Richardson, Bob Kaczka, Dana Fulmer, and Shalonda Solomon will be inducted officially on November 1, 2024 and recognized the next day at the South Carolina-Texas A&M football game.

The entire release from the University can be read on Gamecocksonline.com.

Ingram and Cooper are two of the best players ever to come through the South Carolina football program. Ingram was an All-American in 2011 as the defensive tackle/defensive end hybrid was the top player on, arguably, the best defensive line in school history. Cooper made the All-SEC 1st team both years he started at wide receiver for USC, and his work as a wildcat quarterback helped him become one of the most well-rounded statistical performers ever to wear garnet and black.

Tommy Moody, who played for the South Carolina baseball team under Bobby Richardson, was one of the most beloved broadcasting figures around Gamecock land. While he contributed his efforts across the athletic department, he is best remembered for his work with the baseball team and the football team.

Tiffany Mitchell and Jocelyn Penn are two of the best guards ever to play in Columbia and each rank in the top-6 in career points scored for the Gamecocks. Mitchell won SEC Player of the Year twice for Dawn Staley's South Carolina basketball team, starting a run of five-straight and 7 of 10 years in which a Gamecock brought home the award (along with A'ja Wilson three times and Aliyah Boston twice). Penn was an All-American as a senior and set the Carolina all-time record for steals.

Jason Richardson, Bob Kaczka, and Shalonda Solomon all ran track for the Gamecocks and won SEC championships. Richardson was a 7-time All-American hurdler and 4-time SEC champ who sits all over the top-5 program record lists for hurdling events and became an Olympic silver medalist. Kaczka, who ran cross country and track, was an 8-time ACC champion and still owns top-5 marks in school history in the 800-meter and 1000-meter events despite running over 50 years ago. Solomon was an 11-time All-American and one of the most well-rounded female runners in SEC history, scoring in 10 different events in three years as a Gamecock.