Gordon L. Lofts
Gordon L. Lofts
  • Graduation Year:
    1968
  • Induction Year:
    1977
  • Sport(s):
    Basketball/Football

Bio

One of Olivet’s all-time great basketball stars, he set a new career scoring record of 1,602 points in 1967-68. He was the Most Valuable Player on the Comet team for all four years, led in total scoring each of the four years, and set an Olivet record of 44 points for high score in a single game. He was captain of the Comet team as a senior.

He was a leader in the MIAA in several categories, including rebounds, and scoring percentage on free throws and field goals. MIAA coaches picked him for the MIAA second team when he was a freshman, and as a member of the all-MIAA team in his sophomore, junior and senior years.

He also played defensive end on the Olivet Comets football team, and in 1967 was picked for the all-MIAA football team and on the All-State College football team.

He was a leader in campus activities, and served as president of Phi Alpha Pi fraternity. In 1968, he won the Walter Sprandel Athletic-Scholastic Achievement Award.

In recognition of his outstanding accomplishments, Olivet College is pleased to induct him into the Athletic Hall of Fame.