Jim Peters

Inducted October 12, 2018

Jim Peters was a four-year member of the football team from 1954-58 and two-time team captain. He led the Huskies in rushing and scoring in his final three seasons. Peters was named Honorable Mention All-Michigan as a senior after totaling 322 yards on the ground on 70 carries, 196 yards through the air on 13 catches, and scoring four receiving touchdowns while adding a pair of extra points.

In 1956, he led the ground game with 69 rushes for 345 yards and finished second in receiving yards with 129 on five catches. Peters also piled up seven touchdowns while playing on the other side of the ball as the top defensive halfback. He received the Alan Bovard Award as the team MVP after 1955 when he led the Black and Gold with 405 rushing yards on 67 carries while scoring four touchdowns. Peters was also a member of the men's basketball program for a season and a half, once scoring 30 points on the JV team against Northern Michigan.

Jim's daughter Jodi Peters (Maley) was a four-time MVP from 1979-83 on the women's basketball team. She was inducted into the Michigan Tech Sports Hall of Fame in 1996.