Lenoir-Rhyne University Athletics

Marcus Claire Midgett was a standout on the Bear football team during some of the most successful years the program has enjoyed.  Midgett, also a four-year letterwinner in track, began his excellent four-year career on the Bear Football Team in 1958 by being named the team's Most Outstanding Freshman.  Two years later, he was an All-State selection during Lenoir-Rhyne's National Championship season.  The two-time all-conference performer also holds the school record for longest run from scrimmage (99 yards).   Midgett, who won the Lee Kirby (Team Before Self) Award in 1961, was very active in the Catawba Valley.  In addition to being a former member of the Maiden Town Council and a former Maiden Mayor Pro-Tem, Midgett also served on the Piedmont Education Foundation Board of Trustees and the Catawba Valley Community College Computer Advisory Board.  Midgett also served as the Lenoir-Rhyne Sports Hall of Fame Committee Chairman.