The purpose of the Austin Peay Athletics Hall of Fame is to identify and honor in a permanent manner those individuals who have achieved excellence in athletics at Austin Peay State University and others who have contributed to the advancement of athletics at the University through their support, in time, resources or both.

Purpose, eligibility, method of selection, induction and enshrinement are articles of the Austin Peay State University Athletics Hall of Fame bylaws. Since 1977, the Hall of Fame display in the Dunn Center has been one of the finest in the country. The activity surrounding the induction of honorees in a ceremony now of Hall of Fame Day during the winter has become one of the University's finest traditions.

Below is a complete list of individuals currently inducted into the Austin Peay Athletics Hall of Fame, listed by year inducted. Clicking on an inductees name will link you to their biography as presented at the Hall of Fame Ceremony that year, unless the inductee is an active member of the Austin Peay athletics department.

The Austin Peay Athletics Hall of Fame display in the front lobby of the Winfield Dunn Center. Along with plaques for each of the Hall of Fame's inductees, the center section features displays for each of the department's seven retired jerseys.