EAST LANSING -- A half century after he manned the backfield of back-to-back national championship teams at Michigan State, Bob Apisa is heading into the school's Hall of Fame.
Apisa, a two-time All-American fullback in 1965 and 1966, leads a five-member class that will be inducted into the Michigan State Athletics Hall of Fame in a ceremony on Sept. 28.
Former soccer player and coach Joe Baum, track and field athlete Bob Cassleman, basketball player Kristin Haynie and former administrator Clarence Underwood will also be inducted.
"Every year, the Hall of Fame class is special, but if there's one word to sum up this group it would be 'impactful.'" Michigan State athletics director Mark Hollis said in a statement. "No one gets inducted into the Hall of Fame without an amazing set of accomplishments. But this group has done more than just achieve greatness, they have each made a greater impact on Spartan athletics in their own individual manner."
Apisa is one of only 15 players in program history to earn first-team All-America honors twice. His 1,343 rushing yards in two seasons were the most by a fullback in school history. Michigan State went 19-1-1 in those two seasons and won two national titles.
Baum was part of the Michigan State soccer program for 39 years as a player, assistant coach and head coach. After helping the Spartans win back-to-back co-national championships as a goalkeeper, Baum compiled 389 wins as a coach, for 32 years with the men's program and five years with the women's.
Cassleman was a five-time All-American in track and field from 1971-74, and finished in the top 10 at NCAA championships a total of eight times, with eight Big Ten titles. He holds both the school record and collegiate record in the indoor 600-yard run, an event that is no longer contested. He also holds the school record in the 400-meter hurdles.
Haynie helped lead Michigan State's women's basketball program to its first-ever Final Four in 2005. She finished her career as Michigan State's career leader in assists and steals, and is still No. 14 on the program's career scoring list.
Underwood had three stints as an athletic administrator with the Spartans totaling 22 years. That included serving as athletic director from 1999-2002, where he oversaw the basketball program and the hockey program win NCAA titles.
After their induction on Sept. 28, the class will be honored at halftime of the Michigan State-Iowa football game at Spartan Stadium two days later.