Fred Wyant, a four-year letterwinner at quarterback for the Mountaineers from 1952-55, led WVU in scoring, total offense and passing during his tenure. Wyant was 30-4 as a starter, and guided the Mountaineers to a berth in the 1954 Sugar Bowl.

Born April 26, 1934, at Weston, Wyant spent his early years in both his hometown and in nearby Glenville. He was a three-sport star in football, baseball and basketball for Weston High School.

The 5-11, 205-pounder then enrolled at West Virginia University where he became one of the greatest signal-callers in Mountaineer history. Wyant is the only quarterback to lead WVU to three straight wins against Penn State (1953-54-55). He still ranks among the WVU career top 10 in total offense (3,426), passing yardage (2,663), pass attempts (401), and touchdown passes (20). His 83-yard touchdown pass to Harry Sweeney versus Fordham in 1954 is still the fourth longest in WVU history. One of his greatest games came in the 1954 season opener, a 26-6 dismantling of South Carolina in Columbia, S.C., after the Gamecocks had just toppled highly ranked Army.

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• Position: Quarterback
• Hometown: Weston, W.Va.
• Inducted into WVU Hall of Fame: 1994