Joe Inman (2002) - Wake Forest Sports Hall of Fame - Wake Forest University Athletics

Joe Inman

Induction:
2002

Joe Inman was a three-time All-American, earning first-team honors in 1969. He proceeded to capture the North-South Amateur title in 1969, was the 1968 Carolinas Open champion and led Wake Forest to three ACC titles from 1967-1969. He placed third at the 1968 NCAA Championships and won the prestigious Arnold Palmer Award as the university's top athlete in 1969 for his contributions to the program.

After graduation, Inman continued his success on the PGA Tour from 1974-1986. Ranking consistently in the top 60 throughout his career, Inman captured his one PGA victory at the 1976 Kemper Open. He collected three second-place finishes : the 1974 Tallahassee Open, the 1977 Florida Citrus Open and the 1979 Atlantic Classic.

Inman enjoyed a long and successful career on the PGA Tour before joining the Champions Tour in 1998. Inman dazzled the tour after winning his first senior event, the Pacific Bell Classic, and was named the 1998 Champions Tour Rookie of the Year.

In 1999, he earned his second Senior Tour victory at the 1999 Pacific Bell Classic. Inman compiled a second place finish at the Cadillac NFL Classic and a third-place finish at the U.S. Senior Open, as well as six other top 10 finishes in 1999. In 2000, Inman captured his third Champions Tour title, the SBC Senior Classic, and tallied 10 other top 10 finishes.

Joe Inman was inducted into the Wake Forest University Sports Hall of Fame on February 8th, 2002.