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Jeff Heidmous to be inducted to Air Force Athletics Hall of Fame
5/14/2025 10:07:00 AM | Men's Water Polo
USAF ACADEMY, Colo. - Jeff Heidmous, the former Air Force men's water polo player and coach, will be inducted into the Air Force Academy Athletics Hall of Fame as part of its 12th class. He will be part of the group that will be honored on Friday, Sept. 26, at the East Club presented by L3Harris at the Kucera Legacy Center.
Heidmous, class of 1977, is the winningest head coach in program history with 328 wins in 25 seasons. He led the Falcons to three first-place finishes in the Western Water Polo Association (1990, 1994, 2012) and earned three WWPA coach of the year awards. He led the Falcons to five NCAA appearances across three different decades (1981, 1986, 1990, 1994, 2012). The 2012 team finished fourth at the championships. Heidmous coached 14 All-American players and 46 that earned 76 all-WWPA honors during his career from 1981-84, 1985-89 and 2010-17. He later became an athletic administrator at the Academy had the water polo pool named in his honor in 2022.
"Congratulations to Jeff Heidmous on such a great achievement and well deserved recognition on his induction into the Air Force Athletics Hall of Fame," current men's water polo head coach Ryan Brown said. "I am so proud and humbled to have worked under and with Jeff. I am so thankful to call him a mentor and friend of mine. Congrats Coach!"
The class will also be recognized at the Air Force football game vs. Hawaii the following day.
Air Force Athletics Hall of Fame Class of 2025
Tim Jefferson, class of 2012, football, winningest quarterback in program history, started four bowl games
Dan Oosterhous, class of 1993, program record 113 wins at No. 1 singles and doubles, all-WAC four times
Mike Ryan, class of 1970, 1968 NCAA cross country national champion, two additional top three finishes
Jeff Heidmous, class of 1977, winningest head coach in program history with 328 wins in 25 seasons
2007 Men's Basketball team, school-record 26 wins, NIT Final Four appearance, record No. 11 national ranking
Heidmous, class of 1977, is the winningest head coach in program history with 328 wins in 25 seasons. He led the Falcons to three first-place finishes in the Western Water Polo Association (1990, 1994, 2012) and earned three WWPA coach of the year awards. He led the Falcons to five NCAA appearances across three different decades (1981, 1986, 1990, 1994, 2012). The 2012 team finished fourth at the championships. Heidmous coached 14 All-American players and 46 that earned 76 all-WWPA honors during his career from 1981-84, 1985-89 and 2010-17. He later became an athletic administrator at the Academy had the water polo pool named in his honor in 2022.
"Congratulations to Jeff Heidmous on such a great achievement and well deserved recognition on his induction into the Air Force Athletics Hall of Fame," current men's water polo head coach Ryan Brown said. "I am so proud and humbled to have worked under and with Jeff. I am so thankful to call him a mentor and friend of mine. Congrats Coach!"
The class will also be recognized at the Air Force football game vs. Hawaii the following day.
Air Force Athletics Hall of Fame Class of 2025
Tim Jefferson, class of 2012, football, winningest quarterback in program history, started four bowl games
Dan Oosterhous, class of 1993, program record 113 wins at No. 1 singles and doubles, all-WAC four times
Mike Ryan, class of 1970, 1968 NCAA cross country national champion, two additional top three finishes
Jeff Heidmous, class of 1977, winningest head coach in program history with 328 wins in 25 seasons
2007 Men's Basketball team, school-record 26 wins, NIT Final Four appearance, record No. 11 national ranking
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