Francis Marion University athletic officials recently announced
that former women's volleyball and basketball player
Jennifer Grande Parker and former men's basketball
player Daryl Blume are the newest inductees into
the FMU Athletic Hall of Fame on March 1, 2008.
Blume, a native of Louisville, Ky., played on
the Francis Marion basketball team from 1976 to 1980. A three-time
NAIA District Six All-Academic Team selection and a member of
Omicron Delta Kappa (ODK) honor society, he earned the B. S. in
chemistry in 1980, and went on to later receive an M.B.A.
degree from University of South Florida in
1984.
On the basketball court, the 6-1 guard compiled career totals of
1,011 points, 282 rebounds, and 234 assists (against only 222
turnovers) in 114 career games. His career field goal
percentage from the guard spot was a sparkling 51.8 percent.
He ended his career third on the Patriot career scoring list and
first in career assists. As a freshman, he was named the
team's most valuable player. In 1977-78, he played on the
first-ever winning men's basketball team at Francis Marion, and
eventually helped the program to its first three NAIA District Six
Tournament berths. Later, he was named to the Francis Marion
1970's All-Decade Team for men's basketball.
A current resident of Pinellas Park, Fla., he is currently
president of BCH Mechanical Inc. He is also serving as the
middle school boys' basketball head coach at Shorecrest Preparatory
School.
He is a member of the Associated Builders & Contractors
(ABC) / Board of Directors and served as the 1997 president of the
Associated Builders & Contractors Gulf Coast Chapter
(ABC). He is a graduate of the Class of 2004 for Leadership
Tampa Bay and was named the 1999 Entrepreneur of the Year by
USF. He owns a State of Florida, Class A, Air Conditioning
license and is a member of the Associated Builders &
Contractors Beam Club Hall of Fame.
