ANNVILLE, Pa. - Two of the most decorated student-athletes in Widener athletics history, Ken O'Brien and Tom Deery have been selected to the Middle Atlantic Conference Hall of Fame Class of 2021.

A two-sport star, O'Brien was the university's first two-time All-American in 1974 and 1975, in addition to being the MAC Player of the Year both seasons. During the 1975 campaign, which paved the way for the success the soon-to-be-renamed Widener College enjoyed in the 1970s, saw the standout shortstop lead the MAC Southern Division by batting .489 to go with 22 hits, three triples and 15 RBIs. O'Brien had 105 hits in 225 at-bats and had a 25-game hitting streak over two years while at Widener University. He was walked 36 times in 18 games. O'Brien was drafted in the 11th round of the 1974 MLB draft by the Texas Rangers and played two seasons in the minor leagues in the Philadelphia Phillies system. He was named to the MAC 100 All-Century Team in 2013 and was inducted into the Widener University Athletics Hall of Fame in 2017.

Deery excelled as a defensive back and kick returner during the Widener football team's glory years. He was a three-time All-American who helped lead Widener to a 42-3 record over four seasons as well as the program's second national championship in 1981. Deery sparked many comebacks with key interceptions and long kick returns and still holds school records for career interceptions (24), career punt return yards (1,007), career interception return yards (293) and longest kickoff return (100). He was selected by the Baltimore Colts in the 10th round of the 1982 NFL Draft and was later inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1998 and was inducted into the Widener University Athletics Hall of Fame in 2016.

O'Brien and Deery are the 14th and 15th members of the MAC Hall of Fame with ties to Widener. The full list appears below:

2012 - Billy "White Shoes" Johnson, Bill Manlove
2013 - Joe Fields, C. Alan Rowe
2014 - Jack Klotz
2015 - Lou Stevens
2016 - Donna Bender
2017 - Debbie Smuda Williams
2018 - George A. Hansell, Jr.
2019 - Dennis James, Lauren Lucci
2020 - Alisa (DiBonaventura) Kintner, Maureen McGinn Kee
2021 - Ken O'Brien, Tom Deery