Hall of Fame
Cater is the first active coach to be selected into the hall. He has posted a remarkable 140-69-1 (.669) mark over his 20-year career as head football coach at Shepherd. His 140 career wins, 10 conference championships (1988, 1991, 1992, 1994, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2006) and eight Coach of the Year awards (1991, 1992, 1997, 2004, 2005, 2006) top the WVIAC record book. He recently led the Rams to back-to-back undefeated regular seasons in 2005-06, and a pair of NCAA II Playoff appearances. His team enters the 2007 campaign with a 28-game regular season winning streak. Shepherd has produced 233 WVIAC All-Stars and 35 All-Americans under Cater. Shepherd has made six post season appearances (two NAIA and four NCAA II) during his tenure. Shepherd's director of athletics from 1993-2004, Cater serves on the NCAA II Football Committee and is a member of the AFCA Board of Coaches which conducts the NCAA II Poll.
Since his induction in 2007, Cater has extended his career record to 222-91-1 (.708) over 29 years as head coach of the Rams. He has also led the Rams to a record-setting 18 WVIAC titles. After moving to the MEC conference, Cater's teams have won two conference titles and he was named MEC Coach of the Year in 2015, after leading his team to the NCAA II National Championship game.
