Utah State Athletics Hosting Hall of Fame Banquet Friday, Sept. 2
Eight individuals will be inducted into the Utah State University Athletics Hall of Fame. (photo from Athletics website)
An induction ceremony and dinner honoring Utah State [University] Athletics’ 14th Hall of Fame Class is scheduled for Friday, Sept. 2, at 6 p.m., at the Riverwoods Conference Center in Logan.
Reservations for the banquet can be made by contacting Jimmy Moore, assistant athletic director for special projects, at (435) 797-7101, or by registering online (www.utahstateaggies.com/HOF.html). The cost is $40 per seat, or $300 for a table of eight. The 2016 class will also be recognized in conjunction with Utah State’s home football game against Weber State on Thursday, Sept. 1, with kickoff scheduled for 6 p.m.
The eight inductees include DeAnna Earsley-Bowers, one of just seven Aggie softball All-Americans; Tom Forzani, an All-American and school-record holding wide receiver; Jim Helton, a three-time track and field All-American; Jim Hough, an All-American offensive lineman; Phil Johnson, a legendary NBA coach and former Aggie men's basketball player; Dave Manning, an All-American offensive lineman; Steve Mothersell, a former Aggie football player and life-long contributor of Aggie Athletics; and Rod Tueller, one of the most successful head coaches and administrators in school history.
A total of 95 individuals and three teams have now been inducted into the Utah State Athletics Hall of Fame. The Hall of Fame was founded in 1993 with 12 initial members, followed by eight members in 1994 and seven in 1995. The addition of any inductees was stopped until 2006 when five more individuals were added, followed by six recipients in 2007 and five in 2008 to go along with the first-ever team inducted. Seven more inductees were added in 2009, followed by six in 2010, five in 2011 plus two more national championship teams, eight in 2012, six inductees in 2013, 2014 and 2015, and eight inductees in 2016.
Located inside the Steve Mothersell Hall of Honor, the Utah State Athletics Hall of Fame gives fans the opportunity to view biographical information and watch videos on each of the inducted members. Both the Hall of Fame and Hall of Honor are located inside the Jim and Carol Laub Athletics-Academics Complex in the north end zone of Maverik Stadium.
Read much more about the inductees, including background information and statistics, in the full story on the Athletics website.
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