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Post by calsufan on May 23, 2020 11:44:37 GMT -5
I did some digging on this at our (virtual) Alumni Board meeting last night. Just to set the stage...the Hall of Athletes is a joint initiative between the Alumni Association (we have a committee for this every year to look at the nominations) and the Athletic Department. You can actually submit a candidate for consideration at this link: goexplorers.com/sb_output.aspx?form=47Joe Bryant was voted in a while ago. One of the things requested is that the inductee be present for their induction. Joe hasn't come to campus and hasn't responded to requests from the school to be inducted. The information on Billy Taylor wasn't readily available when I asked, but will post if I hear back. I find it hard to believe he would have fallen through the cracks and not been selected at some point given his stats and the stats of others inducted, but maybe it's worth someone familiar with his stats and his contributions submitting it again through the link above. Thank you. That is what I heard too. JB was voted in some time ago but for whatever reason has not chosen to accept and attend the ceremony. That's a shame. Hopefully all parties can come together. It would be nice to see him in the Hall of Athletes. I also learned that there is no requirement to have your degree. There is no requirement you have to play a certain amount of time. It's all about performance. As for Billy Taylor, I had heard that the school had lost contact with him. No one was able to get in touch. That's a shame too. I hope he is alive and doing well. He should be in the Hall as well. It's possible that he's in Delft, Netherlands, or at least may have been about 8 or 9 years ago.
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