TEMPE, Ariz. - The Arizona State University Sun Devil Athletics Hall of Fame will welcome eight Sun Devil greats to its ranks Saturday, Oct. 8, at halftime of the ASU vs. UCLA football game.
Six student-athletes from five different varsity sports, along with two former Sun Devil coaches, comprise the 2016 induction class. Nick Brunelli (Men's Swimming), Levi Jones (Football), Zach Miller (Football), Casey Myers (Baseball), Thom Ortiz (Wrestling), and Phelan Wright (Softball) along with two former coaches, John Cooper (Football) and Marty Pincus (Men's Tennis), will be honored at the Hall of Fame football game on Oct. 8, when the Sun Devils take on the Bruins at Sun Devil Stadium. Both Cooper and Pincus (posthumously) will be enshrined into the Hall of Distinction for coaches and administrators.
The Hall of Fame Luncheon and Induction Ceremony will take place on Friday, Oct. 7, at the Phoenix Country Club from 11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. The luncheon will include a formal induction ceremony into the SDA Hall of Fame by the ASU Athletic Heritage Committee. Tickets are $50 per person or $500 for a table of 10. Register here for the luncheon: https://engage.asu.edu/eventapi__simple_event?id=a0z0M0000006CEBQA2&site=a0J3000000DLgx9EAD
Hall of Distinction inductee and former Rose Bowl-winning Coach John Cooper will be present for a ceremony taking place during the homecoming game, Oct. 22 against Washington State, along with members of the 1986 Pac-10 conference championship team that went on to win the 1987 Rose Bowl, in addition to being honored (but not present) as part of the induction ceremonies taking place during halftime of the Oct. 8 matchup against UCLA.
The Hall of Fame was established in 1975 to honor the school's most distinguished student-athletes in all sports. The Hall of Distinction, recognizing outstanding contributions from coaches and administrators, was inaugurated in 1982. Athletes become eligible for induction into the Hall of Fame 10 years after their senior class has graduated.
Six student-athletes from five different varsity sports, along with two former Sun Devil coaches, comprise the 2016 induction class. Nick Brunelli (Men's Swimming), Levi Jones (Football), Zach Miller (Football), Casey Myers (Baseball), Thom Ortiz (Wrestling), and Phelan Wright (Softball) along with two former coaches, John Cooper (Football) and Marty Pincus (Men's Tennis), will be honored at the Hall of Fame football game on Oct. 8, when the Sun Devils take on the Bruins at Sun Devil Stadium. Both Cooper and Pincus (posthumously) will be enshrined into the Hall of Distinction for coaches and administrators.
The Hall of Fame Luncheon and Induction Ceremony will take place on Friday, Oct. 7, at the Phoenix Country Club from 11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. The luncheon will include a formal induction ceremony into the SDA Hall of Fame by the ASU Athletic Heritage Committee. Tickets are $50 per person or $500 for a table of 10. Register here for the luncheon: https://engage.asu.edu/eventapi__simple_event?id=a0z0M0000006CEBQA2&site=a0J3000000DLgx9EAD
Hall of Distinction inductee and former Rose Bowl-winning Coach John Cooper will be present for a ceremony taking place during the homecoming game, Oct. 22 against Washington State, along with members of the 1986 Pac-10 conference championship team that went on to win the 1987 Rose Bowl, in addition to being honored (but not present) as part of the induction ceremonies taking place during halftime of the Oct. 8 matchup against UCLA.
The Hall of Fame was established in 1975 to honor the school's most distinguished student-athletes in all sports. The Hall of Distinction, recognizing outstanding contributions from coaches and administrators, was inaugurated in 1982. Athletes become eligible for induction into the Hall of Fame 10 years after their senior class has graduated.
