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DeKALB, Ill. – All members of the Northern Illinois University community are invited to attend the 32nd Induction Ceremonies for the NIU Athletics Hall of Fame, which will be held Friday, October 9, 2015 at the Holmes Student Center on the NIU campus. Tickets are complimentary, however, an e-mail RSVP is requested.

Meet Huskie greats and 2015 inductees Michael Turner and Bob Gregolunas (football), Ben Heizer and Scott Owen (wrestling), Sandy Menard (women’s gymnastics), Charmonique Stallworth (women’s basketball) and Dr. Lou Jean Moyer (volleyball coach and administrator), as well as NIU coaches and administrators. The evening begins at 5:30 p.m. with a cocktail reception, followed by the induction ceremonies at 7 p.m.

To secure your spot at the 2015 NIU Athletics Hall of Fame Induction Ceremonies, send an e-mail with your name and number of tickets requested to halloffame@niu.edu before October 7, 2015. An e-mail confirmation will be sent. Tickets can be picked up at the reception table outside the Duke Ellington Ballroom prior to the event on Friday, October 9.

In addition to the 2015 Hall of Fame inductees, more than 30 members of the NIU Athletics Hall of Fame and several head coaches of Huskie Hall of Fame teams are expected to attend the 2015 induction ceremonies. Those who have committed to attend to date include Kenny Battle, Dr. Mary Bell, George Bork, Larry Clark, Randy Clark, Rodney Davis, Roger Dutton, Dr. Hubie Dunn, Ruth Fender-Heal, Bob Heimerdinger, Jerry Ippoliti, LeShon Johnson, Mark Kellar, Scott Kellar, Mike Korcek, Al Kranz, John Lalonde, Justin McCareins, Joe Novak, Walter Owens, Jean Pankonin, Todd Peat, Fritz Peterson, Dave Petzke, Tim Tyrrell and Martha Unger-Grace. Hall of Famer Bill Baker will serve as Master of Ceremonies for the event.

I went to this in 2013 and I highly recommend it to all Huskie fans!

The game on the 10th should be a star-studded affair. Turner has to be there and I would assume the Cowboy, J-Mac and the others will be around for the game too.
Anybody know?

(10-01-2015 02:05 PM)pjfleck82 Wrote:  The game on the 10th should be a star-studded affair. Turner has to be there and I would assume the Cowboy, J-Mac and the others will be around for the game too.
Anybody know?

Most likely because remember all of the top 50 players will be honored during a home game this year.

(10-01-2015 02:46 PM)HuskieJohn Wrote:  

(10-01-2015 02:05 PM)pjfleck82 Wrote:  The game on the 10th should be a star-studded affair. Turner has to be there and I would assume the Cowboy, J-Mac and the others will be around for the game too.
Anybody know?

Most likely because remember all of the top 50 players will be honored during a home game this year.

The former player typically hang out in the Yordin Center or the IPC don't they? I haven't seen many of them in the stands in the past.

Announcement re master plan, or maybe at homecoming?

Bump reminder (should have done it yesterday).

Too bad MLB didn't coordinate playoff game times with NIU, but I already signed up for this and am going.

(10-02-2015 11:18 AM)pjfleck82 Wrote:  

(10-01-2015 02:46 PM)HuskieJohn Wrote:  

(10-01-2015 02:05 PM)pjfleck82 Wrote:  The game on the 10th should be a star-studded affair. Turner has to be there and I would assume the Cowboy, J-Mac and the others will be around for the game too.
Anybody know?

Most likely because remember all of the top 50 players will be honored during a home game this year.

The former player typically hang out in the Yordin Center or the IPC don't they? I haven't seen many of them in the stands in the past.

Soon hopefully they will be hanging out in the luxury sky-lounge

Coach Novak and wife Carole dining with Mike Korcek at Pizza Villa Thursday evening. Add Joe to the list of people who need the occasional Villa Fix.

Cowboy, Kellar, Novak, Battle, Bork, Petzke and others on stage now.
Chandler sitting two seats away.
Shook hands with Burner beforehand.
Marching Huskie Band did national anthem.
Brent Mushburger did the intro video.

Nice video tribute tonight for Diesel. Tom was introduced, given a Huskie football helmet by SF, and it was announced by Bill Baker that Tom and family will be honorary captains at homecoming.

They had a video tribute for Diesel at the HoF ceremony?

(10-09-2015 11:25 PM)spanky Wrote:  They had a video tribute for Diesel at the HoF ceremony?

Yes. The crowd loved it.

Was McCareins there too?

(10-10-2015 08:03 AM)pjfleck82 Wrote:  Was McCareins there too?

He was not introduced, so probably not. I could be wrong.

(10-10-2015 08:15 AM)niuaccy1976 Wrote:  

(10-10-2015 08:03 AM)pjfleck82 Wrote:  Was McCareins there too?

He was not introduced, so probably not. I could be wrong.

Thank you, any idea who the huskie legends being honored today are?

Congrats to Tom and family. Well deserved. Any chance the Diesel tribute and/or the induction ceremony will be put online?

Burner coming out with the flame hat was awesome. Great sense of humor.