Army West Point Athletics
Hall of Fame Tickets Now On Sale
July 14, 2008 | General
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WEST POINT, N.Y. Tickets for the 2008 Army Sports Hall of Fame Banquet will go on sale Tuesday, July 15th at 9 a.m.
The Class of 2008 includes nine cadet-athletes and coach Bob Knight. The group will be inducted into the Army Sports Hall of Fame during a formal banquet Friday, Sept. 19.
Tickets are $250 per person or $2,000 for a table of 10 and can be purchased by calling the Army “A” Club at 845-938-2322 or visiting the official web site of Army athletics at www.goARMYsports.com.
Knight, who coached at Army for six seasons and went on to set the all-time wins record in collegiate basketball, is joined in the fifth induction class by Mike Silliman (baseball and men’s basketball), Curt Alitz (cross country, track and field and men’s swimming), George Clark (hockey), Ted Kanamine (men’s swimming), John Boretti (baseball, hockey and men’s soccer), Arnold Tucker (football and baseball), Jose Olivero (lacrosse and men’s soccer), Alexis Albano (women’s soccer and track and field) and Richard Shelton (pistol).
On Friday, Sept. 19, a special afternoon plaque unveiling ceremony will be held in the Kenna Hall of Army Sports inside Kimsey Center, with the black-tie banquet set for Eisenhower Hall later that evening. The group will also be recognized during Army’s football game against Akron the next day at Michie Stadium with a special photograph and autograph session planned in Black Knights Alley prior to the contest.
The Army Sports Hall of Fame is a subset of the Kenna Hall of Army Sports, a comprehensive museum displaying Army’s rich and proud intercollegiate athletic program. It is located on the third floor of the Kimsey Athletic Center, Army’s massive football training facility.
In addition to the 10 Hall of Fame members to be honored in September, Anderson will present the Office of Department of Intercollegiate Athletics (ODIA) Distinguished Service Award to Gus Fishburne.
