Sports: Area legends to enter St. Louis HOF

January 11, 2017 By Leave a Comment
Rich Herrin in his early days as SIU coach leads a lot of Southern Illinois legends into their induction into the St. Louis Sports Hall of Fame (Southern Illinoisan File Photo)

Rich Herrin in his early days as SIU coach leads a lot of Southern Illinois legends into their induction into the St. Louis Sports Hall of Fame (Southern Illinoisan File Photo)

The St. Louis Sports Hall of Fame will induct its first class of Illinois sports stars, several of whom have ties to Southern Illinois University, February 2. The event will take place at the Gateway Classic Car St. Louis Showroom in O’Fallon. Among the honorees are former Saluki basketball coach Rich Herrin, long-time sports information director Fred Huff and former Saluki football player Carl Mauck. The inaugural class of inductees and special award winners includes: Dave Butz, football; Gary Gaetti, baseball; Craig Hentrich, football; Rich Herrin, basketball; Marnie Triefenbach-Herrling, volleyball; Dana Howard, football; Manny Jackson, basketball; Arnie Knepper, auto racing; Carl Mauck, football; Don Ohl; basketball; Kirk Rueter, baseball; Tom Stock, track and weightlifting; and Tom Wargo, golf.

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