Tickets still available for Saturday luncheon

ACU to induct new Hall of Fame class as part of festivities

ABILENE -- Tickets are still available for Saturday's event at the Teague Special Events Center on the Abilene Christian University campus as ACU celebrates 100 years of athletics excellence with the "Centennial Champions" luncheon.

ACU graduate and three-time Olympic gold medalist Bobby Morrow, as well as Major League Baseball's all-time strikeout king, Nolan Ryan, and PGA golfing great Byron Nelson will be at the luncheon, which will start at 11:30 a.m. Tickets for the event are $15 per person, and they can be purchased by calling 325-674-2287.

The athletic luncheon is the first official event of the ACU Centennial Celebration, marking the 100th anniversary of ACU.  The luncheon also ties in with the final day of the NCAA Division II track and field championships, which will be May 26-28 at Elmer Gray Stadium on the ACU campus.

While each of those Texas legends will be recognized at the event, ACU will also induct a "Centennial" class into the Sports Hall of Fame. Those inductees are former track and field standout Sylvia Dyer-Barnier; Ove Johansson, the holder of the world record for longest field goal in a game (69 yards); former golf standout Jon Bradley; former track and field world-record-holder Don Conder; and former football player Tom Teague.

With the addition of the five "Centennial" class members, the ACU Sports Hall of Fame now includes 112 men and women.