Baker’s dozen named to USATF Masters Hall of Fame in Indy
Thirteen masters track greats — 11 men and two women — have been named to the USATF Masters Hall of Fame. USATF hasn’t posted the names, but HoF Committee chair Norm Green announced the names yesterday, and a mole has passed them along to me. So this isn’t official quite yet. The Class of 2009 is made up of current stars Bill Daprano (joining his wife Jeanne in the Hall), George Cohen, Mary Harada, Bob Lida (my fellow Kansas Jayhawk), Bob Matteson, Bruce McBarnette, Charlie Miller (my hurdles hero at last!), marathon legend Bill Rodgers, Gerald Vaughn and “old-timers” Jerry Crockett, Tim Dyas, Bert Morrow and Algene Willliams. Curiously, the last four aren’t listed on the ballot I posted. And another source says Ray Feick was inducted as well. So don’t take this as gospel. We now have 14 classes of the Hall of Fame, begun in 1996. It’s a Who’s Who of our sport. Congrats to all!
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