College Sports

Tyler Junior College will recognize its 11th group of inductees into the TJC Sports Circle of Honor during an awards luncheon on Saturday.

The awards ceremony will take place at noon in the Apache Rooms of the Rogers Student Center on the TJC campus

The 2008 inductees are:

Lloyd L. Pate, football, 1958-59;

“We are excited to bring the names of these individuals into the fold of our esteemed Sports Circle of Honor,” said Dr. Tim Drain, TJC director of intercollegiate athletics.

Those who would like to attend should RSVP to Karen Smith, TJC’s Coordinator for Advancement Services, at 903-510-2382.

The Circle of Honor was established in 1995 to honor former TJC student-athletes, coaches and special contributors to the athletic program who have excelled in athletics and made an impact on the lives of others.

The induction ceremony will be hosted by noted sports broadcaster and TJC graduate Bill Coates of Tyler’s KTBB and KYZS/ESPN radio stations.

Previous inductees into the Circle of Honor are: Floyd Wagstaff, football and basketball coach and athletic director; James “Babe” Hallmark, football and football coach; Charlie McGinty, football and football coach; Brady P. Gentry, special contributor; Harry Bostic, Kelly Chapman, Herbert Richardson, O’Neal Weaver, James “Poo” Welch, Bonnie Buchanan Gray, Russell Boone, Janice Mulford, V.C. “Buck” Overall, Jose Palafox, Foster Bullock, Van Samford, Milton Williams, Jesse Marshall, Robert Pack, Johnny Johnston, Jana Crosby Russell and Bryan Miller, basketball;

Also, Roy Thomas, basketball player and coach; Bill “Tiger” Johnson, David Lunceford, Jimmy Murphy, Mack Pogue, Jimmy Dickey, Leon Fuller, Bill Herchman, John Linney, Dan Page, Lawrence Strickland, Dwain Bean, Kenneth Bahnsen, Kenneth Coffey, Jack Murphy, Raymond McGallion; Gene Shannon, Charles Quilter, Royce Townsend, Earl Dotson and Jim Wright, football; and Fred Kniffen, tennis coach; and Robert Cox, tennis player and coach.