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The University of North Texas has announced their athletic Hall of Fame Class of 2019, which comprises of five former athletes and a coach.

The inductees will be:

Marcus Camper: Football.  At Wide Receiver, Camper was a two-time All-Southland Conference player and was instrumental in taking North Texas to the Division 1-AA Playoffs in 1987 and 1988.  He would record 1,939 Receiving Yards with 14 TDs.

Casey Fitzgerald: Football.  Fitzgerald is North Texas’ all-time leader in Reception (229) and is third all-time in Receiving Yards (2,533).  He had two 100 Reception Seasons (2007 & 2008).

Kelsey Hodges: Women’s Soccer.  Hodges was a three-time First Team All-Conference Selection and in 2013 she was named the Conference USA Defensive Player of the Year. 

Amber Jackson: Women’s Basketball.  Jackson, who played for North Texas from 2006 to 2009 is the school leader in Rebounds with 761.

Zack Orr: Football.  Orr was North Texas’ Defensive Captain and recorded 123 Tackles as a Senior in 2013. That year, he was the heart of a team that would win the Heart of Texas Bowl in a rout over UNLV.  He would not be drafted but he would sign with the Baltimore Ravens where he would play for three seasons capped with a Second Team All-Pro Selection in 2016.  Orr would be forced to retire after due to a congenital neck and spine condition.

J.W. St. Clair: Basketball, Baseball & Football Coach.  St. Clair coached Basketball, Baseball & Football at various times from 1915 to 1924 and he had a .734 winning percentage in Basketball and a .721 Winning Percentage in Football.

This group will be officially inducted on October 18-19 and will be honored at the Mean Green’s home game against Middle Tennessee.

We here at Notinhalloffame.com would like to congratulate the soon to be University of North Texas Athletic Hall of Famers.

Recently, former St. Louis Rams Wide Receiver Torry Holt was asked on the NFL Network’s “Good Morning Football” about his Pro Football Hall of Fame credentials:

“Our resume speaks for itself. I played on a team with Kurt Warner, Marshall Faulk, Orlando Pace, Isaac Bruce – the list goes on.  I think for me, I might’ve gotten a little overshadowed, but when you look at the production and you look at the work I was able to do, I was on a Hall of Fame level just as those guys were. And when I was playing with these dudes, I used to be like, ‘If I can raise my level up to these guys’ level, we’re going to be that much more dominant – we’ll all get in.’”

Warner, Faulk and Pace have already been inducted.  Bruce has been a Finalist for the last three years.

Statistically speaking, Torry Holt has the credentials with 13,382 Receiving Yards and 74 Touchdowns and he is also a seven-time Pro Bowl Selection with two Receiving Yards Titles. 

Holt has yet to be named a Finalist as of yet, though has reached the Semi-Final stage five straight years,  At present, we have him ranked #11 on our Notinhalloffame.com Football list.

The New Orleans Saints have announced that former players, Reggie Bush and Marques Colston will be inducted into their franchise Hall of Fame.

Reggie Bush was drafted 2^ndoverall in 2006 and the former USC Trojan was viewed by many as the savior of the franchise coming off the Saints return to exile following a season playing on the road after Hurricane Katrina.  Bush may not have put forth the statistical impact that was expected, but he was a bona fide threat on every single play and opened up the offense in ways that few can do.  Bush would be a key figure in the Saints Super Bowl XLIV Championship win and he would accumulate 4,968 All-Purpose Yards with 33 Touchdowns.

Marques Colston was also drafted in 2006, but he was chosen in the 7^thRound from Hofstra.  The Wide Receiver would play all 10 of his seasons with the Saints and he is the franchise’s all-time leader in Receptions (711), Receiving Yards (9,759) and Touchdowns (72).

The two former players are joined by former Louisiana Governor, Kathleen Blanco who worked to keep the Saints in New Orleans following Hurricane Katrina and expediting the repair of the Superdome.

We here at Notinhalloffame.com would like to congratulate the newest members of the New Orleans Saints Hall of Fame.