Ben Roethlisberger to the MAC HOF
We will get there I promise.
We are looking to set up in the future a greatest players list for every major North American Sports team, and along with that a look at how they treat their past stars via retired numbers, franchise hall of fames, rings of honor etc. Once that is done, the college ranks won’t be far behind, and as such when an athletic conference such as the Mid-American Conference adds to their Hall of Fame, it is news to us.
Last night the 2015 Class was officially inducted in Cleveland, Ohio, and the most recognizable name of the bunch is current Pittsburgh Steelers Quarterback, Ben Roethlisberger.
Roethlisberger is best known as a two time winning Super Bowl QB, but at the University of Miami he threw over 10,000 yards and led the Redhawks to a MAC Championship and a GMAC Bowl win. In his final season in college, he was a third team All American Quarterback and was the MAC MVP.
While “Big Ben” is the most recognized name, there are many who do not consider him the headliner as former Toledo and Kent State Football Coach Gary Pinkel was also enshrined. Pinkel is a two-time MAC Coach of the Year and also holds the distinction of being in both the Toledo and Kent State Athletic Halls of Fame.
The rest of the class includes Western Michigan Track Star, George Dales, who competed for the university in the mid 1960’s, Eastern Michigan Track Star (1950’s) and Coach (1960’s and beyond), Bob Parks and late 1990’s Central Michigan wrestler, Casey Cunningham.
The Mid-American Conference Hall of Fame was first established in 1988, but went on a hiatus until 2012 when regular classes were inducted.
We here at Notinhalloffame.com would like to congratulate this class of the MAC Hall of Fame.
