Public Tickets On Sale For Athletics Hall of Fame Banquet
8/15/2018 11:00:00 AM | General
Event set for Saturday, Sept. 8
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STATESBORO - A limited number of tickets are now available to the general public for the Georgia Southern Athletics Hall of Fame induction banquet, presented by International Diamond Center, athletic director Tom Kleinlein announced Wednesday.
Tickets are $50 per seat and can be purchased here. The deadline to purchase tickets is Friday, Aug. 31 at noon (ET).
"IDC is proud to be a part of this prestigious tradition and to help honor some of the elite Georgia Southern athletes of the past," said Brian Stamey, Vice President, Marketing & Operations for IDC.
The banquet, set for Saturday, Sept. 8 at the Nessmith-Lane Conference Center (Southern Ballroom) on campus prior to the football game against UMass at Paulson Stadium, and the seven new inductees will be introduced and honored at halftime of the contest. The 2018 class of inductees are:
Shanita Black Carter, a three-time all-conference softball player and the 2006 Southern Conference Player of the Year; and Dr. Harry Carter, an administrator who chaired the college athletics committee that recommended to President Dale Lick the re-establishment of intercollegiate football in the early 1980s; and Jayson Foster, who earned All-America honors at three different positions: quarterback, running back and all-purpose athlete during his time on the gridiron; and Telly Hall Wright, a three-time All-Southern Conference selection in women's basketball who still ranks sixth all-time scoring; and Tod Lee, a three-time All-American in baseball who was named the 1997 Southern Conference Pitcher and Player of the Year; and Freddy Pesqueira, a four-time All-American who was one of the most dominant defensive linemen ever to suit up for the Eagles; and Mark Williams, a three-time consensus All-American who finished his career with 13 separate national honors as an offensive lineman for Georgia Southern.
The seven additions bring the total number of former coaches, student-athletes, supporters and administrators in the Georgia Southern Athletics Hall of Fame to 154. Each inductee will receive a Hall of Fame ring and plaque.
The banquet is set to begin at 11 a.m. with the football game slated for 6 p.m.
STATESBORO - A limited number of tickets are now available to the general public for the Georgia Southern Athletics Hall of Fame induction banquet, presented by International Diamond Center, athletic director Tom Kleinlein announced Wednesday.
Tickets are $50 per seat and can be purchased here. The deadline to purchase tickets is Friday, Aug. 31 at noon (ET)."IDC is proud to be a part of this prestigious tradition and to help honor some of the elite Georgia Southern athletes of the past," said Brian Stamey, Vice President, Marketing & Operations for IDC.
The banquet, set for Saturday, Sept. 8 at the Nessmith-Lane Conference Center (Southern Ballroom) on campus prior to the football game against UMass at Paulson Stadium, and the seven new inductees will be introduced and honored at halftime of the contest. The 2018 class of inductees are:
Shanita Black Carter, a three-time all-conference softball player and the 2006 Southern Conference Player of the Year; and Dr. Harry Carter, an administrator who chaired the college athletics committee that recommended to President Dale Lick the re-establishment of intercollegiate football in the early 1980s; and Jayson Foster, who earned All-America honors at three different positions: quarterback, running back and all-purpose athlete during his time on the gridiron; and Telly Hall Wright, a three-time All-Southern Conference selection in women's basketball who still ranks sixth all-time scoring; and Tod Lee, a three-time All-American in baseball who was named the 1997 Southern Conference Pitcher and Player of the Year; and Freddy Pesqueira, a four-time All-American who was one of the most dominant defensive linemen ever to suit up for the Eagles; and Mark Williams, a three-time consensus All-American who finished his career with 13 separate national honors as an offensive lineman for Georgia Southern.
The seven additions bring the total number of former coaches, student-athletes, supporters and administrators in the Georgia Southern Athletics Hall of Fame to 154. Each inductee will receive a Hall of Fame ring and plaque.
The banquet is set to begin at 11 a.m. with the football game slated for 6 p.m.
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