The UA traditionally held its Sports Hall of Fame weekend in conjunction with homecoming, but this year, in an attempt to get more of a singular focus, it will be held Sept. 4 at the Westin La Paloma at 6 p.m. In recent years, the Hall of Fame ceremony was held in the north end of McKale Center. It was OK, but it didn’t have an “it” factor. It seemed a bit informal, and sometimes got lost in a football weekend.
This year it will be held the night after Arizona opens against UTSA, putting a solo light on a terrific class that includes former major-leaguers Dave Baldwin and Trevor Crowe; the late Erica Blasberg, an LPGA regular; NCAA golf champion Susan Slaughter; and retired baseball coach Andy Lopez.
The public is invited to attend. Contact information: naharris@arizona.edu
