Purdue Intercollegiate Athletics Hall of Fame to welcome 8 new members in April

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. (WLFI) - Eight former student-athletes, coaches and administrators, who were part of the Purdue University athletic scene during nine different decades, will be inducted into the Purdue Intercollegiate Athletics Hall of Fame this spring.

The new members, set for induction on April 14, are …

~ Fred Beretta, basketball, 1938-40

~ Gary Danielson, football, 1970-72

~ C.S. “Pop” Doan, coach and administrator, 1918-60

~ Lin Dunn, basketball, 1988-96

~ Walt Eversman, swimming, 1956-59

~ Jerry Sichting, basketball, 1976-79

~ Toyinda (Smith) Wilson-Long, track and field, 1996-99

~ Jeff Zgonina, football, 1989-92

These Boilermaker greats will join 118 former athletes, coaches and administrators who have inducted into the Hall of Fame since 1994, when the selection process was initated.

The latest honorees will be recognized during the Hall of Fame induction ceremonies in Mackey Arena on the Purdue campus Saturday, April 14, beginning at 6 p.m. Tickets, priced at $60 each, will be available through the John Purdue Club and at the Athletic Ticket Office, 900 John R. Wooden Drive, starting in early March.

Six of the eight inductees are expected to attend. Beretta and Doan are deceased and will be represented by family members.

The 2012 class was chosen by a select committee of Hall of Fame members, former student-athletes and current university administrators.