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Six Set For Induction For NC Sports Hall Of Fame

Credit: AP Online

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RALEIGH, N.C. -

Two active coaches, one former coach and the commissioner of the Atlantic Coast Conference are among the six members of the 2009 class of inductees for the North Carolina Sports Hall of Fame.

The six will be inducted during ceremonies Thursday night in Raleigh.

John Swofford, ACC commissioner since 1979 and a former quarterback at North Carolina, is in the class. Also in the class are Appalachian State head football coach Jerry Moore, North Carolina women's basketball coach Sylvia Hatchell and former East Carolina and Wake Forest men's basketball coach Dave Odom.

Former North Carolina State running back and Canadian Football League star Willie Burden, and veteran golfer Roger Watson are also inductees.

The sports hall, established in 1963, has 260 members. It's part of the N.C. Museum of History.

 

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