The class includes eight former athletes and a former coach all of whom competed for the Razorbacks in eight different sports and in five different decades.
The inductees are Marc Brumble (baseball), Taylor Ellis-Watson (women’s track and field), Lenzie Howell (men’s basketball), Kimberly Wilson Jenkins (women’s basketball), Oskar Johansson (men’s tennis), Felix Jones (football), Honey Marsh (soccer), Coach Houston Nutt (football) and David Swain (men’s track and field). The induction ceremony is scheduled for Friday, September 8 at the Walton Arts Center in Fayetteville.
“he University of Arkansas Sports Hall of Honor embodies the rich and storied history of our program,” athletic director Hunter Yurachek said. “This year’s talented class features outstanding Razorbacks from a cross section of our sport programs, including national champions, Olympians and trailblazing individuals who helped lay the foundation for our continued success. We look forward to celebrating these men and women and their many accomplishments during our Hall of Honor weekend.”
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