From Deseret News archives:
Riley, Vitale, Olajuwon, Ewing, Dantley among 7 elected to Hall of Fame
Also among the Class of 2008 are player Adrian Dantley, coach Cathy Rush and NBA team owner Bill Davidson.
"It's unbelievable, absolutely unbelievable," said Riley, the Heat coach who won four NBA titles with the Los Angeles Lakers, then grabbed another two years ago with Miami. He also has one championship as an assistant and another as a player.
Vitale was overcome with emotion during Monday's announcement and admitted he "cried like a baby" upon learning he was in the Hall of Fame.
"I sit here in awe," Vitale said. "I can't run, can't jump, can't shoot but just have had a tremendous I'd like to think passion about the game."
It's a passion he shares with every member of the new class, which will be inducted Sept. 5 in Springfield, Mass., home of the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame.
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How about our boys? | April 7, 2008 at 2:59 p.m.
Better add 500 seats at the induction, in case some of Ewing's kids...
Better add 500 seats | April 7, 2008 at 2:51 p.m.
Five years after they retired. So I think Stockton is eligible next...
mc | April 7, 2008 at 1:00 p.m.
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