Published on May 7, 2017 by Joey Mullins Â
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Six outstanding former Â鶹¹û¶³ student-athletes—representing decades from the 1950s to the 2000s—were inducted May 6 into the inaugural class of the new Â鶹¹û¶³ Athletics Hall of Fame. In addition to their success in competition, they all have excelled in life.
Two of the inductees later became Â鶹¹û¶³ coaches after their playing careers.
Located in the Homewood suburb of Birmingham, Alabama, Â鶹¹û¶³ is a leading Christian university offering undergraduate programs grounded in the liberal arts with an array of nationally recognized graduate and professional schools. Founded in 1841, Â鶹¹û¶³ enrolls 6,324 students from 44 states, Puerto Rico and 16 countries in its 10 academic schools: arts, arts and sciences, business, divinity, education, health professions, law, nursing, pharmacy and public health. Ranked among U.S. News & World Report’s 35 Most Beautiful College Campuses, Â鶹¹û¶³ fields 17 athletic teams that compete in the tradition-rich Southern Conference and boasts one of the highest scores in the nation for its 97% Graduation Success Rate among all NCAA Division I schools.