Hall of Fame at BGSU to take 6 Oct. 7

8/13/2005

BOWLING GREEN - The Bowling Green State University Athletics Hall of Fame will welcome six new members on Oct. 7, athletic director Paul Krebs, has announced.

The 2005 class will be inducted during a formal dinner on the BGSU campus.

The class of 2005 will include football and men's track & field standout Ron Heard; hockey great Brian Holzinger; women's track & field standout Nikki Lessig; men's tennis start Tom Lightvoet; multi-sport great Ford Murray (football, basketball, baseball and track); and wrestler and wrestling/football coach Bill Regnier.

The ceremony will take place in the grand ballroom of BGSU's Bowen-Thompson Student Union. The social hour begins at 6:00 p.m., wth dinner served at 7:00 p.m. and the program starting shortly thereafter.

In addition, the class will be introduced at halftime of the Oct. 8 BGSU-Ohio University football game at Doyt L. Perry Stadium. The game begins at 6 p.m., and is designated as Hall of Fame Night.

Tickets for the Oct. 7 dinner are $35 ($30 for Varsity BG members), and advanced reservations are required. Tickets can be reserved by calling the Falcon Club office at 419 372-7063. Football game tickets can be purchased through the ticket office by phone, at 1-877-BGSUTICKET, or on the Web at www.BGSUFalcons.com.