COOKEVILLE, Tenn. -- The Tennessee Tech Sports Hall of Fame
welcomed four new inductees Friday night at the annual Hall of Fame
Dinner, before a packed room in the Roaden University Center.
A crowd of 400, including many current student-athletes and about a
dozen members of the Hall of Fame, recognized the induction of
Kenneth Fults, Janet Holt-Baker, Randy Smith and Grant
Swallows.
Fults was an All-American on the Golden Eagle football team that
won four consecutive Ohio Valley Conference champioships between
1958 and 1961. Holt-Baker was the OVC Player of the Year, team MVP
and Academic All-America selection during her playing career on the
women's basketball team from 1998 to 2002. Swallows was also an
Academic All-America pick and set numerous school records as the
quarterback of the Golden Eagle football team from 1998 to 2001.
Smith, a member of the tennis team in the 60s, returned to his alma
mater to coach the men's and women's tennis teams for nearly 20
years, and also served as a senior administrator in the Athletics
Dept.
The four will also be recognized Saturday during the annual
Homecoming game in Tucker Stadium. The Magic 98.5 Tailgate Park
opens at 10:30 a.m. and kickoff against Eastern Illinois is at 1:30
p.m.
Tickets will be available at the game.