The 11-person class includes the 1984 women’s 4x400 relay team of Mary Jones, Pamela Porter, Vogel Newsome and award-winning FOX Sports reporter Pam Oliver; golf coach Marvin E. Green; Jr., All-America middle distance runner Kevin Hicks; baseball ace Thomas Lomack; Irene Nelson Holden, as a Supporter of Athletics; along with a trio of All-American football greats, defensive back William Carroll, wide receiver Robert Wilson and kicker Jimmy Vertuno.
The 2016 Class, the 41st in the history of the FAMU Sports
Hall of Fame, will be formally enshrined during the Friday ceremonies, and they
will be further recognized during the Sports Hall of Fame Game on September 24,
when FAMU faces South Carolina State at Bragg Stadium.