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Story courtesy: http://usctrojans.com/news/2017/8/30/features-2018-usc-athletic-hall-of-fame-class-announced.aspx
LOS ANGELES — Eighteen Trojan luminaries have been selected to the 12th class of USC's Athletic Hall of Fame including CoSIDA Hall of Famer
Tim Tessalone.
Joining Tessalone in the 2018 class are: :
Wayne Black (tennis),
Chris Claiborne (football),
Sam Clancy (basketball),
Kim Clark Jennings (soccer/basketball),
Mike Gillespie (baseball coach/player),
J.K. McKay (Spirit Award),
Ous Mellouli (swimming),
Mikaela Parmlid (golf),
Troy Polamalu (football),
April Ross (volleyball),
Felix Sanchez (track and field),
Rod Sherman (football),
Kevin Stadler (golf),
Traveler (Spirit Award),
Charlie Weaver (football),
Lauren Wenger Trapani (water polo) and
Barry Zito (baseball).
Tessalone is USC's longest-tenured sports information director, serving since 1984 (the USC graduate began as a Trojan assistant SID in 1979). During his time, he and his staff have publicized 45 national championship teams, 266 Olympians and 21 Academic All-Americans, and in football 82 All-Americans, 210 NFL draftees and five Heisman Trophy winners. He has served as media coordinator at 17 championships hosted by USC and worked more than 450 Trojan football games, including 28 bowls (12 Rose Bowls). The USC sports information office has won more Football Writers Association of America "Super 11" awards than any school.
He was inducted into the CoSIDA Hall of Fame in 2016 and received his CoSIDA 25-Year Award in 2007. Tessalone is also in the FWAA Hall of Fame.
The 2018 class was introduced during this year's Nov. 4 USC-Arizona football game in the Coliseum and will be honored at an induction dinner on May 19, 2018, at USC's Galen Center.
"This is an iconic group of Trojans who have left their mark on USC's athletic history," said USC athletic director
Lynn Swann, who was a member of the 2005 class. "They will join our first 11 classes of Hall of Famers to form a Who's Who in USC sports."
Tickets to the induction ceremony are available by calling the USC Athletic Department at (213) 740-4155.
The Hall of Famers were selected by a 100-member panel consisting of media, previous Hall of Famers, USC Athletics Board of Counselors and Trojan head coaches and athletic department senior staff. To be eligible for election, athletes generally must have completed their last season of eligibility at USC 10 years ago.