FAYETTEVILLE -- The phone call Eddie Sutton and his family had been waiting on for nearly 20 years finally came at 1:57 p.m. Friday.
Steve Sutton -- Eddie's oldest of three sons -- answered the call from Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame President John Delova.
Instead of disappointment as had been the case six previous times when Eddie Sutton was a Hall of Fame finalist going back to 2002, this call resulted in joyful celebration.
Sutton, 84, and his family members -- including sons Scott and Sean -- gathered at his home in Tulsa and got the news that he had been elected to the Naismith Hall of Fame.