BOULDER — The 17th class to be inducted into the University of Colorado Athletic Hall of Fame this October will feature nine Golden Buffalo legends representing four different sports, and the administrator who created the Hall a quarter century ago.
All have their special place in the school's history. The inductees, including one who will be honored posthumously, cover a period starting in the 1940s through the 2000s, representing six different decades in all. Football (three athletes), skiing (two), track and field (two) and gymnastics (one) are the sports represented.
It's also only fitting that in this year, celebrating the 50th anniversary of Title IX, that the most female athletes in the 17 classes – four – will be inducted, including two of the school's original legends from the 1970s who were Olympians before their sports attained varsity status.