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Eddie Sutton: Legendary Oklahoam State coach waited out hall of fame, won that battle, too

You might think it an injustice that Eddie Sutton won't be able to go to his induction into the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame.

Truth is, the injustice was done long ago.

The hall of fame should've voted in the legendary coach soon after he retired in 2008. The man who won over 800 games and took three teams to the Final Four, including two from Oklahoma State, deserved to go in when memories of his storied career were still fresh.

But, of course, that didn't happen.

Finally, a dozen years after he coached his last game, Sutton learned in April he would be inducted into the hall later this year.