Tom Harmon (1941, first round)
After winning the Heisman Trophy in 1940 while playing halfback for Michigan, Harmon was selected by the Bears with the first overall pick in the 1941 draft. But he opted to play for the New York Americans in the rival All-American Football Conference.
Harmon enlisted in the Army Air Corps during World War II and was awarded the Purple Heart and Silver Star. He eventually played in the NFL with the Los Angeles Rams in 1946-47 before becoming a sports broadcaster. Harmon, who passed away March 15, 1990 at the age of 70, is the father of actor and former UCLA quarterback Mark Harmon.
Street in front of Bud Walton Arena to be renamed after Nolan Richardson
The Fayetteville City Council passed a resolution to rename Leroy Pond Drive after former men s Razorback basketball coach Nolan Richardson. Author: 5NEWS Web Staff Updated: 6:24 PM CDT March 17, 2021
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. The Fayetteville City Council passed a resolution to change the name of Leroy Pond Drive, one of the busiest roads on the University of Arkansas campus, to Nolan Richardson Drive on Tuesday (March 16).
Leroy Pond Drive sits in front of Bud Walton Arena, the home of the men s and women s Razorback basketball teams.
The University of Arkansas Black Alumni Society has requested that the Fayetteville City Council rename Leroy Pond Drive for Razorback Basketball Coach Nolan Richardson. If passed, a section of Meadow Street between Stadium Drive to Graham Avenue will be renamed Leroy Pond Drive.
Fayetteville street could be renamed to honor former Razorbacks coach Nolan Richardson Share Updated: 9:36 PM CST Mar 9, 2021 Share Updated: 9:36 PM CST Mar 9, 2021
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Show Transcript FORMER COACH NOLAN RICHARDSON ALREADY HAS A BASKETBALL COURT NAMED AFTER HIM BUT PRETTY SOON. HE COULD HAVE AN ENTIRE. STREET NAMED AFTER HIM AS WELL. COACH NOLAN RICHARDSON MADE HISTORY AS THE FIRST AFRICAN AMERICAN COACH AT A MAJOR UNIVERSITY IN THE SOUTH FAYETTEVILLE CITY COUNCIL MEMBER D. ANDRE JONES SAYS RICHARDSON STILL MAKES AN IMPACT ON THE COMMUNITY TO THIS DAY. I SPOKE TO COACH RICHARDSON ON FRIDAY AFTERNOON VERY BRIEFLY, AND HE WAS EXTREMELY HUMBLED AND ETERNALLY GRATEFUL WE ADDRESS RACIAL. INEQUITY IN A MORE EFFECTIVE WAY, SO JUST BY LISTENING AND ALSO ACKNOWLEDGING THE RACIAL PAST AND THE TRAUMA THAT THAT IS CAUSED BUT BY NAMING THIS STREET BY RENAMING THIS STREET AFTER NOLAN, I THINK THAT SOME OF THAT TRAUMA AND SOME OF THAT PAIN BEGINS TO C
34 Any political campaign deals with a slew of attacks, both serious and silly. And during the 2006 Arkansas gubernatorial race, Mike Beebe found himself in the midst of a brewing scandal that straddled the line.
Message board rumors suggested that Beebe, then the Arkansas attorney general and the presumptive Democratic nominee, would push to mandate an annual football game between the state’s two FBS programs: Arkansas and Arkansas State. Beebe holds degrees from both schools and did want to see them play, although he always maintained it shouldn’t happen via government decree.
This rumor became a big problem when it reached the desk of legendary Arkansas athletic director Frank Broyles, who spent decades upholding sometimes against fierce opposition the longstanding rule that the Razorbacks do not schedule in-state competition in any sport.
Arkansas vs Arkansas State is the right move again by Hunter Yurachek
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Our long Cold War is officially over.
Arkansas vs Arkansas State is finally happening.
As you heard yesterday, the two sides have formally agreed to play each other for the first time in history at War Memorial Stadium in Little Rock in 2025.
Under athletic director Hunter Yurachek, the Razorbacks began dipping their toes in the local pool by playing institutional affiliates UAPB and UALR in baseball, and it has only continued to gain momentum since then. The long-standing mandate that “thou shalt not play in-state schools” going back to the Barnhill and Frank Broyles era has now been lifted as the Hogs have continued to look for more nearby opportunities.