Molitor among college hall nominees

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DENNIS WASZAK Jr.

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Paul Molitor and Bob Gibson are among 50 former players and coaches on the ballot this year for the National College Baseball Hall of Fame.
The ballot, which was to be officially released by the College Baseball Foundation on Thursday, includes 26 players, 12 coaches and 12 veteran candidates. The 90-member voting committee, which includes last year's 10 inaugural inductees, will participate in two rounds of elimination votes to determine this year's honorees.
The inductees will be announced at the completion of voting in mid-March and officially inducted during a three-day celebration from July 2-4 in Lubbock, Texas, the home of the hall.
"This event has become engrained in the fabric of baseball," College Baseball Foundation chairman-CEO John Askins said. "It has become the event every year to celebrate the legacies of the greatest players and coaches to play the collegiate game."
Molitor led Minnesota to its last College World Series in 1977, and set school records in several offensive categories. He was also the highest-drafted Gopher, going No. 3 overall in 1977, and was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 2004.
Gibson, inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1981 after a major league career that included two World Series titles and two Cy Young awards with St. Louis, starred at Creighton from 1954-57.
The other former players include: Eddie Bane (Arizona State); Kevin McReynolds (Arkansas); Mickey Sullivan (Baylor); Jackie Jensen (California); Tim Wallach (Cal State Fullerton); Dick Howser (Florida State); Derek Tatsuno (Hawaii); Mike Smith (Indiana); Ben McDonald (LSU); Billy Swift (Maine); Neal Heaton (Miami); Barry Larkin and Jim Abbott of Michigan; Rafael Palmeiro (Mississippi State); B.J. Surhoff (North Carolina); Steve Arlin (Ohio State); Pete Incaviglia (Oklahoma State); Fred Lynn and Hank Workman of Southern California; Keith Moreland and Greg Swindell of Texas; John Olerud (Washington State); and Joe Carter and Phil Stephenson of Wichita State.
The coaches on the ballot are: Jerry Kindall (Arizona); Dr. Jim Brock (Arizona State); Norm DeBryin (Arkansas); Bill Wilhelm (Clemson); Bob Bennett (Fresno State); Jack Stallings (Georgia Southern); John Winkin (Maine); Dick Seibert (Minnesota); John "Hi" Simmons (Missouri); Bibb Falk (Texas); Al Ogletree (Texas-Pan American); and Charles "Bobo" Brayton (Washington State).
Last year's inaugural class included Minnesota's Dave Winfield and Southern California's Rod Dedeaux.
The list of veteran pre-1947 candidates includes: coaches Clint Evans of California, Ray Fisher and Branch Rickey of Michigan, Billy Disch of Texas, Ethan Allen of Yale; player/coach Carl Lundgren of Illinois and players Ted Lyons of Baylor, Frankie Frisch of Fordham, Bobby Layne and Ernie Koy Sr. of Texas, Owen Carroll of Holy Cross and George Sisler of Michigan. The veteran selections will be announced during the fall, and will be officially inducted with next year's class.
 
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