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Medlock, UA's free throw king, waited decades for Hall of Honor call

FAYETTEVILLE — FAYETTEVILLE — Rickey Medlock figured his time to be inducted into the University of Arkansas Sports Hall of Honor had passed.

After all, Medlock was a senior basketball player for the Razorbacks during the 1974-75 season.

But 43 years after Medlock’s last game at Arkansas, he was glad to be proven wrong.

Medlock, an eye surgeon who lives in Little Rock, was inducted into the UA Sports Hall of Honor last Friday. Inductees are chosen in a vote by A-Club members who lettered at Arkansas.

“I was completely shocked when I got the call about the Hall of Honor,” Medlock said.