Houston track and field head coach Leroy Burell has been named a 2017 inductee into the USA Track and Field National Hall of Fame, said team spokesman Roman Petrowski in a news release.
The induction into the Hall of Fame will become official Nov. 2 during the USATF Black TIE and Sneakers Gala in New York City. Burrell will be joined by Bryan Clay, Patty van Wolvelaere, Lindy Remigino and Bill Squires, according to the news release.
“It’s amazing that, when I thought about it, I made it before Michael Marsh, Steve Lewis, Danny Everett and Kevin Young, who were all multiple Olympic gold medalists,” Burrell said, according to the news release.