When Holthus found out about Will Shields making it to the Hall of Fame, he was on a basketball assignment in the small city of Morgantown, West Virginia.
“I remember when I got either a text or an email from (Chiefs team president) Mark Donovan very near when Will made it,” he described. “I sat there in my hotel room staring at that email or text and I got emotional because he's so well-deserving of being in the Hall.
“I think he's the best right guard to ever play in the National Football League and I'll argue anybody that wants to argue me about that.