Before we completely file away 2016:
The truth, justice and NIU way news: It’s now six halls of fame for Hubie Dunn. The former Northern Illinois University men’s gymnastics coach will be inducted posthumously into the Southern Illinois University Athletics Hall of Fame on Jan. 27 in Carbondale. Kudos to Saluki athletics director and ex-NIU development officer Tommy Bell for correcting this longtime oversight.
If you recall, upon Dunn’s passing last February at age 94, my tribute column asked in good conscience, “Why isn’t (Hubie) in the SIU Athletics Hall of Fame?” As a nuisance with an elephant’s never-forget memory, I forwarded that story to Bell as a reminder of Dunn’s considerable national effect on his sport and success in the early days as an SIU gymnast.