Pitt Adds A Hall of Fame

I won’t lie, it never really dawned on me that Pitt lacked a formalized Hall of Fame for its past greats. We’ve seen them honored in the past whether with a number retired, ceremonies lauding their past achievements. Annual award ceremonies. Names etched in the steps near the Cathedral. But no Hall of Fame.

While my initial thought was “there isn’t one already?” Followed by wondering declaring one at this point a little redundant. It is still a good idea to formally create one.

The initial class of 16 has some you would definitely expect. In football: Dan Marino, Mike Ditka, Marshall Goldberg, Bill Fralic, Hugh Green and of course, Tony Dorsett. Basketball is Billy Knight and Charles Smith.…