Rutgers athletics announced its 2019 Hall of Fame class on Tuesday and there were several no brainer selections, starting with baseball player Todd Frazier. The 1919-1920 men’s basketball team who was the first to ever advance to postseason play, the 1981 men’s indoor two mile relay team that won a national championship and one of the best lacrosse players in program history in Greg Rinaldi all made perfect sense. However, there was one selection that made me pause, ponder and reflect on whether his induction made sense or not? I’m speaking of former athletic director Fred Gruninger, who served in that role for 25 years from the early seventies until the late nineties.
Former Rutgers Athletic Director Fred Gruninger leaves complicated legacy
