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 January 20, 2005 - Huntsville, AL-Tennessee Valley Pythons coach Dick Adams will be inducted into the Miami-Ohio University Athletic Hall of Fame during ceremonies at halftime of the Miami-Ohio - Ohio mens basketball game Saturday evening in Oxford, Ohio.
Adams, 57, lettered in football at Miami-Ohio from 1968-70 and was selected first-team All-MAC defensive back and kicker in 69 and 70. Over his career he established 14 team records and tied two others, including twice intercepting seven passes in a season while playing as a second-team All-American under Bo Schembechler and Bill Mallory.
"Im excited being able to go back and hopefully see some coaches that I played for, Adams said. "For me, it was just being at the right place at the right time. I had great teammates and we worked hard together - lots of great memories."
Adams was drafted by the Houston Oilers in 1971 and moved on to a standout playing and coaching career in the Canadian Football League. In 1995, Adams was inducted into the Saskatchewan Sports Hall of Fame.
The 2004-2005 Hall of Fame class that also includes Deland McCullough (football, 96), a player Adams coached in the CFL. Other inductees are Julie Rhoda Dagiau (womens track, 92), Harold Fisher (mens track, 45), Sean Gorgone (golf, 91), Vicki Shields (womens tennis, 85) and Dr. Jim Goldey (team physician, 75-96).
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