Campus honors for hall of famers
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Former Ohio State coach Jim Tressel, a 2015 College Football Hall of Fame inductee, was honored during a National Football Foundation Hall of Fame On-Campus Salute in Columbus. From left: Ellen Tressel; Jim Tressel; Kathleen Murphy, NFF vice chairwoman and Fidelity Investments president of personal investing; and Archie Griffin, NFF board member and College Football hall of famer.
Photo by: OHIO STATE DEPARTMENT OF ATHLETICS
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Brian Bosworth, a 2015 College Football Hall of Fame inductee from Oklahoma, was honored during a National Football Foundation Hall of Fame On-Campus Salute in Norman. From left: NFF and College Hall of Fame President and CEO Steve Hatchell; Joe Castiglione, NFF board member and athletic director at OU; Bosworth; Clay Bennett, NFF vice chairman, OU regent and Oklahoma City Thunder owner; and Jim Smith, Fidelity Investments EVP.
Photo by: STACEY WEST
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Racing in Austin
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Taking in the Formula One U.S. Grand Prix at Circuit of the Americas in Austin, Texas, on Oct. 25: Sherry Dial, COTA CEO Jason Dial, F1 guest Mark Madkour, Premier Partnerships’ Jeff Marks and F1 guest Kennedy Menendez.
Photo by: JIM HODSON
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Shamrock Sports & Entertainment’s Carl Hansson and Brian Corcoran are joined by three-time F1 champion Jackie Stewart.
Photo by: DAVID THOMPSON
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Broadcasting & Cable awards
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MLS Commissioner Don Garber was among the inductees at the Broadcasting & Cable Hall of Fame’s 25th anniversary awards gala on Oct. 21 at the Waldorf-Astoria in New York City. BELOW: Among the attendees were ESPN’s John Wildhack and former NBA Commissioner David Stern.
Photos by: ERIK EKROTH PHOTOGRAPHY
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Victory tour continues in D.C.
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The White House honored the U.S. women’s national team and 2015 Women’s World Cup champions during a visit on Oct. 27. Players Abby Wambach (left), Carli Lloyd and Megan Rapinoe presented President Barack Obama with a team jersey during the visit.
Photo by: JIM WATSON / AFP / GETTY IMAGES
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Salute to Selig
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MLB Commissioner Emeritus Bud Selig was honored Oct. 23 during an event organized by the Greater Milwaukee Committee at the Pfister Hotel. From left: Milwaukee Brewers EVP Bob Quinn, Milwaukee World Festival’s Don Smiley, Selig and Brewers COO Rick Schlesinger.
Photo by: SCOTT PAULUS / MILWAUKEE BUSINESS JOURNAL
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Delta, Mets take flight for postseason
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To celebrate the New York Mets’ return to the playoffs, Delta Air Lines, the team’s official airline, dedicated a Mets-branded Boeing 757 at JFK Airport on Oct. 6. Former Mets player Keith Hernandez; Delta’s Henry Kuykendall and Gail Grimmett; Mets COO Jeff Wilpon; and Mets EVP/Chief Revenue Officer Lou DePaoli joined Mr. and Mrs. Met and Delta flight attendants and pilots in revealing the “Let’s Go Mets” graphic on the aircraft’s fuselage.
Photo by: BRAD BARKET / GETTY IMAGES
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