FANRAG SPORTS' Wendell Barnhouse profiled Texas Tech AD KIRBY HOCUTT, who is "going into his second year" as CFP selection committee Chair. Hocutt said, "Only until you experience it can you truly anticipate being the sole spokesperson for the selection committee. With that comes the analysis of each individual word choice you make. I felt certain I understood the role but until that first week, I didn’t fully understand the enormous interest." Hocutt calls it a "significant time investment" serving on the CFP committee. He credits the work of his staff for "helping with the day-to-day duties on campus." This season will be his "third and final year on the CFP" (FANRAGSPORTS.com, 4/24).
AWARDS & HONORS: The Bay Area Sports HOF inducted former 49ers President & CEO CARMEN POLICY, former MLBer MATT WILLIAMS, former jockey RUSSELL BAZE, Gold Medal-winning beach volleyball player KERRI WALSH JENNINGS and former NBAer BILL CARTWRIGHT. Policy is the 11th person from the 49ers to be inducted into the BASHOF among 170 total honorees (S.F. CHRONICLE, 4/25)....BAMTech Exec VP & CTO JOSEPH INZERILLO was among Broadcasting & Cable's Technology Leadership Award recipients (BROADCASTING & CABLE, 4/24 issue).
NAMES: Baseball HOFer PEDRO MARTINEZ and his wife are hosting "Feast with 45 at Fenway" on May 6. Proceeds from the fundraiser will "support the Pedro Martinez Charity, which works to educate and support underserved children and families through arts, sports, health and life skills" (BIZJOURNALS.com, 4/25)....Lakers President of Basketball Operations MAGIC JOHNSON said that he has “millions of dollars in an infrastructure investment fund” and is “looking to put it to work around the world.” He said that the fund is “scouting out partners and projects.” Johnson has “launched the JLC Infrastructure Fund” with Loop Capital Market CEO JIM REYNOLDS (N.Y. POST, 4/25)....ESPN’s TONY KORNHEISER and a group of others recently purchased DC-area bar Chad’s and renamed it Chatter (WASHINGTONPOST.com, 4/24)....Red Sox RF MOOKIE BETTS and his fiancée came by the New England Aquarium yesterday to "check out the new Science of Sharks exhibit” (BOSTON HERALD, 4/25).
