Chad Hall named CSHOF College Male Athlete of the Year, Fisher DeBerry to be inducted!!
We are getting some tables, contact me if interested in attending. Congrats to the FALCONS!
michaeljensen@remax.net
Jan. 10, 2008
USAF ACADEMY, Colo. -Three Air Force Falcons were honored by the Colorado Sports Hall of Fame for their accomplishments in 2007. Tailback/wide receiver Chad Hall was named the Colorado Sports Hall of Fame Male Athlete of the Year. The CSHOF Selection Committee also awarded a special citation to hockey player Eric Ehn and football coach Troy Calhoun.
Hall will be honored at the CSHOF Banquet, April 8, at the Denver Marriott City Center Hotel along with the newest Colorado Sports Hall of Fame inductees of Fisher DeBerry, Dow Finsterwald, Pierre Lacroix, Bill Noxon, Frank Shorter and the late Starr Yelland. Tickets for the banquet are $150 each and are available by contacting the CSHOF office at Invesco Field at Mile High or by telephoning 720/258-3535.
Hall established himself as one of the best players in college football this past season as he was named the Mountain West Conference's offensive player of the year. He led the Falcons in rushing yards (1,478), receiving yards (524), receptions (50), rushing touchdowns (15), all-purpose yards (2,683), punt returns (12.6 yards per return) and kickoff returns (23.0 yards per return). He was the only player in the nation to lead his team in rushing and receiving yards. Hall also earned third-team All-America honors from Rivals.com and was a second-team All-American by Sports Illustrated (SI.com).
Ehn became the most decorated Air Force hockey player ever at the conclusion of the 2006-07 season. He became Air Force's first-ever hockey All-American, earning first-team honors by two major hockey publications and second-team honors from the coaches. He was also one of three finalists for the prestigious Hobey Baker Memorial Trophy, given annually to the top collegiate player in the nation. He is the first service academy player ever to be among the final three. After leading the nation in scoring for the majority of the season, he finished second in the nation with 64 points (20-40-64). The Atlantic Hockey Association player of the year set a new league record for points in conference games. He also helped lead Air Force to its first ever conference championship and first ever trip to the NCAA Tournament.
In his first season at Air Force, Calhoun led the Falcons to a berth in the Bell Helicopter Armed Forces Bowl, a 9-4 overall record and a 6-2 mark for second place in the Mountain West Conference. A 1989 Academy grad, Calhoun and the Falcons completed a five-game turnaround this season (AFA was 4-8 last season). The turnaround was the second largest in school history and largest since 1957-58 (six games). It was also the largest in the nation this season by a first-year head coach. Air Force's nine wins are the most since 2002 and the team's six conference wins are the most ever in the Mountain West Conference for Air Force.
