University of North Texas Athletics
Hall of Fame Nomination Deadline Extended
4/7/2020 1:00:00 PM | General
DENTON – Nominations for the 2020 North Texas Athletics Hall of Fame class have been extended to April 15.
Any person may nominate an individual for consideration by the Hall of Fame Selection Committee. The following are basic guidelines for considering a nominee:
- The person should have made an outstanding contribution to North Texas athletics.
- The person should have an honorable and respectable image since leaving the University of North Texas.
- Candidates are not eligible for induction until at least five years after they left the University of North Texas.
- Stronger consideration will be given those student-athletes who graduated from the University of North Texas.
Nominees are placed on the ballot by the North Texas Hall of Fame Selection Committee, which is made up of 10 individuals with strong ties to UNT (including multiple Hall of Fame members) and have been designated by the athletic department, including the president of the North Texas Letterwinners Association.
The Selection Committee will place 10 names on the ballot each year, with no more than five nominees from any one sport. The final ballot will be distributed to the following voters: active, dues-paying members of the Letterwinners Association; HOF inductees and McCain Award recipients; and the Selection Committee.
A maximum of six former athletes, coaches, and administrators may be inducted in a year (including the McCain Award honoree, if presented). No more than three individuals from any one sport may be selected in any year. Nominees are not selected for induction are automatically rolled onto the ballot the next year and the selection committee will fill the remaining ballot slots at their annual meeting. A nominee may remain on the ballot for five consecutive years and then must roll off for at least one year before reconsideration by the Selection Committee.
No more than six individuals are inducted into the Hall of Fame each year.
To submit a nomination for consideration, please fill out the form here.
