SALT LAKE CITY -- Utah Jazz legends Karl Malone and John Stockton will join former BYU athletes Richard George, Chad Lewis and Doug Padilla next month in being inducted into the Utah Sports Hall of Fame.
The Oct. 23 event at EnergySolutions Arena includes a 6 p.m. reception and 7 p.m. dinner.
Malone and Stockton were inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in consecutive years. The Utah Sports Hall of Fame is honoring them simultaneously, after they played together with the Jazz for 18 seasons and on two U.S. Olympic teams and shared co-MVP honors in the 1993 NBA All-Star Game in Salt Lake City. In 1996, each was named one of the 50 Greatest Players in NBA History.
Malone was a two-time MVP of the NBA, a 14-time All-Star and an 11-time member of the All-NBA first team during his 18 seasons with the Jazz, while missing only seven games. He's the league's No. 2 career scorer with 36,374 points.
Stockton, who played all 19 seasons of his NBA career for the Jazz, is the league's all-time leader in assists (15,806) and steals (3,265). A 10-time NBA All-Star, he averaged 13.1 points and 10.5 assists in his career.
The BYU honorees include two track and field athletes and one football player.
At the age of 15, George set a world record in the javelin for his age group of 224 feet. He also competed in football and basketball at Millard High School. George then began concentrating on the javelin and won the AAU national championship in 1975 with a toss of 272 feet, 11 inches, and was a bronze medalist at the World Games. He was a three-time NCAA All-American and a three-time WAC champion in the javelin at BYU. He finished second in the 1976 NCAA Meet and qualified for the 1976 U.S. Olympic team in Montreal.
Padilla came to BYU as a junior college transfer and won the 1981 NCAA indoor two-mile event and went on to become a two-time Olympian, placing seventh in the 5,000 meters in 1984. From 1983-87, he won five consecutive national indoor championships, four outdoor titles and two U.S. Olympic trials events.
Lewis, a graduate of Orem High School, caught 111 passes in his four-year BYU career. Playing for the Philadelphia Eagles, he led NFL tight ends with 69 receptions in 2000. While being injured on the play, he caught the clinching touchdown pass in the 2004 NFC championship game, sending the Eagles to the Super Bowl. Lewis was a three-time Pro Bowl selection.
For reservations ($75), send checks or credit card information to the USHOFF, P.O. Box 95982, South Jordan, UT 84095. If making reservations by phone, they will be accepted only with a credit card. Call Neil Petty (801-944-2379) or Chuck Schell (801-262-9095) with any questions.
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