University of Utah Athletics Announces 2020 Hall of Fame Class

University of Utah Athletics Announces 2020 Hall of Fame Class

SALT LAKE CITY-Wednesday, the University of Utah announced its athletics hall of fame class for 2020.

These individuals will be honored September 11 at Rice-Eccles Stadium & Tower as part of the festivities as the Utes host FCS foe Montana State.

This is the largest class in school history and consists of former quarterback Alex Smith and former center Andrew Bogut from the men’s basketball squad.

Others include volleyball star Lori Baird, offensive lineman Anthony Brown, baseball outfielder/designated hitter Casey Child, softball second baseman Amy Timmel Hogue, tailback Eddie Johnson and women’s basketball point guard Leilani Mitchell.

In 2005, Smith and Bogut each made history as Smith was the No. 1 pick in the NFL Draft, going to the San Francisco 49ers and Bogut was the No. 1 pick in the NBA Draft, selected by the Milwaukee Bucks.

No other school has had two of their star athletes go No. 1 overall respectively in each of these drafts in the same season.

During his career with the Utes, Smith completed 66.3 percent of his passes (389-587) for 5,203 yards, 47 touchdowns and 8 interceptions.

Bogut, in two seasons at Utah, netted 16.6 points and 11.1 rebounds per game while also shooting 60.3 percent from the field for his career with the Utes.

Johnson ran for 3,219 yards and 26 scores for Utah from 1984-1988 and added 95 receptions for 839 yards and 9 scores for the Utes.