Shortly after John Byce, 39, learned that he was being inducted into the Madison Sports Hall of Fame — the 2007 class will be recognized during a June 5 banquet — the former Memorial High School and University of Wisconsin hockey forward got on the phone and shared the good news with his old friend and teammate Rob Andringa, 38. “When he called and told me, I literally had goose bumps,” Andringa related, “because he’s so deserving.”
There’s was something else about the Hall of Fame committee recognizing Byce’s accomplishments as a local high school and college athlete that stood out for Andringa. “He’s truly homegrown,” he said.