Five heralded University of Wisconsin-Madison athletes and coaches are among six individuals honored Thursday as the class of 2009 inductees into the State of Wisconsin Athletic Hall of Fame.
Athletic director and former head football coach Barry Alvarez, former head basketball coach and world-class tennis player John Powless, three-time national wrestling champion Lee Kemp, former NCAA president Judith Sweet and all-American basketball player and philanthropist Albert “Ab” Nicholas will be inducted into the hall in ceremonies Nov. 20 in Milwaukee.