Roanoke Times
Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.
DATE: FRIDAY, September 24, 1993 TAG: 9309240178
SECTION: SPORTS PAGE: B-5 EDITION: METRO
SOURCE: From staff reports
DATELINE: LENGTH: Medium
Joining Pyne are Sam Adams, defensive end, Texas A&M; Lou Benfatti, defensive tackle, Penn State; Tony Boselli, offensive tackle, Southern California; Derrick Brooks, linebacker, Florida State; Shante Carver, defensive end, Arizona State; Tre Johnson, offensive tackle, Temple; Willie McGinest, defensive end, Southern Cal; Kevin Mitchell, nose guard, Syracuse; Aaron Taylor, offensive tackle, Notre Dame; Rob Waldrop, nose guard, Arizona; and Ron Woolfork, offensive lineman, Colorado.
Pyne, a senior from Milford, Mass., has started 26 consecutive games for the Hokies. He was chosen a preseason All-America by several publications.
The Lombardi Award, named for former Green Bay Packers coach Vince Lombardi, will be presented Dec. 2 in Houston.
In other college athletics:
Virginia Tech will induct five former athletes into its Hall of Fame tonight, including the Hall's first woman member, former track All-American Lucy Hawk Banks.
A middle-distance champion in the late 1970s and 1980, Hawks joins inductees Roy Beskin (tennis), the late Bucky Keller (basketball), Bill Matthews (basketball and administration) and Jack Prater (football and administration).
The inductees will be honored at a dinner tonight on Tech's campus. Tech's Hall of Fame now has 62 members.
Virginia Tech athletic director Dave Braine has been appointed to the NCAA Special Events Committee, which is responsible for issues involving postseason football games and all-star football and basketball games.
by CNB