Utah Athletics Announces 2020 Hall of Fame Inductees

SALT LAKE CITY – Eight former Ute student-athletes, including a Consensus National Player of the Year and a Heisman Trophy finalist, have been selected as the 2020 Utah Athletics Hall of Fame class. The newest group of inductees are Lori Baird (volleyball), Andrew Bogut (men's basketball), Anthony Brown (football), Casey Child (baseball), Amy Timmel Hogue (softball), Eddie Johnson (football), Leilani Mitchell (women's basketball) and Alex Smith (football). The class is scheduled to be honored on Friday, Sept. 11 at Rice-Eccles Stadium & Tower as part of the Utah-Montana State home football weekend.

"This is a great class, in quantity and absolutely in quality," said Mark Harlan, Director of Athletics. "Their accomplishments as University of Utah student-athletes are well-document and just phenomenal, but they are also such good people who went on to do great things after they left our campus and brought great distinction to Utah Athletics. I appreciate the great work of our selection committee to stay focused on this important priority to bring forward a terrific class so we can celebrate these outstanding individuals as we do annually."

Lori Baird (Volleyball)
Baird was recognized as an AVCA Third Team All-American, All-West Region selection and the Mountain West Conference Co-Player of the Year in 2008. She led the Utes to the Mountain West title and the Sweet 16 of the NCAA Tournament that season. Baird ranked 16th in the country in blocks per set (1.39) and fourth in the Mountain West Conference in kills per set (3.05) in '08. She finished her career with 1,236 kills to rank seventh and 561 total blocks to rank third in the school record books.

Congratulations to Lori Baird on being named to the Utah Athletics Hall of Fame! #Utestrong #Utefamily pic.twitter.com/fseuv4p8Nh
— Utah Volleyball (@UtahVolleyball) April 29, 2020

Andrew Bogut (Men's Basketball)
The Consensus National Player of the Year in 2004-05, Bogut was the No. 1 pick in the 2005 NBA Draft. He played with five teams, including Milwaukee and Golden State, before retiring in 2019. He was on the Warriors' 2015 championship team. Since then, he has played professionally in Australia. During his second and final season with the Runnin' Utes, Bogut led the nation with 26 double-doubles, ranked 19th in scoring (20.4 ppg), second in rebounding (12.2 rpg) and eighth in field goal percentage (62.0). He became just the third player in Utah history to reach the 1,000-points mark in two seasons. Bogut led the Utes to a 29-6 record, the Sweet 16 of the NCAA Tournament and the Mountain West Conference regular season title in 2004-05. He played in three Olympics for Australia.

Please help us welcome the newest member of the 2020 @utahathletics HOF Class, @andrewbogut!

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— Utah Basketball?? (@UtahMBB) April 29, 2020

Anthony Brown (Football)
Brown earned Third Team Associated Press All-America and First Team All-WAC honors in 1994. He was the anchor of an offensive line that paved the way for Utah to average 36.4 points per game and rank fourth in the nation in scoring. Utah went 10-2 in 1994 and finished in the top 10 of the national polls for the first time in school history. As a free agent signee, Brown played in the NFL for Cincinnati and Pittsburgh.

Casey Child (Baseball)
The outfielder/designated hitter was an ABCA First Team All-American in 1997. He also earned Second Team All-America honors from The Sporting News and Collegiate Baseball, and Third Team recognition from Baseball America. Child set school single-season records for hits (104), home runs (31), RBI (97), total bases (227) and slugging percentage (.890) that year, which still stand. After leading the Utes to 36 wins and the WAC North Division title with a 22-8 record, Child was selected in the 16th round of the MLB Draft by the Anaheim Angels.

Amy Timmel Hogue (Softball)
Hogue was a Second Team All-American in 1994 as Utah won a school record 51 games. The second baseman set school records that season by hitting .455 and scoring 55 runs on the way to earning Western Athletic Conference Player of the Year honors. A three-time All-WAC selection, Hogue led Utah to a pair of conference titles and College World Series appearances in 1991 and '94. She has been Utah's head softball coach for the past 13 seasons with three NCAA Tournament appearances.

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— Utah Softball (@Utah_Softball) April 29, 2020

Eddie Johnson (Football)
Utah's all-time leader in rushing yards (3,219) and touchdowns (35) before he was overtaken by Zack Moss in 2019, Johnson was a First Team All-WAC selection as a freshman in 1984 and again 1986. He recorded two of the eighteen 1,000-yard rushing seasons in school history with 1,021 yards in 1984 and 1,046 yards in 1986. Johnson scored 15 touchdowns, the third-best mark in school history, in 1988. He had a dozen 100-yard rushing games in his career, including six in 1986.

Leilani Mitchell (Women's Basketball)
Mitchell earned Third Team Associated Press All-America and Mountain West Conference Player of the Year honors during the 2007-08 season. She was also one of three finalists for the Lieberman Award, presented to the top point guard in NCAA Division I. Mitchell ranked fourth nationally in assists (7.5 apg) and eighth in assist-to-turnover ratio (2.22) in '07-08, leading the conference in both categories. She also averaged 16.8 points per game as Utah won the Mountain West Conference regular season title and advanced to the NCAA Tournament.

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— Utah Women's Basketball (@UTAHWBB) April 29, 2020

Alex Smith (Football)
Smith was the No. 1 pick in the 2005 NFL Draft and has remained in the league the past 16 years, playing with San Francisco, Kansas City and Washington. A Heisman Trophy finalist while quarterbacking Utah's high-powered spread offense in 2004, Smith helped the Utes become the first "BCS Buster" by being invited to the Fiesta Bowl and earn a No. 4 ranking in the final Associated Press poll. He earned First Team All-America honors from the Football Writers Association of America and SportsIllustrated.com in 2004. Smith threw for nearly 3,000 yards in 2004 and set the school record with 42 total touchdowns. He ranks in the top six in career TD passes (47) and passing yards (5,203) at Utah.

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