An alert reader sent me this, though I had also seen a press release about this too: from Freep.com, “Former Lions QB Charlie Batch, six others going into EMU Hall of Fame.”
Good for Batch and the others included– Denise Allen (basketball), Jerry Cerulla (track), Angela (Springer) Johnson (track), Sharon McNie (gymnastics), Gary Patton (football), and Gary Strickland (athletic trainer), according to the article. But I have to wonder: EMU has an athletic hall of fame? Really? Is this a place on campus, or is this more of a metaphoric, symbolic “hall?”
The Athletics Hall of Fame is located in the Convo.
The EMU Athletics Hall of Fame is quite visible from the lobby of the Convocation Center. Also, it can be easily seen through the Convo windows (depending on glare from the sun) when watching a football game.
http://www.emueagles.com/sports/2005/10/27/HallofFame.aspx?
BTW – The news of Charlie Batch and another former EMU Football standout, Gary Patton, being part of the 2010 induction class into the EMU Athletic Hall of Fame was first mentioned on the (Unofficial) EMU Football Facebook page on February 15th. Become a “Fan” of the page today!
http://www.facebook.com/EMUFootball
I was watching part of the NFL Combine last night and the NFL Network showcased the Top 10 biggest draft busts. Charlie Batch was the third quarterback taken in the 1998 draft. The QB before him? Ryan Leaf, the No. 1 greatest draft bust of all time. (And the guy before him is the 2nd greatest QB of his generation).
Charlie Batch, however, I still say was railroaded by the Lions.