I had the same question as many of you did about Booger, so wrote Eric Capper to find out what the criteria for the HOF is.
Here is my email and the response.
From: Brett Tulloss
Sent: Wednesday, August 03, 2011 2:53 PM
To: Capper, Eric; Bartolotta, Steven; Howard, Stephen
Subject: Criteria for Hall of Fame
Gentleman,
Just wondering what are the criteria for the NT HOF. I have no problem with the people selected, just wondering what Brandon "Booger" Kennedy has to do to get recognized by the Athletic Department of his alma mater. He was the anchor of the defense for North Texas' first three Sun Belt titles from 2001-03, and set the North Texas record with 61 tackles-for-loss in his career. He was the most dominant defensive player in the Sun Belt Conference for those years and gave fans someone to be proud of.
Again, I have no problem with the people selected. Just wondering why Brandon Kennedy was not selected.
Brett Tulloss
Pick "Booger" for the 2012 NT Hall of Fame
Brett,
The hall of fame committee accepts nominations for inductees from anyone and they go through the process of gathering all relevant information for the potential candidates. I am not on the committee, but I can tell you that Brandon Kennedy has been discussed at length in those meetings and the committee is very well aware of his outstanding career. I can’t speak for anyone on the committee as to why he was not selected, but I’m sure that his name will continue to come up in those discussions.
As a point of reference, the committee is made up of a very diversified group of former letterwinners from various decades as well as former and current athletic department staff members.
Hope this helps.
Eric Capper
Senior Associate Athletics Director
University of North Texas
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