{"id":3353,"date":"2019-06-17T19:50:54","date_gmt":"2019-06-17T19:50:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.sportspaper.org\/?p=3353"},"modified":"2019-06-17T19:50:54","modified_gmt":"2019-06-17T19:50:54","slug":"rick-rizzs-inducted-into-the-state-of-washington-sports-hall-of-fame","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.sportspaper.org\/?p=3353","title":{"rendered":"Rick Rizzs inducted into the State of Washington Sports Hall of Fame"},"content":{"rendered":"

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RICK RIZZS<\/p>\n

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By Marc Blau<\/p>\n

Special to Sports Paper<\/p>\n

Led by Seattle Mariners broadcaster\u00a0Rick Rizzs\u00a0and Seattle Seahawks broadcaster\u00a0Steve Raible,\u00a0seven individuals have been voted into the State of Washington Sports Hall of Fame as the 2019 class.<\/p>\n

The other inductees are Washington State University and Detroit Lions placekicker\u00a0Jason Hanson,\u00a0former National Basketball Association referee\u00a0Bernie Fryer, longtime Gonzaga University basketball coach\u00a0Dan Fitzgerald, and two Olympic gold medalists\u20141972 Munich Olympian\u00a0Sugar Ray Seales\u00a0and\u00a0Megan (Quann) Jendrick, a double gold medalist in the 2000 Summer Games in Sydney, Australia.<\/p>\n

An Illinois native,\u00a0Rick Rizzs\u00a0joined the Mariners broadcast crew in 1983 and his only absence was from 1992-94 when he was a broadcaster for the Detroit Tigers.\u00a0Rizzs did both TV and radio for the Mariners for years but switched exclusively to radio in 2007 and became lead announcer in 2010 when Dave Niehaus died. His signature calls include \u201cGoodbye Baseball\u201d and \u201cHappy Totals\u201d (for postgame wrap-up of M\u2019s victories.)<\/p>\n

KIRO-TV\u2019s main news anchor since 1993,\u00a0Steve Raible\u00a0has been on Seahawks broadcasts since retiring from NFL before the 1982 season and joining the late Pete Gross in the booth.\u00a0A play-by-play announcer since 2004, \u201cRaibs\u201d played six years as wide receiver for the Seahawks after being drafted in the second round from Georgia Tech, where he played in the \u201cRudy game\u201d against Notre Dame. Steve is a winner of five regional Emmys in his TV career.<\/p>\n

A Mead High School and Washington State product,\u00a0Jason Hanson\u00a0retired from the National Football League after 2012 season. He spent 21 seasons with the Detroit Lions and became the first player to play 300 games with the same NFL franchise. He made a record 52 field goals from at least 50 yards and retired as third on the career scoring list at 2,150 points and third in field goals with 495. He\u2019s the only player with 2,000 points for one franchise.<\/p>\n

A Port Angeles High School grad,\u00a0Bernie Fryer\u00a0was a high school All-American in football and basketball his junior and senior seasons. He played guard at BYU where he was an All-WAC First Team selection from 1970-72. He played one year each for Phoenix and Portland in the NBA and then spent 28 years as an official in the NBA where he worked 12 NBA Finals games and the 1998 NBA All-Star game.<\/p>\n

Dan Fitzgerald\u00a0was the head coach at Gonzaga University for 15 seasons between 1978 and 1997 and compiled an overall record of 252-171. He led the Bulldogs to their first appearance in the NCAA tournament in 1995 after leading them to their first post-season tournament, then NIT in 1994. Fitzgerald also spent 19 years as the athletic director at GU and is credited for forming the foundation for the Gonzaga program that has made 20 straight NCAA tournament appearances.<\/p>\n

Tacoma native\u00a0Sugar Ray Seales\u00a0was the only American boxer to win a gold medal in the 1972 Summer Olympics at 139 lbs. He was the National AAU Light Welterweight Champion in 1971 and the National Golden Gloves champion at 139 lbs in 1972.\u00a0 He was also a contender for the Middleweight title during the late 70s and early 80s.<\/p>\n

Megan Quann Jendrick\u00a0of Puyallup won an Olympic gold medal in the 100-meter breaststroke in Sydney as a 16-year-old and won another gold medal as a relay member. \u00a0Eight years later she captured a silver medal as part of the 4 x 100 meter medley relay.\u00a0 Jendrick set 27 U.S. records and four world records in her swimming career and was a ten-time national champion and a 15-time U.S. Masters national record-holder.<\/p>\n

The addition of the seven-member Class of 2019 brings the total to 222 individuals in the State of Washington Sports Hall of Fame. The organization was founded in 1960 by longtime Tacoma-based sports broadcaster Clay Huntington. A panel of sports media from throughout the state makes the selections. Information about all hall of fame members is available atwww.washingtonsportshof.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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