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Photos: Lansing sports hall of fame ceremony

Craig Tefft speaks to the crowd after being inducting into the Lansing Sports Hall of Fame during the banquet Thursday, July 28, 2016 at the Lansing Center. Tefft played football for East Lansing High School and helped them go on to win the 1964 state championship, the year he was also the state's leading rusher. He also collegiate football at Central Michigan.
Craig Tefft speaks to the crowd after being inducting into the Lansing Sports Hall of Fame during the banquet Thursday, July 28, 2016 at the Lansing Center. Tefft played football for East Lansing High School and helped them go on to win the 1964 state championship, the year he was also the state's leading rusher. He also collegiate football at Central Michigan.
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Carl Wagner is congratulated by John Smoltz, Sr., after he read a letter from his son, former Atlanta Brave and Major League Baseball Hall of Famer John Smoltz, Jr., who wanted to acknowledge Wagner for receiving the Richard Letts Community Service Award at the Lansing Sports Hall of Fame banquet Thursday, July 28, 2016 at the Lansing Center.
Carl Wagner is congratulated by John Smoltz, Sr., after he read a letter from his son, former Atlanta Brave and Major League Baseball Hall of Famer John Smoltz, Jr., who wanted to acknowledge Wagner for receiving the Richard Letts Community Service Award at the Lansing Sports Hall of Fame banquet Thursday, July 28, 2016 at the Lansing Center.
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Nora Maviry, an eighth grade student at Resurrection school, smiles as she holds up a sign that reads "Res 'loves' Mr. C" after Michael Creaser is inducted into the Lansing Sports Hall of Fame Thursday, July 28, 2016 at the Lansing Center. Creaser was a two-time state swimming champion at East Lansing in the 1980s.
Nora Maviry, an eighth grade student at Resurrection school, smiles as she holds up a sign that reads "Res 'loves' Mr. C" after Michael Creaser is inducted into the Lansing Sports Hall of Fame Thursday, July 28, 2016 at the Lansing Center. Creaser was a two-time state swimming champion at East Lansing in the 1980s.
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Former Waverly High School and MSU basketball player Marcus Taylor laughs as he jokes around with teammates from Waverly before the start of the Lansing Sports Hall of Fame banquet Thursday, July 28, 2016 at the Lansing Center. Taylor's 2000 state championship basketball team was being inducted into the hall.
Former Waverly High School and MSU basketball player Marcus Taylor laughs as he jokes around with teammates from Waverly before the start of the Lansing Sports Hall of Fame banquet Thursday, July 28, 2016 at the Lansing Center. Taylor's 2000 state championship basketball team was being inducted into the hall.
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Former NFL and MSU football player Alan Haller gets a hug as he's given a special award from the MSU Black Alumni Association during the Lansing Sports Hall of Fame banquet Thursday, July 28, 2016 at the Lansing Center. Haller was a four year letter winner in football at MSU and went on to play professionally for the Steelers, Brown and Panthers. He graduated from Sexton where he played football and was a member of the 1986 and 1987 state championship track teams.
Former NFL and MSU football player Alan Haller gets a hug as he's given a special award from the MSU Black Alumni Association during the Lansing Sports Hall of Fame banquet Thursday, July 28, 2016 at the Lansing Center. Haller was a four year letter winner in football at MSU and went on to play professionally for the Steelers, Brown and Panthers. He graduated from Sexton where he played football and was a member of the 1986 and 1987 state championship track teams.
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Bob Every hands the hall of fame plaque to family members of the late Bob Gross at the Lansing Sports Hall of Fame banquet Thursday, July 28, 2016 at the Lansing Center. Gross spent three decades in the sports department at the Lansing State Journal until his death in 1996.
Bob Every hands the hall of fame plaque to family members of the late Bob Gross at the Lansing Sports Hall of Fame banquet Thursday, July 28, 2016 at the Lansing Center. Gross spent three decades in the sports department at the Lansing State Journal until his death in 1996.
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Former DeWitt pitcher Mary Mauro jokes with her dad as she addresses the crowd during the Lansing Sports Hall of Fame banquet Thursday, July 28, 2016 at the Lansing Center.
Former DeWitt pitcher Mary Mauro jokes with her dad as she addresses the crowd during the Lansing Sports Hall of Fame banquet Thursday, July 28, 2016 at the Lansing Center.
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Former Waverly High School and MSU basketball player Marcus Taylor smiles at his daughter Zoe, 6, as they joke around during the the Lansing Sports Hall of Fame banquet Thursday, July 28, 2016 at the Lansing Center. Taylor's 2000 state championship basketball team was being inducted into the hall.
Former Waverly High School and MSU basketball player Marcus Taylor smiles at his daughter Zoe, 6, as they joke around during the the Lansing Sports Hall of Fame banquet Thursday, July 28, 2016 at the Lansing Center. Taylor's 2000 state championship basketball team was being inducted into the hall.
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Tim Wieber holds up his 2000 Waverly state championship t-shirt as then-head coach Phil Odlum reacts to seeing it before the start of the Lansing Sports Hall of Fame banquet Thursday, July 28, 2016 at the Lansing Center.
Tim Wieber holds up his 2000 Waverly state championship t-shirt as then-head coach Phil Odlum reacts to seeing it before the start of the Lansing Sports Hall of Fame banquet Thursday, July 28, 2016 at the Lansing Center.
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Olympic gold medalist Jordyn Wieber looks on as the Lansing Sports Hall of Fame banquet moves along Thursday, July 28, 2016 at the Lansing Center.
Olympic gold medalist Jordyn Wieber looks on as the Lansing Sports Hall of Fame banquet moves along Thursday, July 28, 2016 at the Lansing Center.
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Students hold up signs for Michael Creaser during the Lansing Sports Hall of Fame banquet Thursday, July 28, 2016 at the Lansing Center.
Students hold up signs for Michael Creaser during the Lansing Sports Hall of Fame banquet Thursday, July 28, 2016 at the Lansing Center.
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Olympic gold medal winner Jordyn Wieber speaks the crowd at the Lansing Sports Hall of Fame banquet Thursday, July 28, 2016 at the Lansing Center.
Olympic gold medal winner Jordyn Wieber speaks the crowd at the Lansing Sports Hall of Fame banquet Thursday, July 28, 2016 at the Lansing Center.
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Bob Every, executive director of the Great Lansing Area Sports Hall of Fame, jokes with members of the audience during the Hall of Fame banquet Thursday, July 28, 2016 at the Lansing Center.
Bob Every, executive director of the Great Lansing Area Sports Hall of Fame, jokes with members of the audience during the Hall of Fame banquet Thursday, July 28, 2016 at the Lansing Center.
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