5 newest members of the Utah Sports Hall of Fame honored
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Holly Rowe, ESPN and ABC sports commentator, Wally Joyner, former BYU and Major League Baseball player, Stew Morrill, former USU basketball head coach, John Buck, former Major League Baseball player, and Mary Kay Amicone, former University of Utah softball player and Weber State, Salt Lake Community College and BYU softball coach, pose for a photo before being inducted into the 2025 Utah Sports Hall of Fame at a banquet at the Little America Hotel in Salt Lake City on Monday, Sept. 22, 2025. Kristin Murphy, Deseret News
Trent Wood is a sports writer for the Deseret News.
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There are officially five new members of the Utah Sports Hall of Fame and the inductees in the 2025 class are notable.
They include, listed in alphabetical order:
Mary Kay Amicone
John Buck
Wally Joyner
Stew Morrill
Holly Rowe
That is two former Major League Baseball players, a legendary softball coach, a legendary basketball coach and one of the more iconic sports media personalities (reporter, commentator, etc.) in the industry currently.
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Holly Rowe, ESPN and ABC sports commentator, signs a football before being inducted into the 2025 Utah Sports Hall of Fame at a banquet at the Little America Hotel in Salt Lake City on Monday, Sept. 22, 2025. | Kristin Murphy, Deseret News
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Stew Morrill, former USU basketball head coach, laughs before being inducted into the 2025 Utah Sports Hall of Fame at a banquet at the Little America Hotel in Salt Lake City on Monday, Sept. 22, 2025. | Kristin Murphy, Deseret News
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John Buck, former Major League Baseball player, laughs before being inducted into the 2025 Utah Sports Hall of Fame at a banquet at the Little America Hotel in Salt Lake City on Monday, Sept. 22, 2025. | Kristin Murphy, Deseret News
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Wally Joyner, former BYU and Major League Baseball player, Holly Rowe, ESPN and ABC sports commentator, Stew Morrill, former USU basketball head coach, Mary Kay Amicone, former University of Utah softball player and Weber State, Salt Lake Community College and BYU softball coach, and John Buck, former Major League Baseball player, pose for a photo before being inducted into the 2025 Utah Sports Hall of Fame at a banquet at the Little America Hotel in Salt Lake City on Monday, Sept. 22, 2025. | Kristin Murphy, Deseret News
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Spencer F. Eccles and Spencer P. Eccles arrive at the 2025 Utah Sports Hall of Fame banquet at the Little America Hotel in Salt Lake City on Monday, Sept. 22, 2025. | Kristin Murphy, Deseret News
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McCrae Thorn shakes hands with Wally Joyner, former BYU and Major League Baseball player, before Joyner is inducted into the 2025 Utah Sports Hall of Fame at a banquet at the Little America Hotel in Salt Lake City on Monday, Sept. 22, 2025. | Kristin Murphy, Deseret News
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Holly Rowe, ESPN and ABC sports commentator, and Mary Kay Amicone, former University of Utah softball player and Weber State, Salt Lake Community College and BYU softball coach, chat before being inducted into the 2025 Utah Sports Hall of Fame at a banquet at the Little America Hotel in Salt Lake City on Monday, Sept. 22, 2025. | Kristin Murphy, Deseret News
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Holly Rowe, ESPN and ABC sports commentator, shakes hands with Stew Morrill, former USU basketball head coach, before they are both inducted into the 2025 Utah Sports Hall of Fame at a banquet at the Little America Hotel in Salt Lake City on Monday, Sept. 22, 2025. | Kristin Murphy, Deseret News
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Stew Morrill, former USU basketball head coach, signs a football before being inducted into the 2025 Utah Sports Hall of Fame at a banquet at the Little America Hotel in Salt Lake City on Monday, Sept. 22, 2025. | Kristin Murphy, Deseret News
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Holly Rowe, ESPN and ABC sports commentator, Wally Joyner, former BYU and Major League Baseball player, Stew Morrill, former USU basketball head coach, John Buck, former Major League Baseball player, and Mary Kay Amicone, former University of Utah softball player and Weber State, Salt Lake Community College and BYU softball coach, pose for a photo before being inducted into the 2025 Utah Sports Hall of Fame at a banquet at the Little America Hotel in Salt Lake City on Monday, Sept. 22, 2025. | Kristin Murphy, Deseret News
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