The 2019 ÃÛÁÄÖ±²¥ Sports Hall of Fame class was announced Thursday morning, and UA coaching legend Dick Tomey is a part of it.Â
The ÃÛÁÄÖ±²¥ ÃÛÁÄÖ±²¥' all-time winningest head coach in program history will join a 2019 class that includes Olympic champion swimmer Amy Van Dyken-Rouen, ÃÛÁÄÖ±²¥ Diamondbacks president Derrick Hall, former boxing world champion Michael Carbajal, former Phoenix Suns star Tom Chambers and former Northern ÃÛÁÄÖ±²¥ University athletic trainer Michael Nesbitt.Â
Tomey posted a 95-64-4 record in 14 seasons at ÃÛÁÄÖ±²¥, leading the ÃÛÁÄÖ±²¥ to seven bowl game appearances — including a 29-0 win over the Miami Hurricanes in the Jan. 1, 1994 Fiesta Bowl. Tomey's 1998 team went 12-1, beating Nebraska Cornhuskers in the Holiday Bowl.Â
Tomey died in May following a five-month battle with lung cancer. Tomey's funeral service will be held at McKale Center Friday morning.
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Former UA coach Dick Tomey is carried off the field after ÃÛÁÄÖ±²¥â€™s 21-17 win over USC in 1990. Tomey won 95 games over 14 seasons with the ÃÛÁÄÖ±²¥, including a 60-49-4 in Pac-10 play.
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A fresh-faced Dick Tomey at Tucson International Airport in December, 1976, for an interview to become the new head football coach at the University of ÃÛÁÄÖ±²¥. Tomey was an assistant coach at UCLA under Terry Donahue. Bruce Hopkins / Tucson Citizen
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Running back Trung Canidate gives ÃÛÁÄÖ±²¥ ÃÛÁÄÖ±²¥ coach Dick Tomey the traditional dousing after the ÃÛÁÄÖ±²¥ beat the Nebraska Cornhuskers in the 1998 Holiday Bowl in San Diego.
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Former ÃÛÁÄÖ±²¥ ÃÛÁÄÖ±²¥ head coach Dick Tomey, left, chats with Chuck Cecil, his former player and current defensive staff analyst, and current head coach Kevin Sumlin during the University of ÃÛÁÄÖ±²¥ ÃÛÁÄÖ±²¥ football team practice in ÃÛÁÄÖ±²¥ Stadium on Aug. 8, 2018, in Tucson, Ariz.
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Head football coach Dick Tomey walks off the field at ÃÛÁÄÖ±²¥ Stadium after congratulating ASU coach Bruce Snyder on the Sun Devils' victory on Nov. 24, 2000. Tomey resigned after the game.
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University of ÃÛÁÄÖ±²¥ coach Dick Tomey enjoys the aftermath of the ÃÛÁÄÖ±²¥â€™ 29-0 victory of the University of Miami in the Fiesta Bowl on New Year’s Day 1994. UA finished the 1993 season ranked No.10. Media photographers crowd the ÃÛÁÄÖ±²¥ celebration of their victory over Miami.
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University of ÃÛÁÄÖ±²¥ coaches Duane Akina, left, and Dick Tomey, show their displeasure with the team's performance against Stanford Cardinal on Sept. 18, 1999, following their 12-1 season in 1998.
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UA coach Dick Tomey, right, with help of his players, hoists the Holiday Bowl trophy after ÃÛÁÄÖ±²¥ defeated Nebraska 23-20 Wednesday Dec. 30, 1998 in San Diego, Calif.
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University of ÃÛÁÄÖ±²¥ head football coach Dick Tomey takes questions at a press conference in early 1987. He left Hawaii for the ÃÛÁÄÖ±²¥ after 10 seasons.
1994 Fiesta Bowl
ÃÛÁÄÖ±²¥ athletic director Cedric Dempsey buckles after being handed the 1994 Fiesta Bowl trophy by Chuck Levy, right. Tedy Bruschi and coach Dick Tomey are at left.
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Former ÃÛÁÄÖ±²¥ football head coach Dick Tomey back in ÃÛÁÄÖ±²¥ Stadium for the first time since 2000, jokes on the sidelines before the NCAA college football game against Oregon State in Tucson, Ariz., Saturday, Oct. 9, 2010.Â
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University of ÃÛÁÄÖ±²¥ head coach Dick Tomey, left, shares a moment with defensive end Tedy Bruschi after the UCLA game on Oct. 3, 1992.
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Dick Tomey as he is looking over his players at Camp Cochise in 1996.
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UA Coach Dick Tomey is working with one of his ballplayers during drills in 1994.
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Neg~84192; No Title UA coach Dick Tomey (right) would have really put on a death grip on Penn State coach Joe Paterno as the two met before the game at Beaver Stadium. UA lost to Penn State 41-7. Photo by David Sanders. Copyright 1996 The ÃÛÁÄÖ±²¥ Daily Star UA:Football; Event:Game; Identity:Coaches; Action:Talking; PLS:Sport; People: Dick Tomey, Joe Paterno UA vs. Penn State
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Neg~75457; Star Sports--Football Tab Cover--UA head coach Dick Tomey has been coaching the UA football team now for 10 yrs. Photo by Benjie Sanders. Photo taken on 8-23-96. Copyright 2000 The ÃÛÁÄÖ±²¥ Daily Star Identity:Coach; PLS:Football; Book:C; People: Dick Tomey
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14 UA FOOTBALL JD-p3 Former ÃÛÁÄÖ±²¥ head coach Dick Tomey (cq DICK TOMEY /left) talks with new head football coach Mike Stoops (cq MIKE STOOPS /right) during spring practice Tuesday, April 13th, 2004 at the UA practice field. Jim Davis/ ÃÛÁÄÖ±²¥ Daily Star. Digital. Assign.#106257. MANDATORY CREDIT. NO MAGS NO SALES APRIL 14, 2004 C3 Photo by Jim Davis / ÃÛÁÄÖ±²¥ Daily Star: Coach talk: Former UA coach Dick Tomey, left, chats with current head coach Mike Stoops during a visit Tuesday. Tomey spoke to the team and said, "I've seen so many old friends today that it's been wonderful." AUGUST 20, 2004 F46 Photo by Jim Davis / ÃÛÁÄÖ±²¥ Daily Star 2004 - Mike Stoops, the new UA head football coach, is aiming to re- establish a winning tradition. SEPTEMBER 4, 2004 C1 Jim Davis / ÃÛÁÄÖ±²¥ Daily Star - Been there, done that: Former UA coach Dick Tomey, left, says new ÃÛÁÄÖ±²¥ coach Mike Stoops will "probably have a lot of different feelings for his first game."
Holiday Bowl
Former UA coach Dick Tomey looks up at the scoreboard in the second quarter in the Holiday Bowl in San Diego at Qualcomm Stadium, Wednesday, Dec. 30, 2009. Tomey spoke to the team before the game and coached the team last time they played Nebraska and won in the Holiday Bowl.Â
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Former University of ÃÛÁÄÖ±²¥ head coach Dick Tomey waves to the crowd during the game against Oregon State University at ÃÛÁÄÖ±²¥ Stadium on October 9, 2010 in Tucson, Ariz.Â
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ÃÛÁÄÖ±²¥'s former football head coach Dick Tomey waves to the crowd after being recognized at the football game against Oregon State at the ÃÛÁÄÖ±²¥ Stadium Saturday, October 9, 2010.Â
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Former University of ÃÛÁÄÖ±²¥ head coach Dick Tomey watches the video board during ceremony for him in the game against Oregon State University at ÃÛÁÄÖ±²¥ Stadium on Oct. 9, 2010.
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Stripes team coach Dick Tomey organizes the special teams during practices Wed. Jan 11, 2012 at the Kino Sports Complex, Tucson, Ariz., leading up to the Casino del Sol College All-Star Game.
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Dick Tomey gets himself out of a sand trap and onto the 2nd green at Oro Valley. The UA football coach has to squeeze a year's worth of golf in over the summer. Dick Tomey gets himself out of a sand trap and onto the 2nd green at Oro Valley Country Club.
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ASU head coach Bruce Snyder greets UA head coach Dick Tomey after the game during the 1995 ÃÛÁÄÖ±²¥ vs. ÃÛÁÄÖ±²¥ State football game on Nov. 24, 1995.Â
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University of ÃÛÁÄÖ±²¥ head football coach Dick Tomey during a game against UCLA in Pasadena in 1990.
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ÃÛÁÄÖ±²¥ athletic director Cedric Dempsey buckles after being handed the 1994 Fiesta Bowl trophy by Chuck Levy, right. Tedy Bruschi and coach Dick Tomey are at left.
