Above, CSC president Kevin Trainor, right, presents Hall of Fame plaque to Larry Hymel, left.
Larry Hymel poses with his family after his induction into the College Sports Communications Hall of Fame. Pictured left to right are Hymel’s daughter-in-law Kim Hymel, son Michael Hymel, Hymel, friend Dean Burroughs, daughter Kayla Hymel Tomeny, son-in-law Randy Tomeny, and granddaughter Kristi Basso. (Photo courtesy of Larry Hymel)
Tears briefly flushed the eyes of Larry Hymel, those same eyes that silently chronicled the maturing of his beloved Southeastern Louisiana University from a small teacher’s college to Louisiana's third largest institute of higher learning.
Nearly 60 years after taking his first step on the SLU campus as a student, Hymel received the ultimate award that many believed would come and all felt deservin…