Jeff CallardCallard then headed southward to Norman, Okla. to continue his successful wrestling career at Oklahoma. He was a four-time Big 8 conference championships finalist, winning titles at 158 pounds in 1972, and at 167 in 1974. In addition, Callard was a four-time NCAA qualifier for the Sooners, earning All-American honors three times. The Lansing-area native placed third in 1973, was runner-up in 1974, and coming in fifth at the 1975 NCAAs.
Thirty-five years after graduating from Oklahoma, Callard returned to his college alma mater ten years ago. The 63-year-old Callard now teaches in the same department in which he studied -- petroleum engineering.
Callard is one of ten former athletes who will be welcomed into the Class of 2016 for the Greater Lansing Area Sports Hall of Fame. The induction ceremony will take place Thursday, July 28 at the Lansing Center; dinner is scheduled for 5:45 p.m., followed by the ceremony at 6:45. Admission is $35 per person, reserved seating only; no ticket sales at door. To purchase tickets, visit lansingsportshalloffame.org.
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