The Boise, Idoho based World Sports Humanitarian Hall of Fame will hold its 13th annual induction ceremony at 7:30 tonight at Boise State’s Morrison Center. Former Major League Baseball great Edgar Martinez, veteran NBA center Dikembe Mutombo and NASCAR veteran Kyle Petty will be enshrined. Tickets $15 for adults and $5 for college students and younger can be purchased at www.sportshumanitarian.com, Select-A-Seat outlets and the Morrison Center box office. With the addition of this year’s inductees, the Humanitarian Hall of Fame, started in 1994 by Myron Finkbeiner, will have 38 members who represent, “All that is good in sport.” Martinez, Mutombo and Petty will be honored for their contributions and work with their communities and charities. Petty, 46, is the first NASCAR inductee. “I just think it means a lot for the sport,” he said. “In the past I don’t think a lot of people would look at NASCAR as a sport. There’s so many people that do good things for our sport. It’s a great honor.”(Idaho Statesman)(6-20-2007)
