Big Sky Hall inducting Holland, Kollar, Read

One Grizzly — “Papa Bear” — and two Bobcats are part of the 2024 Big Sky Conference Hall of Fame induction class that was announced Thursday by the league office.

Former Montana football coach Don Read, who passed away at age 90 on Jan. 3, joins seven other inductees that includes legendary Montana State coach Sonny Holland — Holland passed away on Dec. 3, 2022 — and standout defensive lineman Bill Kollar.

It’s an impressive class that includes Idaho basketball star Orlando Lightfoot; Erik Meyer, the  first in Eastern Washington’s run of outstanding quarterbacks.