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Updated at 10:53 a.m., Friday, June 13, 2008

Honolulu's Tony Ah Yat named to Linfield Athletics Hall of Fame

Advertiser Staff

Honolulu's Tony Ah Yat is one of six former Linfield College athletes who will be inducted into the school's athletics Hall of Fame.

Ah Yat, a Kamehameha Schools alum, played defensive end and graduated from Linfield (McMinnville, Ore.) in 1965. He was a first team All-American in 1963 and a second team pick in 1964, while playing for Paul Durham, who later became University of Hawai'i athletic director.

Others who will be inducted are Dan Beeson '70 of Lake Oswego, Ore.; Floyd Halvorsen '86 of Beaverton, Ore.; Toby Robillard '76 of Virginia Beach, Va.; The late Kyle Tarpenning '83, formerly of Eugene, Ore.; Bill Wallin '63 of Portland, Ore.

The group will be inducted Nov. 8, at the annual AT&T Wireless Hall of Fame banquet, which follows the Linfield-Western Oregon football game.