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Westminster Puts Three in Hall of Fame; Honors 44 Seniors

Larry Watson (left) and Walter Love
SALT LAKE CITY – Westminster College inducted Walter Love, Bill Sedgewick, and Larry Watson into the Athletics Hall of Fame at a banquet in the Behnken Field House on Friday night. The college also recognized the 42 senior student-athletes from the 17 intercollegiate teams at the fifth annual Athletic Hall of Fame Celebration and Senior Student-Athlete Recognition.
 
Love came to Westminster College from Cleveland, Ohio and he played football for the Parsons from 1970 – 1973 academic years. During that time he achieved various honors and recognition while playing for head coach Allen Jacobs.
 
Love was the first player in Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference history to be named all-conference as both an offensive and a defensive player. He was honored for his offensive skills in 1970, his sophomore season, after running for 859 yards and six touchdowns after starting tailback Chuck Riley was injured. Love then moved to a defensive rover as a junior and proceeded to earn all-conference honors again.
 
In 1972, the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference tabbed Love as the league's Player of the Year and he was selected NAIA All-District 7 at safety. He made the all-conference team at both defensive back and return specialist that season and Love was named honorable mention small college All-American. He was also named Academic All-Conference as a senior.
 
Sedgewick came to Westminster from Wheat Ridge, Colorado and he played on the men's soccer team during the 1990 – 1994 academic years. In that time, Westminster won 45 games with a .674 winning percentage while playing NAIA District Playoffs two times.
 
Sedgewick established himself as one of the top players in the program from his first day on campus and during the 1990 season he scored 12 goals while adding four assists to total 28 points. After scoring eight goals with five assists and 21 points as a sophomore, Sedgewick tallied another 10 goals with 10 assists for a career-high 30 points as a junior. The 10 assists that season are the second-most for a single season in school history.
 
In his career, Sedgewick played in 76 games which currently ranks as the ninth-most in school history. He currently ranks fourth in school history in goals with 32, assists with 25, and points with 89. His 179 career shots are the third-most ever attempted by a Griffin. 
 
Sedgewick was named an NAIA Scholar-Athlete in 1992 and 1993, becoming just the fifth Griffin at the time to receive the honor on more than one occasion.
 
Watson played football at Westminster during the 1967-1971 academic years where he played for coaches, Dave Nickel, Ron Nay, and Chuck Banker. The Parsons won 12 games in those four years with Watson playing both offensive and defensive line.
 
During his Parsons career, Watson was named to the All-District team three times and he twice earned all-conference recognition. He was named NCAA All-District 8 following his sophomore season of 1968 and then had back-to-back NAIA All-District 7 honors in 1969 and 1970.
 
Watson was selected to the Rocky Mountain Athletic-Conference first team as a defensive lineman following the 1969 and 1970 seasons.
 
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