OPINION | WALLY HALL: Pittman can’t afford to strike out on OC hire
Sam Pittman may be one of the most popular men in Arkansas.
Wally Hall
Wally Hall is the managing sports editor for the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette. A graduate of the University of Arkansas-Little Rock after an honorable discharge from the U.S. Air Force, he is a member and past president of the Football Writers Association of America, member of the U.S. Basketball Writers Association, past president and current executive committee and board member of the Arkansas Sports Hall of Fame, and voter for the Heisman Trophy. He has been awarded Arkansas Sportswriter of the Year 10 times and has been inducted to the Arkansas Sports Hall of Fame and Arkansas Sportswriters and Sportscasters Hall of Fame.
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Subscriber ExclusiveOPINION | WALLY HALL: Next year should be a bit easier for Pittman
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Victory was nothing to call the Hogs about
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