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Logan • Three football All-Americans and two legendary basketball coaches will be inducted into the Utah State Intercollegiate Athletics Hall of Fame in September, the school announced Monday.

Eight individuals will comprise the Class of 2016, including football's Tom Forzani, Jim Hough and Dave Manning as well as basketball's Rod Tueller and Phil Johnson.

The other Hall of Famers are former track and field All-American Jim Helton, All-American softball player Deanna Earsley-Bowers and former football player and lifelong athletic department contributor Steve Mothersell.

The Utah State Hall of Fame, which was established in 1993, will now have 95 individuals and three teams as members.

The Class of 2016 includes:

• Earsley-Bowers, a pitcher from San Carlos, Calif., is one of seven softball All-Americans in school history. She played from 1990-93 and helped the Aggies make two trips to the NCAA tournament. As a senior, she won 26 games and posted an earned run average of 0.82. She still ranks second on Utah State's all-time list for wins with 68.

• Forzani, a wide receiver from Calgary, attended USU from 1970-72. As a senior, he led the nation in reception with 85, including eight for touchdowns. During his career, he helped the Aggies post a record of 22-10. They won the Beehive Boot, the state's college football championship trophy, in 1971 and 1972. He played professionally with the Calgary Stampeders and was a five-time Canadian Football League all-star.

• Helton, who is from Riverside, Calif, is one of the most decorated athletes in school history. As a senior in 1967, he finished second in the long jump at the NCAA outdoor championships in Provo. He placed fourth in the NCAA indoor championships in Detroit.

• Hough, a guard, was a second-team All-American as a senior in 1977. He blocked for two of the most productive offensive players in school history, quarterback Eric Hipple and running back Rick Parros. Hipple threw for over 1,300 yards and 10 touchdowns. Parros rushed for 1,135 yards. Hough, who is from LaMiranda, Calif,, was a four-year letterman who spent nine years in the NFL with the Minnesota Vikings.

• Johnson played three seasons at Utah State, which reached the NCAA tournament in 1962 and 1963. He averaged 12.3 points and 7.1 rebounds per game as a senior. A native of Grace, Idaho, Johnson enjoyed an incredibly successful coaching career, which started at Weber State, where he compiled a record of 68-16. Johnson eventually moved to the NBA, where he is best-known in Utah for being Naismith Basketball Hall of Famer Jerry Sloan's lead assistant with the Jazz from 1988-2011.

• Manning is a former offensive lineman from Bakersfield, Calif. He played at Utah State in 1972 and 1973, when the Aggies compiled a record of 16-6. He was named a second-team All-American by the Associated Press following his final season, when he was named the winner of Utah State's Wayne Estes Award as the school's outstanding senior athlete.

• Mothersell is president and CEO of SCM Construction Management Services, Inc. Originally from Empire, Calif., he is a former board member and chairman of the Utah State University Foundation. Mothersell was a two-year starter on the football team as a tight end in 1973 and 1974.

• Tueller, a Utah State graduate from Logan, is one of the most successful coaches in school history. He started in the high school ranks before becoming an Aggie assistant. He took over as USU's head coach prior to the 1979-80 season. In nine years, he guided the Aggies to a record of 139-120 and three NCAA tournament appearances. He also served seven years as Utah State's athletic director.