Football short stuff: Bellotti named to college HOF ballot, but Tomey deserves it more

I’ll forever think Dick Tomey was as accomplished (or more) than former Oregon football coach Mike Bellotti. But it was Bellotti who last week was placed on the College Football Hall of Fame ballot. Bellotti won 137 games at Oregon, dealing from power via Nike’s bankroll. Tomey won 183 games at Hawaii, Arizona and San Jose State, where it was always a grind. Unfortunately, the Hall of Fame insists a coach have a 60 percent career winning percentage to be nominated; Bellotti was at .630; Tomey at .557.