Opinion by Greg Hansen : Here's some advice for the county Hall of Fame

This is the 19th class so honored, which means that the PCSHF has advanced beyond puberty and is beginning to mature. Why, by 2020, the serious backlog of deserving Hall of Famers will be reduced to a manageable number.

Much credit should be given to the 77-year-old Gleeson, former baseball coach at Salpointe Catholic and Flowing Wells high schools, whose commitment and endurance keeps the Hall of Fame relevant and moving forward.

"We would like to have at least 10 new people per year,'' said Gleeson, who is president of the board of the PCSHF. "We've had a class as high as 18, but I think 10 or 12 works better. There are so many people who have made their mark in Tucson. It's going to take a while to get to them all.''

Each spring, Gleeson and a panel of about 10, including former UA associate athletic director Mary Roby and former Arizona Daily Star sports editor Tom Foust, review the year's nominations. Each nominee is judged in nine categories; each category is worth a maximum of 10 points.

Those who received more than 68 points will be inducted in the Class of '08.

"We haven't gotten to a lot of prominent people, such as (former UA basketball coach) Fred Snowden,'' said Foust. "But we're getting there.''

Here is one man's ballot/advice on how the PCSHF can get there in the next two years, expanding its membership to 276 with the 24 most deserving on the waiting list:

Class of 2009

1. Paul Moskau. Led Rincon High to the 1971 state baseball championship. Moskau then became a starter in the Cincinnati Reds' rotation in 1977 and later returned home to become general manager of the Tucson Toros.

2. Cleo Robinson. Among the top officials in college football for 15 years, the former Marana High School athlete was the linesman last year at the Georgia-Hawaii Sugar Bowl game.

3. Paula Pyers. It has been 24 years since Pyers led Santa Rita High School to an undefeated state basketball championship. After graduation, she went on to play at USC and, later, help to operate a minor-league baseball franchise.

4. Carl Trimmer. It is amazing the local auto racing legend has been overlooked for 19 years.

5. Roger Werbylo. Not only did Werbylo coach CDO to the 1979 and 1984 state baseball titles, he then coached Pima College for nine seasons, which included the juggernaut of '92 that finished No. 2 at the JC World Series.

6. Banni Redhair. After winning the state singles tennis title at CDO in 1989, Redhair was ranked as high as No. 27 nationally in singles, and No. 7 in doubles, in a terrific UA career.

7. Wayne Jones. Mountain View High School's first football coach stayed on the job for 19 years, which included 13 state playoff appearances and the undefeated 1993 state title.

8. Jeff Kiewel. The Sabino High grad was a first-team All-Pac-10 tackle at Arizona in 1982 and played three seasons for the Atlanta Falcons.

9. Bob Gaona. After winning the 1959 state golf championship at Tucson High, Gaona, a self-taught golfer, reached the PGA Senior (Champions) Tour for four seasons.

10. Steve McLaughlin. It has been a long enough wait for the 1994 Lou Groza Award winner, a season that capped the Sahuaro High grad's consensus All-America UA kicking career.

11. Mark Hardy. He is known more for being the father of Milwaukee Brewers shortstop J.J. Hardy, but Mark won the state singles tennis title at Catalina High in 1969, the '68 state doubles title and has since been one of the top tennis teaching pros in Southern Arizona.

12. Rick DeMont. An All-America swimmer at Arizona and former world champion, DeMont has been the top UA assistant coach for more than 20 years.

Class of 2010

1. Judy McDermott. Executive director of the Conquistadores for 15 years. A no-brainer.

2. Sam Merriman. The former Amphitheater High School linebacker became an all-league player at Idaho and then played five years for the Seattle Seahawks.

3. Jim Scott. If coaching the Sahuaro High School girls basketball team to state titles in 1994 and 1999 — with a career record of 332-69 — is not enough, what is?

4. David Adams. After leading the Pac-10 in rushing in 1986, the all-conference tailback from Sunnyside High School played briefly with the Dallas Cowboys.

5. Robb Salant. No doubt here: He won state singles tennis titles at Rincon in 1962 and 1963 and has since coached four boys teams to state titles.

6. Tom Tatum. The former Tucson schoolboy, a UA grad, played on the PGA Tour in 1977, has since been a teaching pro at various Tucson courses and is currently head pro at Randolph Golf Course.

7. Mike Paul. A Tucson resident, now a scout for the Colorado Rockies, the former UA lefty has worked in various coaching and scouting capacities for the A's, Diamondbacks, Padres, Mariners and Rangers. He pitched in the big leagues for seven years.

8. Eric Evett. State singles tennis champ at Catalina High School in 1964 and 1965.

9. Richard Griffith. A big tight end from Catalina High School, Griffith was a three-year starter for the UA and then played six seasons in the NFL for New England and Jacksonville.

10. Todd Mayfield. Head football coach at Tucson High and Palo Verde for more than two decades, Mayfield coached the Titans to the 2005 state title.

11. Willie Morales. Helped Tucson High to back-to-back state baseball titles in 1987 and 1988, then became an All-Pac-10 catcher at Arizona before reaching the big leagues with the Baltimore Orioles.

12. Robbie Moen. Flowing Wells grad who went on to coach baseball at Kansas State and Loyola-Marymount and is now a scout in the big leagues. He hit .402 at Arizona in 1992 and is one of only three ex-Wildcats ever to amass 300 hits in a career.

So that is my list for the next two years. Let me hear who else belongs.