{"id":12421,"date":"2025-06-17T06:32:56","date_gmt":"2025-06-17T11:32:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thexradio.com\/news\/?p=12421"},"modified":"2025-06-19T06:25:17","modified_gmt":"2025-06-19T11:25:17","slug":"dennis-conley-inducted-into-illinois-sports-hall-of-fame","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thexradio.com\/news\/sports\/baseball\/12421-dennis-conley-inducted-into-illinois-sports-hall-of-fame\/","title":{"rendered":"Conley Inducted Into Illinois Sports Hall of Fame, Earns NJCAA Coaches Legacy Award"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"pdfprnt-buttons pdfprnt-buttons-post pdfprnt-top-right\"><a href=\"javascript: window.print()\" class=\"pdfprnt-button pdfprnt-button-print\" target=\"_self\" ><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thexradio.com\/news\/wp-content\/plugins\/pdf-print\/images\/print.png\" alt=\"image_print\" title=\"Print Content\" \/><span class=\"pdfprnt-button-title pdfprnt-button-print-title\">Print<\/span><\/a><\/div><p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-12420 additional-class\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thexradio.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/DENNIS-CONLEY.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"530\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thexradio.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/DENNIS-CONLEY.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.thexradio.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/DENNIS-CONLEY-300x248.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The National Athletic Hall of Fame proudly extends its heartfelt congratulations to esteemed Hall of Famer, Dennis Conley, on his induction into the Illinois Sports Hall of Fame Saturday, June 14 in Springfield. This prestigious and well-deserved honor celebrates his exceptional contributions to sports and his enduring coaching legacy.<\/p>\n<p>Conley will also be honored as an inaugural recipient of the NJCAA Coaches Legacy Award June 17 in Charlotte, North Carolina.<\/p>\n<p>This prestigious recognition places Coach Conley among nearly 200 of the all-time winningest coaches in NJCAA history with 1,518 career victories, a remarkable testament to his lasting impact, exceptional leadership and unwavering excellence in collegiate athletics.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p> The National Athletic Hall of Fame proudly extends its heartfelt congratulations to esteemed Hall of Famer, Dennis Conley, on his induction into the Illinois Sports Hall of Fame Saturday, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_lmt_disableupdate":"no","_lmt_disable":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[24],"tags":[49],"class_list":["post-12421","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-baseball","tag-sports-featured"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.4 - 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