NORFOLK, Va. (November 9, 2017) – The Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) announced today the five members of its 2018 Hall of Fame Class where Howard University Alum Jay Walker was among the recipients. 
 
"I would like to congratulate the 2018 Hall of Fame class for all their accomplishments, both athletically and professionally," said Dr. Dennis E. Thomas, MEAC Commissioner. "The honorees have made significant contributions to their families, communities, institutions, and this conference. They are to be commended."
 
The inductees will be enshrined during an awards brunch on Thursday, March 8, starting with a welcome gathering at 9:30 a.m. at the Sheraton Norfolk Waterside Hotel in Norfolk, Va. The Hall of Fame class will also be recognized before the 6 p.m. men's basketball game during the 2018 MEAC Basketball Tournament on March 8 at the Norfolk Scope Arena.
 
After transferring from Long Beach State, Walker became one of the most prolific football names in Howard history. In 1993, he was a two-time All-MEAC First-Team selection and the conference's Offensive Player of the Year. That season, the Bison went undefeated en route to winning MEAC and Black College National Championships. He passed for 3,324 yards in 1993, which ranks as the second-highest single-season total in MEAC history, and his 223 completions that season rank fifth in conference history. He also threw 24 touchdown passes in 1993, tying for the sixth-highest single-season total in MEAC history.
 
In 2005, Walker was inducted into the Howard University Athletics Hall of Fame.
 
A seventh-round draft pick in 1994 by the New England Patriots, Walker played in the NFL for four seasons (two with the New England Patriots and two with the Minnesota Vikings).
 
Since 2007, he has served on the Maryland House of Delegates and currently works as a college football analyst for ESPN.
 
The MEAC Hall of Fame highlights former student-athletes, coaches, university and conference administrators, as well as special contributors, who have enriched the legacy of the conference since its inception in 1970. Enshrinees were selected by a 13-person committee made up of administrators and representatives from member institutions.
 
The inaugural Hall of Fame class was inducted on May 29, 1981 during a 10-year anniversary banquet in Greensboro, N.C. Since its establishment, the MEAC Hall of Fame has enshrined 143 people, including the class of 2018.
 
To view the entire 2018 MEAC Hall of Fame Class, please Click Here.
 
For more information, visit the Bison Athletics website at www.HUBison.com.