Longtime Pitt broadcaster Bill Hillgrove and the late Dick Groat will be inducted into the University of Pittsburgh Athletic Hall of Fame this year. They will be honored prior to the Pitt-West Virginia “Backyard Brawl” football game in September. Hillgrove and the late Groat spent 40 years together as Pitt basketball broadcast partners prior to Groat’s passing.
Bill recently announced his retirement from Pittsburgh Steelers broadcasts, but will continue with the Pitt broadcasts.