Hal Lyons among WSU golden grads

Hal (Babe) Lyons, a Colfax World War II veteran who returned to graduate from Washington State College with the class of 1950, was among the university’s graduates honored at the Diamond Grad celebration last April.

Lyons, now of La Quinta, Calif., has continued his support of the university by sponsoring the Cougar Desert Golf Classic at Rancho Mirage Country Club for eight years. Proceeds from the event were used for scholarships for WSU students. Lyons also promoted the first WSU football game in Seattle and had a role in recruiting support for developing Martin Stadium. He also helped deve...