should not get in the Hall of Fame because of their use of steroids and that they lack integrity. Next Year Day In 2008, Telander partnered with The Heckler and owner Brad Zibung to host the 100th Annual Next Year Day. Nearly 1,000 people attended, including famous Cubs fan Bill Murray, who sang with Telander’s band, the Del-Crustaceans. The 101st Annual Next Year Day was held Friday, April 3, 2009, at Harry Caray's Tavern in Chicago's River North neighborhood. Parties were held until the Cubs won the World Series in 2016 The Heckler. 2011 Former South Carolina assistant coach Jim Washburn, just hired by Philadelphia Eagles, apologizes again for steroid scandal he helped create (and which sent him to prison), as documented in Telander’s SI story with Tommy Chaikin. Ref: CSNPhilly.com, Feb 10, 2011, by Frank Reuben: ``Eagle’s Washburn Still Confronting Steroid Nightmare.’’ 2014 Awards Telander was awarded the Ring Lardner Award for Excellence in Sports Journalism by the Union League Club of Chicago. Frank Deford presented Telander with the award. 2016 Awards In 2016, Telander was the guest editor for The 2016 Best American Sports Writing anthology. 2018 Awards In June, 2018 he received the Sigma Delta Chi Award and Bronze Medallion for distinguished service from the Society of Professional Journalists, in Wash., D.C. Sportswriters Hall of Fame In January, 2021 it was announced that Telander was voted into the National Sports Media Association Hall of Fame in Winston-Salem, NC . See also University of South Carolina steroid scandal References http://www.suntimes.com/sports/telander/732287,CST-SPT-rick09.article http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qn4155/is_20061222/ai_n17076658 External links http://www.ricktelander.com Northwestern University alumni Writers from Peoria, Illinois Year of birth missing (living people) Living people American sports journalists Chicago Sun-Times people