We send a big Brentwood Home Page shout-out to Brentwood resident Eddie George. On Monday, the former running back’s selection for induction into the College Hall of Fame was announced on ESPN. He got star billing since the rest of the Class of 2011 wasn’t named until Tuesday.

Sure, most of us know him locally for his days as a Tennessee Titans star but the four-time Pro-Bowler won the 1995 Heisman Trophy at Ohio State University the year he set a single-season record with 1,927 rushing yards. And that’s just one of the records he set in Columbus, Ohio.

I’m pretty sure BHP will need to apply for media credentials to cover the National Football Foundation’s annual Awards Dinner in December. At first I thought it was in South Bend, Ind., home of the Hall, but on further review I discovered the festivities take place at the Waldorf-Astoria in New York City.

Yep, it’s a Brentwood story for sure.

On a more personal note, I just can’t believe no former Emory & Henry Wasps were included on the list of 14. Maybe next year…

Perfect game for all today
Speaking of sports, how about the Brentwood and Ravenwood high school softball teams? On Monday, Lady Raptors’ pitcher Ashley Beyke pitched a perfect game to lead her team to a 10-0 Region 6-AAA semifinal game against visiting McGavock.

Later Monday night, the Lady Bruins shut out Overton 11-0 to advance to today’s regional championship game – yep, another Battle of the Woods.

What do you say we all show up to support both teams this afternoon at 4:30 p.m. As District 11-AAA champs, the Lady Raptors have home-field advantage, so the game will be played at Ravenwood’s Wilson Pike campus.

Open mouth, insert foot
When I asked Shoney’s new executive chef Will Eudy on Monday if he kept the Big Boy sandwich on the menu when he reworked it recently, his reply was something like, “Uhm, we haven’t been associated with Big Boy for like 20 years.”

It broke my heart on several levels. First, I remember the Big Boy coloring books we got every time my family ate at Shoney’s when I was kid, and the huge Big Boy statue that we loved to climb at the Belt Boulevard restaurant in my hometown of Richmond, Va.

But I guess nothing stays the same. For starters, wouldn’t eat anywhere on Belt Boulevard today. And after a little research (what DID we do before Google?) I sadly learned that Shoney’s dropped its relationship with Big Boy in 1984 in order to expand to other states where others owned the “iconic” trademark.

As a purported journalist, the fact that I didn’t realize that the Big Boy sandwich was gone (see Monday’s column) doesn’t bode well for my reporting skills. Though I’ve eaten at Shoney’s restaurants many times in the past 25 years, especially at the recently reopened one on Old Hickory Boulevard, I haven’t paid that much attention to the menu, since nine times out of 10 I’ve been there for the bountiful breakfast buffet and not a double-decker burger with secret sauce.

Thank goodness the fish & chips remain.

Shoney’s new owner David Davoudpour said several times at Monday’s grand-reopening that he wanted to bring back an “iconic American brand.”

Wish that could include a pudgy boy with plaid pants and big hair.