Pope Hall of Fame Honor for T.J. Yates

The Houston Texans quarterback returned to his old school as the latest Greyhounds' sports star to be inducted.

Posted Wed, Feb 8, 2012 at 8:43 pm ET|Updated Wed, Feb 8, 2012 at 8:44 pm ET

T.J. Yates couldn't return to when it announced its latest sports Hall of Fame class in December.

The Houston Texans quarterback was in the middle of guiding his team to its first NFL playoff berth ever.

So Yates made an understandably belated appearance at his East Cobb high school on Tuesday to pick up his honor and greet fans and friends.

Fox 5 has the video report of a very special night at the Hound Pound; The Marietta Daily Journal delves into Yates' data with more detail.

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