The Pennsylvania Sports Hall of Fame (PSHF) is a nonprofit organization established in 1962.Home page. Pennsylvania Sports Hall of Fame official website. Retrieved 2011-06-26. It is the only community-based hall of fame in the United States.About Us. Pennsylvania Sports Hall of Fame official website. Retrieved 2011-06-26. At its annual convention and induction ceremonial, the PSHF inducts athletes, coaches, administrators, and those involved in sports medicine and the sports media, whose athletic achievements "have brought lasting fame and recognition to the State of Pennsylvania". At the induction ceremony, ten living and two deceased inductees are honored, with the presentation of a Gold Inductee medallion with pendant. The convention and ceremonial are rotated among the chapters of the Central, Eastern, Northern, and Western regions.
The first induction ceremony was in 1963.At Inductees webpage, go to "Year", click on the down arrow, and scroll down to "1963". Pennsylvania Sports Hall of Fame official website. Retrieved 2011-06-26.
The first Ceremonial Dinner was held in 1963, in Philadelphia; the second was in 1964, at the Pittsburgh William Penn Hotel.About . Western Chapter: Pennsylvania Sports Hall of Fame. Retrieved 2011-06-30.
The Western Region hosted the 50th Anniversary Dinner on November 11, 2012, at the Sheraton Four Points in Warrendale.
Regional chapters The PSHF has twenty-eight chartered chapters, which serve over 300 communities in the state. The chapters are divided into four regions: Central, Eastern, Northern, and Western.Regional Chapters. Pennsylvania Sports Hall of Fame official website. Retrieved 2011-06-26.
The Central Region's nine chapters are: Berks County, Capital, Central, Clinton County, Huntingdon, South Central, Susquehanna Valley, West Branch, and West Shore.
The Eastern Region's six chapters are: Bucks County,What Is the Pennsylvania Sports Hall of Fame? . Bucks County Sports Hall of Fame official website. Retrieved 2011-06-30. City All Star (Philadelphia),City All Star Chapter of the Pennsylvania Sports Hall of Fame . Formed in 1992. Retrieved 2011-06-30. Delaware County, Montgomery County, Summit, and Tri-County.
The Northern Region's seven chapters are: Allen Rogowicz, Bernie Romanoski, Carbon County, Ed Romance, Luzerne-John Popple, Northeastern, and Northern Anthracite.
The Western Region's six chapters are: East Boros, Erie County, Fayette County, Mid Mon Valley, Washington-Greene County,Home page. Washington-Greene County Chapter: Pennsylvania Sports Hall of Fame official website. "Remembering Athletic Excellence in Southwestern Pennsylvania". Retrieved 2011-06-30. See also: Burgettstown, Pennsylvania. and Western.About . Western Chapter: Pennsylvania Sports Hall of Fame. Organized in 1963. Retrieved 2011-06-30.
Nominations Each year, each chapter may nominate the names of no more than three living persons and two deceased persons, for consideration as possible inductees.Induction–Application . Pennsylvania Sports Hall of Fame official website. Retrieved 2011-06-26.
Induction ceremonies The 2016 induction ceremony will be hosted by the Erie County Chapter on Saturday, October 22, 2016, at the Erie Bayfront Convention Center.
Inductees See footnoteFor inductees by sport, at Inductees webpage, go to "Sport", click on the down arrow (for a list of sports), click on a sports category, and then click on the "Search" button. Pennsylvania Sports Hall of Fame official website. Retrieved 2011-06-26.
Baseball See footnoteFor baseball inductees, at Inductees webpage, go to "Sport", click on the down arrow (for a list of sports), click on "Baseball", and then click on the "Search" button. You can also click on "Football/Baseball" and "Little League Baseball". Pennsylvania Sports Hall of Fame official website. Retrieved 2011-06-26.
1963: John Lobert 1963: Connie Mack 1963: Stan Musial 1963: Jim Thorpe 1963: Harold "Pie" Traynor 1965: Roy Campanella 1965: Jimmy Dykes 1965: Jimmy Foxx 1965: Robert (Lefty) Grove 1965: Christy Mathewson 1966: Lester Bell 1966: Charles Gelbert 1966: Robin Roberts 1967: Charles Kelchner 1968: George (Whitey) Kurowski 1968: Bill McKechnie 1968: Curt Simmons 1968: Lloyd Waner 1969: Robert Friend 1969: Dick Groat 1970: Elroy Face 1970: Ralph Kiner 1970: Josh Gibson 1971: Stanley Coveleskie 1971: William Cox 1971: Nellie Fox 1971: Herb Pennock 1971: William Walters 1971: Lewis Wilson 1972: Richie Ashburn 1972: Frank Gustine 1972: Eddie Plank 1972: Ken Raffensberger 1973: Roberto Clemente 1973: Bing Miller 1973: John Ogden 1973: Truett (Rip) Sewell 1975: Eddie Collins, Sr. 1975: Del Ennis 1975: William Myers 1975: Cum Posey 1975: Tommy Richardson 1976: Frederick Frankhouse 1976: Charles "Chick" Fullis 1976: Carl Furillo 1977: Theodore Page 1977: James T. Sheckard 1977: William H. Sherdel 1977: Vic Wertz 1978: Danny Murtaugh 1978: Bobby Shantz 1978: Pete Suder 1978: James (Mickey) Vernon 1979: Joe Boley 1979: Gerald Lynch 1979: Sam McDowell 1979: Robert Purkey 1979: Charles T (Broadway) Wagner 1980: George Earnshaw 1980: Dick Gernert 1980: Don R. Wert 1981: Howard Bedell 1981: Randall Gumpert 1981: Ralph B. Melix 1981: George W. Staller 1982: James B, DeShong 1983: Joseph Holden 1983: Dave Ricketts 1983: Jimmy Ripple 1984: James Clarkson 1984: Thomas Ferrick 1984: Elmer Valo 1985: Billy Hunter 1985: Bill Mazeroski 1986: John P. Quinn 1986: Eddie Sawyer 1987: Al Brancato 1988: Stan Lopata 1988: Art Mahaffey 1989: Albert (Sparky) Lyle 1990: Earl (Sparky) Adams 1990: Steve Blass 1991: Eugene Benson 1992: Gene Garber 1992: John E Murphy 1992: Al (Scoop) Oliver 1993: Stephen F. O'Neil 1993: Chuck Tanner 1994: Nelson (Nellie) Briles 1995: Robert A. McDonnell 1996: Richard (Dick) Allen 1996: Nathan (Ed) Ott 1996: Manuel (Manny) Sanguillén 1997: Thomas M. Herr 1997: Richard Tracewski 2000: Hugh Jennings 2000: Kent Tekulve 2000: Bill Virdon 2002: Jean Marlowe 2002: Tom O'Malley 2002: Ed Walsh 2002: Bob Williams 2003: Steve Bilko 2003: Lee Elia 2003: Joseph Page 2003: Robert Walk 2004: George (Ken) Griffey, Sr. 2004: Mark Gubicza 2005: Greg Gross 2005: Stanley (Bucky) Harris 2006: Jim W. Russell 2007: Joe Glenn 2008: Walter Harris 2008: Pete Vukovich 2012: Nellie King 2012: Jeff Manto 2012: Jim Leyland 2014: Harry Kalas 2014: Ron Necciai 2014: Lance Rautzhan
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See footnoteFor football inductees, at Inductees webpage, go to "Sport", click on the down arrow (for a list of sports), click on "Football", and then click on the "Search" button. Pennsylvania Sports Hall of Fame official website. Retrieved 2011-07-08.
See also Philadelphia Sports Hall of Fame Sports in Pennsylvania
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