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Inducted October 15, 1988 Born in Milwaukee, a quiet but persistent tennis player who adopted a business-like approach to the game, Parker ranked among the top ten U.S. players for 17 consecutive years, 1933-1949. Among his accomplishments: a member of the Davis Cup team five times,...
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Inducted October 15, 1988 Regarded as one of the most knowledgeable basketball broadcasters in the business, Packer’s love for the game blossomed at Wake Forest University where he led the Deacons to two Atlantic Coast Conference titles and into the Final Four of the 1962 NCAA...
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Inducted October 15, 1988 The native of Reading, Pennsylvania, joined the St. Louis Cardinals at the end of the 1941 season, remaining with the team through 1948 as a stellar third baseman until an arm injury prematurely ended his career. Kurowski batted .300 or better his...
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Inducted October 15, 1988 Between 1946 and 1957, Leon Hart’s gridiron accomplishments are awesome: won the 1949 Heisman Trophy; named All-American three years at Notre Dame; played on Irish teams that in four years never lost a game and won three national championships; helped the Detroit...