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Inducted June 22, 2017 A highly regarded referee in the National Basketball Association for 25 years, Steve Javie officiated 1,514 regular season games, 243 playoff games and 23 NBA Finals games, from the 1986-87 season to the 2010-11 season. Highly respected for his game management skills,...
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Inducted June 23, 2011 Stan Javie enjoyed a remarkable 30-year career as an official in the National Football League. From 1951 until his retirement in 1980, Stan was considered to be one of the NFL’s premier officials, despite being one of the few on-field officials to...
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Inducted June 11, 2007 Earning All-American honors at Indiana University for three consecutive years (1961-1963), Chet Jastremski was considered the world’s premier breaststroker. Using a narrow “whip” style kick that revolutionized the sport, Jastremski set 12 world records and 21 American records, while winning 16 National...
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Inducted May 29, 1987 Still considered the most versatile player in Ohio State University football history, Janowicz was a triple threat: running as a halfback, passing and kicking, and playing safety on defense. His greatest season came in 1950, his junior year, when he won All...
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Inducted June 8, 2006 Born and raised in Jersey City, New Jersey, Hurley played basketball at St. Anthony’s High School where he was coached by his father, Bobby Hurley, Sr. Despite his small size, the 6 foot, 155 pound playmaker was recruited by every top basketball...
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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...
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Inducted May 29, 1987 One of the great linebackers in pro football history, Ham played his entire gridiron career in his native state of Pennsylvania: high school in Johnstown, All-American at Penn State, and 12 years with the Pittsburgh Steelers, where he was a member of...
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Inducted June 12, 1980 Robert Gutowski owned several California state high school pole vault records when he came to Occidental College, where he set a world mark of 15 feet, 8-1/4 inches in 1957. At the 1956 Melbourne Olympics, he won a Silver Medal with a...
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Inducted June 16,2022 Major league pitcher who played 14 seasons in the majors,13 seasons with the Kansas City Royals (1984-96) and one with the California Angels (1997). The hard throwing right-hander was a member of the 1985 Royals World Series Championship team and became the ace...
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Inducted May 31, 1984 Grygier began his bowling career in an auspicious way by rolling three 300 games within the first two years. A quiet person, he was a member of the Detroit Stroh’s team that won the ABC tournament in Peoria, Ill. He and Phil...