May
Inducted June 12, 1980 Johnny Lujack, Terry Brennan, Emil Sitko, John Panelli – to name a few – made the yardage and the headlines, but their paths to the end zone were strewn with the blood, sweat and humor of linemen like Zygmont Czarobski. Coming out...
May
Inducted June 10, 1976 Crimmins thrilled bowling fans by sharing in every conceivable bowling title – team, doubles, singles and all-events in local, state and national competitions. The 1941 season was a particularly rugged test. In a stretch of eight weeks, he won four major tournaments...
May
Inducted June 7, 2001 Lou played his entire l0-year professional football career (1950-59) as an offensive tackle for the Detroit Lions. During that period the 6-foot-4, 250-pounder never missed a game, playing in the 126 consecutive NFL contests. Creekmur was selected six times to the All-Pro...
May
Inducted June 10, 1976 Coveleski won 214 games and lost 141 in a 14-year career in the American League, primarily with the Cleveland Indians. Known as a perfectionist on the mound, Coveleski did not believe in striking out batters. “Why should I throw seven or eight...
May
Inducted September 16, 2021 The top U.S. short track speed skater of the last decade, Celski is a three-time Olympian (Vancouver, Sochi and PyeongChang) and three-time medalist in the Winter Olympics. J.R. won two Olympic medals in Vancouver in 2010 just five months after experiencing a...
May
Inducted June 10, 1993 When he retired in 1992 after 34 years of coaching (14 at Clarkson, 20 at Boston College), Ceglarski was college hockey’s all-time winningest coach with a record of 673 victories, 339 defeats and 38 ties. An outstanding high school hockey player, Ceglarski...
May
Inducted June 9, 2005 Born William Burkowski in Union City, Connecticut, Burke played on the PGA Tour with great success. His first tour victory came in his second year on tour winning the prestigious North-South Open in 1928. Playing with a slightly unorthodox grip because of...
May
Inducted June 9, 2005 A native of Freemont, Ohio, Brudzinski played football at Ohio State University from 1973-1976. During his years there he played on four Big Ten Championship Teams and in three Rose Bowls and one Orange Bowl. The 6’4″ 230 pound lineman was named...
May
NPASHF Founder Long-time Booster of Polish-American Sports Ed Browalski was born in Detroit, Michigan. He became active in sandlot baseball at an early age. After many years of amateur play, he signed a minor league contract with the St. Louis Cardinals as a catcher. He returned to the...
May
Inducted June 9, 2005 Broda grew up in Manitoba and developed as a player in the Detroit minor league system. Acquired by the Maple Leafs in 1936 for $7,500, Broda went on to become one of the greatest goalies of all time. He played all 14...