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Inducted June 18, 2015 Bryan Smolinski started playing college hockey in 1989 at Michigan State University and was drafted as the 21st pick in the 1990 NHL Draft. He joined the Bruins after completing his four years at MSU where he was named All-CCHA first team...
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Inducted June 12, 1980 Skowron went to Purdue on a football scholarship, but baseball became his career when, in his sophomore year, he batted .500 for a Big Ten record that held up for a decade. He signed with the New York Yankees in 1950, but...
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Inducted June 8, 2001 After lettering three years as an offensive lineman at Indiana University, where he never missed a game and served as team co-captain, Skoronski joined the Green Bay Packers in 1956. He played one season and then missed the next two while serving...
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Inducted June 24, 2020 Emil Sitko enrolled at Notre Dame as a 23-year-old freshman in 1946 after coming out of service in World War II. He was a starter on the football team three years at halfback and one year at fullback. In those four years...
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Inducted June 22, 2017 At John F. Kennedy College, Simpson enjoyed a stellar collegiate basketball career leading her team to two National AAU Championships. She was a four-time AAU All-America and was twice named MVP of the tournament (1973 and 1974). Simpson competed in eleven international...
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Inducted July 24, 1975 Al Simmons was known as “the slugger who made Milwaukee famous.” He moved up from the sandlots to the majors in 1924 with the Philadelphia A’s, where he hit .300 or better for 11 straight seasons. He was American League MVP in...
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Inducted June 12, 2008 Competing on the Pro Bowlers Tour for 22 years, Aleta Rzepecki-Sill was the first woman bowler to earn $1 million in a career. From 1980 to 2001, Rzepecki-Sill won a total of 31 LPBT-PWBA tour events, including the U.S. Open in 1994...
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Inducted June 9, 1983 Long hours of practice paid off for Setlock with over 40 championships, either individually, doubles or in team competition. She bowled a sanctioned 300 game and a dozen 700-series, including a then-Michigan record 776. She was a member of two WIBC team...
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Inducted June 11, 2007 Drafted out of McNeese State as a tight end in the 17th and final round of the 1962 draft, Tom Sestak went on to become one of pro football’s great defensive linemen. At 6′ 4″ and a “lean” 272 pounds, Sestak used...
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Inducted June 14, 1979 The Detroit native won his first world weightlifting title in 1951 in Milan, Italy. He reached the pinnacle of his success during his mid-30s, an age when most weightlifters have reached the point of steady decline. He gained international acclaim following his...