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Inducted June 9, 1983 Orlick has attained an international recognition as golf’s “Mr. Rules,” a professional and the “teacher of teachers.” A golf professional for over 50 years, he was the 1960 “Pro Golfer of the Year” for his all-around ability and contributions to the game....
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Inducted June 21, 2012 Excelling as a student athlete at Rutgers from 1978 to 1982, Olkowski led the Scarlet Knights to the AIAW National Championship in her senior season averaging 19.6 points and 10.1 rebounds. She became only the second Rutgers player to be named a...
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Inducted June 24, 2020 Dominic Olejniczak served as a member of the board of directors of the Green Bay Packers from 1950-1989, including 24 years as president (1958-1982), the longest tenure of any Packers president. A soft-spoken consensus-builder, he headed the search committee that hired Vince...
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Inducted June 10, 2004 At age 18, Olczyk was the youngest player in the NHL after being selected 3rd overall by the Black Hawks in the ’84 entry draft. A gifted playmaker with speed and a quick release this talented center played 16 seasons for Black...
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Inducted June 16,2022 A child prodigy who began shooting pool at the age of 4, LoreeJon became a pro at the age of 11. She won the World 9-Ball Tournament at the age of 15 becoming the youngest player ever, male or female, to win a...
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Inducted June 12, 2008 A three-way threat at Indiana University (running back, linebacker, and place-kicker), Tom Nowatzke earned All-Big Ten honors in 1964, while leading the Big Ten in rushing, and scoring an IU record 73 points. Nowatzke was voted a First Team All-American by the...
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Inducted June 23, 2016 Monte Nitzkowski was a two-time All-America swimmer and water polo player at UCLA and member of the 1952 U.S. Olympic team swimming the butterfly. He coached water polo at Long Beach City College from 1955 to 1989 winning 32 conference championships. He...
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Inducted June 9, 1990 Paralyzing batters with his fluttering knuckleball, Niekro won 318 games (the 19th player in big-league history to reach the 300 plateau) in 24 seasons with the Atlanta Braves (20 years), New York Yankees and Cleveland Indians despite only winning 31 games by...
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Inducted June 11, 1992 In a 21-year major league career with seven teams (Chicago Cubs, San Diego, Detroit, Atlanta, Houston, New York Yankees, Minnesota), Niekro posted a 220-203 record, including back-to-back 20-win seasons in 1979 and 1980 for the Houston Astros, for whom he played 10...
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Inducted September 16, 2021 Bronco Nagurski was a standout football player at 6’ 2” and 226 pounds at the University of Minnesota from 1927-1929. Nagurski played defensive tackle in 1927, and both fullback and tackle in 1928 and 1929. In 1929 he was named All-America at...