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and the sports media, whose athletic achievements "have brought lasting fame and recognition to the State of Pennsylvania". At the induction ceremony, ten living and two deceased inductees are honored, with the presentation of a Gold Inductee medallion with pendant. The convention and ceremonial are rotated among the chapters of the Central, Eastern, Northern, and Western regions. The first induction ceremony was in 1963. The first Ceremonial Dinner was held in 1963, in Philadelphia; the second was in 1964, at the Pittsburgh William Penn Hotel.About
. Western Chapter: Pennsylvania Sports Hall of Fame. Retrieved 2011-06-30. The Western Region hosted the 50th Anniversary Dinner on November 11, 2012, at the Sheraton Four Points in Warrendale.

Regional chapters

The PSHF has twenty-eight chartered chapters, which serve over 300 communities in the state. The chapters are divided into four regions: Central, Eastern, Northern, and Western.Regional Chapters
Pennsylvania Sports Hall of Fame official website. Retrieved 2011-06-26. The Central Region's nine chapters are: Berks County, Capital, Central, Clinton County, Huntingdon, South Central, Susquehanna Valley, West Branch, and West Shore. The Eastern Region's six chapters are: Bucks County, City All Star (Philadelphia), Delaware County, Montgomery County, Summit, and Tri-County. The Northern Region's seven chapters are: Allen Rogowicz, Bernie Romanoski, Carbon County, Ed Romance, Luzerne-John Popple, Northeastern, and Northern Anthracite. The Western Region's six chapters are: East Boros, Erie County, Fayette County, Mid Mon Valley, Washington-Greene County, and Western.

Nominations

Each year, each chapter may nominate the names of no more than three living persons and two deceased persons, for consideration as possible inductees.

Induction ceremonies

The 2016 induction ceremony will be hosted by the Erie County Chapter on Saturday, October 22, 2016, at the Erie Bayfront Convention Center.

Inductees

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Baseball

:''See footnote'' *1963: John Lobert *1963:

Connie Mack Cornelius McGillicuddy (December 22, 1862 – February 8, 1956), better known as Connie Mack, was an American professional baseball catcher, manager, and team owner. The longest-serving manager in Major League Baseball history, he holds untoucha ...

*1963:

Stan Musial Stanley Frank Musial (; born Stanislaw Franciszek Musial; November 21, 1920 – January 19, 2013), nicknamed "Stan the Man", was an American baseball outfielder and first baseman. Widely considered to be one of the greatest and most consis ...

*1963:

Jim Thorpe James Francis Thorpe ( Sac and Fox (Sauk): ''Wa-Tho-Huk'', translated as "Bright Path"; May 22 or 28, 1887March 28, 1953) was an American athlete and Olympic gold medalist. A member of the Sac and Fox Nation, Thorpe was the first Native ...

*1963: Harold "Pie" Traynor *1965: Roy Campanella *1965:

Jimmy Dykes James Joseph Dykes (November 10, 1896 – June 15, 1976) was an American professional baseball player, coach and manager. He played in Major League Baseball as a third and second baseman from through , most notably as a member of the Philadel ...

*1965:

Jimmy Foxx James Emory Foxx (October 22, 1907 – July 21, 1967), nicknamed "Double X" and "The Beast", was an American professional baseball first baseman who played 20 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Philadelphia Athletics, Boston Red Sox ...

*1965: Robert (Lefty) Grove *1965: Christy Mathewson *1966: Lester Bell *1966: Charles Gelbert *1966: Robin Roberts *1967: Charles Kelchner *1968: George (Whitey) Kurowski *1968:

Bill McKechnie William Boyd McKechnie (August 7, 1886 – October 29, 1965) was an American professional baseball player, manager and coach. He played in Major League Baseball as a third baseman during the dead-ball era. McKechnie was the first manager to win ...

*1968:

Curt Simmons Curtis Thomas Simmons (May 19, 1929 – December 13, 2022) was an American professional baseball left-handed pitcher, who played in Major League Baseball (MLB) from to and to . Along with right-hander Robin Roberts (a member of the Baseball H ...

*1968:

Lloyd Waner Lloyd James Waner (March 16, 1906 – July 22, 1982), nicknamed "Little Poison", was a Major League Baseball (MLB) center fielder. His small stature at and 132 lb (68 kg)

*1969: Robert Friend *1969:

Dick Groat Richard Morrow Groat (born November 4, 1930) is a former professional baseball and basketball player who was an eight-time All-Star shortstop and two-time World Series champion in Major League Baseball. He rates as one of the most accomplished t ...

*1970:

Elroy Face Elroy Leon Face (born February 20, 1928), nicknamed The Bullpen Baron, is an American former professional baseball relief pitcher. During a 17-year Major League Baseball (MLB) career, he pitched primarily for the Pittsburgh Pirates. A pioneer ...

*1970:

Ralph Kiner Ralph McPherran Kiner (October 27, 1922 – February 6, 2014) was an American Major League Baseball player and broadcaster. An outfielder, Kiner played for the Pittsburgh Pirates, Chicago Cubs, and Cleveland Indians from 1946 through 1955. Foll ...

*1970: Josh Gibson *1971: Stanley Coveleskie *1971: William Cox *1971:

Nellie Fox Jacob Nelson “Nellie” Fox (December 25, 1927 – December 1, 1975) was an American professional baseball player. Fox was one of the best second basemen of all time, and the third-most difficult hitter to strike out in Major League Baseball (M ...

*1971:

Herb Pennock Herbert Jefferis Pennock (February 10, 1894 – January 30, 1948) was an American professional baseball pitcher and front-office executive. He played in Major League Baseball from 1912 through 1933, and is best known for his time spent with t ...

*1971: William Walters *1971: Lewis Wilson *1972: Richie Ashburn *1972: Frank Gustine *1972:

Eddie Plank Edward Stewart Plank (August 31, 1875 – February 24, 1926), nicknamed "Gettysburg Eddie", was an American professional baseball player. A pitcher, Plank played in Major League Baseball for the Philadelphia Athletics from 1901 through 1914, ...

*1972:

Ken Raffensberger Kenneth David Raffensberger (August 8, 1917 – November 10, 2002) was an American starting pitcher in Major League Baseball (MLB). From 1939 through 1954, he played for the St. Louis Cardinals (1939), Chicago Cubs (1940–41), Philadelphia Phil ...

*1973:

Roberto Clemente Roberto Enrique Clemente Walker (; August 18, 1934 – December 31, 1972) was a Puerto Rican professional baseball right fielder who played 18 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Pittsburgh Pirates. After his early death, he was pos ...

*1973:

Bing Miller Edmund John "Bing" Miller (August 30, 1894 – May 7, 1966) was an American professional baseball player and coach. He played in Major League Baseball as an outfielder from 1922 to 1936, most prominently as a member of the Philadelphia Athletics ...

*1973: John Ogden *1973: Truett (Rip) Sewell *1975: Eddie Collins, Sr. *1975:

Del Ennis Delmer Ennis (June 8, 1925 – February 8, 1996) was an American professional baseball outfielder, who played in Major League Baseball (MLB) from 1946 to 1959 for the Philadelphia Phillies, St. Louis Cardinals, Cincinnati Reds, and Chicago Whit ...

*1975: William Myers *1975: Cum Posey *1975: Tommy Richardson *1976: Frederick Frankhouse *1976: Charles "Chick" Fullis *1976: Carl Furillo *1977: Theodore Page *1977: James T. Sheckard *1977: William H. Sherdel *1977: Vic Wertz *1978: Danny Murtaugh *1978:

Bobby Shantz Robert Clayton Shantz (born September 26, 1925) is an American former professional baseball player. He played as a left-handed pitcher in Major League Baseball (MLB) from through , and won the 1952 American League Most Valuable Player Award as ...

*1978: Pete Suder *1978: James (Mickey) Vernon *1979: Joe Boley *1979: Gerald Lynch *1979:

Sam McDowell Samuel Edward Thomas McDowell (born September 21, 1942), is an American former professional baseball player. He played in Major League Baseball as a starting pitcher from 1961 to 1975, most notably for the Cleveland Indians. A six-time All-Star, ...

*1979: Robert Purkey *1979: Charles T (Broadway) Wagner *1980:

George Earnshaw George Livingston Earnshaw (February 15, 1900 – December 1, 1976) was a Major League Baseball pitcher. He played in parts of nine seasons (1928–36) with the Philadelphia Athletics, Chicago White Sox, Brooklyn Dodgers, and St. Louis Cardin ...

*1980: Dick Gernert *1980: Don R. Wert *1981: Howard Bedell *1981: Randall Gumpert *1981: Ralph B. Melix *1981: George W. Staller *1982: James B, DeShong *1983: Joseph Holden *1983:

Dave Ricketts David William Ricketts (July 12, 1935 – July 13, 2008) was an American catcher and coach in Major League Baseball who played parts of six seasons (, , –) with the St. Louis Cardinals and Pittsburgh Pirates. Ricketts was a reserve catcher on ...

*1983:

Jimmy Ripple James Albert Ripple (October 14, 1909 – July 16, 1959) was an American professional baseball player who played as an outfielder in Major League Baseball for seven seasons from 1936 to 1943. He played for the New York Giants (1936–1939), the Br ...

*1984: James Clarkson *1984: Thomas Ferrick *1984: Elmer Valo *1985: Billy Hunter *1985: Bill Mazeroski *1986: John P. Quinn *1986:

Eddie Sawyer Edwin Milby Sawyer (September 10, 1910 – September 22, 1997) was an American manager and scout in Major League Baseball. As a manager, he led the 1950 Philadelphia Phillies — the "Whiz Kids", as the youthful club was known — to the second ...

*1987: Al Brancato *1988:

Stan Lopata Stanley Edward Lopata (September 12, 1925 – June 15, 2013) was an American professional baseball player. A catcher, Lopata played in Major League Baseball for 13 seasons in the National League with the Philadelphia Phillies and Milwaukee Br ...

*1988:

Art Mahaffey Arthur Mahaffey Jr. (born June 4, 1938) is an American former professional baseball starting pitcher, who played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Philadelphia Phillies (–) and St. Louis Cardinals (). He batted and threw right-handed. In a ...

*1989: Albert (Sparky) Lyle *1990: Earl (Sparky) Adams *1990: Steve Blass *1991:

Eugene Benson Eugene Benson (born 1928) is a Canadian professor of English and a prolific writer, novelist, playwright and librettist. Early life Born in Northern Ireland, Benson obtained a bachelor's degree from the National University of Ireland, a master's ...

*1992: Gene Garber *1992: John E Murphy *1992: Al (Scoop) Oliver *1993: Stephen F. O'Neil *1993: Chuck Tanner *1994: Nelson (Nellie) Briles *1995: Robert A. McDonnell *1996: Richard (Dick) Allen *1996: Nathan (Ed) Ott *1996: Manuel (Manny) Sanguillén *1997: Thomas M. Herr *1997: Richard Tracewski *2000:

Hugh Jennings Hugh Ambrose Jennings (April 2, 1869 – February 1, 1928) was an American professional baseball player, coach and manager from 1891 to 1925. Jennings was a leader, both as a batter and as a shortstop, with the Baltimore Orioles teams that won N ...

*2000: Kent Tekulve *2000:

Bill Virdon William Charles Virdon (June 9, 1931 – November 23, 2021) was an American professional baseball outfielder, manager, and coach in Major League Baseball (MLB). Virdon played in MLB for the St. Louis Cardinals and Pittsburgh Pirates from 1 ...

*2002:

Jean Marlowe Jean Marlowe ��Mal″ or ″Jeanie″(December 28, 1929 – April 16, 2007) was a pitcher and utility who played in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League between the and seasons. Listed a , 135 lb., she batted and threw right-ha ...

*2002:

Tom O'Malley Thomas Patrick O'Malley (born December 25, 1960) is a former Major League baseball player born in Orange, New Jersey, and raised in Montoursville, Pennsylvania in the United States. He played for the San Francisco Giants, Chicago White Sox, Balt ...

*2002: Ed Walsh *2002: Bob Williams *2003:

Steve Bilko Stephen Thomas Bilko (November 13, 1928 – March 7, 1978) was an American professional baseball player known for his home run hitting as a minor leaguer during the 1950s. He was 20 years old when he broke into Major League Baseball on Sept ...

*2003: Lee Elia *2003:

Joseph Page Joseph Page (9 January 1841 – 17 September 1907) was a New Zealand cricketer. He played in three first-class matches for Wellington from 1879 to 1881. See also * List of Wellington representative cricketers This is a list of crickete ...

*2003: Robert Walk *2004: George (Ken) Griffey, Sr. *2004:

Mark Gubicza Mark Steven Gubicza (; born August 14, 1962), nicknamed "Gubie," is an American former professional baseball pitcher and sportscaster. Gubicza played for 14 major league seasons with the Kansas City Royals (1984–96) and Anaheim Angels (1997). ...

*2005:

Greg Gross Gregory Eugene Gross (born August 1, 1952), is an American former professional baseball outfielder / pinch hitter, who played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Chicago Cubs, Houston Astros, and Philadelphia Phillies, from –. He was previous ...

*2005: Stanley (Bucky) Harris *2006: Jim W. Russell *2007: Joe Glenn *2008: Walter Harris *2008: Pete Vukovich *2012:

Nellie King Nelson Joseph "Nellie" King (March 15, 1928 – August 11, 2010) was an American professional baseball pitcher for the Pittsburgh Pirates, and later a member of the Pirates' radio announcing team with Bob Prince. Listed at in height, and weighing ...

*2012: Jeff Manto *2012:

Jim Leyland James Richard Leyland (born December 15, 1944) is an American former professional baseball player, coach and manager. He serves as a special assistant to the Detroit Tigers of Major League Baseball (MLB). Leyland led the Florida Marlins to the ...

*2014:

Harry Kalas Harold Norbert Kalas (March 26, 1936 – April 13, 2009) was an American sportscaster, best known for his Ford C. Frick Award-winning role as lead play-by-play announcer for Major League Baseball's Philadelphia Phillies, a position he held fr ...

*2014: Ron Necciai *2014:

Lance Rautzhan Clarence George Rautzhan (August 20, 1952 – January 9, 2016) was an American pitcher in Major League Baseball who played from 1977 to 1979 for the Los Angeles Dodgers and Milwaukee Brewers. Career Lance was offered a full athletic football sch ...

Football

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Inductees
webpage, ''go'' to "Sport", ''click on'' the down arrow (for a list of sports), ''click on "Football", and'' then click on the ''"Search"'' button. Pennsylvania Sports Hall of Fame official website. Retrieved 2011-07-08.

References

External links

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