Thursday, 18 December 2025
The 2025 Class of Inductees (10)
After playing four years at Tennessee-Martin, Pat Summitt became a graduate student at Tennessee. The Lady Vols coach suddenly retired, and at age 22, Summitt stepped in to fulfill the…
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One of the most effortless statements to make in football coaching is that Eddie Robinson was the most successful ever in historically black colleges. You can (and we will) go…
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Lou Holtz’s first head coaching job was in 1969 when he was hired at the College of William & Mary. He did well, bringing his squad to the Tangerine Bowl,…
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Bob Johnson was one of the top college hockey coaches in the 1970s, where his school, Wisconsin, won three National Championships and six WCHA Tournaments. Like his rival, Herb Brooks,…
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Tony Dungy won a Super Bowl as a defensive back with Pittsburgh, and a few years later, he was their defensive back and then their defensive coordinator. After a three-year…
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Bert Bell was the owner of the Philadelphia Eagles (1933-40) and later the co-owner of the Philadelphia Eagles (1941-46), but this nomination is predominantly based on his role as the…
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Rube Foster is one of the rare nominees who could be looked at in our three main categories, player, coach, and contributor.
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"Guests party at Jean and Jack Kent Cooke's house" by Toronto History is licensed under CC BY 2.0
Jack Kent Cooke is one of the few owners to have won championships in more than one of the big four of North American sports.
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Frank “Bucko” Kilroy played 13 seasons in the NFL, all for the Philadelphia Eagles, where he won two NFL Championships and was a three-time Pro Bowl Selection. When his career…
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In 1952, Seymour Siwoff bought the Elias Sports Bureau, which had been keeping statistics in baseball since 1913. Siwoff, who, like many were enamored with statistics, appreciated the phenomenal work…
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