The Pennsylvania Sports Hall of Fame was chartered in 1962. Its twenty-eight (28) Chartered Chapters serve more than 300 communities throughout the state of Pennsylvania. Each year the Pennsylvania Sports Hall of Fame inducts area greats of yesteryear and endeavors to include athletes, administrators, coaches, officials, sports medicine and the sports media. The Chapters of the Pennsylvania Sports Hall of Fame also honors the scholastic, collegiate, community service and courageous athlete awards within those communities.
The Pennsylvania Sports Hall of Fame concludes its calendar year with its annual business session and showcase. This Convention and Induction ceremonial normally seats ten living and two deceased inductees (based on the voting results and action of the Board of Governors, it may be nine living and three deceased) inductees on its Dais of Honor who are presented with a Gold Inductee medallion with pendant after a rigorous screening and selection process from a highly disciplined governing structure. The ceremonial is hosted on a rotating calendar among the chapters of its Western, Central, Northern and Eastern Regions. The 2024 Ceremonial will be held in Drexel, PA at Drexelbrook on Saturday Nov. 2, 2024.
Perhaps one of its Past Presidents best summarized the philosophy of The Pennsylvania Sports Hall of Fame, Inc when he responded to a news media inquiry by saying:
“A Hall of Fame is a lot more than an overblown closet for some old relics. It is intended tobe a repository for all things great about a sport: its moments, its men and women, its methods.
Most of all it is supposed to be about Hall of Famers who define the quality of athletics and who lead the right kind of life—a life of integrity for which there is no compromise.”
State Officer Directory
| Office | Full Name | Address/Phone/Email |
|---|---|---|
| President | Dan Carr | 1629 Augusta Drive Pittsburgh, PA 15237 412-779-8664 [email protected] |
| Executive Vice President | Jim Parrella | 625 Hermitage Street Philadelphia, PA 19128 267-977 -7442 [email protected] |
| General Counsel | Alexander Guminski | 303 Dewey St. Pittsburgh, PA 15218 412-983-6699 [email protected] |
| State Treasurer | Steve Dobis |
3093 Washington Pike
Bridgeville, PA 15017 412-257-2929 |
| Executive Director | Katie Rose Thornton | 421 Willowgate Ln. Media, PA 19063 |
| State Secretary | Suzanne B. Sutcliffe | PO Box 300 Mt. Gretna, PA 17064 717- 821-0833 [email protected] |
| Chairman of the Board | Edward L. Ludwig (PP) | 126 S. Center St. Box 233 Fredericksburg, PA 17026 717-507-4758 [email protected] |
| Past President (PP) | Dr. Stephen George (PP) | 235 Copper Beach Lane Womelsdorf, PA 19567 610-406-3547 [email protected] |
| Past President (PP) | Dale L. Hamer (PP) | 4701 Cooper Lane Murrysville, PA 15668 724- 733-4735 [email protected] |
| Past President (PP) | John Chaump (PP) | [email protected] |
Executive Officer Directory
| Regional Vice-Presidents | Full Name | Address/Phone/Email |
|---|---|---|
| Senior Regional Vice President (Central Region) | Rodney Laub | 236 Plank Road Jersey Shore, PA 17740 570-220-5793 [email protected] |
| Vice President (Central Region) | Tom Finger | 250 S. Street Steelton PA 17113 717-319-8147 [email protected] |
| Vice-President (Central Region) | David Bentz | 204 White Oak Circle Lebanon, PA 17042 717-821-5723 [email protected] |
| Vice-President (Central Region) | Crystal Yoder | 516 Hawthorne Drive Lewisburg, PA 17837 570-246-3917 [email protected] |
| Vice-President (Eastern Region) | George Schwartz | 4743 Manayunk Avenue Philadelphia, PA 19128 215-715-7605 [email protected] |
| Vice-President (Eastern Region) | Sheila Murphy | 14001 Kelvin Avenue Philadelphia, PA 19116 215-676-1622 [email protected] |
| Senior Vice-President (Eastern Region) | Katie Rose Thornton | 427 Wayne Avenue Springfield, PA 19064 484-222-1851 [email protected] |
| Vice-President (Eastern Region) | Steve Snyder | 16 Cottonwood Court LaFayette Hill, PA 19444 610-308-5615 SNYDERSTV@ VERIZON.NET |
| Vice-President (Northern Region) | Joe Bordell | 1307 W. Independence Street Coal Township, PA 17866 570-648-4117 [email protected] |
| Senior Vice-President (Northern Region) | James T. Martin | 109 Slocum St. Forty Fort, PA 18704 570-817-2933 [email protected] |
| Vice-President (Northern Region) | Judy Igoe Carr | 453 Spring Hill Drive Falls, PA 18615 570-407-1101 [email protected] |
| Vice-President (Northern Region) | Danny McGinley | 259 W. Broadway Street Jim Thorpe, PA 18229 570-325-3550 [email protected] |
| Senior Vice-President (Western Region) | William F Caye II, Esq. | 615 Crysler Street Pittsburgh, PA 15226 412-953-7022 [email protected] |
| Vice-President (Western Region) | Tom Graney | 412-310-4520 [email protected] |
| Vice-President (Western Region) | Al Dick | 900 Washington Road #311 Pittsburgh, PA 15228 412-443-6299 [email protected] |
| Vice-President (Western Region) | Donald Woodward | 680 FIlbert Heights Road New Salem, PA 15468 724-245-2433 [email protected] |