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Press Release by PHILADELPHIA SPORTS HALL OF FAME in Sports: Boating / Maritime
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Philadelphia Sports Hall of Fame Announces Preliminary Nominees for 3rd Inductee Class
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2005-09-09, PHILADELPHIA SPORTS HALL OF FAME - Former Philadelphia Eagle greats Reggie White and Pete Retzlaff join all-time baseball greats Mickey Cochrane of the A`s and Ed Delahanty and Chuck Klein of the Phillies on the list of preliminary nominees for the Philadelphia Sports Hall of Fame`s Inductee Class III.(PRWEB) September 8, 2005 -- Former Philadelphia Eagle greats Reggie White and Pete Retzlaff join all-time baseball greats Mickey Cochrane of the A`s and Ed Delahanty and Chuck Klein of the Phillies on the list of preliminary nominees for the Philadelphia Sports Hall of Fame`s Inductee Class III. They join former 76er Hal Greer, former Flyer Bill Barber, former Warriors Joe Fulks and Neil Johnston along with coaches Jack Ramsay, Rollie Massimino, Skip Wilson and Fred Shero. Nominees submitted by the public are combined with those proposed by the Hall of Fame`s internal selection committee to form this list of preliminary nominees. Area natives on the list of luminaries include baseball`s Reggie Jackson, Mickey Vernon, and Roy Campanella; basketball`s Earl Monroe, Lionel Simmons and Bobby McNeil; football’s Herb Adderly, Bucko Kilroy, Frank Reagan, Joe Klecko and Emlen Tunnel. Performers in other sports include boxing’s Tommy Loughran, George Benton, Sonny Liston, Lew Tendler and Jeff Chandler, track and field’s Leroy Burrell, Kim Gallagher, Don Bragg, Mel Sheppard and Vicki Huber, golf’s Johnny McDermott, Dorothy Porter and Helen Sigel Wilson along with Debbie Meyer (swimming), Elizabeth Becker (diving), Joe Burk (rowing), Willie Mosconi (billiards), Ora Washington (tennis), and multi-sport stars "Buck" Adelman and Walter Alfred Lenz. “As a fan-focused organization we are thrilled with the public participation in the nomination process this year, with more nominees from fans than the previous two years combined.” says Dr. Pete Georgelos, who handles the public nomination process for the Hall of Fame. “Using our website, in-person appearances and via regular mail, the Philadelphia public responded with hundreds of nominations. We received a terrific collection, including such names as Rocky and Ben Franklin, who happens to be a member of the International Swimming Hall of Fame.” Public nominations for Inductee Class III ended September 1. The top ublicly submitted nominations will be finalists, joined by 30 or so others to form the official ballot for the Hall’s third class. The election process begins in late-September when the ballot is mailed to the Hall of Fame’s voting body, consisting of area sportswriters, current Inductees and others from the local sports community. The results are tallied over the following eight to ten weeks. The Hall of Fame’s Selection Committee then meets in mid-December for its Selection Sunday, at which the third class of hall-of-famers will be finalized. This list of nominees also includes a number of teams as well as candidates for the Hall of Fame’s Legacy of Excellence and Lifetime Commitment categories, which focus on off-the-field activities such as administrators, sportswriters, announcers and community-focused contributors. Teams, Lifetime Commitment and the Legacy of Excellence are outside the Hall of Fame’s election process. Some nominees for the Legacy of Excellence include John McAdams, James Gallagher, Gene Hart, Berl Rotfeld and Bob Vetrone. For information about the Hall of Fame’s nomination process contact Dr. Pete Georgelos via email at pete.georgelos @ phillyhall.net or visit the web site at: http://www.phillyhof.org/nominee.asp List of all preliminary nominees for Inductee Class III: "Philadelphia" Jack O`Brien 1984 U.S. Olympic Field Hockey Team 2004 Philadelphia Eagles Adolph "Buck" Adelman Al Severance Al Simmons Al Wistert Anne Townsend Benjamin Franklin Berl Rotfeld Bill "Speedy" Morris Bill Barber Bob Kelly Bob Vetrone Bobby McNeil Bucko Kilroy Chris Wheeler Chuck Klein Debbie Meyer Del Ennis Dick Allen Don Bragg Dorothy Porter Earl Monroe Earle "Greasy" Neale Earl Strom Ed Delahanty Eddie Collins Elizabeth Becker Emlen Tunnell "Frank" Reagan Fred Lieb Fred Shero Gene Hart George Benton Hal Greer Harold Carmichael Harry Litwack Helen Sigel Wilson Herb Adderly Hobey Baker Horace Ashenfelter Jack O`Rourke Jack Ramsey James Gallagher Jeff Chandler Jerry Rullo Jim Bunning Joe "Bud" Sutton Joe Burk Joe Fulks Joe Klecko Joe McCarthy John Cappalletti John McAdams Johnny Callison Johnny McDermott Joseph Vincent Rullo Kim Gallagher Larry Bowa Leroy Burrell Leroy Kelly Lew Tendler Lionel Simmons Mel Sheppard Mae Faggs Michael Buffer Mickey Cochrane Mickey Vernon Morrie Arnovich Maurice Cheeks Neil Johnston Ora Washington Pete Retzlaff Philadelphia Stars Pop Warner Little Scholars Inc Ralph Joseph Caballero Reggie Jackson Reggie White Rocky Rollie Massimino Roy Campanella Skip Wilson Sonny Liston Tommy Lasorda Tommy Loughran Vicki Huber Walter Alfred Lenz Willie Mosconi The Philadelphia Sports Hall of Fame Foundation is a registered 501(c) (3) non-profit corporation. Founded in 2002, it is a member of the Greater Philadelphia Chamber of Commerce, the Pennsylvania Association of Non-Profit Organizations, the Maxwell Club, the Mid-Atlantic Association of Museums and the International Association of Sports Museums and Halls of Fame. For more information visit: http://www.phillyhall.org/
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