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Inducted June 10, 2004 A Brooklyn native, Zisk was drafted by the Pittsburgh Pirates in the third round of the 1967 amateur draft. A three-time minor league home run champ he was called up to the majors in 1971. Zisk played for the Pirates, White Sox,...
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Inducted June 9, 1983 Born in Poland in 1881, Zbyszko was considered among the top three foremost wrestlers in the world. He was more than a mere muscle-man; he was one of the most cultured sportsmen who ever lived. Zbyszko was a graduate of the University...
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Inducted June 13, 2013 After losing three toes in a lawn mower accident at the age of two, Elaine Zayak began figure skating as physical therapy. At age 13, she won both the Junior World Figure Skating Championship and the U.S. Junior Championship in 1979. Noted...
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Inducted July 24, 1975 Born in Gary, Ind., Anthony Florian Zale – who could take a punch as well as deliver one – won the world middleweight boxing championship twice, in 1940 and 1948. His bouts with Rocky Graziano are legendary in the annals of boxing....
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Inducted June 5, 1986 Often called the consummate professional, “Yaz” starred for 23 years (1961-1983) for the Boston Red Sox, compiling a lifetime .285 batting average with 452 home runs and 1,844 runs-batted-in. He won the American League triple crown in 1967 with a .326 average,...
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Inducted June 9, 2005 Yarosz, born in Pittsburgh in 1910, was the second of eight children. After his father died Teddy quit high school to go to work to support the family. After a great amateur career Teddy turned professional in 1929, fighting first as a...
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Inducted July 24, 1975 He was the center on Fordham University’s famed “Seven Blocks of Granite” in the late 1930s, playing alongside another great name in football, guard Vince Lombardi. A No. 1 draft choice by the Detroit Lions in 1938, “Wojie” earned the “Iron Man”...
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Inducted June 10, 2004 A three year starter and two-time All-American guard at Penn State, Wisniewski played in 3 Bowl games and on the ’86 National Championship Fiesta Bowl team. Drafted in 1989 by the Oakland he spent 13 seasons in the NFL all with the...
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Inducted June 24, 2020 Connie Wisniewski was a starting pitcher and outfielder in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League (1944-1952). Considered by many historians as the best underhand pitcher, she posted a 107-48 career record to become one of only seven pitchers to collect 100 or...
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Inducted June 21, 2018 Known as the world’s longest driver, the 6’ 6” golfer burst onto the scene of professional golf and long-drive competitions in 1974 by winning the World Challenge Long Drive Contest in New York. With a blast of 366 yards he defeated, among...