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Inducted October 15, 1988 Between 1946 and 1957, Leon Hart’s gridiron accomplishments are awesome: won the 1949 Heisman Trophy; named All-American three years at Notre Dame; played on Irish teams that in four years never lost a game and won three national championships; helped the Detroit...
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Inducted May 29, 1987 One of the great linebackers in pro football history, Ham played his entire gridiron career in his native state of Pennsylvania: high school in Johnstown, All-American at Penn State, and 12 years with the Pittsburgh Steelers, where he was a member of...
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Inducted June 12, 1980 Robert Gutowski owned several California state high school pole vault records when he came to Occidental College, where he set a world mark of 15 feet, 8-1/4 inches in 1957. At the 1956 Melbourne Olympics, he won a Silver Medal with a...
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Inducted June 16,2022 Major league pitcher who played 14 seasons in the majors,13 seasons with the Kansas City Royals (1984-96) and one with the California Angels (1997). The hard throwing right-hander was a member of the 1985 Royals World Series Championship team and became the ace...
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Inducted May 31, 1984 Grygier began his bowling career in an auspicious way by rolling three 300 games within the first two years. A quiet person, he was a member of the Detroit Stroh’s team that won the ABC tournament in Peoria, Ill. He and Phil...
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Inducted June 20, 2019 Mark Grudzielanek played 15 seasons in the majors as a second baseman/shortstop with the Expos (1995-98), Dodgers (1998-02), Cubs (2003-04), Cardinals (2005), Royals (2006-08) and the Indians (2010). He hit over .300 five times, with a high average of .326 in 1999....
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Inducted June 4, 1981 A native of Hamtramck, Michigan where he played softball in high school and baseball on Detroit’s sandlots, Gromek was converted from an infielder to a pitcher in the minors and went on to a 17-year career (1941-1956) in the American League with...
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Inducted June 10, 1993 A hard-running fullback at Illinois, Grabowski became the Big Ten’s all-time rushing leader when he graduated with 2,878 yards. He rushed for 100-plus yards in a single game a dozen times. An Academic All-American in the classroom, Grabowski slashed for 125 yards...
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Inducted June 4, 1981 The 5-foot-8-inch bowling star set an example of how little men can accomplish big things in sports. When he was but 20 years old, “Billy G.” had the nation’s highest average, 226.The Grand Rapids (Mich.) native was American Bowling Congress Masters Champion...
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Inducted June 23, 1977 The greatest basketball player in Philadelphia’s LaSalle High School, where he scored 2,222 points, Gola went on to similar “greatest ever” praise at LaSalle College. He was named All-American in each of his four years in college (1951-55), scoring 2,461 points and...
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