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Inducted June 12, 2003 A 6’11″ center, Gminski played 14 seasons in the NBA. He had an outstanding collegiate career at Duke where he was named ACC Player of the Year for the 1979-80 season. A two-time All-American, Gminski is Duke’s all-time leading rebounder and shot...
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Inducted June 1, 1989 In 12 years playing professional football, Gatski snapped the ball as center in 11 championship games, coming out on the winning side eight times. He played with the Cleveland Browns (1946-1956) and ended his career the next year with the Detroit Lions....
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Inducted June 18, 2009 Mark Fidrych, nicknamed “The Bird” due to his resemblance to a famous Sesame Street character, took the baseball world by storm in 1976. After getting his first start in mid-May, Fidrych went on to compile a 19-9 record, with a 2.34 E.R.A....
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Inducted June 8, 2001 “Evy’s” athletic began at Northwestern High School in Detroit and took him al the way to Iowa City, where he made his fame as head coach at the University of Iowa. In between, he had an important stop in Ann Arbor and...
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Inducted June 23, 2016 Ann Meyers Drysdale was a four-time All-America basketball player at UCLA leading the Bruins to the National Championship in 1978. An integral part of 1976 Olympic team that won the silver medal, Meyers Drysdale was the number one pick in the Women’s...
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Inducted June 10, 1999 Born in Poland, Drabowsky and his parents moved to the United States when he was three years old. Moe fell in love with baseball as a youngster and went on to a 17-year career (1956-72) in the major leagues. He originally signed...
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Inducted June 13, 2013 Anchoring the University of Virginia’s offensive line from 1982-’85, the 6-5, 300 lb. Dombrowski finished his brilliant college career as UVa’s first-ever unanimous All-American. A two-time winner of the Jacobs Blocking Trophy (recognizing the ACC’s best blocker) and three-time First Team All-ACC...
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Inducted June 21, 2018 Played college football at the University of Wyoming from 1968-1971, starting at offensive tackle his 2nd and 3rd years and defensive end his senior year. Named to the WAC all-academic teams in 1970 and 1971, he was taken in the 1972 NFL...
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Inducted June 7, 2001 Mike Ditka was a consensus All-American tight end at the University of Pittsburgh before being drafted by the Chicago Bears in 1961. “Iron Mike” was named Rookie of the Year and earned All-Pro honors 6 consecutive seasons in his 12-year pro career....
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Inducted June 23, 2011 In the annals of Little League Baseball, Deras is arguably the greatest player of all-time. The Hamtramck, MI team reached the World Series finals in 1959 having won nine of ten tournament games by shutout. In the finals Deras tossed a one-hit,...