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Inducted June 14, 1979 Michigan’s most-titled professional golfer. In 1922, he won the Canadian Open and the first of nine Michigan PGA titles (to go along with seven runner-up finishes in his career). At 23 he was the youngest to win the Michigan PGA and, at...
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Inducted June 13, 1974 One of the world’s great woman athletes, Walsh at one time held 61 world and national track and field records. Emigrating to the U. S. from Poland when she was 10, Walsh was a high school track sensation in Cleveland. She moved...
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Inducted June 18, 2009 Joe Verdeur was a four-time NCAA All-American swimmer (1946-50) from LaSalle University. Twice named Sport Magazine Swimmer of the Year, Verdeur set 21 American and 19 World records between 1948 and 1950. In 1948, Verdeur was named NCAA “Swimmer of the Year”,...
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Inducted June 13, 1974 Hustle, speed, bat control: these were the characteristics of Ed Tyson during a 20-year career with the famed Briggs Beautyware teams in Detroit’s softball circles. He led Briggs to two “World Series of Softball” titles, in 1937 and in 1948. Briggs won...
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Inducted June 8, 2001 Kelly followed Frank at Notre Dame and they became the first father-son to be inducted into the National Polish-American Sports Hall of Fame. While Frank was a star quarterback at ND and in the pros, basketball was Kelly’s Sport. He was a...
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Inducted June 12, 1997 A strong-armed, drop-back passer, the New Jersey native, after three years at Notre Dame (1946-1948) where he led the Irish to a 9-0-1 record in 1948, moved on to a 15-year career in professional football (1949-1963): four in the NFL (Detroit Lions,...
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Inducted July 18, 1998 Trammell played his entire major league baseball career with the Detroit Tigers. A native of San Diego, the slick-fielding shortstop played only a year and a half in the minor leagues and was called up to the bigs late in 1977. He singled...
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Inducted May 29, 1987 One of nine children of immigrant Polish parents, Toski’s greatest moment on the pro golf tour was winning the World Championship of Golf in 1954, one of seven tournament victories he claimed between 1953 and 1958. He retired from the tour in...
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Inducted June 13, 1996 The California Angels’ No. 1 pick in the 1971 baseball free agent draft out of Detroit Catholic Central High School, Tanana also had to decide from among more than 100 college basketball scholarships. He chose baseball, and the lefthander with a sizzling...
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Inducted June 24, 2020 Frank Taberski began shooting pool at age 13, and by age 16 was already the Central New York champion. He turned pro in 1915 at the age of 26, and in 1916, he became world champion by defeating Johnny Layton. Nicknamed “The...