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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...
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Inducted May 30, 1985 In the first 38 years of the sport at Michigan State University, only one man served as its head coach: George Szypula. His squad was co-champs (with Illinois) of the NCAA tournament in 1958. Spartan gymnasts have taken 18 individual NCAA titles...
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Inducted June 8, 1995 An All-State lineman at Detroit’s Northeastern High School, Szymanski anchored the line for Frank Leahy’s 1943 Notre Dame team, playing center on offense and linebacker on defense. Returning from service in the Navy’s aviation program, Szymanski re-enrolled at Notre Dame in 1944...
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Inducted May 30, 1985 An athletic star in Gary, Indiana, Stram earned four letters in baseball and three in football at Purdue University. Immediately upon graduation, he began his coaching career, as an assistant on the college level at Purdue, Southern Methodist, Notre Dame and Miami...
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Inducted June 9, 1994 Few played football with the intensity of Dick Szymanski. Among his accolades: All-American in football and All-City in baseball at Libbey High School in Toledo; four-year starter at linebacker at Notre Dame (1951-54) including and for the Irish’s 1953 national champs; in...
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Inducted June 20, 2024 A superb all-around athlete at Roberts Wesleyan College, Jenn Suhr turned her focus to the sport of pole vaulting in 2004. She quickly rose to the top of the sport, and by 2005, had become the U.S. National Indoor Champion. She added...
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Inducted June 18, 2015 Randy Stoklos played 19 years on the professional beach volleyball tour earning his first career title at the 1981 Manhattan Beach Open. He went on to win 122 Career Opens which is third on the all-time wins list. Stoklos won three U.S....
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Inducted August 8, 2002 Pete Stemkowski played 15 seasons with four different clubs including the Detroit Red Wings, Toronto Maple Leafs, New York Rangers and Los Angeles Kings. He was an integral part of the 1967 Stanley Cup Champion Maple Leafs in the final season of...
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Inducted June 13, 1991 Reared in the tough Polish neighborhoods on Detroit’s west side where he took up weightlifting as a matter of survival, Stanczyk went on to win the first of six consecutive world titles in 1946, taking the 148-pound lightweight title in Paris. He...
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Inducted June 18, 2015 Bryan Smolinski started playing college hockey in 1989 at Michigan State University and was drafted as the 21st pick in the 1990 NHL Draft. He joined the Bruins after completing his four years at MSU where he was named All-CCHA first team...