The Pennsylvania Sports Hall of Fame was chartered in 1962. It is the only community based Hall of Fame in the Country and its present thirty-one (31) Chartered Chapters serve more than 300 communities throughout the state of Pennsylvania. Each year the Pennsylvania Sports Hall of Fame inducts area greats of yesteryear and endeavors to include athletes, administrators, coaches, officials, sports medicine and the sports media. The Chapters of the Pennsylvania Sports Hall of Fame also honors the scholastic, collegiate, community service and courageous athlete awards within those communities.
The Pennsylvania Sports Hall of Fame concludes its calendar year with its annual business session and showcase. This Convention and Induction ceremonial normally seats ten living and two deceased inductees (based on the voting results and action of the Board of Governors, it may be nine living and three deceased) inductees on its Dais of Honor who are presented with a Gold Inductee medallion with pendant after a rigorous screening and selection process from a highly disciplined governing structure. The ceremonial is hosted on a rotating calendar among the chapters of its Western, Central, Northern and Eastern Regions. The 2021 Ceremonial will be held in Pittsburgh on October 30, 2021.
Perhaps one of its Past Presidents best summarized the philosophy of The Pennsylvania Sports Hall of Fame, Inc when he responded to a news media inquiry by saying:
“A Hall of Fame is a lot more than an overblown closet for some old relics. It is intended tobe a repository for all things great about a sport: its moments, its men and women, its methods.
Most of all it is supposed to be about Hall of Famers who define the quality of athletics and who lead the right kind of life—a life of integrity for which there is no compromise.”
State Officer Directory
| Office | Full Name | Address/Phone/Email |
|---|---|---|
| President | John Chaump | 75 Flamehill Road Levittown, PA 19056 267-994-9810 [email protected] |
| Executive Vice President | Dan Carr | 1629 Augusta Drive Pittsburgh, PA 15237 412- 364-4643 [email protected] |
| General Counsel | Attorney Thomas P. Harlan (PP) | PO Box 1140 Lebanon, PA 17042 717- 274-3644 [email protected] |
| State Treasurer | Parker D. Lerew | 232 Latimore Rd. Gardners, PA 17324 717-253-1326 [email protected] |
| Executive Director | Dale L. Hamer (PP) | 4701 Cooper Lane Murrysville, PA 15668 724- 733-4735 [email protected] |
| State Secretary | Suzane B. Sutcliffe | PO Box 300 Mt. Gretna, PA 17064 717- 821-0833 [email protected] |
| Chairman of the Board | Edward L. Ludwig (PP) | 126 S. Center St. Box 233 Fredericksburg, PA 17026 717-507-4758 [email protected] |
| Past President (PP) | Dr. Stephen George(PP) | 235 Copper Beach Lane Womelsdorf, PA 19567 610-406-3547 [email protected] |
Executive Officer Directory
| Regional Vice-Presidents | Full Name | Address/Phone/Email |
|---|---|---|
| Senior Vice President (Central Region) | Robert A. Gustin | 5221 Meadowbrook Dr Mechanicsburg, PA 17050 717-761-5813 [email protected] |
| Vice-President (Central Region) | Barry Heckard | 305 Tree View Lane Lebanon, PA 17042 717-273-4744 [email protected] |
| Vice-President (Central Region) | Rodney Laub | 236 Plank Road Jersey Shore, PA 17740 570-220-5793 [email protected] |
| Vice-President (Central Region) | Dave McCoy | 804 Crestview Avenue Shillington, PA 19607 610-777-6616 [email protected] |
| Senior Vice-President (Eastern Region) | Jim Parrella | 625 Hermitage Street Philadelphia, PA 19128 267-977 -7442 [email protected] |
| Vice-President (Eastern Region) | Sheila Murphy | 14001 Kelvin Avenue Philadelphia, PA 19116 215-676-1622 [email protected] |
| Vice-President (Eastern Region) | Steve Cwitkowitz | 610-703-8479 [email protected] |
| Vice-President (Eastern Region) | Katie Rose Thornton | 20 Reese Avenue Apt C Newtown Square, PA 19073 484-222-1851 [email protected] |
| Senior Vice-President (Northern Region) | Joe Bordell | 1307 W. Independence Street Coal Township, PA 17866 570-648-4117 [email protected] |
| Vice-President (Northern Region) | James T. Martin | 109 Slocum St. Forty Fort, PA 18704 570-817-2933 [email protected] |
| Vice-President (Northern Region) | Judy Igoe Carr | 453 Spring Hill Drive Falls, PA 18615 570-407-1101 [email protected] |
| Vice-President (Northern Region) | Danny McGinley | 259 W. Broadway Street Jim Thorpe, PA 18229 570-325-3550 [email protected] |
| Senior Vice-President (Western Region) | Paul Palmer | 3277 Long Meadow Drive Allison Park, PA 15101 412-213-3765 612-803-7872c [email protected] |
| Vice-President (Western Region) | Stephen Russell | 1106 Stanton Street Monongahela, PA 15063 412-292-2483 [email protected] |
| Vice-President (Western Region) | Al Dick | 900 Washington Road #311 Pittsburgh, PA 15228 412-443-6299 [email protected] |
| Vice-President (Western Region) | Donald Woodward | 680 FIlbert Heights Road New Salem, PA 15468 724-245-2433 [email protected] |