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 and those involved in sports medicine and the sports media. Through their chapters the Pennsylvania Sports Hall of Fame also honors the scholastic, collegiate, community service and courageous athlete awards within those communities.
From a select group of nominees presented by the chapters each year, the Pennsylvania Sports Hall of Fame concludes its calendar year with its annual business session and showcase. This Convention and Induction ceremonial seats nine or ten living and two or 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, Eastern, Northern and Central Regions.
Perhaps one of its Past Presidents best summarized the philosophy of The Pennsylvania Sports Hall of Fame, Inc 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 to be 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.”
Officer Directory
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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 412-779-8664[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 | 4701 Cooper Lane Murrysville, PA 15668 724-733-4735 [email protected] |
| State Secretary | Suzzane B. Sutcliffe | PO Box 300 Mt. Gretna, PA 17064 717- 821-0833 [email protected] |
| Chairman of the Board | Edward L. Ludwig | 126 S. Center St. PO Box 233 Fredericksburg, PA 17026 717-865-[email protected] |
| Past Presidents (PP) | Edward L. Ludwig (immediate) Dr. Stephen George |
Executive Officer Directory
| Office | Full Name | Address/Phone/Email |
|---|---|---|
| Regional Sr. Vice President (Central Region) | Robert A. Gustin | 5221 Meadowbrook Dr Mechanicsburg, PA 17050 717- 761-5813 [email protected] |
| Regional Vice-President (Central Region) | Barry Heckard | 529 S Twelfth Street Lebanon, PA 17042 717 – 273-4744 [email protected] |
| Regional Vice-President (Central Region) | Andrew Loechner | 321 N. West End Avenue Lancaster, PA 17603 717 – 394-6552 [email protected] |
| Regional 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] |
| Regional Vice-President (Eastern Region) | Sheila Murphy | 14001 Kelvin Avenue
Philadelphia, PA 19116 215-676-1622 |
| Regional Vice-President (Eastern Region) | Steve Cwitkowitz | 2501 Maryland Rd. #U-8 Willow Grove, PA 19090 610- 703-8479 [email protected] |
| Regional Vice-President (Eastern Region) | Katie Rose Thorton | 20 Reese Avenue 2nd Floor
Newton Square, PA 19073 484-222-1851 |
| Regional Sr. Vice-President (Northern Region) | Joe Bordell | 1307 W. Independence Street Coal Township, PA 17866 570- 648-4117 [email protected] |
| Regional Vice-President (Northern Region) | James T. Martin | 109 Slocum St. Forty Fort, PA 18704 (570) 817-2933 [email protected] |
| Regional Vice-President (Northern Region) | Judy Igoe Carr | 453 Spring Hill Drive Falls, PA 18615 (570) 407-1101 [email protected] |
| Regional Vice-President (Northern Region) | Bob Pagnotti | 6 Garber Street Old Forge, PA 18518 (570) 961-3987[email protected] |
| Regional Sr. Vice-President (Western Region) | Paul Palmer | 3277 Long Meadow Drive Allison Park, PA 15101 (412) 213-3765 pppalm[email protected] |
| Regional Vice-President (Western Region) | Robert G. Ford | 620 Millers Lane Pittsburgh, PA 15239 (412) 793-2036 [email protected] |
| Regional Vice-President (Western Region) | Al Dick |
(412) 443-6299 [email protected] |
| Regional Vice-President (Western Region) | Donald Woodward | 680 FIlbert Heights Road New Salem, PA 15468 (724) 245-2433 [email protected] |