For the past 60 years, The Pennsylvania Sports Hall of Fame has honored and inducted over 780 incredible men and women who have made a lasting impact in Pennsylvania through extraordinary athletic achievement and contributions. Whether these activities have been achieved on or off the field, we honor them. Through our future virtual museum, we educate and celebrate their achievements for years to come.
The Pennsylvania Sports Hall of Fame’s 2025 Induction Ceremony and Dinner is Saturday, October 18, 2025 at 6:00 pm at the Sheraton Station Square Hotel.
Jule Holleran Igoe
Deceased
Year Inducted:2025
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• Advanced competitive swimming
• Nationally-ranked 1931-40
• Coach/instructor
• Referee/official
• 1936 Olympic trials
• Nicknamed “Backstroke Queen”
• Sprint performances
• NEPAs All-distance champion
• Record-breaking 100yd back in 1:22.2 (1939) stood 12 yrs
• Titles across disciplines/distances (100yd, 440yd, 1⁄2 mile, 1 mile, 3 mile, 5 mile, AAU Opens,
• Easton Canal marathon, WPA championships, Mid-Atlantic LD Open/US Nationals 5 mile
• Won 100 freestyle exhibition at age 36
• Coach/sports advocate; multiple age group teams to State Championships 22+ years
• Aquatics dir. Girls Age groups Swim League YWCA Girls’ team
• Instituted ARC Learn-to-Swim; ARC Water Safety volunteer/promoter/instructor
• Scranton Times 1988 top swimming instructor; PIAA referee/official
• HS/AAU Age Group, Senior/National championships
• Athletes with disabilities adapted aquatics
• “Free Wheelers” wheelchair basketball
• Inducted Feldman HoF 1971
• NE Chapter 1983
• Scranton’s Top 100 Athletes of all time, 2004
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