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.
Lee Elia
Living
Year Inducted:2003
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Lee was an honorable mention All-State football player at Olney High School in 1954. The following
year, he was selected All-Public in football, basketball and baseball and All-City in football, baseball,
and second team in basketball. In 1956 he attended Bordentown Military Institute and the University
of Delaware from 1957-58. His baseball playing career lasted from 1959-73, where he played with
the Cubs, White Sox, and eight minor league teams. In 1978, he was Manager of the Year with the Reading Phillies in the Eastern League, and two years later he worked as the third base coach for the 1980 World Champion Philadelphia Phillies. From 1982-83, Lee managed the Cubs, and in 1987 he managed the Phillies for two years. He was honored as the International Manager of the Year for Scranton-Wilkes Barre in 1993 and from 2001-2002, he worked as the coaching consultant for the Seattle Mariners.
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