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− | {{toplink|url=http://www.phillyhall.org/|name=phillyhall.org}}'''Philadelphia Sports Hall of Fame'''. | + | {{toplink|url=http://www.phillyhall.org/|name=phillyhall.org}}In 2002, ''Inquirer'' columnist Frank Fitzpatrick wrote:<blockquote>How about a Hall? Why doesn't this city have a Philadelphia Sports Hall of Fame?<br><br>There's a Philadelphia Jewish Sports Hall of Fame. A Delaware Afro-American Hall of Fame. A Rowan-Glassboro State Hall of Fame. A PhansOnline.Com Hall of Fame. And a Pennsylvania Sports Hall of Fame that is filled with long-forgotten gym teachers and semi-pro baseball players.<br><br>Think of the people a Hall could highlight: Wilt Chamberlain. Connie Mack. Steve Van Buren. Julius Erving. Mike Schmidt. Eddie Gottlieb. Jimmie Foxx. Willie Mosconi. Bill Tilden. Joe Frazier.<br><br>Think of the places: Shibe Park. Merion Golf Club. Germantown Cricket Club. The Palestra. Franklin Field.<br><br>Think of the events: Dempsey-Tunney. Bobby Jones' Grand Slam. Russell-Chamberlain. The 1929 World Series.<br><br>So why not a Philadelphia Sports Hall of Fame?</blockquote> |
+ | From this brief article, the '''Philadelphia Sports Hall of Fame''' was born. | ||
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+ | ''Note:'' The above descriptive information came from the organization's [http://www.phillyhall.org/history.html Our History] page. | ||
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*Digital Collection: [http://www.phillyhall.org/museum.html Virtual Museum] | *Digital Collection: [http://www.phillyhall.org/museum.html Virtual Museum] | ||
+ | *Facebook: [http://www.facebook.com/PhiladelphiaSportsHallOfFame PhiladelphiaSportsHallOfFame] | ||
*Volunteer: [http://www.phillyhall.org/volunteer.asp Volunteerism] | *Volunteer: [http://www.phillyhall.org/volunteer.asp Volunteerism] | ||
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Latest revision as of 11:38, 17 January 2020
In 2002, Inquirer columnist Frank Fitzpatrick wrote:
How about a Hall? Why doesn't this city have a Philadelphia Sports Hall of Fame?
There's a Philadelphia Jewish Sports Hall of Fame. A Delaware Afro-American Hall of Fame. A Rowan-Glassboro State Hall of Fame. A PhansOnline.Com Hall of Fame. And a Pennsylvania Sports Hall of Fame that is filled with long-forgotten gym teachers and semi-pro baseball players.
Think of the people a Hall could highlight: Wilt Chamberlain. Connie Mack. Steve Van Buren. Julius Erving. Mike Schmidt. Eddie Gottlieb. Jimmie Foxx. Willie Mosconi. Bill Tilden. Joe Frazier.
Think of the places: Shibe Park. Merion Golf Club. Germantown Cricket Club. The Palestra. Franklin Field.
Think of the events: Dempsey-Tunney. Bobby Jones' Grand Slam. Russell-Chamberlain. The 1929 World Series.
So why not a Philadelphia Sports Hall of Fame?
From this brief article, the Philadelphia Sports Hall of Fame was born.
Note: The above descriptive information came from the organization's Our History page.
In The News
- Philly Sports Hall of Fame inducts 15, Northeast Times, November 14, 2019.
Info
- Digital Collection: Virtual Museum
- Facebook: PhiladelphiaSportsHallOfFame
- Volunteer: Volunteerism