The fifth class of the Philadelphia Sports Hall of Fame will be inducted tonight at the Hyatt Regency Penn's Landing.
The honorees:
BASEBALL
Mickey Vernon - The Marcus Hook native played in the majors for 20 years and was a seven- time American League all-star (1946, 1948, 1953-56, 1958) and a two- time AL batting champion (1946, 1953). He died in September.
Ed Delahanty - He played two seasons for the Philadelphia Quakers (1888-89) and 11 seasons for the Phillies (1891-1901). On July 13, 1896, he became the second player in history to hit four homers in one game.
1929 Philadelphia A's - The World Series champions were 104-46 in the regular season. Connie Mack's team featured Lefty Grove, Jimmie Foxx, Mickey Cochrane and Al Simmons, who led the AL in RBIs with 157.
BASKETBALL
Lionel Simmons - The four-year starter (1986-90) led La Salle to three straight NCAA tournaments and is the only player in Explorers history to score 3,000 points in his college career.
Herb Magee - At Philadelphia University in February 2007, he became the all-time winningest coach in Division II with 829 victories.
Maurice Cheeks - The 76ers coach was the point guard for the 1983 NBA champions.
FOOTBALL
Al Wistert - He played nine seasons as a two-way tackle for the Eagles (1943-51), and coach Greasy Neale considered him the "greatest offensive tackle I have ever seen."
Harold Carmichael - He played 13 seasons as a wide receiver for the Eagles (1971-83), making the Pro Bowl four times (1973, 1978-80).
HOCKEY
Fred Shero - He was the head coach of the two- time Stanley Cup champion Flyers (1974, 1975).
TRACK AND FIELD
Leroy Burrell - The Lansdowne native was the world record-holder in the 100 meters during two stretches in the 1990s. He won an Olympic gold medal in the 4x100-meter relay in Barcelona (1992).
GOLF
Dorothy Porter - A longtime member of the Llanerch Country Golf Club, she won the U.S. Amateur Women's Championship at Merion Golf Club in 1949. She won the U.S. Senior Women's Amateur Championship four times (1977, 1980-81, 1983).
BOXING
Tommy Loughran - The Philadelphia native was the world light-heavyweight champion from 1927 to 1929. He is in the World Boxing Hall of Fame.
LEGACY OF EXCELLENCE
Stan Hochman - The award-winning columnist and reporter started as the Phillies beat writer for the Philadelphia Daily News in 1959.
