4/18/2010
Philadelphia Sports Hall of Fame Announces Class VII Ballot
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Media Contact: Bob Cassidy
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
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215.923.5121 ext. 6 mediarelations@phillyhall.net
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3 PM EST, April 19, 2010
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Philadelphia Sports Hall of Fame Releases Class VII Ballot
Fans Can Vote On-Line for Their Favorites
PHILADELPHIA— April 19, 2010 - The Philadelphia Sports Hall of Fame has released the ballot for its 7th class of Inductees. The ballot is now in the hands of the Hall’s blue ribbon voting body, which numbers over 220. The top public submissions are automatically included on the final ballot. The Hall’s Ballot Committee narrowed the field to these 36 outstanding selections, representing achievement in over a dozen different sports.
“The individuals who comprise this ballot continue to exemplify the great history of Philadelphia sports”, said Bob Cassidy, chair of the Hall’s Ballot Committee. “We are pleased to present our voting body with a ballot that broadly represents the many facets of our sporting landscape”.
To ensure that classes represent recent as well as historic accomplishment, the ballot is segmented into those whose prominence occurred in the past 50 years and those which occurred prior to that.
The Hall of Fame provides fans an opportunity to select their favorites for inclusion into Inductee Class VII. Although the fans' votes do not count toward the official selection, the Hall of Fame is excited to provide this 'megaphone' for fans to voice their opinions.
Fans may submit their selections online at: http://phillyhall.surveyconsole.com/
The Class VII nominees are:
Majority of Career pre-1960
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Hobie Baker - Hockey
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Joe McCarthy -Baseball
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Bobby Shantz - Baseball
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Elizabeth Becker - Diving
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Johnny McDermott - Golf
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Sam Thompson - Baseball
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Tom Brookshier- Football
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Benny McLaughlin – Soccer
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Tommy Thompson - Football
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Paul Costello – Rowing/Crew
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Charles Moore – Track & Field
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“Jersey” Joe Walcott - Boxing
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Jimmy Dykes – Baseball
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Eddie Plank – Baseball
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Ora Washington – Tennis
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Biz Mackey - Baseball
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Al Severance - Basketball
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Majority of Career post 1960
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Dick Allen - Baseball
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Ron Hextall - Hockey
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Jim Phelan-Basketball
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Gene Banks - Basketball
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Mark Howe - Hockey
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Rene (Muth) Portland - Basketball
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Michael Brooks – Basketball
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William Hyndman III - Golf
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Mike Quick -Football
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Jack Childs – Wrestling
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Harold Johnson - Boxing
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Jerry Sisemore - Football
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Henry “Shag” Crawford – Baseball
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Bobby Jones - Basketball
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Marianne Stanley - Basketball
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Eddie George -Football
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Leroy Kelly - Football
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Tina Sloan-Green - Lacrosse
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Tug McGraw - Baseball
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The Class VII Induction Ceremony is Thursday November 11th at the Sheraton Society Hill, 1 Dock Street, Philadelphia, PA.
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