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Any ISHOF Events

Present and Future

 

We will have the following Exhibits and Areas in the Indiana Sports Hall of Fame

Area 1  The Indiana Motor Sports Exhibit Room covering INDY 500, NASCAR, NHRA and Sprint Car Racing

Area 2  The IHSAA Exhibit Room covering the Indiana High School Athletic Association

Area 3  The Sports Venues of Indiana Past and Present Walk

Area 4  The Minor League, Semi-Pro and Youth Sports Exhibit Room

Area 5 The Referee's and Umpires Hall

Area 6  The Sports Writers, Sports Media and Sports Announcers Hall

Area 7  The Multi Sports Exhibit Room

Area 8  The Indiana University Exhibit Room

Area 9  The University of Notre Dame Exhibit Room

Area 10  The Purdue University Exhibit Room

Area 11  The Indianapolis Colts Exhibit Room

Area 12  The Indiana Pacers / Indiana Fever Exhibit Room

Area 13  The Indiana Universities and Colleges Exhibit Room

 Go to About and  Click on the Links Page to see how you can support the ISHOF with Sponsorships and Black Marble  Floor Tiles

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Plans are in the works for the " First Annual A Sports Night To Remember"

At the Old National Events Plaza

 

Tables of 10 $500. 

Call to reserve your table 

812 430 2725 

 

 

We are working on securing 2 more Indiana Sports Legends to come in Friday April, 16th, 2021 for a great night of Stories and Inspirational Speaking. More Information will be available as we book our guest speakers and venue

 

Speakers Booked So far

 

Gene Keady Former Purdue and US Olympic Coach

Del Harris - NBA Coach - LA Lakers, Dallas Mavericks, Milwaukee Bucks

Kent Benson - IU 76 National Champs, 1st Round Draft Pick NBA

"RUDY" Notre Dame Football Legend

Bobby Plump. Milan HS, Butler Univ. The real Jimmy Chitwood from the Movie "Hoosiers"

Andy Benes Former St. Louis Cardinal and #1 overall draft pick

More to come

Inaugural ISHOF Induction Banquet Sat. April 17th, 2021 

Evansville, IN.  Old National Events Plaza

 

We will be having our first ISHOF Induction Banquet and 48 Hour Silent Auction as part of ISHOF Induction Weekend as we Officially Induct both the Inaugural Class of 2020 and the HOF Class of 2021.

Tickets will be $75 per Person 

Tables of 10 for  $700

 

We will be having a Silent Auction to help defer some of the expenses of the Banquet

For more Information call 812 430 2725 or email timturp15@aol.com 

Welcome to the Official Website of the Indiana Sports Hall of Fame.  We are dedicated to Preserving all the great Athletes, Coaches, Teams, Administrative Officials, Sports Media Reporters and Sponsors and Referee's and Officials of our great Hoosier Heritage in the World of Sports. Our Hall of Fame Honors the following Levels of Sports.  Professional, Semi-Professional, College, High School, Travel Teams and Youth Leagues that have been played in the Great State of Indiana.  Our Initial First Class of 2020 will mostly be all the Great Professional and College Players and Coaches and Teams who have made their marks on the National Sports Scenes.  Although this is a Virtual Online HOF, Plans are for a future permanent location in Evansville, IN.  We will be adding a 10,000 sq foot 2nd floor to our Greater Evansville Sports Hall of Fame  Building Project to house the Indiana Sports Hall of Fame to display our states great history.  Most of our Inductees will have Hoosier Roots others will  be ones who played here professionally or collegiately that impacted our great Hoosier State. More to Come ...............................   Any ?'s contact Tim Turpin Founder and CEO of the Indiana Sports Hall of Fame 812-430-2725  or email timturp15@aol.com

 

 

Baseball

Clint Barmes / Player / Colorado Rockies

Andy Benes / Player / San Diego Padres, St. Louis Cardinals

Mordecai "3 Fingers" Brown / Player / Chicago Cubs **

Jamey Carroll / Player / Los Angeles Dodgers, Washington Nationals

Carl Erskine / Player / Brooklyn Dodgers

Charlie Finley / Owner / Oakland A's

Harry Geidel / Umpire / MLB  (3 World Series)

Chuck Harmon / Player / Cincinnati Reds

Gil Hodges / Player / Manager / Brooklyn Dodgers, New York Mets

Tommy John / Player / Los Angeles Dodgers

Chuck Klein / Player / Philadelphia Phillies  **

Don Larsen / Player / New York Yankees

Kenny Lofton / Player / Cleveland Indians

Don Mattingly / Player / Manager / New York Yankees

Scott Rolen / Player / Philadelphia Phillies, St. Louis Cardinals

Edd Roush / Player / Cincinnati Reds / **

Bob Warn / Coach / Indiana State University

** = Cooperstown HOF Inductee

 

Basketball

 

Steve Alford / Player , Coach / Indiana University / UCLA

Damon Bailey / Player / Indiana University

Kent Benson / Player / Indiana University, NBA

Ted Bernhardt / Referee / NBA

Larry Bird / Player / Boston Celtics **

Brad Brownell / Coach / Clemson University

Quinn Buckner / Player / Indiana University,  NBA

Don Buse / Player / Indiana Pacers

Calbert Cheaney / Player / Denver Nuggets

Louie Dampier / Player / UK, Kentucky Colonels (ABA)

Bob Ford / Player / Purdue University / ABA

Eric Gordon / Player / Los Angeles Clippers

Del Harris / Coach / Los Angeles Lakers, Earlham College

Gene Keady / Coach / Purdue University

Shawn Kemp / Player / Seattle Super Sonics

Bob Knight / Coach / Indiana University

Kyle Macy / Player / University of Kentucky

Walter McCarty / Player / Boston Celtics

Branch McCracken / Coach / Indiana University

Arad McCutchan / Coach / University of Evansville

George McGinnis / NBA Player

Muffett McGraw / Coach / University of Notre Dame

Reggie Miller / Indiana Pacers NBA / Player **

Rick Mount / Player / Purdue University

Bruce Pearl / Coach / University of Southern Indiana, Univ. of Tenn, Auburn University

Digger Phelps / Coach / University of Notre Dame

Zach Randolph / Player / Memphis Grizzlies

Oscar Robertson / Player / NBA

Glenn Robinson / Player / Milwaukee Bucks

Dave Schelhase / Player, Coach / Purdue University, Chicago Bulls

Herbert Simon / Owner / Indiana Pacers

Scott Skiles / Michigan State Univ. NBA

Jerry Sloan / Player, Coach / University of Evansville, Chicago Bulls, Utah Jazz

Isaiah Thomas / Player / Indiana University, Detroit Pistons

Tara VanDerveer / Player, Coach / Indiana University, Stanford University

John Wooden / UCLA / Coach **

Jackie Young / Player / Notre Dame , Las Vegas (WNBA)

** National Basketball Hall of Fame

Boxing

Tom "Boom Boom" Johnson

 

Broadcasters (Radio, TV)

Hillyard Gates / IHSAA / Radio and TV Broadcaster

Dave Neihaus / Seattle Mariners / MLB **

 

 

Football

 

Marty Amsler / Player / University of Evansville, Chicago Bears

Morten Andersen  / Player / Michigan State University, Atlanta Falcons **

Drew Brees / Player / Purdue University, New Orleans Saints

Tim Brown / Player / Notre Dame,  LA Raiders

David Carter / Player / Western, KY Univ, Houston Oilers

Deke Cooper / Player / Carolina Panthers

Jay Cutler / Player / Chicago Bears

Len Dawson / Player / Purdue University, Kansas City Chiefs

Ken Dilger / Player / Indianapolis Colts

Jeff George / Player / Indianapolis Colts

Bob Griese / Player / Miami Dolphins  **

Kevin Hardy / Player / Jacksonville Jaguars

Lou Holtz / Coach / Notre Dame

Jim Irsay / Owner / Indianapolis Colts

Robert Irsay / Owner / Indianapolis Colts

Rocket Ismail / Player / Notre Dame, NFL

Peyton Manning / Player / Indianapolis Colts *

Joe Montana / Player / San Francisco 49ers, Notre Dame *

John Parry / Referee / NFL (2 Super Bowls)

Ara Parsegian / Coach / University of Notre Dame

Knute Rockne / Coach / University of Notre Dame

Scott Studwell / Player / Minnesota Vikings

Rod Woodson / Player / Univ. of Michigan / NFL **

 ** = Canton HOF Inductee

Bowling

 

Cross Country

 

Fast Pitch Softball

 

Golf

Bob Hamilton / Player / PGA

Jeff Overton / Player / Indiana University, PGA

Frank Urban "Fuzzy" Zoeller

 

Gymnastics

 

Hockey

 

Martial Arts

 

Media Representatives

 

Mike Blake / TV Sports Reporter / WFIE CH 14 Evansville, IN

 

Motor Sports

 A.J. Foyt / Driver / Indy 500 Champion

Jeff Gordon / Driver / NASCAR Champion

Mary Fendrich Hulman / Owner / Indy 500

Tony Hulman / Owner / Indy 500

Forrest Lucas / Owner / NHRA Owner

Rayn Newman / Driver / NASCAR

Roger Penske / Owner / Indy 500

Tony Stewart / Driver / NASCAR Champion

 

Slow Pitch Softball

 

Soccer

DeMarcus Beasley / Pro Player

Josh Tudela / Player / Indiana University, Pro Player 

 

Swimming

 

Lily King / Indiana University, Olympic Gold Medalist

Mark Spitz / Indiana University, Olympic Gold Medalist

 

Tennis

 

Thoroughbred Racing

Mike Pegram

 

Track & Field

 Ray Ewry / Olympic Champion

 

Volleyball

 

Weight Lifting

 

Wrestling

 

Bruce Baumgartner Olympic Gold Medalist

Michael "Mick" Foley / Wrestler / WWE World Champ

 

 

ISHOF Class of 2021                                                

 

Administrators

 

Gene Cato / IHSAA / Commissioner

Charles "Chuck" Crab, Sr / Indiana University/ Administrator,  PA Announcer 

John Heisler/ Notre Dame / Sports Information Director

Bruce Schumacher / Indianapolis Indians / CEO

Max B. Schumacher / Indianapolis Indians / GM

 

Baseballk

 

Kevin Brown / USI , Texas Rangers, Milwaukee Brewers / Player

Jim Brownlee / University of Evansville / Coach

Max Carey / MLB / Player (Terre Haute) **

Oscar Charleston / Indianapolis ABC's Negro Leagues / Player **

George Foster / Indy Indians, Cincinnati Reds / Player

Kirk Gibson / Evansville Triplets, MLB / Player 

Terry Gobert / Jasper HS / Coach

Ken Griffey SR. / Indianapolis Indians, Cincinnati Reds / Player

Jim Haaff  / Rockport Post 254 / Manager

Billy Herman / Chicago Cubs / Player **

Jim Leyland / Evansville Triplets, Detroit Tigers / Manager

Ray Miller / Portland Rockets Semi-Pro Baseball Club / Manager

Art Nehf / Rose Hulman, MLB / Player

Sam Rice / Morocco, IN , MLB / Player **

Amos Rusie / Mooresville, IN, MLB / Player **

Jeff Schulz / ISUE, Kansas City Royals / Player

Bob Snyder / Wabash Valley Jr College, Rockport Post 254 / Coach

Tim Stoddard / North Carolina State University, Baltimore Orioles / Player

 ** Cooperstown Electee

 

Basketball

Tom Abernathy / IU, NBA  / Player

Jack Butcher / Loogootee HS / Coach

Austin Carr / Notre Dame, NBA / Player

Tamika Catchings / WNBA / Player

Jim Crews / IU Player, U of E  / Coach

Crisps Attucks HS 1055 / 56 Team

Adrian Dantley / Notre Dame, NBA / Player

Terry Dischinger / Purdue, NBA / Player (Terre Haute)

Stan Gouard / USI / Player

Pat Graham / IU / Player

Bill Green / Marion HS / Coach

Roger Kaiser /  Player , Coach

Bob “Slick” Leonard / IU, NBA / Player

Clyde Lovellette / NBA / Player ** (Terre Haute)

Scott May / IU, NBA / Player

Willie Merriweather / Crispus Attucks HS, NBA / Player

Milan HS 1954 State Champions Team

Bobby Plump / Milan HS / Player

Wayne Radford / IU, NBA / Player

Bob Reinhart / IU ,/ Player

Rik Smits / Indiana Pacers / Player

Dan Sparks / Vincennes Univ. / Coach

Forrest " Jake" Weber / Purdue, NY Knicks / Playe

Stephanie White / Purdue University / Player

Randy Whitman / IU, NBA / Player

Bobby Wilkerson / IU, NBA / Player

Mike Woodson / IU, NBA / Player

Joby Wright / IU, NBA / Player, Coach

Cody Zeller / IU, NBA / Player

Luke Zeller / Notre Dame, NBA / Player

Tyler Zeller / North Carolina, NBA / Player

 

Bowling

 

Dick Weber / PBA / Bowler

 

Boxing

 

Jack "Kid / Iron Man " Callahan

 

Broadcasting

Adam Alexander / NASCAR / Broadcaster

Bob Chase / Ft. Wayne Komets / Broadcaster

Mike Collins / Notre Dame / PA Announcer

Keith Doades / Media 5 Sports / Broadcaster

Walt Ferber / WITZ / Broadcaster

Richard Lankford / WRAY / Broadcaster

Bob Lovel / Indiana Sports Radio / Broadcaster

 

Football

 

Mike Alstott / Purdue Univ, NFL / Player

Marc Anderson / IHSAA / Coach

Jerome Bettis / Notre Dame,  NFL / Player

Jerry Brewer / Jasper HS / Coach

Herman Byers / Reitz HS / Coach

Mark Clayton / Miami Dolphins / Player

Dick Dullaghan / Ben Davis HS / Coach

Vaughn Dunbar / IU, NFL / Player

Marshall Faulk / Indianapolis Colts / Player **

Don Hansen / Univ. of IL, NFL / Player

Tom Harmon / U. Michigan / Player

Mark Herrmann / Purdue Univ., NFL Player

Paul Hornung / Notre Dame, Green Bay Packers / Player **

Alex Karras / Lions / Player

Leroy Keyes / Purdue University,  NFL / Player

Bob Kuechenberg / Miami Dolphins / Player

Lamar Lundy / Rams / Player **

Dan “Rudy” Ruettiger / Notre Dame / Player

Larry Stallings / St. Louis Cardinals, NFL / Player

Anthony Thompson / IU, NFL / Player

Larry "Bud" Wright / Sheridan HS / Coach

** Canton Hall of Fame Inductee 

 

Gymnastics

 

Kurt Thomas / ISU, Olympic Gold Medal Winner / Gymnast

 

Hockey

John Michael Liles / NHL / Player

 

Media

 

David Haugh / Ball State Univ. , Chicago Tribune / Sports Writer

Steven Stremming / Excel High School Sports / Publisher, Promoter

Pete Swanson / Evansville Courier, Princeton Daily Clarion / Sports Writer

Bob "Shooting the  Star" Williams / Indianapolis Star / Sports Writer

 

 Motor Sports

 

John Force / NHRA / Racrr

Steve Kinser / Sprint Car Driver

 

Referees and Umpires

 

James Dunlap / IHSAA / Official and Umpire

Bill Nimnicht / IHSAA / Official

 

Soccer

 

Swimming and Diving

 

David Boudia / Purdue University, Olympic GM Winner / Diver

Dr. James E. "Doc" Counsilman / Indiana University, Olympic Coach / Coach

 

Tennis

Stephanie Reese / IU, WTA / Player

 

Track & Field

Greg Bell / IU, Olympic Gold Medal Winner

Ivan Fuqua / IU, Olympic GM Winner / Sprinter

John McNichols / Indiana State University/ Coach 

Maicel Malone Wallace / FSU, Olympic GM / Sprinter

 

 

Volleyball

Dave Shondell / Purdue University / Coach

 

Wrestling

Mike Goebel / Mater Dei HS Coach