Delaware Sports Museum and Hall of Fame
The Delaware Sports Museum and Hall of Fame was founded in 1976. Al Cartwright, who helped found it, was its first president and was inducted to its hall of fame in 1980. The current museum building was constructed in 1993.
The Delaware Sports Museum and Hall of Fame is a member of the International Sports Heritage Association.
The Delaware Sports Museum and Hall of Fame contains the Izzy Katzman Sports Library, named after a 1993 inductee.
A complete list of inductees to the Delaware Sports Hall of Fame is as follows:1976: Jimmy Caras, William "Judy" Johnson, Marion Jessup MacLure, Ed Michaels, Creighton "Cotton" Miller, Edward "Porky" Oliver, Victor "Vic" Zwolak1977: Ed Koffenberger, Bill McGowan, Frank Newlin, Nancy Sawin, Al Tribuani, Ron Waller, Vic Willis1978: Bob Carpenter, Dave Douglas, J. Dallas Marvil, Dim Montero, Dave Nelson, Caleb "Tex" Warrington, Charles M. "Buck" Wharton1979: William Cole, William du Pont Jr., John B. "Cap" Grier, John Joseph "Matchie" McMahon, Millard Naylor, George Schollenberger, Chris Short1980: John J. "Johnny" Aiello, Walter "Huck" Betts, Al Cartwright, Gerald P. Doherty, II, Philip Bryan Field, Tom Hall, Madge "Bunny" Vosters1981: Bernard "Bunny" Blaney, George V. "Shorty" Chalmers, Edward J. "Eddie" Cichocki, Matthew M. "Matt" Donohue, Pat Knight, Ralph Sasse, William A. "Bill" Skinner1982: Frank Coveleski, Cliff Garvine, Charles A. "Chip" Marchlewicz-Marshall, Reverend James O'Neill, Frank Shakespeare, John Tosi1983: John Cooper, George "Dallas" Green, Eddie Hazewski, Rosemary Miller, Jack Mulvena, Bill Murray, Jackie Pitts1984: Paul Chadick, Nate Cloud, Billy Doherty, Cas Klosiewicz, Rea McGraw, Dave May, Al Neiger1985: Lou Brooks, Al Crawford, Jack Crimian, Gerald P. "Doc" Doherty, Walter Hayes, Jim Krapf, Willard McConnell, Kevin Reilly, John Wilcutts, Walter Zablotny1986: Charlie Givens, Conway Hayman, John Hickman, George Johnson, Vic Lichtenstein, Willie Roache, Doug Turley1987: Ruly Carpenter, Bennie George, Grant Guthrie, Jim Hagan, Johnny Morris, Joe Pennock Pankowski, Harry Rawstrom1988: Reverend John Birkenheuer, Carlton Elliott, George Estock, Robert Hoffman, Rita Justice, Russ Snowberger, Hymie Swartz1989: Brandon "Brandy" Davis, Chris Dunn, Steve Gregg, Jennifer Franks Hilliard, Robert Kelley, Francis Lore, Gretchen Vosters Spruance1990: Mike Brown, Dom "Quack" Carucci, Bill Chambers, Patsy Hahn, John "Cookie" Lucas, Herm Reitzes, Bob "Peanuts" Riley1991: Bill Bruton, Forrest "Spook" Jacobs, Dave Johnson, Tom Mason, Pete Salvatore, Franny Walsh, Tim Wilson1992: Harry Anderson, Joe Campbell, William V. "Dick" Hawke, Gary Hayman, Bill Passmore, Audie Kujala Showalter, Howard Wills1993: John J. Brady, Izzy Katzman, Henry "Hank" Milligan, Harold "Tubby" Raymond, Milt Roberts, Steve Watson, John Wockenfuss1994: Anthony Anderson, Bill Gerow, Steve McBride, Lou Moser, Art Redden, Wally Sezna, Herb Slattery, Al Sund, Randy White1995: Anne Brooking, Robert F. Dowd, Sterling "Terl" Johnson, John Lesher, Renie Martin, Hans "Gus" Seaburg, Carol Thomson Slowik1996: Dorothy Baker, Bert Cunningham, Scotty Duncan, Mike Hall, Rodney Lambert, C. Roy Rylander, Irvin "Ace" Taylor, Harold "Buck" Thompson1997: Renee Baldwin, Laura Capodanno, Dan DiPace, Roger Franks, Mary Ann Hitchens, John Land, Frank Masley, Mike Meade, William A. "Bill" Thomson1998: Bill Billings, Bill Collick, Bob Hannah, Felmon Motley, Lennell Shepherd Sr., Costen Shockley, Janet Smith, Leonard "Lenny" Sund1999: Charlotte Kaufman Balick, Margaret Osborne duPont, Eugene "Buzzy" Gillen, Carl Hanford, Spencer Henry, Reverend Robert Kenney, Bubby Sadler2000: Dale C. Farmer, Sr., Robert "Clyde" Farmer, Howard "Toots" Ferrell, C. Walter Kadel, Ron Ludington, Elizabeth "Betty" Richardson, Henry G. White, Jr., Matthew "Matt" Zabitka2001: Rosemary "Roe" Bianchini, Norman Hanna, Dionna Harris, Jimmy Lewis, Robert "Robbie" Robinson, Earl Sheats, R. Benjamin Stansky, David Tiberi, Pat Williams2002: Eddie Davis, George Frick, Melvin Joseph, Joseph Kane, Francis J. "Mike" McCall, Margaret "Missy" Meharg, Vicki Huber Rudawsky, Harold Trotter2003: Herm Bastianelli, Roman "Ray" Ciesinski, Lawrence "Laudy" Damico, Julie Ann Dayton, Pat Ryan Ferguson, William Pheiffer, Bruce Reynolds, Kenneth D. Steers, Steve Taylor2004: Martin Apostolico, Hal Bodley, Nicholas Bucci, A. J. English, Dr. Peter A. Grandell, Sue Manelski Kampert, William L. Kapa, Fred A. Mason, B. Gary Scott, Thomas Carmen Silicato, Barbara Viera2005: C. Melvin Brooks, Sr., Susan Delaney-Scheetz, Jules "Ace" Hoffstein, Bob Mattson, Thomas Mees, Michael Neill, Joseph Purzycki, John Taylor, John Townsend, James F. Walls2006: Robert Andrus, Bart Buckalew, Delino DeShields, Barbara Harris, Dennis Johnson, Richard Koffenberger, Leonard Leshem, James Wentworth, Irvin C. Wisniewski2007: Bernard "Barney" Briggs, Jim Bundren, Bob Immediato, Rick McCall, Vincent "Winnie" Mayer, Lovett Purnell, Vinnie Scott, David Whitcraft, Val Whiting2008: Lou Bender, Donald "Ducky" Carmichael, Jim Clapp, Ron Dickerson, Brenda Becker Ferris, Doris Callaway Fry, Jack Holloway, Aubrey Hudson, Mary Schilly Knisely, Jim "Whitey" Oddo, John W. Rollins, Sr., Jim Smith2009: Edward "Punk" Callaway, Albert "Buddy" Clark, Jr., James "Jimmy" Flynn, Dave Hubinger, James "JJ" Johnson, Frank Kaminski, Clifton "Gator" Lewis, Mike McGlinchey, Tom Marshall, F. Tucker "Tuck" Mulrooney, Charles "Gene" Schaen, Dave Sysko2010: Steve Bastianelli, Frank Cephous, Bob DeGroat, Helen Doherty, Ted Kempski, Laura Knorr Moliken, Jamie Natalie, Jim "Tuffy" Pabst, Terence Stansbury, Chester V. "Bud" Townsend, Mary Jane Weldin2011: Sherman Dillard, Mary-de Mackie Hand, Dwayne Henry, Karen Kohn, Joe Lank, Matt Minker, William Moyer, Sheldon Thomas, Larry Wheeler, Doug White2012: John "Jack" Baly, Reverend Joseph Beattie, Mike Clark, Terri Dendy, Jim Fischer, Albert Horne, J. Alvin "Slats" Laramore, Lori VanSickle, John Walsh2013: Jack Agnew, Ethel "Feffie" Barnhill, Charley Burns, Fillmore Clifton, Jeff Cooper, Monick Foote, Walter Dave Hurm, Rhondale Jones, Dr. Arthur "Art" Mayer, Luke Petitgout, Ukee Washington2014: Ernie Anderson, Tom DeMatteis, Tom Hickman, Alvin Huey, Dario Mas, Derrick May, Judith O'Neill, Frank Shea, Ben Sirman, John Testa2015: John W. "Bill" Crowther, Sarah Gause Flanders, Blaise Giroso, Joe Hemphill, Isadore "Izzy" Keil, Carrie Lingo, Bob Neylan, Robert C. Smith, Bob Tattersall, David Yates2016: Sid Cassidy, Dick Cephas, Bob Colburn, Rich Gannon, Nancy Keiper, Laron Profit, Mark Romanczuk, Jeff Taylor, Jana Withrow, Wendy Zaharko2017: Bob Behr, Kristin Mills Caldwell, John Coveleski, Mark Eaton, Vince Filliben, Scott Gregory, Lois Huggins, Kevin Mench, Butch Simpson, Jack Starr2018: Jimmy Allen, Clinton Burke, Sarah Cashman Gersky, Tom Fort, Bunny Miller, Heidi Pearce, Larry Shenk, Penny Welsh, Dave Williams2019: George Alderman, Dexter Boney, Bruce Frederick, Marianna Freeman, Montell Owens, Dan Rincon, Ann Marie "Annie" Igo Rizzo, Ian Snell, Margaret Varner Bloss2020/2021: Mel Gardner, Jack Gregory, Jerry Kobasa, George Kosanovich, Tom Lemon, Art Madric, Charles Rayne, Lou Romanoli, Gary Smith, Tyresa Smith2022: Bob Shillinglaw, Katelyn Falgowski, Gene Thompson, Joe Holloway, Juliet Bottorff, Khadijah Rushdan, Bob King, Devon Still, Dave Frederick2023: Chris Anderson, Kwame Harris, Christina Hillman, Ruth Lajoie, Ray Peden, Ginger Smith, Joe Tiberi, Charles Wahlig, Paul Worrilow2024: Caitlin Van Sickle, Cliff Brumbaugh, Eric Cannon, Gary Chelosky, Cheryl Hamilton, Marcy Levine, David Raymond, Jonathan Stoklosa, Kevin Tresolini2025: Robin Adair Harvey, Jake Bergey, Lenny Brown, Maxine Fluharty, Kurt Howell, Edgar Johnson, Laura LeRoy Travis, Willy Miranda, Ed Stone