The Delaware Sports Museum and Hall of Fame is a membership-based organization founded in 1976. The organization runs a

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with exhibits at

Daniel S. Frawley Stadium Daniel S. Frawley Stadium is a stadium in Wilmington, Delaware. It is primarily used for baseball, and is the home field of the Wilmington Blue Rocks minor league baseball team. The park was originally known as Legends Stadium when it was built ...

on the

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Wilmington, Delaware Wilmington (Unami language, Lenape: ''Paxahakink /'' ''Pakehakink)'' is the largest city in the U.S. state of Delaware. The city was built on the site of Fort Christina, the first Swedish colonization of the Americas, Swedish settlement in North ...

and promotes

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in the community. The museum is a member of the International Sports Heritage Association.

Gallery

Image:Delaware Sports Museum and Hall of Fame building.jpg, Attached Delaware Sports Museum building Image:Frawley.Stadium.JPG, Blue Rocks home at

Frawley Stadium Daniel S. Frawley Stadium is a stadium in Wilmington, Delaware. It is primarily used for baseball, and is the home field of the Wilmington Blue Rocks minor league baseball team. The park was originally known as Legends Stadium when it was built ...

Image:Judy.Johnson.Field.JPG, Backwall next to museum with

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in background.

Hall of Fame

An annual awards banquet is also held to recognize athletes who are either from

Delaware Delaware ( ) is a state in the Mid-Atlantic region of the United States, bordering Maryland to its south and west; Pennsylvania to its north; and New Jersey and the Atlantic Ocean to its east. The state takes its name from the adjacent ...

or perform within the state. Inductees to the Hall of Fame include:

1970s

1980s

1990s

2000s

2010s

References

External links

* {{State sports halls of fame Wilmington Riverfront Museums in Wilmington, Delaware Sports museums in Delaware Halls of fame in Delaware State sports halls of fame in the United States All-sports halls of fame International Sports Heritage Association Awards established in 1976 Museums established in 1976 1976 establishments in Delaware