The Delaware Sports Museum and Hall of Fame was founded in 1976.

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, 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

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. The Delaware Sports Museum and Hall of Fame contains the

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Sports Library, named after a 1993 inductee.

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Inductees to the Delaware Sports Hall of Fame

A complete list of inductees to the Delaware Sports Hall of Fame is as follows: * 1976:

Jimmy Caras James Caras (17 December 1908 – 3 December 2002) was an American professional pool player, most well known for winning five World Straight Pool Championship titles between 1935 and 1949. After a 12-year hiatus, Caras would return to cue sports ...

, William "Judy" Johnson, Marion Jessup MacLure, Ed Michaels, Creighton "Cotton" Miller, Edward "Porky" Oliver, Victor "Vic" Zwolak * 1977: Ed Koffenberger, Bill McGowan, Frank Newlin, Nancy Sawin, Al Tribuani, Ron Waller,

Vic Willis Victor Gazaway Willis (April 12, 1876 – August 3, 1947) was an American Major League Baseball (MLB) pitcher. He played for the Boston Beaneaters, Pittsburgh Pirates, and St. Louis Cardinals in 13 seasons in the National League (NL) from 1898 t ...

* 1978: Bob Carpenter,

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, J. Dallas Marvil, Dim Montero,

Dave Nelson David Earl Nelson (June 20, 1944 – April 22, 2018) was an American professional baseball infielder. He played in Major League Baseball for the Cleveland Indians, Washington Senators / Texas Rangers, and Kansas City Royals from 1968 through 19 ...

, Caleb "Tex" Warrington, Charles M. "Buck" Wharton * 1979: William Cole, William du Pont Jr., John B. "Cap" Grier, John Joseph "Matchie" McMahon, Millard Naylor, George Schollenberger,

Chris Short Christopher Joseph Short (September 19, 1937 – August 1, 1991), nicknamed "Styles", was an American professional baseball pitcher, who played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Philadelphia Phillies (1959–1972), and Milwaukee Brewers (19 ...

* 1980: John J. "Johnny" Aiello, Walter "Huck" Betts,

, Gerald P. Doherty, II, Philip Bryan Field,

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, Madge "Bunny" Vosters * 1981: Bernard "Bunny" Blaney, George V. "Shorty" Chalmers, Edward J. "Eddie" Cichocki, Matthew M. "Matt" Donohue,

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, William A. "Bill" Skinner * 1982: Frank Coveleski, Cliff Garvine, Charles A. "Chip" Marchlewicz-Marshall, Reverend James O'Neill, Frank Shakespeare, John Tosi * 1983: John Cooper, George "Dallas" Green, Eddie Hazewski,

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, Jack Mulvena,

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, Jackie Pitts * 1984: Paul Chadick, Nate Cloud, Billy Doherty, Cas Klosiewicz, Rea McGraw,

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, Al Neiger * 1985: Lou Brooks, Al Crawford,

Jack Crimian John Melvin Crimian (February 17, 1926 – February 11, 2019) was an American Major League Baseball pitcher. A right-hander, he appeared in 74 total games pitched for the St. Louis Cardinals (1951–52), Kansas City Athletics (1956) and Detroit ...

, Gerald P. "Doc" Doherty,

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, Jim Krapf, Willard McConnell, Kevin Reilly, John Wilcutts, Walter Zablotny * 1986: Charlie Givens,

Conway Hayman Conway Holmes Hayman (January 9, 1949 – March 7, 2020) was an American football player and coach. He played as a guard in college and professionally and later became a collegiate head football coach. Playing career University of Delaware Haym ...

, John Hickman, George Johnson, Vic Lichtenstein, Willie Roache, Doug Turley * 1987: Ruly Carpenter, Bennie George, Grant Guthrie, Jim Hagan,

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, Joe Pennock Pankowski, Harry Rawstrom * 1988: Reverend John Birkenheuer, Carlton Elliott,

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, Robert Hoffman, Rita Justice,

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, Hymie Swartz * 1989: Brandon "Brandy" Davis, Chris Dunn,

Steve Gregg Steven Garrett Gregg (November 3, 1955 – September 11, 2024) was an American competition swimming (sport), swimmer. He won silver medals in the 200 m butterfly event at the 1976 Olympics, 1975 Pan American Games, and 1973 and 1978 world champi ...

, Jennifer Franks Hilliard, Robert Kelley, Francis Lore, Gretchen Vosters Spruance * 1990: Mike Brown, Dom "Quack" Carucci, Bill Chambers, Patsy Hahn, John "Cookie" Lucas, Herm Reitzes, Bob "Peanuts" Riley * 1991: Bill Bruton, Forrest "Spook" Jacobs, Dave Johnson, Tom Mason, Pete Salvatore, Franny Walsh, Tim Wilson * 1992:

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, Joe Campbell, William V. "Dick" Hawke, Gary Hayman, Bill Passmore, Audie Kujala Showalter, Howard Wills * 1993: John J. Brady,

, Henry "Hank" Milligan, Harold "Tubby" Raymond, Milt Roberts,

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, John Wockenfuss * 1994:

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, Bill Gerow, Steve McBride, Lou Moser, Art Redden, Wally Sezna, Herb Slattery,

Al Sund Albert Clifford Sund, also known by his ring names Kid Sunn and Marty Sullivan (August 25, 1902 – August 30, 1951) was an American professional boxer who competed from 1918 to 1928. He was inducted into the Delaware Sports Museum and Hall of Fam ...

, Randy White * 1995:

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, Robert F. Dowd, Sterling "Terl" Johnson, John Lesher,

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, Hans "Gus" Seaburg, Carol Thomson Slowik * 1996: Dorothy Baker,

Bert Cunningham Ellsworth Elmer "Bert" Cunningham (November 25, 1865 – May 14, 1952), was an American Major League Baseball pitcher from 1887 to 1901. He played for the Brooklyn Grays, Baltimore Orioles, Philadelphia Athletics, Buffalo Bisons, Louisville Colo ...

, Scotty Duncan, Mike Hall, Rodney Lambert, C. Roy Rylander, Irvin "Ace" Taylor, Harold "Buck" Thompson * 1997: Renee Baldwin, Laura Capodanno, Dan DiPace, Roger Franks, Mary Ann Hitchens, John Land, Frank Masley, Mike Meade, William A. "Bill" Thomson * 1998: Bill Billings, Bill Collick,

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, Felmon Motley, Lennell Shepherd Sr., Costen Shockley, Janet Smith, Leonard "Lenny" Sund * 1999: Charlotte Kaufman Balick,

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, Eugene "Buzzy" Gillen, Carl Hanford, Spencer Henry, Reverend Robert Kenney, Bubby Sadler * 2000: Dale C. Farmer, Sr., Robert "Clyde" Farmer, Howard "Toots" Ferrell, C. Walter Kadel, Ron Ludington, Elizabeth "Betty" Richardson, Henry G. White, Jr., Matthew "Matt" Zabitka * 2001: Rosemary "Roe" Bianchini, Norman Hanna, Dionna Harris, Jimmy Lewis, Robert "Robbie" Robinson, Earl Sheats, R. Benjamin Stansky, David Tiberi, Pat Williams * 2002: Eddie Davis, George Frick, Melvin Joseph,

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, Francis J. "Mike" McCall, Margaret "Missy" Meharg, Vicki Huber Rudawsky, Harold Trotter * 2003: Herm Bastianelli, Roman "Ray" Ciesinski, Lawrence "Laudy" Damico, Julie Ann Dayton, Pat Ryan Ferguson, William Pheiffer,

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, Kenneth D. Steers,

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* 2004: 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 Viera * 2005: C. Melvin Brooks, Sr., Susan Delaney-Scheetz, Jules "Ace" Hoffstein, Bob Mattson, Thomas Mees, Michael Neill, Joseph Purzycki,

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, John Townsend, James F. Walls * 2006: Robert Andrus,

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, Delino DeShields, Barbara Harris,

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, Richard Koffenberger, Leonard Leshem, James Wentworth, Irvin C. Wisniewski * 2007: Bernard "Barney" Briggs, Jim Bundren, Bob Immediato, Rick McCall, Vincent "Winnie" Mayer,

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, Vinnie Scott, David Whitcraft, Val Whiting * 2008: Lou Bender, Donald "Ducky" Carmichael, Jim Clapp, Ron Dickerson, Brenda Becker Ferris, Doris Callaway Fry,

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, Aubrey Hudson, Mary Schilly Knisely, Jim "Whitey" Oddo, John W. Rollins, Sr., Jim Smith * 2009: 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 Sysko * 2010: Steve Bastianelli, Frank Cephous, Bob DeGroat,

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, Laura Knorr Moliken, Jamie Natalie, Jim "Tuffy" Pabst,

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, Chester V. "Bud" Townsend, Mary Jane Weldin * 2011:

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, Mary-de Mackie Hand,

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, Karen Kohn, Joe Lank, Matt Minker,

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, Sheldon Thomas,

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, Doug White * 2012: John "Jack" Baly, Reverend Joseph Beattie, Mike Clark,

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, Jim Fischer (coach), Jim Fischer, Albert Horne (basketball), Albert Horne, J. Alvin "Slats" Laramore, Lori VanSickle, John Walsh (coach), John Walsh * 2013: Jack Agnew, Ethel "Feffie" Barnhill, Charley Burns, Fillmore Clifton, Jeff Cooper (trainer), Jeff Cooper, Monick Foote, Walter Dave Hurm, Rhondale Jones, Dr. Arthur "Art" Mayer, Luke Petitgout, Ukee Washington * 2014: Ernie Anderson (track), Ernie Anderson, Tom DeMatteis, Tom Hickman, Alvin Huey, Dario Mas, Derrick May (baseball), Derrick May, Judith O'Neill, Frank Shea (coach), Frank Shea, Ben Sirman, John Testa * 2015: John W. "Bill" Crowther, Sarah Gause Flanders, Blaise Giroso, Joe Hemphill, Isadore "Izzy" Keil, Carrie Lingo, Bob Neylan, Rob Smith (soccer), Robert C. Smith, Bob Tattersall, David Yates (baseball), David Yates * 2016: Sid Cassidy, Dick Cephas, Bob Colburn (baseball), Bob Colburn, Rich Gannon, Nancy Keiper, Laron Profit, Mark Romanczuk, Jeff Taylor (baseball), Jeff Taylor, Jana Withrow, Wendy Zaharko * 2017: Bob Behr, Kristin Mills Caldwell, John Coveleski, Mark Eaton (ice hockey), Mark Eaton, Vince Filliben, Scott Gregory (ice skater), Scott Gregory, Lois Huggins, Kevin Mench, Butch Simpson, Jack Starr (racewalker), Jack Starr * 2018: Jimmy Allen (University of New Haven Basketball), Jimmy Allen, Clinton Burke, Sarah Cashman Gersky, Tom Fort, Bunny Miller, Heidi Pearce, Larry Shenk, Penny Welsh, David Williams (2000s pitcher), Dave Williams * 2019: George Alderman, Dexter Boney, Bruce Frederick, Marianna Freeman, Montell Owens, Dan Rincon, Ann Marie "Annie" Igo Rizzo, Ian Snell, Margaret Varner Bloss * 2020/2021: Mel Gardner, Jack Gregory (American football coach), Jack Gregory, Jerry Kobasa, George Kosanovich, Tom Lemon, Art Madric, Charles Rayne, Lou Romanoli, Gary Smith (sportswriter), Gary Smith, Tyresa Smith * 2022: Bob Shillinglaw, Katelyn Falgowski, Gene Thompson (coach), Gene Thompson, Joe Holloway, Juliet Bottorff, Khadijah Rushdan, Bob King (track and field), Bob King, Devon Still, Dave Frederick * 2023: Chris Anderson (golfer, born 1961), Chris Anderson, Kwame Harris, Christina Hillman, Ruth Lajoie, Ray Peden, Ginger Smith (track and field), Ginger Smith, Joe Tiberi, Charles Wahlig, Paul Worrilow * 2024: Caitlin Van Sickle, Cliff Brumbaugh (induction postponed), Eric Cannon, Gary Chelosky, Cheryl Hamilton, Marcy Levine, David Raymond, Jonathan Stoklosa, Kevin Tresolini * 2025: Robin Adair Harvey, Jake Bergey, Lenny Brown, Maxine Fluharty, Kurt Howell, Edgar Johnson (athletic director), Edgar Johnson, Laura LeRoy Travis, Willy Miranda (coach), Willy Miranda, Ed Stone (baseball), Ed Stone

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* {{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

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