PHILADELPHIA SPORTS HALL OF FAME RELEASES CLASS VIII BALLOT

Philadelphia -- Free-Press-Release.com-- Mar 28, 2011 -- PHILADELPHIA- March 28, 2011 - The Philadelphia Sports Hall of Fame has released the ballot for its 8th class of Inductees. The top public submissions are automatically included as nominees on the final ballot. The Hall's Ballot Committee narrowed the field to these outstanding selections, representing achievement in over a dozen different sports. The ballot is now in the hands of the Hall's blue ribbon voting body, which numbers over 220.

"The individuals who comprise this ballot continue to exemplify the great history of Philadelphia sports", said Joe Shannon 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 prior to that.
The Hall of Fame provides fans an opportunity to select their favorites from the Class VIII ballot. 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://phillyhall8.surveyconsole.com

The Class VIII nominees are:
Majority of Career pre-1960
Gertrude Dunn -Field Hockey
Jimmy Dykes -Baseball
James “Biz” Mackey - Baseball
Sylvia Wene Martin -Bowling
Joe McCarthy -Baseball
Johnny McDermott - Golf
Benny McLaughlin -Soccer
Ted Meredith -Track & Field
Charles Moore -Track & Field
“Philadelphia” Jack O’Brien -Boxing
Herb Pennock -Baseball
Eddie Plank -Baseball
Al Severance - Basketball
Curt Simmons -Baseball
Tommy Thompson - Football
Ora Washington - Tennis
Dick Williams - Tennis

Majority of Career post 1960
Eric Allen - Football
Geno Auriemma - Basketball
Bill Bergey - Football
Michael Brooks - Basketball
Johnnie Callison - Baseball
Jeff Chandler – Boxing
Jack Childs - Wrestling
Henry “Shag” Crawford - Baseball
Eddie George -Football
Mark Howe - Hockey
Wali Jones - Basketball
Rick MacLeish - Hockey
Moses Malone - Basketball
Wilbert Montgomery - Football
Mike Richter - Hockey
Bob Rigby - Soccer
Carl Robie - Swimming
Pete Rose - Baseball
Dawn Staley - Basketball
Cindy Timchal - Lacrosse
Gary Williams - Basketball

For more information visit: http://www.phillyhall.com/election
The Class VIII Induction Ceremony and Reception is Thursday November 10, 2011 at the Society Hill Sheraton, 2 Dock Street, Philadelphia, PA. Details are available on-line at:
http://www.phillyhall.org/class8 or via email: class8 @ phillyhall.net.
Contact: Pete Georgelos or Joe Shannon Ph: 215.923.5121
Email: class8 @ phillyhall.net

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Philadelphia Sports Hall of Fame
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215-923-5121
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