Now Accepting Nominations for the Class of 2020
The Philadelphia Jewish Sports Hall of Fame contains a remarkable collection of athletes and others involved in sports activities. We have inducted 14 Olympians, including five medal winners, two world boxing champions, three women who made first team All-American in lacrosse, people who wrote brilliantly about sports or announced games, and others who founded, owned and/or managed professional franchises.
Inductees
Championship runner over 90
He was a runner who held the World Record in several distances for athletes over 90 and later for over 95
Major League GM
He is a former major leaguer who is the General Manager of a Major League baseball team
Basketball Pioneer
He founded the Philadelphia SPHAS, a famous Jewish professional basketball team, and later the Philadelphia Warriors (now the Golden State Warriors)
