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Philadelphia Hall of Fame Announces Nominees

Former Philadelphia Eagle greats Reggie White and Pete Retzlaff join all-time baseball greats Mickey Cochrane of the A`s and Ed Delahanty and Chuck Klein of the Phillies on the list of preliminary nominees for the Philadelphia Sports Hall of Fame`s Inductee Class III. They join former 76er Hal Greer, former Flyer Bill Barber, former Warriors Joe Fulks and Neil Johnston along with coaches Jack Ramsay, Rollie Massimino, Skip Wilson and Fred Shero. Nominees submitted by the public are combined with those proposed by the Hall of Fame`s internal selection committee to form this list of preliminary nominees.

?As a fan-focused organization we are thrilled with the public participation in the nomination process this year, with more nominees from fans than the previous two years combined.? says Dr. Pete Georgelos, who handles the public nomination process for the Hall of Fame. ?Using our website, in-person appearances and via regular mail, the Philadelphia public responded with hundreds of nominations. We received a terrific collection, including such names as Rocky and Ben Franklin, who happens to be a member of the International Swimming Hall of Fame.?

This list of nominees also includes a number of teams as well as candidates for the Hall of Fame?s Legacy of Excellence and Lifetime Commitment categories, which focus on off-the-field activities such as administrators, sportswriters, announcers and community-focused contributors. Teams, Lifetime Commitment and the Legacy of Excellence are outside the Hall of Fame?s election process. Some nominees for the Legacy of Excellence include John McAdams, James Gallagher, Gene Hart, Berl Rotfeld and Bob Vetrone.