Philadelphia Jewish Sports Hall of Fame
| Abbreviation | PJSHOF |
|---|---|
| Formation | 1997 |
| Type | Hall of Fame |
Region served | Philadelphia, PA, U.S. |
| Website | https://phillyjewishsports.org/ |
The Philadelphia Jewish Sports Hall of Fame is the Philadelphia hall of fame for Jewish athletes and special contributors to the world of sport from the Greater Philadelphia area.[1] The Hall of Fame was founded in 1997 by co-founders Harvey Brodsky and William Steerman.[2]
The Philadelphia Jewish Sports Hall of Fame Museum, also known as the Adolph & Rose Levis Museum, is located in Wynnewood, PA.[3]
The Hall of Fame inductees include 18 Olympians, six Olympic medal winners, two world boxing champions, and several college All-Americans.[4] Among the most notable inductees are NBA and NCAA champion Larry Brown and Super Bowl champion Randy Grossman.
Notable Inductees
Olympians[5]
- Cliff Bayer, fencing
- Larry Brown, basketball
- Don Cohan, sailing
- Steve Cohen, gymnast
- Ken Dreyfuss, rowing
- Samuel N. Gerson, wrestling
- Arie Gluck, track and field
- Samuel Goldstein, swimming
- Mike Koplove, baseball
- Samuel Mattis, track and field
- Dave Mayor, weight lifting
- Dave Micahnik, fencing
- Irv Mondschein, decathlon
- Pearl Perkins Nightingale, gymnast
- Chris O’Loughlin, fencing
- Allen Rosenberg, rowing
- Ed Sabol, swimming
- Frank Spellman, weightlifting
- Fred Turoff, gymnast
All-Americans[6]
- Joe Blasenstein, football
- Tal Brody, basketball
- Colby Cohen, hockey
- Josh Cohen, tennis
- Benedict Coren, football
- Menchy Goldblatt, basketball
- Carol Schultz Greenberg, lacrosse
- Amy Gross, squash
- Randy Grossman, football
- Sam Jacobs, basketball
- Al Laverson, soccer
- William P. Leaness, soccer
- Bernie Lemonick, football
- Chad Levitt, football
- Gary Martin, lacrosse
- Dave Micahnik, fencing
- Tracy Nelson, lacrosse
- Chris O’Loughlin, fencing
- Bonnie Rosen, lacrosse
- Dolph Schayes, basketball
- Whitney Tucci, soccer
- Dan Wigrizer, lacrosse
- Marty Zippel, basketball
Basketball[7]
- Barbara Albom
- Steve Bilsky
- Nelson Bobb
- Mel Brodsky
- Tal Brody
- Bob Brooks
- Larry Brown
- Jamie Chadwin
- Steven Chadwin
- Bryan Cohen
- Fred Cohen
- Sam Cozen
- Dave Dabrow
- Glenn Fine
- Larry Friedman
- Lexie Gerson
- Menchy Goldblatt
- Joe Goldenberg
- Larry Goldsborough
- Helen Goldstein
- Estelle Goldstein
- Eddie Gottlieb
- Carol Schultz Greenberg
- Norm Grekin
- Sam Jacobs
- Jimmy Kieserman
- Louis Klotz
- Howie Landa
- Howard Lassoff
- Bruce Lefkowitz
- Ed Lerner
- Harry Litwack
- Barry Love
- Jules Love
- Brandi Butler Millis
- Cecil Mosenson
- Jeff Neuman
- Stan Novak
- Harvey Pollack
- Dan Promislo
- Harold Reinfeld
- Richie Richman
- Petey Rosenberg
- Dolph Schayes
- Brian Schiff
- Alan Stein
- Moe Tener
- Sol Tollin
- Rich Yankowitz
- Marty Zippel
Football[8]
- Joe Blasenstein
- Larry Cardonick
- Ron Cohen
- Ben Coren
- Randy Grossman
- Bernie Lemonick
- Chad Levitt
- Brent Novoselsky
- Richie Richman
- Richard Rosenbleeth
- Larry Shane
- Morton Shiekman
- Steve Shull
- Sonny Slosburg
- Leonard Tose
- Jerry Wolman
Sportscasters[9]
- Jeff Asch
- Michael Barkann
- Carl Cherkin
- Howard Eskin
- Merrill Reese
- Marc Zumoff
Sports Media[10]
- Buzz Bissinger
- Frank Dolson
- Mel Greenberg
- Stan Hochman
- Phil Jasner
- Andrea Kremer
- Franz Lidz
- Glen Macnow
- Al Meltzer
- Marc Rayfield
- Merrill Reese
- Ed Sabol
- Steve Sabol
- Jon Slobotkin
- Jayson Stark
- Michael Tollin
- Dave Zinkoff
References
- ^ https://phillyjewishsports.org/about/
- ^ https://phillyjewishsports.org/pillar-of-achievement/
- ^ https://phillyjewishsports.org/about/
- ^ https://www.jewishexponent.com/philadelphia-jewish-sports-hall-of-fame-welcomes-class-of-2025/
- ^ https://phillyjewishsports.org/olympian/
- ^ https://phillyjewishsports.org/all-american/
- ^ https://phillyjewishsports.org/sports/basketball/
- ^ https://phillyjewishsports.org/sports/football/
- ^ https://phillyjewishsports.org/sports/sportscaster/
- ^ https://phillyjewishsports.org/sports/sports-media/