National Jewish Sports Hall of Fame and Museum

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National Jewish Sports
Hall of Fame and Museum
FormationMarch 21, 1993;31 years ago (1993-03-21) (first induction ceremony)
Type Hall of Fame
Headquarters Commack, New York
Coordinates 40°49′45.19″N73°18′12.03″W / 40.8292194°N 73.3033417°W / 40.8292194; -73.3033417
Region served
United States
Chairperson
Matt Golden
Website syjcc.org

The National Jewish Sports Hall of Fame and Museum, in Commack, New York, is dedicated to honoring American Jewish figures who have distinguished themselves in sports. [1]

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Its objective is to foster Jewish identity through athletics, and to commemorate sports heroes who have emerged from a people not commonly associated with sports. [2]

The Hall has inductees in the sports of American football, auto-racing, baseball, basketball, bicycling, bowling, boxing, Canadian football, canoeing, cycling, discus, dressage, fencing, figure skating, golf, gymnastics, handball, horse showing, horse-racing, ice hockey, judo, karate, lacrosse, marathon running, pole vault, racquetball, rowing, rugby, shot put, skiing, soccer (European football), softball, squash, swimming, tennis, track, triathlete, volleyball, weightlifting, and wrestling. It has also inducted authors, broadcasters, columnists, and sportscasters. [3]

The first annual induction ceremony was held on March 21, 1993. [4]

Inductees

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Brad Ausmus, All Star and Gold Glove catcher
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David Blu
Barney Ross Barney Ross.jpg
Barney Ross
Sarah Hughes Sarah Hughes.jpg
Sarah Hughes
Lennie Friedman Lennie Friedman at Redskins training camp, August 2005.jpg
Lennie Friedman
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Sage Rosenfels
Aly Raisman Aly Raisman Rio 2016b.jpg
Aly Raisman
Eric Nystrom Eric Nystrom 2011-11-11.JPG
Eric Nystrom
Yael Averbuch Yael-Averbuch2010.jpg
Yael Averbuch
Jason Lezak Jason Lezak 2.jpg
Jason Lezak
Deena Kastor Deena Kastor at the 2007 Boston Marathon.jpg
Deena Kastor
NameInduction
Year
SportNotes
Art Heyman 1993Basketball
Ernie Grunfeld 1993Basketball
Henry Wittenberg 1993Wrestling
Marv Albert 1993Broadcasting
Max Zaslofsky 1993Basketball
Red Holzman 1993BasketballBasketball coach
Sandy Koufax 1993Baseball
Shep Messing 1993Soccer
Art Shamsky 1994Baseball
Gary Bettman 1994Ice HockeyNHL commissioner
Larry Brown 1994BasketballBasketball coach
Marty Glickman 1994Broadcasting
Sid Tanenbaum 1994Basketball
Allie Sherman 1995Football
Dolph Schayes 1995Basketball
Fred Lebow 1995Marathon RunningNYC marathon founder
Hank Greenberg 1995Baseball
Margaret Lambert 1995 [5] Track and Field
Mel Allen 1995Broadcasting
Nat Holman 1995Basketball
Sid Luckman 1995Football
William Beroza 1995Lacrosse
Benny Leonard 1996Boxing
Gary Wood 1996Football
Milton Richman 1996Columnist
Moe Berg 1996Baseball
Red Auerbach 1996BasketballBasketball coach
Barney Ross 1997Boxing
Bill Mazer 1997Broadcasting
Marilyn Fierro1997Karate
Red Sarachek 1997BasketballBasketball coach
Al Rosen 1998Baseball
Danny Schayes 1998Basketball
Dick Savitt 1998Tennis
Irving Mondschein 1998Track and Field
Norm Drucker 1998BasketballBasketball official
Ossie Schectman 1998Basketball
Saul Rogovin 1998Baseball
Vic Hershkowitz 1998Handball
Doug Shapiro 1999Cycling
Ed Newman 1999Football
Harry Danning 1999Baseball
Ken Holtzman 1999Baseball
Ray Arcel 1999BoxingBoxing trainer
Warner Wolf 1999Broadcasting
Julie Heldman 2000Tennis
Gary Wichard 2001FootballFootball player & sports agent
Len Berman 2001Broadcasting
Andy Bloom 2001Track and Field
Anthony Ervin 2001Swimming
Cliff Bayer 2001Fencing
Deena Kastor 2001Track and Field
Jason Lezak 2001Swimming
Margie Goldstein-Engle 2001Horse Showing
Nicole Freedman 2001Bicycling
Robert Dover 2001Dressage
Sage Rosenfels 2001Football
Sara Whalen 2001Soccer
Scott Goldblatt 2001Swimming
Tamir Bloom 2001Fencing
Marv Levy 2002FootballFootball coach & executive
Sid Gillman 2002Football
Steve Nisenson 2002Basketball
Walter Blum 2002Horseracing
Jay Fiedler 2002Football
Debbie Rademacher 2003Soccer
Marilyn Ramenofsky 2003Swimming
Zhanna Pintusevich-Block 2003Track and Field
Amy Alcott 2003Golf
Helene Hines 2003Marathon Running
Sara Whalen 2003Soccer
Sarah Hughes 2003Figure Skating
Suzyn Waldman 2003Sportscaster
Aerial Gilbert2004Rowing
Al Blau2004LacrosseLacrosse official
Benny Friedman 2004Football
Brad Ausmus 2004Baseball
Elliott Maddox 2004Baseball
Jack Garfinkel 2004Basketball
Mike Epstein 2004Baseball
Ron Blomberg 2004Baseball
Shawn Lipman 2004Rugby
Sid Gordon 2004Baseball
Thelma Eisen 2004Baseball
Abe Saperstein 2005BasketballBasketball owner & coach
Bob Stein 2005Football
Gladys Heldman 2005TennisWomen's tennis magazine founder
Isaac Berger 2005Weightlifting
Jay Fiedler 2005Football
Joe Jacobi 2005Canoeing
Julie Heldman 2005Tennis
Marty Hogan 2005Racquetball
Mitch Gaylord 2005Gymnastics
Ryan Levinson2005Cycling
Shawn Green 2005Baseball
Shirley Povich 2005Columnist
Bob Berland 2006Judo
Carrie Sheinberg 2006Skiing
Donna Orender 2006Basketball
Herb Brown 2006BasketballBasketball coach
Ilana Kloss 2006Tennis
Jeff Agoos 2006Soccer
John Frank 2006Football
Neal Walk 2006Basketball
Roger Kahn 2006 [6] Sportswriter; author of The Boys of Summer
Bonnie Bernstein 2007Broadcasting
Craig Ludin2007Special Olympics
Dan Lurie 2007Body Building
Deena Kastor 2007Marathon Running
Dwight Stones 2007Track and Field
George Kalinsky 2007Photography
Harry Haft 2007Boxing
Howard Cosell 2007Broadcasting
Jerry Markbreit 2007RefereeFootball referee
Lennie Rosenbluth 2007Basketball
Mark Spitz 2007Swimming
Mitchell Bobrow 2007Karate / Taekwondo
Senda Berenson Abbott 2007BasketballWomen's basketball pioneer
Bruce Pearl 2008Basketball
Daniel Bukantz 2008Fencing
Hy Gotkin 2008Basketball
Kerri Strug 2008Gymnastics
Lenny Krayzelburg 2008Swimming
Ron Mix 2008Football
Sam Rosen 2008Ice Hockey
Tony Kornheiser 2008Sportswriter
Andre Tippett 2009Football
Dara Torres 2009Swimming
Dick Schaap 2009Columnist
Ed Block2009Football
Gary Gubner 2009Track and Field
Linda Cohn 2009Sportscaster
Scott Levy 2009Wrestling
Marvin Miller 2009ExecutiveBaseball player association executive
Alan Veingrad 2010Football
Bill Goldberg 2010Wrestling
Dick Traum 2010Track and Field
Jason Lezak 2010Swimming
Russ Rose 2010Volleyball
Rena Kanokogi 2010Judo
Seth Greenberg 2010BasketballBasketball coach
Abe Pollin 2011Executive
Al Seiden 2011Basketball
Dick Steinberg 2011Football
Gabe Carimi 2011Football
Hal Richman2011Baseball
Harris Barton 2011Football
Jane Katz 2011Professor
Niv Sultan2011Football
Steve Mesler 2011Bobsled
Tal Brody 2011Basketball
Al Davis 2012Boxing
Arthur Richman 2012Media
Debbie Rademacher 2012SoccerSoccer coach
Howie Rose 2012Media
Jerry Solomon 2012Executive
Joanna Zeiger 2012Triathlete
Jon Denning 2012Auto Racing
Mike Hartman 2012Ice Hockey
Sy Berger 2012Executive"Father of the modern baseball card" and Topps executive
Aly Raisman 2013Gymnastics
Andrew Bernstein 2013Photography
Ben Helfgott 2013Weightlifting
Boyd Melson 2013Boxing
Bruce Cohen2013Lacrosse
Daniel Haber 2013Soccer
David Mark Berger 2013Weightlifting
2013Photography
Garrett Weber-Gale 2013Swimming
Jacqui Kalin 2013Basketball
James Metzger 2013Executive
Jennifer Horowitz2013Fencing
Marilyn Ramenofsky 2013Swimming
Randy Grossman 2013Football
Richard Bernstein 2013Disabled Runner
Sammy Gross2013Wrestling
Steve Bilsky 2013Basketball
Adam Greenberg 2014Baseball
Angela Buxton 2014Tennis
Don Goldstein 2014Basketball
Barry Kramer 2014Basketball
Jay Berger 2014Tennis
Joel Segal 2014Football executiveNFL agent
Mark Roth 2014 [7] Bowling
Lenny Krayzelburg 2015 [8] Swimming
Wayne Goldstein2015Coaching
Joel Cohen2015Sportswriter
Lester Feuerstein2015Coaching
Lenny Silberman2015Coaching
Maxwell Jacob Friedman 2023Professional WrestlingRelated to Benny Friedman.

Awards

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Gabe Carimi
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Jon Scheyer

In addition to inducted Hall of Fame members, it presents periodic awards as follows:

The Marty Glickman Outstanding Jewish (College) Scholastic Athlete of the Year

Awarded to Charles Altchek (soccer), Yael Averbuch (soccer), Cliff Bayer (fencing), Matt Bernstein (football), Shay Doron (basketball), Hayden Epstein (football), David Ettinger (football), Jay Fiedler (football), Loren Galler Rabinowitz (figure skating), Rebekah Green (shot put), Bess Greenberg (basketball), Elvis M. Sternberg (gymnastics), Dan Grunfeld (basketball), Damion Hahn (wrestling), Sada Jacobson (fencing), Dan Helmer (gymnastics), Anita Kaplan (basketball), Brie Katz (volleyball), Chad Levitt (football), Jessica Levy (volleyball), Samantha Marder (softball), Boyd Melson (boxer), Neil Ravitz (football), Amy Rosson (softball), Rebekah Rottenberg (lacrosse), Mike Saffer (football), Jon Scheyer (basketball), Laine Selwyn (basketball), and Marc Siegel (ice hockey).

In 2011, football player Gabe Carimi was awarded the Marty Glickman Award.

The Jules D. & Pearl D. Mazor Awards to the Outstanding Jewish High School Scholar Athletes of the Year

Awarded to Adam Balkan (baseball), Stephanie Barnet (squash), Ben Belmont (lacrosse), Rachel Blume (softball), Dannielle Diamant (basketball), Hillary Framson (soccer), Zachary Greenberg (basketball), Ben Herman (swimming), Emily Jacobson (fencing), David Kahn (swimming), Jesse Koller (soccer), Jarryd Levine (soccer), Max Levine (baseball), Jason Liberman (basketball), Sarah Lowenthal (gymnastics), Adam Mahfouda (lacrosse), Samantha Marder (softball), David Posner (lacrosse), Chad Prince (soccer), Jon Scheyer (basketball), Jodi Schlesinger (track), Justin Simon (basketball), Mark Wohlstadter (football), and Courtney Zale (basketball).

The Dick Steinberg Good Guy Award

Awarded to Lenny Silberman (Executive), Andy Bloom (shot put), Ron Carner (executive), Dave Cohen (football coach), Gerald Eskenazi (columnist), Jay Fiedler (football), Ken Fiedler (basketball coach), Stan Fischler (broadcasting), Alan Freedman (executive), Nicole Freedman (bicycling), Margie Goldstein-Engle (horse showing), Stan Isaacs (columnist), James Jacobs (handball), Steve Jacobson (columnist), Barry Landers (broadcaster), Nancy Moloff (wheelchair discus), Arthur Richman (baseball writer & executive), Marty Riger (basketball coach), Dick Steinberg (football general manager), Herb Turetzky (basketball), Lisa Winston (columnist) and Boyd Melson (boxer and humanitarian).

The George Young Award

The George Young Award is given to the person, Jewish or non-Jewish, who "has best exemplified the high ideals that George Young displayed".

It has been awarded to Ernie Accorsi (football), Lou Carnesecca (basketball), Preston Robert Tisch (football), George Young (football) and James Metzger (lacrosse).

Advisory Committee

Among those serving on its Advisory Committee are Marty Appel, Len Berman, Howard David, Ernie Grunfeld and Paul Zimmerman.

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