tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-65121567369586119492024-03-14T13:43:14.268-04:00Niagara Falls Sports Hall of FameStenzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00732931854157639187noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6512156736958611949.post-26177646403986952732011-06-08T12:52:00.100-04:002023-10-22T11:04:14.489-04:00<div style="margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: center;">
<blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: center;"><img alt="" height="200" id="Image1_img" src="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-D9pQXmNTktA/T3xyZnkhUGI/AAAAAAAAD80/WqgvVRFfc44/s200/sportshall_transparent.gif" width="200" /></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: center;"><b style="color: #20124d; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><u><br /></u></b></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: center;"><h2><b style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><u>NEWS AND CURRENT EVENTS</u></b> </h2></div></blockquote><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixdIMR74e15RjylyBs8TjvTDF9MpSC1aTpppC_jjZbWH2g4igyx5TdG1-Pw262oUTSYueMz18waSMSvVMn3lcGIJke9ee0xBLJ3mYNHRWE8SCoyWLvv6RzA_Jf6BFNhSOOXzo8IAtcdso2UA9iIoznijfT1DPEojqdDIZM2AMFV1O4X_pY3MLDL-RrqS8/s3392/DSC00391.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1910" data-original-width="3392" height="310" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixdIMR74e15RjylyBs8TjvTDF9MpSC1aTpppC_jjZbWH2g4igyx5TdG1-Pw262oUTSYueMz18waSMSvVMn3lcGIJke9ee0xBLJ3mYNHRWE8SCoyWLvv6RzA_Jf6BFNhSOOXzo8IAtcdso2UA9iIoznijfT1DPEojqdDIZM2AMFV1O4X_pY3MLDL-RrqS8/w551-h310/DSC00391.jpg" width="551" /></a></div><br /><p><b><span style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; text-align: start; white-space-collapse: preserve;">The 2023 Inductees to the Niagara Falls Sports Hall of Fame are Mike Metzler, Lee Wallace, Dr. Bruce Fraser, Matt Jacob, Paul Maynard, (deceased), John Wesley Patterson (deceased), Kevin Karwath and John Zankowski and Glen Lowry, the Pep DiRamio Service Award.</span> </b></p><p><b>___________________________________________________________________________________</b> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi96e-DzWWvI8hcEcxVVdbHNjY9g7iCy-WK7jQ57csl5aTXsklue285ttcIXlWlQcTBItk8beiTtEQe9tXRdCzbbHl1QXv05I1O1-4reCAPPNF0I2yIZ2HjoYtvCxQ-ZnRiHSPvRzCc2YGJ7DEVjBIFXLzrQIkJ_g9jFP8Cn6ADQW4sMEXzrngbzIcQ/s1198/NF%20Board%20of%20Direc.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1198" data-original-width="1095" height="387" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi96e-DzWWvI8hcEcxVVdbHNjY9g7iCy-WK7jQ57csl5aTXsklue285ttcIXlWlQcTBItk8beiTtEQe9tXRdCzbbHl1QXv05I1O1-4reCAPPNF0I2yIZ2HjoYtvCxQ-ZnRiHSPvRzCc2YGJ7DEVjBIFXLzrQIkJ_g9jFP8Cn6ADQW4sMEXzrngbzIcQ/w353-h387/NF%20Board%20of%20Direc.jpg" width="353" /></a></div><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>Niagara
Wheatfield’s Pam Vogel made history at the February, 2023 meeting of the Niagara
Falls Sports HOF Board of Directors, becoming the first female
appointed unanimously to the Board by its members. Pam is a 1982 graduate of
Niagara Wheatfield and excelled in softball, volleyball and basketball during her
high school and college career. </b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;"><b><span style="font-family: arial;">Vogel
was inducted into the NFSHOF in October of 2022 for her career at NW, Erie County
Community College and Bowling Green University where she obtained numerous All
League, MVP and All Star awards in the three sports she participated in. </span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;"><b><span style="font-family: arial;">Vogel
hired as the Varsity Volleyball Coach at Buffalo State from 1993 to 1996 and
then became the Woman’s Volleyball Coach at Canisius College from 1994-2000. </span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;"><b><span style="font-family: arial;">Prominent
Niagara Falls Insurance Agent and NFSHOF 2021 Inductee, Joel Holka has also
been elected to the NFSHOF Board. Holka was a 1976 LaSalle high school graduate,
excelling in Football, Baseball, Swimming and Track. Holka’s three year varsity
career at LaSalle earned him All League and All Area selections as well as Outstanding
Defensive Back and MVP Awards. </span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;"><b><span style="font-family: arial;">Holka
was recruited by Canisius College and was a three year starter at Defensive
Back, earning the prestigious Guelin Griffon Award in 1977 and 1978. </span></b></p>
<p style="line-height: 16.2pt; margin: 0in; text-align: left;"><b><span style="font-family: arial;">Over
the past thirty-nine years Joel Holka’s Insurance business has awarded each
area high school football team “A Maximum Effort” award to one deserving senior
from The Niagara Falls, Niagara Wheatfield and Lew-Port Football teams.</span></b></p><p style="line-height: 16.2pt; margin: 0in; text-align: left;"><b><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></b></p><p style="line-height: 16.2pt; margin: 0in;"><b><span style="font-family: arial;"></span></b></p><div style="text-align: left;"><b><span style="font-family: arial;">Also appointed to the board was Chris Robins, who was
born and raised in Niagara Falls<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>and
has been an educator in the Niagara Falls City School District since 1997. Robins completed his bachelor’s degree at Buffalo State College, and
master’s degrees at Canisius College and Niagara University. Chris has
been actively involved in the community serving as a member on the Niagara
Falls City Council from 2006 to 2010, Council Chairperson in 2010, member of
the Whirlpool Park Little League<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>Board
from 2011-2018,<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>and the Niagara
Falls Memorial Hospital Board from 2012-2016.<span class="apple-converted-space"> Robins
</span>currently serves on the Niagara County Legislature representing district
5.<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span> </span></b><b><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></b></div><p></p>
<p style="line-height: 16.2pt; margin: 0in; text-align: left;"><b><span style="font-family: arial;">Robins played and coached varsity
baseball and football for the Niagara Falls high school and still enjoys golf,
fishing and traveling.<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p style="line-height: 16.2pt; margin: 0in; text-align: left;"><b><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></b></p><p style="line-height: 16.2pt; margin: 0in; text-align: left;"><b><span style="font-family: arial;">The fourth Board appointee is
Frank Rotundo a 2021 retiree from the Niagara Falls school District after thirty
years of service. Rotundo was a graduate
of LaSalle Senior High School in 1981 where he played and coached basketball and
boys’ volleyball as well as running cross country. LaSalle’s boys basketball
teams won three NY State titles during his assistant coaching career as well as
several NFL and Sectional titles.</span></b></p>
<p style="line-height: 16.2pt; margin: 0in; text-align: left;"><b><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></b></p>
<p style="line-height: 16.2pt; margin: 0in; text-align: left;"><b><span style="font-family: arial;">Frank received his higher
education at Niagara County Community College and the University of Buffalo. Rotundo
also served as the Men’s Basketball Coach at NCCC for eight years. <o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p style="line-height: 16.2pt; margin: 0in; text-align: left;"><b><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></b></p><p style="line-height: 16.2pt; margin: 0in; text-align: left;"><b><span style="font-family: arial;">Rotundo also served as a
building Representative for the Teacher’s Union for fifteen years as well as a
Secondary Director. Frank has been a
member and officer of the Cristoforo Colombo Society for the past ten years.</span></b></p><p style="line-height: 16.2pt; margin: 0in; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-family: arial;">____________________________________________________________________</span></b></p><span style="font-family: "UICTFontTextStyleTallBody",serif; font-size: 14.5pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;">
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line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center; vertical-align: baseline;"><b><span style="font-family: arial;">Front row: Jerry Pitarresi, Glenn Bowen, Martha Amoretti, Pam Vogel, Dr. Dal Manente</span></b></div><p style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-family: arial;"><span face="Calibri, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; text-align: start;">Standing: Tony Dean, Charles Lydle, Dave Burkholder, Joe Mazza (accepting on behalf of father Vince Mazza), Tom Siejka, Darryl Kosut.</span> </span></b></p><h2><span style="font-family: arial;">2022 Niagara Falls Sports Hall of Fame </span></h2><h2><span style="font-family: arial;">Inductees Announced </span></h2><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>Martha Anmoretti</b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>Glenn Bowen</b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>David Burkholder</b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>Tony Dean</b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>Daryl Kosut</b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>Charles Lytle</b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>Salvatore Manente</b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>Vince Mazza (deceased)</b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>Jerry Pitaressi</b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>Tom Siejka</b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>Pam Vogel</b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>__________________________________________________________________________</b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="348" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/DS4W5DeoxC8" width="490" youtube-src-id="DS4W5DeoxC8"></iframe></div><br /><p> <b style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;">The 2021 Niagara Falls Sports Hall of Fame Inductions</b></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><b>10/23/2021</b></span></p><p><b style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;">_________________________________________________</b></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"> <span face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; text-align: start;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>CONGRATULATIONS TO the 2021 NFSHOF INDUCTEES</b></span></span></span></p><b><span style="font-family: arial;"><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; text-align: start;">Joel Holka</span></b></div><span face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; text-align: start;"><div style="text-align: center;"><b style="background-color: transparent; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: start;">Phil Silva</span></b></div></span><span face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; text-align: start;"><div style="text-align: center;"><b style="background-color: transparent; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: start;">Beth Coffee Bullock</span></b></div></span><span face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; text-align: start;"><div style="text-align: center;"><b style="background-color: transparent; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: start;">Jeff Trunzo</span></b></div></span><span face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; text-align: start;"><div style="text-align: center;"><b style="background-color: transparent; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: start;">Robert Wegrzyn</span></b></div></span><span face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; text-align: start;"><div style="text-align: center;"><b style="background-color: transparent; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: start;">Rich D’Ambrosio</span></b></div></span><span face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; text-align: start;"><div style="text-align: center;"><b style="background-color: transparent; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: start;">Joe Rajczak</span></b></div></span><span face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; text-align: start;"><div style="text-align: center;"><b style="background-color: transparent; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: start;">Patrina Archie Leo</span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b style="background-color: transparent; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: start;">Pep DeRamio Service Award- Paul T. Nicoletti (deceased)</span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b style="background-color: transparent; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: start;"><br /></span></b></div></span></span></b></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: start;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial;"><b>Induction Dinner October 23, 2021 at the Como Restaurant</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #222222;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #222222;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-4QzyxgxbPZE/YSPpVM67rCI/AAAAAAAADJ0/ZzNcmB7Fur4llfSrTCsT1CPjvYT2IL4yQCLcBGAsYHQ/s804/NFSHOF%2Bdinner%2Binfo.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="206" data-original-width="804" height="157" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-4QzyxgxbPZE/YSPpVM67rCI/AAAAAAAADJ0/ZzNcmB7Fur4llfSrTCsT1CPjvYT2IL4yQCLcBGAsYHQ/w613-h157/NFSHOF%2Bdinner%2Binfo.jpg" width="613" /></a></div><b>__________________________________________________________________________</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><div style="text-align: start;"><span face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="color: #222222;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div style="text-align: start;"><span face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="color: #222222;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-KSOTKlMUWH0/YOdw9FLugDI/AAAAAAAADHM/rJc_jR6wijAH7LL5VAxAHH1mL569Fl6EQCLcBGAsYHQ/s1553/Trott%2BChampionship%2Bteam.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1096" data-original-width="1553" height="321" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-KSOTKlMUWH0/YOdw9FLugDI/AAAAAAAADHM/rJc_jR6wijAH7LL5VAxAHH1mL569Fl6EQCLcBGAsYHQ/w454-h321/Trott%2BChampionship%2Bteam.jpg" width="454" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; text-align: start;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><b>Trott Vocational 1943 Champion Football Team</b></span></span></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; text-align: start;">#46, Dan Bax (2002 NFSHOF Inductee)</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; text-align: start;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; text-align: start;">#42, Frank Accardo (1995 NFSHOF Inductee)</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; text-align: start;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; text-align: start;">#40, Art Calandrelli (1996 NFSHOF Inductee)</span></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;">__________________________________________________________________</span></span></div><p></p></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><b>NF HOF Appoint Two New Board of Directors</b></span></div><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-hd1zoKupIQQ/YKhL5jhUfOI/AAAAAAAADC4/-oFYD9D8rzMOXVrM7Vs1xphsdtG0rKTpQCLcBGAsYHQ/s1600/Cheers%2Band%2BBurns.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="1600" height="226" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-hd1zoKupIQQ/YKhL5jhUfOI/AAAAAAAADC4/-oFYD9D8rzMOXVrM7Vs1xphsdtG0rKTpQCLcBGAsYHQ/w401-h226/Cheers%2Band%2BBurns.jpg" width="401" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><div style="text-align: center;"> Mark Cheers Gary Burns</div></span><p></p><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: center;"><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">The Niagara Falls Sports Hall of Fame is pleased to announce
the addition of Mark Cheers (inducted in 2014) and Gary Burns (inducted in
2018) to it’s Board of Directors (BOD). The two new additions will fill the
spots previously held by Frank Colucci and Mitch Adamshick and will increase the
Board membership to 13.</span><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></p></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: center;"><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Mark Cheers, a LaSalle High School grad in 1973, was
considered a championship caliber New York State boxer in his early 20s
according to local boxing historian Rich Spandido. “I have watched the video of
Mark boxing Clinton Jackson three times and Mark should have won the decision
and have had a chance to be teammates of Sugar Ray Leonard and Tommy Hearns and
the rest of the best Olympic Teams of all time.”</span></p></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: center;"><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Cheers compiled an amateur welterweight record
of 64 wins and 4 loses. He gave up boxing shortly after he won the Pal
Championship due to family commitments.</span><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></p></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: center;"><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Gary Burns was a legendary hockey, football and baseball
star. He was born in Niagara Falls, but achieved most of his accolades while
competing for Niagara Wheatfield High School. </span></p></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: center;"><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="margin-left: 43.5pt; text-align: left; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="font-family: arial;">·<span style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal;"> Burns </span>was an All-Western NY High School Club Hockey,
Niagara Frontier League (NFL) Player in 1977, 78 and 79.</span></p></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: center;"><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: 43.5pt; text-align: left; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="font-family: arial;">·<span style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span>All Niagara Gazette Football team in 1977, 78
and 79.</span></p></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: center;"><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: 43.5pt; text-align: left; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="font-family: arial;">·<span style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span>All NFL and All Western NY HS Baseball in 1977,
78, 79</span></p></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: center;"><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: 43.5pt; text-align: left; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="font-family: arial;">·<span style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span>All Niagara Gazette Football Teams in 1977,78,79</span></p></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: center;"><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: 43.5pt; text-align: left; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="font-family: arial;">·<span style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span>Defensive MVP (North Squad) in the annual 1980
Lions Club high school All-star Football game.</span></p></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: center;"><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: 43.5pt; text-align: left; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="font-family: arial;">·<span style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal;"> Burns</span> received a full football scholarship to Boston
University from 1980 to 1985.</span></p></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: center;"><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="margin-left: 43.5pt; text-align: left; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="font-family: arial;">·<span style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal;"> Burns was also i</span>nducted in to the Niagara Wheatfield Hall of
fame in 1994</span></p></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: center;"><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">All though most of Gary's accolades were accomplished while attending Niagara Wheatfield, the NF Board of Directors felt that his talent had an impact
on the Niagara Falls community.</span><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></p></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: center;"><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">The BOD is accepting applications through June 30<sup>th</sup>.
Applications can be downloaded at <a href="about:blank">www.NFSHOF.com</a> or one
can be obtained from any member of the Board of Directors. Anyone 55 or older who
has had strong ties to Niagara Falls and has had an outstanding career in
athletics or any related field may apply. The Induction Dinner, hopefully, will
be held at the Como restaurant on October 23 if restrictions are not too harsh.</span><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></p></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: center;"><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">If any NFSHOF
Inductee is interested in becoming a member of the BOD, if the need arises, please
e-mail President Joe Rizzo at jrizz544@roadrunner .com. Thank you.</span></p></div></blockquote><p><b>_____________________________________________________________________________</b></p><div style="margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: center;"><div><b style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><p align="center" class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 16pt;">NFSHOF
FLASHBACK<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 16pt;">CHARLES AUGUSTINO<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 16pt;">INDUCTED 2006<i style="text-decoration-line: underline;"><o:p></o:p></i></span></b></p></b></div><div><span><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Charles
P. Augustino was born and raised in Niagara Falls, NY. “Augie,” as he was known
to family and friends attended local schools and graduated from Niagara Falls High
School in 1967, where he was a three sport all star athlete. "Augie" was an outstanding athlete throughout his
lifetime.</span><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">He
was a member of his high school football, basketball and baseball teams. He was
a captain and starting quarterback of the last undefeated football team at
original Niagara Falls High School in 1966. As a senior Augie earned All
Western NY honors in football and baseball. He later played basketball for
Niagara County Community College.</span><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Chuck
a first baseman played fast pitch softball for Bruno’s Exxon and the Alibi
Lounge over a span of 16 years. One of his fast pitch highlights was a victory
over the King and His Court before 2,000 spectators at High Park Stadium. He
also played for Von Dungen Steel of Lockport in the Ontario Fast Pitch League
where he was named MVP 6 times. Chuck also played in various fast pitch
tournaments throughout Canada and the US, earning MVP trophies more than twenty
times. In 1995, Chuck was inducted into the Western NY Softball Hall of Fame
and in 2006, Augie was inducted into the Niagara Falls Sports Hall of Fame.</span><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">On
August 17, 1971, Chuck married Linda (Bruno) Augustino at St. Joseph’s Church
in NF. Charles owned and operated the former Alibi Lounge in Niagara Falls from
1978 to 1990. He then worked as a salesman for local ownerships and then owned
Augie’s Sunshine Diner, originally on Military Road in the Town of Niagara.
Then after Chuck’s death in October of 2010, the Augie’s Dinner reopened at
Pine Plaza by Mrs. Augustino.</span><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Augie,
in his leisure time, enjoyed playing golf, but his greatest pleasure came from
working in his restaurant and spending time with his family, especially with
his 4 grandchildren.</span><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="color: #20124d; font-size: 14pt; font-weight: bold;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;"><span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: arial; font-size: 14pt; text-align: center;"><span><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-gYqE7Q7zvD4/YIyygwn7NyI/AAAAAAAADBk/iyWc9LO3eyUdh2qX19DfTikcBMk6y_mpQCLcBGAsYHQ/image.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="253" data-original-width="203" height="240" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-gYqE7Q7zvD4/YIyygwn7NyI/AAAAAAAADBk/iyWc9LO3eyUdh2qX19DfTikcBMk6y_mpQCLcBGAsYHQ/image.png" width="193" /></a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: arial; font-size: 14pt; text-align: center;"><span><b style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: 16pt;">CHARLES AUGUSTINO</span></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span><span face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="font-size: 21.3333px;"><b>________________________________________________________</b></span></span></span></div><span><br /></span><p></p></span></div><div><b style="color: #20124d; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><u><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-jMA5cfXrm1s/YIAl13jBoLI/AAAAAAAADAc/lDaWJWkaQyYcohKXsF9ODHtNC6v1HF3JwCLcBGAsYHQ/image.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="169" data-original-width="624" height="163" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-jMA5cfXrm1s/YIAl13jBoLI/AAAAAAAADAc/lDaWJWkaQyYcohKXsF9ODHtNC6v1HF3JwCLcBGAsYHQ/w600-h163/image.png" width="600" /></a></div><br /></u><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-TEl-bUGNw48/YIAlfQchaGI/AAAAAAAADAU/2EIpQ4ZLPtgkHcZD_S0IMM9jXqVej2V5QCLcBGAsYHQ/image.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="230" data-original-width="624" height="206" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-TEl-bUGNw48/YIAlfQchaGI/AAAAAAAADAU/2EIpQ4ZLPtgkHcZD_S0IMM9jXqVej2V5QCLcBGAsYHQ/w558-h206/image.png" width="558" /></a></b></div><div><b style="color: #20124d;"><u style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></u><p align="center" class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family: arial;">1962 NFL and AAA SECTION 6 Champions<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family: arial;">NIAGARA FALLS HIGH SCHOOL TEAM had seven future NFSHOF
<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family: arial;">members: Kneeling; John
Goodfellow (2007), Larry LeBlanc (2003), Mitch Adamshick (2007), Ron Bator (2012).
Standing; Ed Ceccato (2005), Gary Walos (2018), Jim Zielenski (2012).</span><span face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 15pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p></b></div><div><span face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><p align="center" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 16pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b></b></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 16pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-yv_ISPYJCU0/YIAmEEmhBVI/AAAAAAAADAg/yiiOd0wB0aAqam15OOKOpT0ckMA1LiZmQCLcBGAsYHQ/image.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="864" data-original-width="544" height="547" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-yv_ISPYJCU0/YIAmEEmhBVI/AAAAAAAADAg/yiiOd0wB0aAqam15OOKOpT0ckMA1LiZmQCLcBGAsYHQ/w344-h547/image.png" width="344" /></a></b></span></span></div><p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family: arial;">Goodfellow (2007),
Zielinski (2012), Bator (2012) . Willy
Shine(2015) also NFL <o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family: arial;">All-Star. Trott Vocational
1962.</span><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p align="center" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 16pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">
<b></b></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 16pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-y2WUokdhXLw/YIAmcT0GxwI/AAAAAAAADAs/7ernfG7ivsUS1RMWIAjCKRwuuLSZ9AHwQCLcBGAsYHQ/image.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="420" data-original-width="624" height="295" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-y2WUokdhXLw/YIAmcT0GxwI/AAAAAAAADAs/7ernfG7ivsUS1RMWIAjCKRwuuLSZ9AHwQCLcBGAsYHQ/w439-h295/image.png" width="439" /></a></b></span></span></div><p></p><p align="center" class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family: arial;">GOODFELLOW IN ACTION</span></b></p><p align="center" class="MsoNormal"><span><span style="font-family: arial;">
</span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: arial;">Goodfellow (NF) ready to tag
Jerry Sertick ( LaSalle) in1962 NFL game.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b>__________________________________________________________________________</b><span style="font-weight: bold; text-align: left;"> </span></p></span></div></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: center;"><span><p></p></span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: center;"><h2><b style="color: #20124d; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><u>Mark Gabriele Joins NFSHOF Board of Directors</u></b></h2></div><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: center;"><div><b style="color: #20124d; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: arial; text-align: left;">The NFSHOF is pleased to announce the addition of 2017 inductee, Mark Gabriele </span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: arial; text-align: left;">to the Board of Directors. Mark will be the eleventh member, filling in a
vacancy left by departed long time president Tony Quaranto who passed away a
little over a year ago.</span></p></b></div></div></blockquote><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: center;"><div><b style="color: #20124d; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: arial;">Mark
resides in the town of Lewiston with his wife Michele, daughter Maria, son Michael and is an attorney in the Niagara Falls firm of Gabriele
and Berragan, P.C.</span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: arial;"> </span></p></b></div></div></blockquote><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: center;"><div><b style="color: #20124d; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: arial;">While
attending Niagara Catholic High School, Mark was All Catholic selection in,
basketball baseball and football over multiple years. Twice he was selected
Conference (ECAC) baseball first team while at NU. In 1982 he batted .448 while
at Niagara (11th in the nation). Mark was the very first baseball player to be
inducted into the Niagara University Hall of Fame. He also was an inductee of
the Niagara Catholic Hall of Fame.</span><span style="background-color: transparent; text-align: left;"> </span></p></b></div></div></blockquote><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: center;"><div><b style="color: #20124d; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: arial;">Gabriele was drafted by the Pittsburgh Pirates in 1980, the NY Mets in 1983, the Atlanta
Braves in 1984 and signed by the Oakland A’s in 1985.</span><span style="background-color: transparent; text-align: left;"> </span></p></b></div></div></blockquote><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: center;"><div><b style="color: #20124d; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: arial;">Topping
the list of many awards Mark has received was the prestigious Thomas Hewitt
Award and the Courier Express Billy Kelly Award.</span></p></b></div></div></blockquote><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: center;"><div><b style="color: #20124d; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: arial;">If
there are any NFSHOF inductees that would be interested in serving on the board
of directors in the future please E-mail Joe at jrizz544 @ roadrunner
.com. </span></p></b></div></div></blockquote><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: center;"><div><b style="color: #20124d; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: arial;">The
organization is still accepting applications through the rest of 2020 and then
again in 2021 till June 30. Anyone can apply who is at least 55 years of age,
with strong ties to Niagara Falls and have had an outstanding career in
athletics or any related field.</span></p></b></div></div></blockquote><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: center;"><div><b style="color: #20124d; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: arial;">Visit </span><a href="http://www.nfshof.com/" style="font-family: arial;" target="_blank"><span style="color: #954f72;">www.NFSHOF.com</span></a><span style="color: #222222; font-family: arial;">,
where you can download an application and follow the directions. Hopefully the
induction dinner can take place in October of 2021 with full capacity.</span></p></b></div></div></blockquote><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-msgeTDBrRo8/X9IoOhHd6MI/AAAAAAAAC34/UDL1w2beNDgWruZJocy4fqoMoo_TUDy5gCLcBGAsYHQ/s1333/Gabriele.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1333" data-original-width="1000" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-msgeTDBrRo8/X9IoOhHd6MI/AAAAAAAAC34/UDL1w2beNDgWruZJocy4fqoMoo_TUDy5gCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/Gabriele.jpg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>Mark Gabriele<span style="text-align: left;"> </span></b></span><span style="color: #20124d; font-weight: bold; text-align: left;"> </span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: center;"><b style="color: #20124d;"><div><p></p></div></b></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: center;"><div><b style="color: #20124d; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">__________________________________________________________________________</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></b></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span face="" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-size: small;">Pictured are <b>NFSHOF</b> members;</span><br />
<span face="" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-size: small;">Coach Paul Smith (2007), Coach Bill Bradshaw (2008), Sean O’Leary (2014) and Jack Weber (2018)</span></td></tr>
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<span face="" style="color: #222222;"><b>Other NFSHOF inductees or friends and families of inductees are encouraged to sent in past photos that contain NFSHOF inductees. Please sent to <a href="mailto:jrizz544@roadrunner.com">jrizz544@roadrunner.com</a> or mail to:</b></span></div>
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<span face="" style="color: #222222;"><b><br /></b></span><b><span style="text-align: start;">Joe Rizzo</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="text-align: start;">4705 Stacey Dr.</span></b></div>
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<b style="text-align: justify;"><span style="text-align: start;">Lewiston, N14092</span></b></div>
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<b><span face="" style="color: blue;"><u>Joe Rizzo Elected NFSHOF President</u></span></b></h2>
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<span face="">Joe Rizzo has been elected as the new President of the Niagara Falls Sports Hall of Fame, filling the position left vacant after the passing of Tony Quaranto in October of 2019. Joe Rizzo was inducted into the NFSHOF in 2006 after a long and distinguished career as an athlete, football/wrestling/baseball coach and wrestling official. Joe will continue his position as Bylaws Interpreter for the Board. </span></div>
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<b><span face="" style="font-size: large;">Tony Quaranto</span></b><br />
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<span face="" style="background-color: white; color: #1d2129;"><b>Niagara Falls lost one of it's most dedicated citizens yesterday in Tony Quaranto. Tony was the President of the Niagara Falls Sports Hall of Fame, former Niagara Falls Councilman, County Legislator Chairman and a man who always put out a hand in friendship. Tony will be missed by family, friends and by the countless people who he had affected their lives.</b></span></div>
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<b><span face=""><u>2019 Niagara Falls Sports Hall of Fame Inductees</u></span></b></h2>
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<b><span face="" style="font-size: large;"><u>Saturday, October 19th, Como Restaurant</u></span></b></div>
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<b><span face="">The Art Calandrelli Stadium dedication ceremony held October 4th and 5th was a great success and moving two days. Ellen Latham, daughter of Art and Rose Calandrelli and co-founder of the Orange Theory Fitness Centers, donated $150,000 to Niagara Falls high school for the stadium dedication and $5,000 scholarships to be awarded each April to a football and track participant. NF Hall of Fame inductees Roger Hailey (2016) and Joe Rizzo (2006) were among the individuals chosen to share memories from their playing and coaching years with Art Calandrelli.</span></b></div>
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<b><u><span style="font-size: large;">2019 Niagara Falls Sports Hall of Fame Class Announced</span></u></b><br />
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<b><span style="font-size: large;"><span face="" style="background-color: white; color: #222222;">Jerry Fabiano</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; text-align: start;" /><span face="" style="background-color: white; color: #222222;">Marty Felice ( deceased)</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; text-align: start;" /><span face="" style="background-color: white; color: #222222;">Susan (O’Callaghan) Hefferon</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; text-align: start;" /><span face="" style="background-color: white; color: #222222;">James (Mike) Niland (deceased)</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; text-align: start;" /><span face="" style="background-color: white; color: #222222;">James Portese</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; text-align: start;" /><span face="" style="background-color: white; color: #222222;">Paul A. Quarantillo</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; text-align: start;" /><span face="" style="background-color: white; color: #222222;">George Salimbene</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; text-align: start;" /><span face="" style="background-color: white; color: #222222;">Rick Sweeney Sr.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; text-align: start;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; text-align: start;" /><span face="" style="background-color: white; color: #222222;">Pep DiRamio Service Award:</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; text-align: start;" /><span face="" style="background-color: white; color: #222222;">John Loss</span></span></b><br />
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<b>The new class will be enshrined during the Induction dinner at 6 PM at the Como Restaurant on Oct. 19th. For ticket information contact Mitch Adamshick (773-4743) or Tony Quaranto (285-3267).</b></blockquote>
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<h1 style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: blue; font-family: arial;">ABOUT US & HISTORY</span></b></h1><div style="text-align: center;"><h1><span face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; text-align: start;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><u> BOARD OF DIRECTORS</u></span></span></h1><b><span style="font-family: arial;"><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; text-align: start;">PRESIDENT: Joe Rizzo</span></b></div><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; text-align: start;"><div style="text-align: center;"><b style="background-color: transparent; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: start;">Vice President: Dan Bazzani</span></b></div></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; text-align: start;"><div style="text-align: center;"><b style="background-color: transparent; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: start;">Secretary: TBD</span></b></div></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; text-align: start;"><div style="text-align: center;"><b style="background-color: transparent; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: start;">Treasurer: Pete Eodice</span></b></div></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; text-align: start;"><div style="text-align: center;"><b style="background-color: transparent; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: start;">Sargent of Arms: Paul Smith</span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b style="background-color: transparent; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: start;"><br /></span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b style="background-color: transparent; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: start;"><u>Board Members</u></span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b style="background-color: transparent; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: start;">Billy Clingersmith</span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b style="background-color: transparent; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: start;">Joe Colosi</span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b style="background-color: transparent; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: start;">John Goodfellow</span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b style="background-color: transparent; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: start;">Chuck Ogrodowski</span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b style="background-color: transparent; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: start;">Frank Previte Jr.</span></b></div></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; text-align: start;"><div style="text-align: center;"><b style="background-color: transparent; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: start;">Bill Ross</span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b style="background-color: transparent;"> Mark Gabriele</b></div></span></span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div>
The Niagara Falls Sports Hall of Fame honors members of the community who have contributed to the community through their sports activities as athletes, coaches, managers, organizers, sponsors and volunteers.<br />
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The Niagara Falls Sports Hall of Fame, previously known as The Old Timers Sports Hall of Fame has been in existence since 1968. Over the past 45 years The Hall has honored 258 members of the Niagara Falls community that have contributed in some way to the field of athletics.<br />
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The Niagara Falls Sports Hall of Fame elects members into the Hall once a year. A person may be nominated for the Hall, but he must be elected into the Hall - a nomination does not guarantee induction into the Hall.<br />
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<li>Harold Quinn and Pep DiRamio founded this organization in 1968. Eligible recipients must be 55 years of age or older to be considered for induction. </li>
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<li>In 1975, the Pep DiRamio Award was established to recognize a member of the committee for special efforts in the success of our program.</li>
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<li>In 1997, the Memorial Award was established to recognize the deceased individuals who were never selected.</li>
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<li>In 1991, John Laurendi and Tony Quaranto reorganized the Hall after it had been discontinued.</li>
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