The Summit County Sports Hall of Fame was inaugurated in 1957 to recognize Summit County residents who have been outstanding in one or more of the organized sports. To be eligible for nomination, athletes must have resided in Summit County during some period of their lives and must have been a member of a championship team, recipient of an individual athletic reward or honor, or have been elected as a member of an honorary athletic team on state, conference, league, national or international levels above the high school rank.
In recognition of such outstanding achievements, persons duly elected to the Summit County Sports Hall of Fame are honored at the annual Summit County Sports Hall of Fame banquet, their achievements made a matter of public record and their names inscribed on a permanent Roll of Honor. The roll is hung in the foyers of the Rhodes Health and Physical Education Building at The University of Akron.
At its May 2010 meeting, the Summit County Sports Hall of Fame
selection committee elected nine inductees for its Class of 2010:
Keith Dambrot, Moses Denson, Tim Edwards, Marv Frye, Pat McDonald,
Charles “Chucky” Moore, Gerald Reeves, Tony Sutton and Vonda Ward.
In June, the SCSHOF committee rounded out the class with the
selections of George MacDonald as the Andy Palich Service Award
winner and Barbara Farling as the Phil Dietrich Senior Athlete
Award winner.
Click here for biographies of
each winner.
The Class of 2010 will be honored at the SCSHOF Banquet on
Tuesday, October 5th at the Tangier restaurant in Akron.
CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR SCHOLARSHIP WINNERS! The SCSHOF presented
scholarships to three area students at its June 29, 2010 meeting
at Firestone Country Club. This year's recipients are:
| Cara DeAngelis | Ellet High School |
| Kurt Gamby | Green High School |
| Jacob North | Barberton High School |
To read about the outstanding accomplishments of each of these
students please Click here
- In 2006, as part of the SCSHOF 50th anniversary celebration, the following sports figures were selected as the “Best of the Best” in Summit County.
The winners are: - Best Athlete - Glenn “Jeep” Davis
- Best Golfer - Bobby Nichols
- Best Bowler - Dick Hoover
- Best High School Coach - Jack Greynolds
- Best College/Pro Coach - Bo Schembechler
- Best Official - Fritz Graf
Congratulation to these athletes and to all Summit County Sports Hall of Fame inductees. Thanks for the many memories!
To view the top 50 performers, top athletes, top coaches, top bowlers and the top golfers list. Click Here