8 Results for tag: 1999
Dr. Michael C. Kolczun ll – (
1999)
There have been instances in the previous 29 Lorain Sports Hall of
Fame enshrinements where brothers, or fathers and sons, have been
inducted for their excellence as athletes, often in the same sport.
But when Dr. Michael C. Kolczun II puts on his LSHF jacket ...
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Alex (Shon) Klein - (
1999)
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Christopher Hartman – (
1999)
An outstanding athletic career, both on the high school and collegiate level, proved to be an ideal launching pad for Christopher (Chris) Hartman into an athletic career far beyond his wildest dreams.
A 1982 graduate of Lorain High School, Hartman followed in the footst...
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Thomas Harris – (
1999)
So close. Oh so close.
That's how it was between Admiral King High School graduate and basketball great Thomas (Tommy) Harris and a professional career with the Boston Celtics in the NBA. It was 1977, the year the Celtics drafted a guy named Larry Bird, and the talented but ...
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George “Babe” George Sr. – (
1999)
In the late 1930's and early 1940's when amateur boxing enjoyed enormous popularity, Lorain boxer George (Babe) George Sr. was a star attraction. Area sportswriters dubbed him "Syrian Slugger," "Lorain Coffin Maker," "G-Man," "Two Georges" or ...
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Jim Foley – (
1999)
Football and track were as much a part of Jim Foley's scholastic and college athletic career as medicine is with doctors. He lettered three years (1955-56-57) in football and earned another three varsity letters in track (1954-55-56) at Lorain High School.
Not blessed with ...
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Paul Erdy – (
1999)
Football would become the sport where Paul Erdy would eventually achieve his greatest personal glory in the world of sports. But his presence at Irving Junior High School where he was a three-year starter in football, basketball, volleyball and track helped the Fourth Street ...
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Al Dukate – (
1999)
When your fastball is around the 90 miles per hour range and a major league team drafts you right out of high school, it's usually a pretty good sign you've got the makings of a professional baseball career. That seemed to be what was ahead for 1967 Admiral King High School ...
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