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About Greater Cleveland Sports Hall of Fame

The Greater Cleveland Sports Hall of Fame started as a bicentennial project in 1976, being established as non-profit. The first class in 1976 included 151 inductees while recent years have seen four to eight inductees per year. Established to celebrate Greater Clevelanders who were outstanding in sport. Greater Cleveland is defined as Ashtabula, Cuyahoga, Geauga, Lake, Summit, Portage, Stark, Lorain and Medina counties. Inductees must have been raised in Greater Cleveland or have become residents of Greater Cleveland. Any inductee must have been retired for at least three years or, if still actively playing, must have competed at a quality level in their sport for at least 12 years. New members are honored at an annual induction ceremony. Currently there are over 550 inductees across 30 different sporting categories. Inductees receive a plaque with a line drawing of the inductee and the sport they represent, presented at the annual ceremony. Copies of many of these plaques can be found at the brand new physical hall, located within the Roundstone Athletic Center on the Campus of the Urban Community School on the near-west side of Cleveland.