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Michigan Sports Hall of Fame
Desmond Howard at the Michigan Sports Hall of Fame induction - Feb. 11, 2008
Established1954
TypeHall of Fame
PresidentScott Lesher

The Michigan Sports Hall of Fame is a Hall of Fame to honor Michigan sports athletes, coaches and contributors. It was organized in 1954 by Michigan Lieutenant Governor Philip Hart, Michigan State University athletic director Biggie Munn, president of the Greater Michigan Foundation Donald Weeks, general manager of the Detroit Lions W. Nicholas Kerbawy and George Alderton of the Lansing State Journal.[1] The inaugural class was inducted in 1955.[2] Scott Lesher is its current chairman and Jordan Field the president.[3]

The Michigan Sports Hall of Fame also sponsors the Michigan MAC Trophy and the Michigan Sports Hall of Fame Cup.[4][5] The MSHOF Class of 2023 will be enshrined on September 14, 2023 in Detroit, including Richard Hamilton, Henrik Zetterberg, Rick Comley, Lamarr Woodley, Lorenzo White, Dawn Riley, Mike Emrick, Ryan Miller and Sierra Romero.

Inductees

1950s

1960s

1970s

1980s

1990s

2000s

2010s

Michigan Sports Hall of Fame Cup

The Hall of Fame sponsors the Michigan Sports Hall of Fame Cup, a trophy given to the winner of the season basketball series between Oakland University and the University of Detroit Mercy men's basketball teams.[6] The inaugural trophy, established in 2015, was won by the 2014–15 Oakland Golden Grizzlies men's basketball team. The teams split the season series, but Oakland won the tiebreaker due to having a better Rating Percentage Index (RPI) ranking at the time of the game.

Year Winner Summary
2015 Oakland Series tied 1–1; OU wins via RPI[7]
2016 Oakland Oakland 2–0
2017 Oakland Series tied 1–1; OU wins via RPI

References

  1. ^ "About The MSHOF". Michigan Sports Hall of Fame. Retrieved July 20, 2020.
  2. ^ Alter, Marlowe (April 14, 2020). "2020 Michigan Sports Hall of Fame ballot packed with stars and nostalgia". Detroit Free Press. Retrieved July 20, 2020.
  3. ^ "Board of Directors". Michigan Sports Hall of Fame. Retrieved July 20, 2020.
  4. ^ "CMU-WMU Rivalry Trophy to Debut Saturday". CMUChippewas.com. October 15, 2008. Retrieved July 20, 2020.
  5. ^ "Game Day: Eastern Michigan | 7 pm | ESPN+|". WMUBroncos.com. October 19, 2019. Retrieved July 20, 2020.
  6. ^ Spadafore, Jim (February 16, 2015). "Felder leads as Oakland takes down Detroit this time". The Detroit News. Retrieved February 16, 2015.
  7. ^ "Oakland spares Detroit no mercy".

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Sports halls of fame by state in the United States
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