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Hammond, IN Sports Hall of Fame welcomes 6 new inductees on March 7, 2023

Four athletes, one coach and a team that came within one victory of a world championship were inducted into the Hammond Sports Hall of Fame, Tuesday, March 7 at the historic Hammond Civic Center.

Comprising this year’s 37th annual induction class are:

Juan Alba, Gavit High multi-sports/University of Notre Dame track & field thrower;

Roy L. McPipe, Hammond High/Eastern Montana College basketball player;

Mark Allan Nagy, Hammond High multi-sports/Butler University shot putter;

Jim Tarka, Bishop Noll boys’ cross country and track & field coach;

1972 Hammond Edison Little League baseball team, World Series runner-up;

Louis Kosanovich, Veterans category 1940s Hammond High and Indiana University football player;

 

Hammond Sports Hall of Fame Inductees



1972 Hammond Edison Little League baseball team (2023)

Norb Adams (1988)
Al Adzia (1999)

Juan Alba (2023)
Michael C. Allen, Sr. (2007)
Bob Anderson (1991)
David Anderson (2006)
David V. Anderson (1992)
Arvo Antilla (1994)
Bill Atkins (2011)

Stan Bafia (1993)
Joseph "Joe" Baliga (1988)
Norm Banas (1994)
Brian Banks (2005)
A. Jamar Banks (2012)
Richard Barnes (2020)
James Baron (2016)
George Benson (1997)
George Bereolos (1993)
Hercules (Herky) Bereolos (1987)
Joe Betustak Jr. (2013)
Rick Biancardi (2007)
Mike Bicanic (1993)
Lou Birkett (1987)
Bob Biscan (2015)
Ernest D. "Ernie" Blackburn (1989)
Gib Blackmun (1992)
Rich Blastic (1997)
Frank Blocker (2002)
Richard "Dick" Blythe (1995)
John Bobalik (2018)
Richard Bobby (2008)
John T. Bonic, Sr. (1988)
Chuck Bounds (1999)
John Boyajian (1992)
Jermaine Boyette(2022)
Mike Bradburn (2001)
Bob Bradtke (2001)
James (Chief) Brown (2020)
Don Brumm (1990)
Samuel F. Budnyk (2009)
Allison Buell (2001)
Wilbur P. Buerckholtz (2018)
George B. Buksar (1989)
Crystal Burns-Moore (2002)
Robert E. Burns (2009)
Tom Burns (2011)

Jack "Kid" Callahan (2005)
Thomas E. Cameron (2000)
Dan Candiano (2002)
Wendy Carle (1991)
Albert Carpen (2019)
Frank Carroll (2011)
Darrel Chaney (1987)
Rodolfo "Rudy" Chapa, Jr. (1987)
Irving N. Chayken (1991)
Jack Chevigny (1988)
Tom Chintis (1991)
James "Jimmy" Clabby (1988)
Donald Clark (2001)
Robbie Clark (1995)
Jeffery Colby (2016)
Mike Coles (2021)
Harry W. Colias (2002)
Carol Core (2010)
Terry Cotham (1998)
Carl Creekmore (1991)
Irv Cross (1987)
Ray Cross (2001)
Hugh A. Dawson (2000)
Karl Deak (2005)
Leslie "Skip" DeCamp (1990)
Gerardo "Jerry" De Luna (2006)
Ruben De Luna (2006)
Eugene “Peanuts” Demkovich (2010)
Rodney Dennis (2003)
LeeAnn DeYoung (1993)
Cathy (Herring) Dilbeck (2009)
Bobby Donelson (2008)
Robert E. "Bob" Donham (1987)
Fred Donnersberger (2015)
Tom Doolin (1998)
Pamm Dorsey (1994)
Joan (Ryann) Drutis (2015)
Chuck Duncan (2008)


James Donald Earl (2000)
M.E. (Bill) Easton (1987)
Frederick (Fritz) Ebert (1987)
Richard (Dick) Eggers (2003)
Dr. Nick Egnatz (2004)
Gary Eldridge (2009)
Carla Eskridge Rogers (2011)
Jim Etter (2007)

Craig Fantin (2010)
Mike Farkas (2003)
Terri Meier Fech (2022)
Joseph “Fletch” Fletcher (2022)
John Fetzko (2003)
Rudy T. Folta (2001)
Albert Ford (2017)
Rodney Ford (1994)
Elva Falk Forsberg (2016)
Joe Franklin (1996)
Ray Frankowski (1989)
Tommie D. Franks (2000)
Casey L. Fredericks (1991)
Wally Fritz (2002)
Sharon Fullgraf-Hilliard (1999)
Portia Fultz Archer (2022)


Jack Gabor (2020)
Amy (Greer) Gapen (2005)
James M. Gasvoda (2002)
Thomas Geffert (2007)
Jack Georgas (1994)
John George Sr. (2012)
Len Gish (1991)
Jennifer G. (Johnsen) Gohmann (2007)
Jerry Golem (1998)
Sigmund Golonka (2013)
Durward Gootee (2008)
John W. Granack (2006)
Tom Granack (2006)
Spencer M. Greer (2014)
Robert J. Grenda (2007)
Bob Guzek (1990)
Ted Guzek (1998)

Robert Haack (2021)
Bob Haak (1992)
Richard Haack (2003)
Bob Haley (2002)
George Hall (2005)
Fred Hammond (1998)
Estell Harper (2007)
James Harper (2008)
Randy Harrison (1988)
Leroy J. Harwell, Sr. (2017)
Rich Haskell (1997)
Bud Hasse (1992)
Gary Hayes (2022)
Dick Hemingway (2016)
Dan Hernandez (2019)
Dr. Aletta Hicks (1999)
Dan Higgason (2012)
David Tyrone Higgs (2018)
Larry Hines, Jr. (2019)
Paul Hoemann (1995)
Jeri L. Hoffmann (1990)
Lisa (Johnsen) Howard (2010)
Trent Howard (2021)
Edgar "Ed" M. Hudson (1991)
Richard L. Hudson (2016)
Karl "Huff" Huffine (1989)
Annette (Peters) Huseman (2012)

Chuck Iorio (1999)
Terry Irk (2001)

Larry Jackson (2000)
Mike Jakubowicz (1999)
Marty Jakubowski (2011)
Marty Jamrose (2006)
Greg Jancich (2008)
Jerry Jefchak (1996)
Dana Jeffries (2016)

Ted Kaegebein (1993)
Bob "Moose" Kahle (1999)
Joe Kaminski (2010)
Don Kasperan (1997)
Wally Kasprzycki (1996)
John "Cannonball" Keagle (1987)
Margaret Kelly (1998)
Tim Keough (2000)
Matt Kerger (1992)
Robert W. "Bob" King (1990)
Nick Kolisz (2006)
John R. Kouris (2015)
Robert "Dutch" Kramer (1989)
Jack Krause (1994)
Bernie Krueger (1989)
Steve Kucer (1999)
Del Kuchaes (1998)
Thomas L. Kujawa (2014)
John Kuppinger (1994)
Don Kurcz (1995)


Godfrey Labda (2004)
Mike LaLaeff (1999)
Timm W. Lamb (2003)
Randall J. Lewis (2019)
William Lightsey (2017)
Bob Livingstone (1987)
Nicholas G. Luketic (2012)
Wes Lukoshus (2007)
Clyde Lyle (1997)

Horace Mamala (1990)
Tom Manning (2015)
Russell E. Marcinek (2009)
Russell J. Marcinek (2009)
Fredrick “Freddy” Marisett (2009)
Elias Lee) Marks (2018)
Mike Marshall (2017)
Tom Martin (2004)
Patricia Massoels-Miskus (2000)
Duane McClendon (2006)
Ulysses N. McClendon (2017)
Don McCune (1993)
Thomas McDermott (2011)
Mike McGill (1988)
Russ McLeod (1995)

Roy L. McPipe, (2023)
Sharon Meier (2003)
Milan (Meech) Metikosh (2014)
Victor H. Mettler (1987)
Dr. Tony C. Milazzo (2015)
Joseph Mis, Jr. (1990)
Kerry Mitchell (2014)
Pat Montalbano (2014)
Joe Moore (1992)
Hal Morris (2001)
Larry Moore (1998)
John A. "Johnny" Mostil (1990)
Dan Mudd (2004)
David Mudd (2004)
David Mueller (2003)
Mark Murakowski (2002)
James R. Murphy (2019)
Floyd Rufus Murray (1988)
Harry J. Muta (2006)
Bob Mygrants (1989)
Mark Allan Nagy (2023)


David Neely (2012)
Rich Neely (2004)
Edwin R. Nelson (1989)
Rich Nemcek (2010)
Kurt Nondorf (2001)
John Novalich (2021)

Larry O’Bannon (2021)

Ray Papach (2003)
Julius Papais (1990)
George Pappas (1996)
Gordon Paquin (2000)
Roland Parrish (1993)
Paul Patterson (2014)
Wayne Paulson (1996)
Stan Perzanowski (1997)
Bill Peters (1988)
Mark Peters (2022)
Robb Pettit (2009)
Brittany Piaseczny (2020)
Joe Piatek (1997)
David Pierce (2021)
Kristy Pieters-Larson (1995)
Carey Pinkowski (1989)
Joe Poracky (1994)
Dr. J. Wesley Powley (1991)
Stephen J. Psikula (2000)
Robert Prymuski (2020)

Barry “Bear” Quigg (2013)
John Quinn (2003)

Frank Radovich (1989)
Mike Ramirez (2017)
Bill Rapchak (1998)
George C. Rasch, M.D. (2000)
Bob "Doc" Raymond (1993)
Sarah (Vine) Reed (2003)
Frank Reynolds (1989)
Gary Ridgley (2009)
Artie J. Rogers (2013)
Dana Romans-Oldendorf (2010)
Fred Rovai (1995)
Ron Royer (1993)
Steve Runyon (2019)


Frank Saculla (1999)
Virgil A. Sanger (2016)
Mark Steven Sanders (2000)
Gene Sartini (2005)
Ed Schoenfelt (2004)
Don Schulte (1999)
AB (Auree Bash) Scott (2007)
Bob Selva (1996)
Jim Sherer (2007)
Ed Sherry (1994)
Ed Shields (1997)
Stanley F. Shimala (1988)
Richard F. Sivulich (2000)
Rudy Skorupa (2019)
Bill Smith (1995)
Marcus Smith (2018)
Peter “Pete” Smith (2103)
David R. Snedden (2020)
Shayne P. Snider, (2013)
George Sobek (1988)
Dan Spitale (2016)
Steve Stanek (2015)
Rick Stanford (2018)
Frank P. Staucet (2001)
Ronald Steffy (2008)
Michael Strabavy (2014)
Tom Strabavy (2005)
Bob Straight (1996)
Bill Strater (2004)
Rayfield Stringer III (2013)
Bob Stryzinski (2004)

Clarence "Butch" Tapper (2005)

Jim Tarka (2023)
Ken Taroli (1996)
Loren Tate (1992)
Jeff Tharp (2002)
Everett E. Thomas (2009)
John Thomas (2006)
Richard Tinkham, Jr. (1999)
Carlos "The Force" Tite (2007)
Frank Tokoly (2018)
David Tomasula (1995)
Mel Trutt (1996)
Patrick Tuleja (1997)
Leslie Tyburski (2012)

Tony Urbanczyk (2005)

Rich Valavicious (2004)
Larry Vaznonis (2005)
Tony Vermejan (2002)
Dale Vieau (1991)
Walt Viellieu (2004)
Jerry Vlasic (2008)
Rick Volbrecht (2012)
Ron Volbrecht (1992)
Christ Voris (2005)

Amy Wadas-Hogge (2004)
Al Waite (1993)
Ted Walsh (2017)
Amy Werkowski-Pleasant (2002)
James Whitaker (2022)
John G. Whitaker (1987)
Chris White (2017)
Cornelius S. "Bootsy" White (1989)
David M. Wilhelm (2011)
Marvin Willis (2010)
Joseph C. Winkler (2002)
Bob Wilson, Sr. (2001)
Dianna Wingis (1997)
Cissy (Shimala) Wishnew (1996)
John "Whitey" "Wonso" Wonsowitz (1992)
Joey Wright (1998)

Jeff Yelton (2011)

Tom Zasada (2006)
Larry J. Zembala (2015)
Wally Ziemba (1988)
Maurey Zlotnik (1988)

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