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Hammond
Sports Hall of Fame to induct 7 on March 13, 2018
HAMMOND, Ind. – The Hammond Sports Hall of Fame will induct seven
individuals from the city’s proud athletic past during its 32nd
annual induction dinner, Tuesday, March 13 at the Hammond Civic Center.
The inductees are:
John Bobalik -
marathon runner, local road race pioneer and longtime exercise/wellness
advocate;
Wilbur
P. Buerckholtz -
1930s 3-sport Clark athlete and St. Louis Cardinals minor league baseball
player;
David
Tyrone Higgs -
1970s/80s Hammond High football quarterback and multi-sport athlete;
Elias
(Lee) Marks - 1990s
Hammond High wrestler;
Marcus Smith -
Minnesota Twins farmhand and 1990s multi-sport Bishop Noll performer;
Rick Stanford -
award-winning high school football official/baseball umpire and 1960s
multi-sport Hammond High athlete;
Frank Tokoly -
high-scoring 1960s Morton basketball front liner;
Tom Zasada
to receive Special Recognition Award for longtime service and contributions
to the Hammond Sports Hall of Fame Steering Committee, as a Hammond coach
and School City of Hammond athletic director.
Time/Schedule
- Hall of Fame festivities begin at 5 p.m. with a social time. Dinner
is at 6:30 p.m.; the induction program follows at 7:30.
Ticket availability - Single tickets can be purchased
in advance for $25; tables of eight seats for $200 are on sale at the
Hammond Civic Center. Single admission tickets also can be purchased at
Rich’s Barber Shop (Hammond), Cheers (Munster), House of Pizza (Hammond),
Purdue University Northwest (Hammond), Cavalier Inn (Hammond), The Office
(Whiting) and the athletic offices of all Hammond high schools. Any remaining
tickets the night of the induction dinner will be sold at the door for
$35 each.
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