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President Dwight D. Eisenhower Selected for World Golf Hall of Fame

June 26, 2009
St. Augustine, Fla. (June 26, 2009)  – World Golf Hall of Fame Board of Directors has selected the late President Dwight D. Eisenhower for induction into the World Golf Hall of Fame on Nov. 2.  Eisenhower, selected in the Lifetime Achievement Category, will become the first President inducted into the Hall of Fame.  Posthumously he will join Christy O’Connor, José Maria Olazábal and Lanny Wadkins as part of the Class of 2009.

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Hockey Hall of Fame Announces 2009 Inductees

June 23, 2009
Toronto, Canada - Bill Hay, Chairman of the Hockey Hall of Fame's Board of Directors and Jim Gregory, Chairman of the Hockey Hall of Fame's Selection Committee, announced today that Brett Hull, Brian Leetch, Luc Robitaille and Steve Yzerman have been elected to the Hockey Hall of Fame in the Player Category. In the Builder Category, Lou Lamoriello was elected. The vote took place today at the annual meeting of the Selection Committee in Toronto.

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Campbell's Hall of Fame Tennis Championships Field Announced

June 19, 2009
NEWPORT, RI – Three former champions, including two-time defending champion Fabrice Santoro (2007,2008), headline the field for the 2009 Campbell’s Hall of Fame Tennis Championships scheduled for July 6-12 at the International Tennis Hall of Fame. Santoro, who has never lost a match in Newport, will be joined by fellow former champions Robby Ginepri (2003) and Taylor Dent (2002).

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World Champion Dan Mortensen Heads 2009 ProRodeo Hall of Fame Induction Class

June 17, 2009
COLORADO SPRINGS------ Seven-time World Champion Dan Mortensen, one of the greatest saddle bronc riders in the sport's history, will be inducted into the ProRodeo Hall of Fame July 11 in a six-member class that includes rodeo's first Triple Crown winner and one of only two men to win average titles in both roughstock and timed events at the same Wrangler National Finals Rodeo.

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College Football Hall of Fame Enshrinement Schedule Announced

June 09, 2009
DALLAS - June 9, 2009 - Thousands of college football fans from across the country will join the National Football Foundation from July 17-18 at the College Football Hall of Fame in South Bend, Ind., for the organization's annual Enshrinement Festival, which will pay tribute to the storied careers of 21 of the game's greatest stars and conclude with the grand finale Enshrinement Dinner & Show on July 18.

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Soccer Hall of Fame Historian Allaway Pens Book on the New York Cosmos and Bethlehem Steel

June 08, 2009
ONEONTA, NY (June 8, 2009) – Hall of Fame Historian Roger Allaway’s new book, Corner Offices & Corner Kicks, a comparative history of two of the most prominent and successful teams in United States soccer history, Bethlehem Steel (1907 – 1930) and the New York Cosmos (1971 – 1985), is now available. While many soccer fans revel in the memory of the Cosmos glory days with such world-class players as Franz Beckenbauer of Germany, Vladislav Bogicevic of the then Yugoslavia, Johan Neeskens of Holland, Carlos Alberto of Brazil and, of course, the incomparable Pele, few know of the great team that played out of the Lehigh Valley and that won numerous championships.

 
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Marshall University Athletic Hall of Fame Elects Class of 2009

June 05, 2009
HUNTINGTON - Marshall University’s Athletic Hall of Fame has elected the class of 2009 and will induct eight new members on Friday evening, September 4, the day before the Thundering Herd opens the 2009 football season against the Salukis of Southern Illinois.
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Rock Hall of Fame Announces Springsteen FanFest Schedule

June 05, 2009
The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum welcomes Bruce Springsteen fans from across the region and country for a weekend of events devoted to celebrating  Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee Bruce Springsteen beginning Friday, June 12 through Sunday, June 14. 

Special event partners include
Brucespringsteen.net
, Backstreets.com and media partner SIRIUS XM's E Street Radio. Music scholars, industry experts, Springsteen fans, musicians and bands from around the country will travel to Cleveland for a weekend devoted to telling the story of Springsteen's career.
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International Tennis Hall of Fame To Honor "Peachy" Kellmeyer

June 02, 2009
NEWPORT, RI – The International Tennis Hall of Fame & Museum has announced that Fern Lee “Peachy” Kellmeyer, is the 2009 recipient of the prestigious Golden Achievement Award. The Golden Achievement Award is given jointly by the International Tennis Hall of Fame and the International Tennis Federation and presented annually on a worldwide basis to individuals who have made important contributions internationally to tennis in the fields of administration, promotion or education, and have devoted long and outstanding service to the sport.

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Country Music Hall of Fame Honors Carrie Underwood With Exhibit

June 02, 2009
NASHVILLE, Tenn.—Carrie Underwood: All-American Girl, a spotlight exhibit featuring the merlot silk taffeta gown worn by superstar Carrie Underwood at the 2009 Academy of Country Music Awards, will open June 11 at the Country Music Hall of Fame® and Museum. Underwood won two awards at the ceremony: Entertainer of the Year and Top Female Vocalist.

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