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Jewish Sports Hall of Fame Induction on June 8
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Commack, NY - Nov. 7, 2007- Seven distinguished people from the world of sports will be inducted into the National Jewish Sports Hall of Fame Museum at the 16th annual induction ceremony on Sunday, June 8, 2008 at 10:30am at The Suffolk Jewish Community Center, 74 Hauppauge Road, Commack, NY.
The 2008 National Jewish Sports Hall of Fame inductees include: sports media personality Tony Kornheiser, Olympic swimmer Lenny Krayzelburg, football Hall of Famer Ron Mix, University of Tennessee men’s basketball head coach Bruce Pearl, broadcaster Sam Rosen, Olympic gymnast Kerri Strug and St. John’s basketball player Hy Gotkin. In addition, former New York Yankees Public Relations Director Marty Appel, will be presented with the Dick Steinberg Good Guy Award named for the former NY Jets General Manager.
Tony Kornheiser, a sportswriter and columnist for the Washington Post, as well as a radio and talk show host where he has hosted The Tony Kornheiser Show since 1992. He has co-hosted Pardon the Interruption on ESPN since 2001 and for the past 2 seasons he has served as analyst for ESPN’S Monday Night Football.
Ron Mix, a graduate from the University of Southern California, Mix was a 10-time All-League and 9-time All-Pro offensive lineman with the American Football League Los Angeles and San Diego Chargers and Oakland Raiders. Since he had a professional degree in law, he earned the nicknamed “The Intellectual Assassin” for his physical play.
Bruce Pearl - Serves as the head coach of the University of Tennessee men’s basketball team. Before coming to Tennessee, Pearl was the head coach at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee and, prior to that, at the University of Southern Indiana.
Sam Rosen - Is one of the most versatile and hardest working sports broadcasters in the industry. He has been calling the play-by-play for the New York Rangers on MSG Network since 1984. In addition, he has worked as a play-by-play announcer for Fox’s coverage of the NFL since 1997.
Kerri Strug - Joined the United States national team in 1991 at age 13. The following year, she won a team bronze medal at the Barcelona Olympics, as the youngest U.S. Olympian. At the 1996 Games in Atlanta, Kerri helped the U.S. women’s Gymnastic team win the gold medal in one of the most famous moments in U.S. Olympic history.
Hy Gotkin - A 5'8" guard who helped lead St. John’s University to back-to-back N.I.T titles in 1943 & ‘44, the only team to do so. He was team captain, MVP and the second recipient of the prestigious Haggerty Award.
Lenny Krayzelburg – 4 time Olympic gold medal backstroker; he set Olympic records in the 100 & 200 meter backstroke and a world record in the 400m relay.
“Our inductees and honorees truly exemplify what the National Jewish Sports Hall of Fame is all about,” said Lynne Kramer, Esq., Chairman of the Hall of Fame. “In their own way, each one of them have overcome adversities, challenged stereotypes and blazed a trail for others to follow. We hope by honoring these Jewish men and women for their accomplishments we can show young Jews that there are no limits for them.”
In addition to inducting these athletes into the Hall, the National Jewish Sports Hall of Fame is also accepting nominations for the Jules D. Mazor Awards (honoring high school athletes) and Marty Glickman Award to honor the top college student athletes. To submit a nomination, visit the web site at www.jewishsports.org or contact Alan Freedman at (631) 462-9800, ext. 119.
The Suffolk Y JCC is an agency of the UJA Federation and affiliated with the JCC Association. Additional funding is provided by the United Way of Long Island and the Townwide Fund of Huntington.
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