The Gary Sports Hall of Fame grew by six new members Wednesday, including a former NBA player, two MLB players and a woman who spent 20 years as a leader of the Indiana High School Athletic Associa…
Gary Sports Hall of Fame Board Secretary Sherita Smith speaks during a news conference announcing the unveiling of the Hall of Fame’s 2024 lineup on Wednesday, May 22, 2024.
“This is a wonderful initiative to recognize Gary athletes,” said Rhonda Anderson, the Hall’s first woman inductee and a former Olympic hurdler and Lew Wallace track coach. He said it took years of perseverance to get the Hall of Fame established. “You put your confidence in something and believe it could happen and put your faith in God, it will happen.”
Garland, a 1983 Roosevelt graduate and Missouri State University player, was drafted in the second round by the Milwaukee Bucks. He was drafted in the sixth round in 1979 by the Montreal Expos, becoming its all-time pinch-hit leader with 86 hits. He spent most of his career with the Expos, playing one year with the San Francisco Giants in 1983.Best known as an award-winning sportswriter at the Chicago Tribune, Fred B. Mitchell graduated from Tolleston High School and received a football scholarship from Wittenberg University in Springfield, Ohio.
“This is a special honor for me, it’s where I started,” Mitchell said. “It’s a testament of what’s possible…”
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