The 2025 Mercer County Hall of Fame Banquet will be held at Avalon at Buhl in Hermitage on Saturday, January 18th at 6:30PM
The 2025 Mercer County Hall of Fame Banquet will be held at Avalon at Buhl in Hermitage on Saturday, January 18th at 6:30PM
ELTON BROWN, JACK CRESS, SCOTT EASTON, JONATHAN HAZI
JACK LEIPHEIMER, RICK MANCINO, ROBERT "SKIP" CUMMINS
JILL (PLATTEBORZE) BARLOW, COLLEEN (CURRIE) TAYLOR
JIM TIMMERMAN, HARRIET MORRISON (posthumous)
The Class of 2025 features many greats from the court, the field, the mats and any other place where you find sports greatness. Many of our Mercer County schools are represented in this years class.
You can see the individual bios and listen to interviews of each class member by clicking their image.
This year's Hall of Fame Banquet speaker is Dr. Dick Hudson.
Dr. Richard A. “Dick” Hudson is an outstanding all-around athlete who
achieved international acclaim through his work with the Olympic Games.
Dick played basketball at Hickory High School from 1961-63. While the
school didn’t have baseball, he excelled in the diamond sport at all levels
from Little League, Babe Ruth and American Legion ball. In Legion play,
he hit .451 his final year and helped the team win the Shenango Valley
championship and earn a spot in the state playoffs.
He went on to play baseball at Slippery Rock University, starting at shortstop
all four years while serving as captain his junior and senior years. As a senior,
his team went 16-1, setting a record for winning percentage at the university.
Dick was a standout in independent baseball with Jefferson Township team
in the Pymatuning League, while playing in the Youngstown AA League. He
still plays in an over-45 baseball league out of Atlanta, Ga., and has been
named MVP two of the last four years.
He was asked to play shortstop for a Pittsburgh team in the National
Roy Hobbs Amateur Baseball Tournament in Fort Myers, Fla., in 2007.
He played softball for many years in the Athens, Ga. area and was All-City
shortstop for several years.
He has been a highly ranked tennis player in Georgia and the Southeast
U.S. in both singles and doubles in various age divisions. He won the
prestigious Crackerland Tournament, defeating the No. 1-ranked player in the
South in the finals in straight sets.
He has helped recruit athletes for the University of Georgia and has received
3 NCAA championship rings (swimming, women’s and men’s tennis) for his
efforts. He also received an Outstanding Service Award from UGA. He helped
coordinate the 100 Years of Georgia Football for a special event in 1992 and
developed a video of 100 Years of Georgia Football that is still being sold.
Dick coordinated the University of Georgia’s involvement in the 1996 Atlanta
Summer Olympics, overseeing 3 venues (soccer, rhythmic gymnastics and
volleyball). He was hired as a consultant for the 2000 Sydney Olympics.
For his outstanding contributions to the Olympic Games he received: a Medal
of Appreciation from the King of Sweden; Outstanding Contribution to Australia Award from the Australian Ambassador to the U.S.; and Certificate of Appreciation from the U.S. Olympic Committee for work with the U.S. Olympic Women’s Soccer Team.
Dick was inducted into the Slippery Rock University Sports Hall of Fame and received the SRU Distinguished Alumni Award in 2010.
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It's not a Place, but it is a Destination.
A final stop on a journey of courage, determination and excellence. A home for local heroes, those who have thrilled us with talent and guided us with wisdom. Those who have given time, effort, and energy, and above all, shown us a desire for life that transcends sport.
We Welcome Them.
Nominate your favorite Mercer County Athlete for election into the Hall. Click on the button below to fill out our nomination form. You can also fill out a PDF application my clicking on that link in the nomination form page.
The Si Lyman Award, named in honor of the late Si Lyman, a veteran area sports editor and a past inductee of the Mercer County Hall of Fame, is given annually by the Hall of Fame's board of directors. It is awarded to the school district with the highest combined winning percentage for all sports. Click on the button below to see the list of past winners.
The Thomas W. Burns Academic All-Star Awards are presented annually by the Hall of Fame. They are awarded to the senior male and senior female athlete in each school district in Mercer County and Kennedy Catholic High School and the senior male athlete at the George Junior Republic with the highest academic standing. Click on the button below for past winners.
Please click on the button below to request tickets for
the Mercer County Hall of Fame induction ceremony and banquet.