A sports hall of fame to honor men and women from Michigan's Upper Peninsula was a dream for many years. It had been talked about often in the '50s and '60s.
The U.P. Sportswriters Association, forerunner of the current U.P. Sportswriters and Sportscasters Association, got as far as organizing a committee in 1960 to investigate the project.
Mike Caruso, Iron Mountain
Bill Crawford, Sault Ste. Marie
Fred DeVuono, Sault Ste. Marie
Jim Dwyer, Sault Ste. Marie
Executive Director
Cathy Shamion, Ontonagon
President
Rod Guizzetti, Negaunee
1. The secretary will provide all members of the Hall of Fame Council with copies of all nominations at least two weeks prior to the annual selection meeting.
2. No member of the Council shall be permitted to vote for Hall of Fame members by absentee ballot. All ballots must be cast in person at the Hall of Fame election meeting.
1. Any person may nominate a candidate for membership into the Upper Peninsula Sports Hall of Fame.
2. Nominations must include a biography of the candidate, i.e., the sports history of the individual in either paragraph or outline form, and supporting data such as newspaper clippings if possible. Letters of recommendation are welcome but not mandatory. Include the nominee's current address, if living, or nearest of kin, if deceased.
Arthur Allen* (Manistique) 1972-2010
Harold Anderson (Stambaugh) 1977-96
Richard Bonifas* (Manistique) 1972-88
Alan Bovard* (Houghton) 1972-74
See Sponsorship Opportunities for more information about the various options and benefits of becoming a sponsor.
All sponsorship dollars go to support 16 college scholarships student-athletes from the Upper Peninsula receive.
Each year all Upper Peninsula High Schools can nominate 1 female and 1 male student athlete for the U.P. Sports Hall of Fame scholarship. Each year 2 female and 2 male student athletes are selected as winners. The scholarship is $500 per year, for 4 years or $2,000 total for each winner.
