Greater Binghamton Sports Hall of Fame

Dave Burch - "TALK-IN FOOTBALL" - Tomorrow - Sunday, April 25 (1:30 PM - 4:30 PM) At The Greater Binghamton Sports Hall Of Fame Museum Located At The Oakdale Mall.

Yesterday... Jim Maggiore and Tony Quagliata check out the newspaper clipping from the first home opener of the Binghamton Mets in 1992. The clippings and tickets from the opener were donated to the Greater Binghamton Sports Museum by Mark Knowlton of Dover, Pennsylvania.

Tomorrow - Friday, April 23 - From Noon to 3:00 PM - Talk Baseball with Jim Maggiore At The Greater Binghamton Sports Hall Of Fame Museum Located At The Oakdale Mall.

Come Visit Us Tomorrow - Thursday, April 22, and Talk Sports with Roger Neel from 3:00 PM to 6:00 PM At The Greater Binghamton Sports Hall Of Fame Museum Located At The Oakdale Mall.

Come visit and talk Sports with our Team at the GB Sports HOF Museum!

DID YOU KNOW......? By the GB Sports HOF & Museum! Mickey Greenberg and Bess Greenberg are the only Father-Daughter duo inducted in the Greater Binghamton Sports Hall Of Fame for their achievements in basketball (Photo 1). Mickey Greenberg shown here as a member of the Washington Generals playing defense vs Meadowlark Lemon of the Harlem Globetrotters (Photo 2). Bess Greenberg shown here at an early age, offensively driving by NBA HOF'er Chris Mullin at Golden Valley Sports ...Camp (Photo 3). See and explore our local Sports History at our community's Sports Hall Of Fame and Museum located at the Oakdale Mall - Open Thursdays through Sundays 12 Noon - 6:00 PM (Photo 4). Visit our web site at: AJQSports.com See more

DID YOU KNOW......? By the GB Sports HOF & Museum! Fourteen Of The Sixty-Six Current Inductees In The Greater Binghamton Sports Hall Of Fame Played In The: ... NFL (7), MLB (3), NBA (3), And NHL (1) NFL Bobby Campbell (Class Of 2015) Steve Chomyszak (Class Of 2017) Arthur Jones (Class Of 2019) Isaiah Kacyvenski (Class Of 2015) Ron Luciano (Class Of 2015) John Schultz (Class Of 2017) Chris Snee (Class Of 2016) MLB William Anthony "Wild Bill" Hallahan (Class Of 2016) Steve Kraly (Class Of 2016) Johnny Logan (Class Of 2015) NBA Billy Gabor (Class Of 2016) Bill Kenville (Class Of 2018) Chuck Rolles (Class Of 2016) NHL Mike Dunham (Class Of 2016)

DID YOU KNOW......? By the GB Sports HOF & Museum! Hometown Middleweight Boxer Joe Taylor poses with boxing legend Joe Louis... Binghamton’s own Joe Taylor fought professionally from 1947-1954 and here he poses at his Susquehanna street restaurant (Gentleman Joe Taylor's ) with Joe Louis, circa 1960. Louis reigned as heavyweight champion from 1937-1949 and Taylor was the 9th-ranked middleweight in 1949. Taylor was inducted into the GB Sports HOF in 2019.

DID YOU KNOW......? By the GB Sports HOF & Museum! Ray Stanton Sr. And Joe Namath At Training Camp For The Jets... In this picture from July 1970, Joe Namath smiles for the camera as he poses with training camp teammate Ray Stanton Sr. Stanton played for Alabama’s archrival, Auburn, and was a member of the inaugural GBSHOF Class in 2015. When Coach Weeb Ewbank introduced Ray to Joe, he said Here’s Ray Stanton, you better be careful, he’s from Auburn!

R.I.P COACH JACK HALLORAN GREAT PERSON - GREAT COACH GB SPORTS HALL OF FAME INDUCTEE - 2015

DID YOU KNOW......? By the GB Sports HOF & Museum! BINGHAMTON'S OWN BILL HALLAHAN: THE FIRST NL ALL-STAR STARTING PITCHER! The first all-star game between the National League and American League was played in the summer of 1933, at Comiskey Park in Chicago. The starting pitcher for the National League was Binghamton's own Bill Hallahan, who was born in Binghamton on August 4, 1902, and was a lifetime denizen of Binghamton. In 1933 Bill was the ace of the St. Louis Cardinals,... and Dizzy Dean was playing second fiddle to him! Hallahan was affectionately known as "Wild Bill" and was arguably the best pitcher in baseball from 1930-1933. He won three World Championships with the Cards (1926, 1931, and 1934), and in the 1931 World Series against the Philadelphia Athletics, he won 2 games, saved another, and posted an incredible 0.49 E.R.A. in 19.1 innings pitched! Year Won Lost E.R.A. Innings Pitched Strikeouts BB 1930 15 9 4.66 237.1 177 126 1931 19 9 3.29 248.2 159 112 1932 12 7 3.11 176.1 108 69 1933 16 13 3.50 244,1 93 98 Bill's Best 4-Year Stretch; bold indicates he led the league. Statistics courtesy of Baseballresearch.com After his playing days were over, Bill returned to his hometown and lived on Davis Street, just a few blocks from Recreation Park. He would often watch the little leaguers play at the park. Today, there is a plaque mounted on a small monolith that proclaims the field as "Hallahan Field." Bill (#11) is on the left in the first row of the picture of the 1933 National League All-Star team. See more