Our 28th Annual Induction Ceremony will be held on Thursday, September 24, 2026 at Rodeph Shalom in Philadelphia.

The Philadelphia Jewish Sports Hall of Fame Class of 2026 includes Traci Brody, Jake Cohen, Marlee Erlich, Paul Friedberg, Sam Fuld, Terry Goldberg (Alan Horwitz Impact Category), Phil Kohler (Alan Horwitz Impact Category), Bruce Marks (Simcha Gersh), Jessica Rosenbluth, Tracey and Shanin Specter (Pillar of Achievement), Lee Zimmerman, and Fran Dunphy (Ally on the Court).

This year's Legacy Award Winners include Herman Drizin, Al Lewis, and Philip Zuber.

Larry Brown
The only basketball coach to win the NCAA National Championship and the NBA Championship
Bernie Lemonick
He was a first team All American in football at the University of Pennsylvania.
Carol Schultz Greenberg
She was a two time First Team All-American in lacrosse
Buzz Bissinger
He wrote the book "Friday Night Lights" later made into a movie and a long running TV series

The Philadelphia Jewish Sports Hall of Fame contains a remarkable collection of athletes and others involved in sports activities. We have inducted 18 Olympians, including six medal winners, two world boxing champions, three women who made first team All-American in lacrosse, people who wrote brilliantly about sports or announced games, and others who founded, owned and/or managed professional franchises.

Inductees

Basketball Super Star

He was voted one of the Best 50 players in NBA history

Championship runner over 90

He was a runner who held the World Record in several distances for athletes over 90 and later for over 95

Basketball Pioneer

He founded the Philadelphia SPHAS, a famous Jewish professional basketball team, and later the Philadelphia Warriors (now the Golden State Warriors)

Known as "The Clown Prince of Baseball"

He performed in over 6,000 major league and minor league baseball games

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Personal Stories

Louis “Red” Klotz

Arn Tellem

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Exhibits

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