The Montgomery County Sports Hall of Fame Announces the Class of 2025

The MCSHF is proud to announce our class of 2025.

The new hall of famers are: lacrosse player and executive Paul Rabil, soccer player Oguchi Onyewu, triple jumper Thea Lafond, football player Bob Windsor, hockey player Haley Skarupa, and posthumously football coach Al Thomas.

This is the 6th class of the Montgomery County Sports Hall of Fame.  This year’s six inductees join the 29 other members of the Hall of Fame.

The inductees will be honored at a ceremony on Sunday, May 4th, 2025 at the Silver Spring Civic Building.  It is free to attend.  Save the date!

 

 

 

 

Thank You!

MCSHF would like to thank everyone who attended the 2023 induction ceremony on October 29, 2023 to honor this year’s inductees, Joanna Lohman, Scott Van Pelt, Harold Solomon, Jim Fegan, Tracy Jackson, and John Harvill as well as the MCSHF High School Athletes of the Week.  We would also like to thank this year’s sponsors, donators and partners for helping us be able to put on such a great event.

Recap of the 2023 induction ceremony!

2023 Event Sponsors and Partners

2022 Induction Ceremony

MCSHF would like to thank everyone who attended the 2022 induction ceremony on December 4, 2022 to help us celebrate the achievements of this year’s inductees, Steve Francis, Tim Kurkjian, Sonny Jackson, Rob Bordley, Sally Glynn Hauser, and Clarence “Pint” Isreal and the MCSHF High School Athletes of the Week.  More information about this year’s inductees can be found here.

Recap of the 2022 induction ceremony:

2021 Induction Ceremony

The 2021 Montgomery County Sports Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony is here!  The event can be viewed below or on our YouTube page at https://youtu.be/TsNU_9GeM40.  Congratulations to this year’s inductees!

More information on the inductees can be found here.

Meet the Class of 2020

The 2020 Montgomery County Sports Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony

Congratulations to all of the 2020 inductees!  More information on the 2020 Class of the Montgomery County Sports Hall of Fame can be found here.  And, thank you to all of those that participated in our online auction!

Black Lives Matter

A Message from the Montgomery County Sports Hall of Fame:

Our country continues to face its long history of racism, injustice and inequality. Our African-American community faces this every day. We must all work together to create meaningful change in our society. We can no longer ignore or be silent with the inequities that exist. We must speak up and speak out.

The Montgomery County Sports Hall of Fame (MCSHF) mission is to honor and recognize significant achievement in sports in Montgomery County and to build a better community through sports. We respect and value the dignity of individuals of color. We are committed to inclusion and equality. Every person, regardless of color, gender, or creed, should have equal access to opportunities in our society. As an organization, we have a responsibility to speak up when we see actions that do not support our values.

Click here to read about the Montgomery County Sports Hall of Fame’s first class!


Thank you for your interest in the MCSHF. Our first induction was held Sept. 13 as Katie Ledecky, Dominique Dawes, Shawn Springs, Bob Milloy, Bruce Murray and posthumously Walter Johnson were inducted as the inaugural class.


Vision

Building a Better Community Through Sports.  Our vision is to inspire all athletes to redefine the meaning of success.

Mission

The Montgomery County Sports Hall of Fame (MCSHF) honors and recognizes, by public acknowledgment and commemoration, those individuals, teams, coaches, managers, organizations, and supporters who merit recognition and distinction for their outstanding contributions through inspiring achievements and leadership in sports and athletic endeavors in Montgomery County, Maryland and beyond.  MCSHF endeavors to build and make available and support sports and programs in our county and to cultivate pride in the achievements of local awardees throughout our community.

The Purpose of MCSHF is to preserve the memory and achievements of its inductees and serve the community by supporting programs and activities sponsored by the Hall of Fame through its fundraising efforts to foster principles of good sportsmanship, tolerance, and leadership.

Montgomery County Sports Hall of Fame recognizes, appreciates, respects, and values differences and the unique contributions of others’ talents, backgrounds, customs, and worldviews. On these grounds, MCSHF is committed to programs and policies that promote and ensure fair and equitable opportunities, benefits and resources for all persons associated with MCSHF. In accordance with the generally accepted policies of affirmative action and equal opportunity, MCSHF will not discriminate based on sex, race, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, disability, ancestry or national origin in the conduct of its programs and will promote an inclusive environment for all participants and fans.

Montgomery County Sports Hall of Fame is a registered 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization established in 2018.