Induction Ceremonies to be held Sunday, April 26, at Silver Spring Civic Building
Five legendary figures from Montgomery County’s sports history and the team with the County’s all-time longest winning streak in any sport will be honored at 4 p.m. on Sunday, April 26, when the Montgomery Sports Hall of Fame inducts its Class of 2026 at the Silver Spring Civic Building. Joining 35 previous inductees will be three-time All-Met basketball star Willie Allen of Richard Montgomery High School, 11-year NFL veteran John Bunting, all-time great official Bill Dixon, 93-time marathon runner Betty Holston Smith and, posthumously, track and field standout and girls basketball coach Warren Crutchfield. The first team to be inducted into the Hall of Fame will be the Academy of the Holy Cross girls basketball team that won 115 straight games from 1977-82.
The Hall of Fame already includes names that are known for accomplishments that are known worldwide, nationally and as local legends. The hall includes swimmer Katie Ledecky, gymnast Dominique Dawes, baseball hall of fame pitcher Walter Johnson, former NFL star Shawn Springs, tennis standout Jeri Ingram, soccer’s Bruce Murray, voice of Maryland sports Johnny Holliday and ESPN anchor Scott Van Pelt. The chair of the board of directors of the Sports Hall of Fame is Bob Milloy, who was inducted as a member after 47 years of coaching in which he became the winningest football coach in Maryland high school history.
The April 26 induction ceremony is open to the public and free to attend. The Silver Spring Civic Building is located at 1 Veterans Pl. in Silver Spring. Public parking is available in a garage across the street from the building and it is located just blocks from the Silver Spring Metro Station on the Red Line. Doors for the event will open at 3 p.m.
Learn more about the Sports Hall of Fame and the 2026 inductees.
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