Judy Auritt Klein
Judy Auritt Kline was a pioneer in the sport of swimming, and was setting records and winning championships while women’s swimming was still in its initial stages. Born in Philadelphia, Judy began swimming at an early age. While attending elementary school, she vacationed with her family at Lake Almonesson in Deptford. Some cousins took their […]
Jeremiah Trotter
Jeremiah Trotter was very much an unknown when he arrived in Philadelphia in 1998. The Eagles selected the 6-1, 260-pound linebacker in the third round of the NFL draft but he played his college football at Stephen F. Austin, a Division 1-AA school, so only the hard core draftniks knew his story. Trotter did not […]
Jay Wright
The Philadelphia Big 5 and city series games between St. Joseph’s, Temple, Penn, Villanova, and La Salle at the Palestra have always been some of the most cherished traditions in college basketball folklore. With the possible exception of New York City in the late 1940s and early 1950s, no other city has produced such a […]
Valerie Still
Considering that basketball standout Valerie Still, who was born and raised on the South Jersey side of the Delaware River in Camden, has lived a life of destiny, it should be no surprise that her journey has led her to the Philadelphia Sports Hall of Fame Class of 2023. Her five older brothers became star […]
Bill Giles
During more than four decades working in the Phillies front office, Bill Giles provided a classic example of a person who made things happen. In fact, Giles made so many things happen that under his reign the Phillies became the winningest, most lucrative, and most popular team in franchise history. Giles was a working member […]
Irving Fryar
Rancocas Valley High School has turned out some great athletes and Irving Fryar was one of the very best. He starred in baseball where his play in centerfield attracted major league scouts, but he really excelled on the football field. “There wasn’t anything the kid couldn’t do,” said Bill Gordon, the school’s football coach. “He […]
Willie Jones
Search the list of the best third basemen in Phillies history, and the name Willie Jones is right there among the leaders. With good reason: He could field, he could hit, and he could throw. Willie Edward Jones had a long and distinguished career with the Phillies, extending from 1947 through 1959. His many memorable […]
Joe Watson
Joe Watson knew virtually nothing about Philadelphia when a passerby informed the Boston Bruins rookie defenseman he’d been selected by the fledgling Philadelphia Flyers in the 1967 expansion draft. “The only thing I knew about Philadelphia was: In 1964, I watched the All-Star Game and Johnny Callison hit a home run to win it,” Watson […]
Carol Lewis
It was about four weeks before the 1984 Olympics in Los Angeles, and Carol Lewis was training in California for the long jump. One of the top woman long jumpers in the US, Lewis had just brought home a bronze medal in the long jump from the World Championships the year before. As Lewis landed […]
Carlos Ruiz
On the night of October 29, 2008, Carlos Ruiz snagged Brad Lidges most important slider of the season and sprinted to the pitchers mound for a World Series Championship embrace that remains etched in the hearts and minds of all Philadelphia sports fans. The journey to that triumphant moment began ten years earlier, in the […]