First class in other leagues
Saturday, Oct. 10, 2009
A look at the original inductees at other major sports halls:
BASEBALL HALL OF FAME (1936)
Ty Cobb, Babe Ruth, Christy Mathewson, Honus Wagner, Walter Johnson.
PRO FOOTBALL HALL (1963)
Sammy Baugh, Bert Bell, Joe Carr, Earl (Dutch) Clark, Harold (Red) Grange, George Halas, Mel Hein, Wilbur (Pete) Hubbell, Don Hutson, Earl (Curly) Lambeau, Tim Mara, George Preston Marshall, John (Blood) McNally, Bronko Nagurski, Ernie Nevers, Jim Thorpe.
NAISMITH BASKETBALL HALL OF FAME (1959)
James Naismith, Harold Olsen, John Schomer, Amos Alonzo Stagg, Oswald Tower, Phog Allen, Henry Clifford Carlson, Luther Gulick, Ed Hickox, Chuck Hyatt, George Mikan, James Walter Kennedy, Hank Luisetti, Walter Meanwell, Ralph Morgan, the original 1914 Celtics, the original 18-member first basketball team.
WORLD GOLF HALL OF FAME (1974)
Patty Berg, Walter Hagen, Ben Hogan, Bobby Jones, Byron Nelson, Jack Nicklaus, Francis Ouimet, Arnold Palmer, Gary Player, Gene Sarazen, Sam Snead, Harry Vardon, Babe Zaharias.
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