The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/hall-of-fame/ News from Israel, the Middle East and the Jewish World Wed, 23 Sep 2026 15:32:15 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://static-cdn.toi-media.com/www/uploads/2018/11/toi_icon_512-200x200.png Hall of Fame | The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/hall-of-fame/ 32 32 Remembering Jewish baseball legend Hank Greenberg’s 1934 Rosh Hashanah dilemma https://www.timesofisrael.com/remembering-jewish-baseball-legend-hank-greenbergs-1934-rosh-hashanah-dilemma/ Sat, 16 Sep 2023 00:13:12 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3097154 With the Detroit Tigers nearly neck-and-neck with the New York Yankees in the pennant race, the future Hall of Fame slugger had a tough choice to make on the Jewish new year

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]]> Billiards legend and former Jewish educator JoAnn Mason Parker eyes pro comeback https://www.timesofisrael.com/billiards-legend-and-former-jewish-educator-joann-mason-parker-eyes-pro-comeback/ Mon, 08 Nov 2021 01:26:09 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2638979 Inducted into California's Jewish Sports Hall of Fame last month, the one-time prodigy mulls bringing her aggressive style back to the professional circuit, after a 26-year hiatus

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]]> Hall of Fame unveils exhibit dedicated to NFL’s founding owners https://www.timesofisrael.com/hall-of-fame-unveils-exhibit-dedicated-to-nfls-founding-owners/ Mon, 09 Aug 2021 08:47:24 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2596381 Jewish owners of Minnesota Vikings donate $1 million for display paying tribute to men and women who made pro football the most popular sport in America

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]]> Hal Blaine, legendary Jewish drummer for Elvis, Sinatra, Lennon, dies at 90 https://www.timesofisrael.com/hal-blaine-elviss-and-sinatras-legendary-jewish-drummer-dies-at-90/ Tue, 12 Mar 2019 12:54:17 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2035025 Hall of Famer, a session musician for countless top hits in '60s and '70s, and possibly the most recorded drummer ever, spoke about his Jewish upbringing in 1990 memoir

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]]> TV film debuts on Kraft and NFL Hall of Famers’ visit to Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/tv-film-on-kraft-and-nfl-hall-of-famers-visit-to-israel-set-to-air/ Fri, 20 Oct 2017 05:34:25 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1714341 One-hour special spotlights pilgrimage by Patriots owner, 18 football players to the Western Wall, Dead Sea, and the Jordan River

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]]> NFL Hall of Famers laud Israelis’ sense of family, love for their country https://www.timesofisrael.com/nfl-hall-of-famers-laud-israelis-sense-of-family-love-for-their-country/ Mon, 19 Jun 2017 03:44:34 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1642326 1,000 local fans flock to Jerusalem's Kraft Family Stadium to meet with some of the 18 'Gold Jackets'

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]]> Athletes elected to International Jewish Sports Hall of Fame https://www.timesofisrael.com/athletes-elected-to-international-jewish-sports-hall-of-fame/ Mon, 26 Dec 2016 03:19:16 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1527925 Three Americans honored are Anthony Ervin, Thelma 'Tybie' Thall-Sommers, and Albert Von Tilzer

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]]> NBA’s Bulls owner Jerry Reinsdorf inducted into Basketball Hall of Fame https://www.timesofisrael.com/nbas-bulls-owner-jerry-reinsdorf-inducted-into-basketball-hall-of-fame/ Tue, 13 Sep 2016 00:34:56 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1461576 Reinsdorf recalls becoming hooked on NBA after realizing as a Jewish boy that he had 'a better chance of owning a team than playing for one'

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]]> Football hall of famers to butt heads with Israelis https://www.timesofisrael.com/football-hall-of-famers-to-butt-heads-with-israelis/ Wed, 17 Jun 2015 09:23:41 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1199383 Patriots owner will huddle with 19 gridiron greats in the Holy Land to tackle football's future in the Jewish state

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]]> Jay Leno hailed as the Israel of comedy https://www.timesofisrael.com/jay-leno-hailed-as-the-israel-of-comedy/ Wed, 12 Mar 2014 17:51:28 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=910424 He's not flawless, but he is also held to an impossible standard, talk show host Bill Maher says

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]]> Real men donate their purses to charity https://www.timesofisrael.com/jewish-boxer-donates-purses-to-spinal-injuries-charity/ Mon, 02 Dec 2013 04:11:42 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=769284 Jewish boxer Boyd Melson is going eight rounds for Team Fight to Walk on Wednesday in NY to help those with spinal injuries

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]]> Before Jackie Robinson, there was Hank Greenberg https://www.timesofisrael.com/before-jackie-robinson-there-was-hank-greenberg/ Fri, 12 Apr 2013 11:08:55 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=450710 As a blockbuster film opens in the US Friday about the man who broke baseball’s color barrier, the sport’s first Jewish superstar is not forgotten

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]]> Ravens’ late Jewish owner misses Hall of Fame cut https://www.timesofisrael.com/ravens-late-jewish-owner-misses-hall-of-fame-cut/ Sun, 03 Feb 2013 00:27:44 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=362252 As Baltimore team plays in Super Bowl, Canton decides not to honor Art Modell, who died in September

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]]> Can purple cholent power the Ravens to Super Bowl supremacy? https://www.timesofisrael.com/for-jewish-fans-fateful-football-decision-comes-a-day-before-super-bowl/ Thu, 31 Jan 2013 21:29:32 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=360422 Baltimore Ravens' Semitic supporters ready to wear or eat whatever it takes to bring a championship home

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