The 18th Annual Softball Hall of Fame Inductee dinner this Saturday kicked off a great celebration for the 2013 inductees and fellow 16 inch softball fans. With anticipation running high for the new Softball Hall of Fame Grand Opening this July, dinner goers were excited to welcome the new inductees and catch up with old friends. …
The Hall of Fame is offering discounted bricks until December 24, 2013. Bricks are a hundred dollars off the large bricks and fifty dollars off the small bricks a perfect gift for the holiday season; purchase donor bricks online at www.16inchsoftballhof.com/sponsorships/#brick. Top reasons to buy a Brick: 1) It’s a great Christmas gift 2) Price …
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Our HOF Board is on record of saying the museum will be done by July 2014. We are expecting the costs to run approx. $200,000 to finalize the displays inside. We intend to find in-kind sponsors and keep all costs to a minimum. We have raised over $105,000 from Waste Management, MB Bank and Molex. …
July 19 – Chicago 16″ Softball Hall of Fame Museum Grand Opening Ribbon cutting ceremony, Celebrity Softball Game and Entertainment: WHEN: Saturday, July 19th –1:30pm – 2013 inductee plaques unveiled and museum ribbon-cutting ceremony; 3:00pm – CEO – Celebrity Softball Game; 4:00pm – North vs. South Hall of Famers Game; 5:00pm – Entertainment begins! WHERE: Forest Park, IL (Des Plaines Avenue and …
The great game of softball started in Chicago at the Farragut Boat Club…in 1887 on a Thanksgiving Day while bored alumni of Harvard and Yale waited the ticker tape scores of their football game…wrapped up a boxing glove and starting hitting with a broom stick. In celebration of that event,the Hall of Fame Board led …
The 19th Annual Hall of Fame Inductee Dinner will be held on Saturday, March 28th, 2015 at the Drury Lane Oak brook The 16-Inch Chicago Softball Hall of Fame honors both men and women-players, historic teams, organizers, managers and umpires-who since the 1920s have exemplified excellent 16-inch softball talent, sportsmanship, and set a precedent for …
16-Inch Chicago Softball Inducts Its Stars into Hall of Fame 2015 Read More »
The 19th Annual Hall of Fame Inductee Dinner will be held on Saturday, March 28th, 2015 at the Drury Lane Oak brook The 16-Inch Chicago Softball Hall of Fame honors both men and women-players, historic teams, organizers, managers and umpires-who since the 1920s have exemplified excellent 16-inch softball talent, sportsmanship, and set a precedent for …
16-Inch Chicago Softball Inducts Its Stars into Hall of Fame 2015 Read More »
The great game of softball started in Chicago at the Farragut Boat Club…in 1887 on a Thanksgiving Day while bored alumni of Harvard and Yale waited the ticker tape scores of their football game…wrapped up a boxing glove and starting hitting with a broom stick. In celebration of that event,the Hall of Fame Board led …
