A former Browns player, the club's founder, and two Olympians headline the inductees into the 34th Greater Cleveland Sports Hall of Fame. Eight athletes and sports contributors will be inducted during ceremonies and a banquet on Sept. 23 at Landerhaven in Mayfield. Included are Browns defensive back Ernie Kellerman, Browns founder Arthur B. "Mickey" McBride, and Olympic rower Caldwell...
A former Browns player, the club's founder, and two Olympians headline the inductees into the 34th Greater Cleveland Sports Hall of Fame.
Eight athletes and sports contributors will be inducted during ceremonies and a banquet on Sept. 23 at Landerhaven in Mayfield. Included are Browns defensive back Ernie Kellerman, Browns founder Arthur B. "Mickey" McBride, and Olympic rower Caldwell B. Esselstyn Jr. For ticket information, visit clevelandsportshalloffame.com or call 216-682-0141.
Here are the inductees:
Roger Davis -- Solon High's Davis played on Syracuse's 1959 national championship team with Heisman Trophy winner Ernie Davis. He was a first-round draft pick of the Chicago Bears and played on the Bears' 1963 championship team.
Caldwell B. Esselstyn Jr. -- Cleveland Heights native won a gold medal as a member of Yale's rowing crew at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, Australia.
Ernie Kellermann -- Bedford High and Miami (Ohio) product was a three-time all-Mid-American Conference quarterback, then played safety for the Browns for five years, making the Pro Bowl in 1968. The Browns won division titles in four of the years he played.
Mike Macenko -- Known in national softball circles as the greatest home run hitter of all-time. Played for several Cleveland teams, then went to the pros and played on three ISA World Championship teams. Was the MVP of the 1987 series, and was named to six all-world teams. Holds the record for the highest batting average in the ISA World Series at .920.
Katie Class Marquard -- Westlake resident is a two-time Olympian and a member of the U.S. Speedskating Hall of Fame. She was a bronze medalist at 500 meters in the 1987 World Championships and finished the 1986-87 season at number three in the 1,500 meter World Cup rankings. She was executive director of US Speedskating for 16 years.
Arthur B. "Mickey" McBride -- As founding owner of the Cleveland Browns, he hired Paul Brown as coach. A prominent Cleveland businessman, McBride was also founder of the Yellow Cab Co. The football term "taxi squad" was coined for his inactive roster of players who temporarily drove taxis for Yellow Cab.
Buddy Schultz -- Led his Shaw Cardinals to the 1968 state championship by throwing shutouts in the semifinal and final games, played 20 minutes apart. Set an NCAA record that still stands at Miami (Ohio) with 26 strikeouts in one game, then played five years in the big leagues, highlighted by a 2.33 ERA in 1977 for the St. Louis Cardinals, third lowest in the National League.
Jack Staph -- Has been the chairman and the driving force of the Cleveland Marathon since its inception in 1977. Through the years the race has drawn more than 250,000 runners.