Vintage black-and-white photo of a basketball team with their coach.

1943-1944 ARTHUR HILL STATE CHAMPIONSHIP BOYS BASKETBALL TEAM

The team's Most Valuable Player, ​Dick Rifenburg Arthur Hill High School's 1943-44 boys' varsity basketball...
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1962 SAGINAW HIGH STATE CHAMPIONSHIP BASKETBALL TEAM

Saginaw High School’s 1961-62 varsity basketball team has been called by many as the finest...
1979 ISC World Softball Champions team photo in black and white.

1979 SAGINAW BOLTER’S WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP SOFTBALL TEAM

The Saginaw Bolters fast pitch softball team captured the International Softball Congress World Championship in...
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1992 Carrollton Girls Basketball Team

The 1992 Carrollton Girls Basketball team was a special one. Led by Coach Schumacher who,...
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1999 ST. CHARLES STATE CHAMPION FOOTBALL TEAM

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2025 Banquet

Vintage black and white photo of a football player wearing number 71.

AL HINTON

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AL LUPLOW

The pride of Zilwaukee got his start at St. Andrew’s High School where he played...
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Alfonso Boone

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ALICE BUCHALTER

Alice Buchalter, a native of Philadelphia, PA., and moved to the Saginaw area with her...
  • 1. Any individual who meets the outlined qualifying criteria may be nominated.
  • 2. Nominations must be made on official Saginaw County Sports Hall of Fame forms. Once the documents are completed in full, they must be returned with all other available information regarding the candidate. Completed nomination forms and additional information can be mailed to the Saginaw County Sports Hall of Fame, Attn: Selection Committee Chairman, 500 Federal Avenue, Saginaw, MI 48607-1253. Download Below
  • 3. Individuals will be notified if they are on the upcoming ballot.
  • 4. No individual inductee will be formally inducted without their approval or the approval of their immediate family.
  • 5. Each selected nominee will be notified of their selection before the annual Press Conference in April

Nomination Criteria Saginaw County Sports Inductees

Consideration for the Saginaw County Sports Hall of Fame consists of the following:

  • 1. The Saginaw County Sports Hall of Fame is open to any individual, male or female, who has achieved outstanding success in athletics. That person either resided in Saginaw County at the time of their achievement or was originally from the area.
  • 2. An interscholastic or professional athlete must be out of action five years before entering the Saginaw County Sports Hall of Fame. The five-year rule is waived for recreational athletes, contributors, and coaches.
  • 3. The Saginaw County Sports Hall of Fame is open to all individuals from throughout Saginaw County who have outstanding contributions off the field of play.
  • 4. Teams also will be considered for induction into the Saginaw County Sports Hall of Fame each year.