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LARRY LAEDING

Lawrence A. Laeding was born December 29, 1910, in Sutter, Illinois. He graduated from Western...
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LAWRENCE McKINNEY

Lawrence H. McKinney was born in Saginaw in 1944 and played football, basketball and baseball...
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LEO “SMOKEY” BOYD

Outstanding basketball and football player at SS Peter & Paul High School (1947-49) Attended Michigan State...
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LEO (SAM) FRANZ

he legendary prep basketball coach won two state championships at two different schools. Franz, who...
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Loren Dietrich

Loren Dietrich was born in Saginaw and was a stellar lineman in football from 1947-48...
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LORI GNATKOWSKI-VONDETTE

Played on Carrollton High School's junior varsity team as a freshman and scored 300 points....
Lou Dawkins

Lou Dawkins

If you were to carve a Mount Rushmore ofSaginaw Basketball, Lou Dawkins would beamong those...
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MARCO MARCET

Marco Marcet was an outstanding athlete at Flint Technical High School where he participated in...
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MARK MACON

Mark Macon was named the Athlete of the Decade in the 1980’s by The Saginaw...
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MARK RUSZ

Mark Rusz was a dominant wrestler at St. Charles High School where he posted a...
  • 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.