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Ken Tolfree

January 24, 2024
Ken was an outstanding athlete at Merrill High School where he participated in football, basketball,...
CLASS OF 2023
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KENNETH KELLY

September 6, 2022
Kenneth A. Kelly was born June 1, 1905 in Bowling Green, Ohio. His family moved...
CLASS OF 2005
KID LAVIGNE

KID LAVIGNE

July 29, 2002
Born in 1869 in Bay City and raised in the milltown of Melbourne (near Zilwaukee)...
CLASS OF 2002
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Lakisha Freeman Parker

October 29, 2025
Quickness, athleticism together with her Basketball skill made her one of the top recruits in...
CLASS OF 2025
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LaMarr Woodley
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November 17, 2022
LaMarr Woodley found success on the football field in high school, college and the NFL,...
CLASS OF 2022
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Larry Brethauer

September 12, 2022
Larry Brethauer was born and raised in Saginaw where he graduated from Saginaw High School...
CLASS OF 2020
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Larry Graf

January 24, 2024
Larry Graf had a successful 28-year coaching career leading the Hemlock High School Softball program....
CLASS OF 2023
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LARRY LAEDING

September 6, 2022
Lawrence A. Laeding was born December 29, 1910, in Sutter, Illinois. He graduated from Western...
CLASS OF 2005
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LAWRENCE McKINNEY

September 12, 2022
Lawrence H. McKinney was born in Saginaw in 1944 and played football, basketball and baseball...
CLASS OF 2014
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LEO “SMOKEY” BOYD

September 3, 2022
Outstanding basketball and football player at SS Peter & Paul High School (1947-49) Attended Michigan State...
CLASS OF 2003

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  • 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.