1976-77 Turner Cup champions team photo with players and coaches.

SAGINAW GEARS HOCKEY TEAM (1976-77)

During the 1976-77 International Hockey League season, the Saginaw Gears – in just their fifth...
High school football team celebrating their championship victory together.

Saginaw High School State Champion Football Team (1999)

Saginaw High School’s 1999 football team was one of the most talent-laden high school varsity...
Vintage black and white photo of a men's basketball team posing with a trophy.

SAGINAW HIGH STATE CHAMPIONSHIP TRACK AND FIELD TEAMS (1945-49)

1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 Coach Carl A. Nordberg's Trojans nosed out Flint Central by...
Close-up of a bald man with a serious expression against a blue sky.

SAM SWORD

Sam Sword was a football, basketball and baseball standout for Arthur Hill High School where...
Black-and-white portrait of a smiling woman with long hair.

SHARON (SANDERS) BADE

Sharon Sanders was a three-sport athlete at Dwight D. Eisenhower High School, earning 10 letters...
Black and white photo of a vintage soccer team in striped socks.

SS. PETER AND PAUL’S BASKETBALL TEAMS OF 1946, 1947, & 1948

1946 1947 1948 The Midgets compiled an overall record of 74-2 over three seasons which...
Black and white photo of a vintage football team with players in old-style uniforms.

ST. ANDREWS FOOTBALL TEAMS (1947 – 1948 – 1949)

1947 1948 1949 St. Andrew’s High School’s varsity football team was the Valley Parochial League...
Angry bulldog illustration with a spiked collar.

St. Charles Football (1961-1965)
https://youtu.be/GJJ0DhBCqFc

From 1961 to 1965 the St. Charles High School varsity football team turned in one...
Black and white photo of a vintage basketball team posing with a trophy.

St. Mary’s Cathedral State Champion Basketball Team (1952-53)

Saginaw St. Mary’s Cathedral High School’s boys’ varsity basketball team turned in the school’s only...
A jubilant basketball team celebrating a victory with a trophy and raised fingers.

St. Stephen’s State Championship Basketball Team (1968-69) 

St. Stephen’s High School opened its doors in Saginaw for the 1963-64 school year. Leo...
  • 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.