The Delaware Sports Museum and Hall of Fame was founded in 1976. Al Cartwright, who helped found it, was its first president,[1] as well as being inducted to its hall of fame in 1980.[2]
Location in Delaware | |
Established | 1976 |
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Location | 801 Shipyard Drive, Wilmington, Delaware, United States, 302.425.3263 |
Coordinates | 39°44′00″N 75°33′50″W / 39.733429°N 75.564008°W |
Type | Sports museum |
Executive director | Scott Selheimer |
President | Marty Walsh |
Public transit access | DART First State bus: 12 |
Website | http://www.desports.org/ |
The Delaware Sports Museum and Hall of Fame is a member of the International Sports Heritage Association.[3]
The Delaware Sports Museum and Hall of Fame contains, among other things, the Izzy Katzman Sports Library.[4] Katzman was inducted into the hall of fame in 1993,[5] before the Izzy Katzman Sports Library, named after him, was created.[4]
A complete list of inductees to the Delaware Sports Hall of Fame is as follows:[6]