Greater Cleveland Sports Hall of Fame

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Hint 1: He signed with the Indians in 1953 and began a minor league odyssey!

Hint 2: Helped develop an age-group track program that was adopted nationwide by the AAU!!

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Jack Staph was inducted into the Greater Cleveland Sports Hall of Fame in 2010 for his efforts in track and field.

For nearly five decades, Jack Staph has led the Cleveland Marathon, serving as executive director and race chairman since its debut in 1977.

Through changing courses, unpredictable weather and continued growth, he helped transform the event into one of the nation’s premier marathons, now drawing more than 15,000 participants each year.

Staph’s leadership has also helped raise millions for local charities while inspiring runners of all ages across Northeast Ohio.

A graduate of Youngstown State University and Cleveland State University’s Marshall College of Law, he also completed seven marathons himself.

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Mary Jane Boldin was inducted into the Greater Cleveland Sports Hall of Fame in 1996 for meritorious service.

From 1955 to 1985, Boldin played a central role in Cleveland recreation, helping residents of all ages participate in city sports programs through her work with the Cleveland Recreation Department.

She managed day-to-day operations ranging from team placement to securing sponsors and funding, supporting the growth of youth and community athletics across the city.

Her efforts were instrumental in expanding the city’s summer playground Junior Olympics program and supporting numerous MUNY and AAU initiatives.

In recognition of her long-standing impact, she was also inducted into the Cleveland Men’s Slo-Pitch Hall of Fame in 1986.

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Clinton Martin, Jr. was inducted into the Greater Cleveland Sports Hall of Fame in 1996 for his contributions to boxing.

For more than four decades, Martin has trained amateur boxers at the local, national and international levels, developing some of Cleveland’s top talent in the sport.

His athletes include Golden Gloves and national champions such as Jeff Stoudemire, Henry Hughes, Sanderline Williams and Todd Hickman.

Martin also served as a coach for USA amateur teams in international competition against Cuba and Russia, further cementing his reputation in the boxing community.

Since 1990, he has served as Cleveland’s Commissioner of Boxing and Wrestling and was elected vice president of the ABA of the USA for the Northwestern Counties of Ohio in 1996.

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Jenny Fish Baker was inducted into the Greater Cleveland Sports Hall of Fame in 1996 for speed skating.

A standout in speed skating from an early age, Fish Baker rose to national prominence as a teenager. By age 16, she was already competing at a world-class level and earned a spot on the 1968 U.S. Olympic Team while a freshman at Baldwin Wallace College.

At the 1968 Winter Olympics in Grenoble, she captured the silver medal in the 500-meter sprint. Her decorated career began at age 12, when she won the Ohio indoor championship and Cleveland Press Silver Skates title, and continued with multiple Ohio, national, and U.S. championship victories across junior and senior divisions throughout the 1960s.

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Hint 1: The Cleveland Browns picked him in the seventh round of the 1961 college draft as a fullback

Hint 2: A two-time member of the United States Gordon Cup: Senior Team (1958 and 1959)

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William Reith was inducted into the Greater Cleveland Sports Hall of Fame in 1996 for fencing.

Reith developed into a top collegiate fencer at Fenn College in the mid-1960s, where he won the All-Ohio epee title and finished fourth at the Midwest Championships as a junior. He closed his collegiate career with a 41-7 record as a senior.

He went on to compete at the highest levels of international fencing, earning spots on U.S. World Championship teams in 1974, 1975, and 1977, and helping the United States capture gold in the epee event at the 1975 Pan-American Games.

Reith also found success as a coach, developing elite athletes and later leading the Cleveland State men’s and women’s fencing programs.

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