Class of 2014, Hall of Fame Members
When Ed Kilgore took the weekend sports anchor seat at WGR-TV in 1973, Buffalo’s professional sports teams were emerging on the national sports scene. The NHL Sabres and NBA Braves were in their fourth season as expansion teams and the Bills finished a respectable...
Class of 2010, Hall of Fame Members
Franchise Players for the Buffalo Bandits National Lacrosse League Darris and Rich Kilgour grew up in Western New York, and attended Niagara Wheatfield High School. Darris and Rich have been staples of the Buffalo Bandits franchise, and the National Lacrosse League...
Class of 2009, Hall of Fame Members
Coach, Athletic Administator When someone starts a career in 1954, many would expect that this individual would not be a major contributor to his profession 55 years later. At the young age of 85, George Killian is ignoring this preconception and is still active in...
Class of 1997, Hall of Fame Members
Yale University Swimming Coach The Town of Tonawanda, New York, which, in local Native American tongue, translates to “fast water,” was a fitting birthplace for Robert J. Kiphuth, a coaching dynamo who, in 40 years of coaching the Yale University...
Class of 1993, Hall of Fame Members
Ice Skating Champion Catherine “Kit” Klein, the winner of a number of local, national and olympic speed skating titles, was the epitome of the self-made champion. As an upcoming young skater, she would ride her bicycle over the Peace Bridge each morning,...
