Olympians, NCAA and Super Bowl champions, athletes, administrators and broadcaster set to join the Greater Buffalo Sports Hall of Fame
Class of 2025 to be introduced to the media and guests at Dave & Adam’s Card World on Wed., June 11, 2025
BUFFALO, NY – The Greater Buffalo Sports Hall of Fame will introduce its 12-member class of 2025, on Wednesday, June 11 at 4 p.m. at Dave and Adams. The 2025 class will officially be inducted this fall at the annual GBSHOF dinner, presented by Dave and Adam’s.
This event will mark the 35th class to be inducted into the Hall of Fame since its inception in 1991 and brings total membership to 415.
The 2025 Hall of Fame Class includes:
- Clar Anderson – NCAA wrestling champion and award-winning wrestling coach.
- Mike Buczkowski – Long-time baseball executive and longest tenured general manager in Buffalo Bisons history.
- Joey Giambra (Veteran) – Known as the “uncrowned king” of the middleweight boxing division.
- Jack Jurek – AMF World Cup Champion Bowler (1984) and winner of two PBA national titles (1995 and 2009).
- Tom Montemage (Veteran) – Three-time member of the U.S. Olympic cycling team (1948 London, 1952 Helsinki, 1964 Tokyo).
- John Murphy – Legendary Buffalo radio and television broadcaster and longtime voice of the Buffalo Bills.
- Paul Owens (Veteran) – General Manager of the 1980 World Series Champion Philadelphia Phillies.
- Jim Peelle (Veteran) – Known as the “father of modern intercollegiate athletics” at the University at Buffalo.
- Meaghan Sittler – A pioneer for women’s hockey, and a college and international hockey standout.
- James Starks – All-WNY (Niagara Falls H.S.), 3-time All-MAC honors (UB) and a member of the Green Bay Packers Super Bowl XLV championship team.
- Kathy Sweet – All-WNY basketball standout (Clarence H.S.) and Big East Rookie of the Year and 2-time Big East All- Conference honors (Boston College).
- Jillian Vogtli – Two-time U.S. Olympian, and 5-time member of the U.S. World Cup Ski team.
Please note that the “veteran” designation indicates that the inductee is being honored posthumously.
In addition to the inductee class, the Kenmore West Football Teams from 1967-69 will be honored as the 2025 Team of Distinction at the Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony in the fall.
The GBSHOF will also announce its annual monetary awards from the Amateur Sports Development Fund (ASDF) at the event on June 11. The ASDF has now distributed more than $200,000 to amateur athletes, teams and organizations seeking financial assistance to foster the pursuit of a higher level of athletic achievement.