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Hall of Famers
Explore the stories of 231 inductees through news articles, photos, audio recordings, videos and memorabilia.
Special Features
Beyond stories about the inductees, other collected tales of local sporting history are shared here.
2023 CSHOF Inductees Welcomed
The Board of Directors of the Chautauqua Sports Hall of Fame is proud to welcome the eleven new inductees who comprise the Class of 2023.
Welcomed at the annual awards dinner on February 20 were Bob Barlette, Sheldon Battle, Kirsten Green, David Hinson, Frank Jagoda II, Bruce Johnson, Scott Kindberg, Fred Larson, Marty Nichols, Jay Sirianni and Amy (King) Swanson.
The Class of 2023 is the 41st group inducted into the CSHOF since its inception in 1981. The new honorees bring the total number of CSHOF inductees to 231.
CSHOF, Tarp Skunks Unveil New Baseball Book
The Chautauqua Sports Hall of Fame, in partnership with the Jamestown Tarp Skunks, has published a book entitled Our Game: From Unknowns to Tarp Skunks, 155 Years (And Counting!) of Baseball in Jamestown, New York. Our Game is a reprint of the 1998 book Across the Seams by Dave Mulei, with new, additional chapters edited by Scott Kindberg.
Our Game provides an in-depth look at the rich history of baseball in Jamestown, NY, from the many affiliations with Major League Baseball teams to Jamestown’s more recent participation in summer collegiate baseball.
Our Game is now available for sale. Books can be purchased in-person at the Chautauqua Sports Hall of Fame at 15 W 3rd St. in Jamestown for $25.
The book can also be purchased by sending an e-mail to Randy Anderson, CSHOF President, randy28b@netsync.net. There is a shipping fee of $8.
You can also buy Our Game online for $33 including shipping.
CSHOF Offers Jamestown Player Posters
The Chautauqua Sports Hall of Fame is making available two posters featuring players who roamed the ballpark in Jamestown beginning in 1939 through 2014. The baseball players were members of Major League Baseball clubs during their careers.
The first poster features players from the era 1939-1981. The second covers the years 1982-2014.
Each poster is available individually for $20 or both may be purchased together for $35. Shipping is $8 for either one or both.
The posters can be purchased by sending an e-mail to Randy Anderson, CSHOF President, randy28b@netsync.net.
You can also buy them online using the "Add to Cart" button below.
RUN! From Civil War to the NFL
The Jehuu Caulcrick Story: The Bullet Doesn't Pick and Choose
When he was seven years old CSHOF inductee Jehuu Caulcrick (Jay-you Call-crick) walked the Liberian coast with his family, passing through checkpoints armed with child soldiers not much older than him, blank faces, teeth yellowed by jungle-juice and heroin, AK-47s hanging off gaunt bodies. It was 1990, the middle of country’s second civil war in ten years. He walked for nearly seven-hundred miles, until he was nine-years-old.
When he was twenty-seven years old Jehuu carried a football for the Buffalo Bills in the NFL for one yard and a first down, his only carry in a five-year nomadic career as a professional football player.
In between, a lot happened.
RUN! From Civil War to the NFL; The Jehuu Caulcrick Story: The Bullet Doesn't Pick and Choose is available on Amazon for just $34.99.
Baseball Is Life Is Baseball:
Winning On and Off the Field
CSHOF inductee Charlie LaDuca uses his vast experience as teacher, coach, and player to list the ingredients and proper blending of them necessary to guarantee success in his book Baseball Is Life Is Baseball: Winning On and Off the Field.
Baseball Is Life Is Baseball was inspired by a magical high school baseball season culminating in a State Championship. The lessons learned along the way serve as a recipe for success both on and off the field. The author uses his vast experience as teacher, coach, and player to list the ingredients and proper blending of them necessary to guarantee success. This is not a book of baseball fundamentals. It is about the many qualities other than fundamentals needed to take your team or personal life to the next level. Interwoven with detailed practical information are stories and experiences bringing these qualities to life. You will find yourself laughing and perhaps crying at times as you take this journey designed to lift you up and bring out your best.
Baseball Is Life Is Baseball is available on Amazon for just $14.99.
Membership? The time to join or renew is here.
It’s now time to join to renew your membership in the CSHOF for another year. For persons who are interested in preserving the history of sports in Chautauqua County and honoring the outstanding individuals who have created our cherished sports memories, it’s time to purchase or renew our memberships in the Chautauqua Sports Hall of Fame for July 1, 2023 through June 30, 2024.
To honor and preserve the sports history of Chautauqua County.CSHOF mission
Celebrate our sports past and honor the outstanding individuals who have created our cherished sports memories with a membership. You will receive several value-added benefits for your membership fee.
Sports Videos
A library of video interviews and documentaries produced by sports archivist and CSHOF inductee Greg Peterson are available for viewing online.
Additionally, a collection of DVD's chronicling sports in Chautauqua County, the Hall of Fame inductees and interviews with sports personalities is are available for viewing by visitors at the exhibit hall.
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