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  GREATER NORTHWEST FOOTBALL HALL OF FAME

CELEBRATING THE GREATEST EVER IN OUR GAME

 

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** The GNFA Hall of Fame has been established to honor those individuals who gave thier all in the advancement of minor league football in the Northwest and whose service and dedication are indeed worthy of such an honor. To be eligible for the GNFA Hall of Fame, one must have been a pioneer, a trailblazer, a standout, or long standing member of the northwest football community prior to 2005. After that, the requirements include a minimum of 5 years of service towards the GNFA and/or one of its member organizations. Special exemptions may be granted on a peer review basis and after a full research of the candidate is performed. The GNFA will induct its' first official class of honorees in 2009 which will be limited to not more than 8 persons. The GNFA has placed a limit on the number of inductees per class because we believe that a Hall of Fame should be an elite honor and that can only be accomplished by limits and not the mass induction of individuals with no review of accomplishments and validity of service. ^

^ Posthumous induction may be performed at any time and does not count toward the class limit of 8 persons.

CURRENT SUBMISSIONS UNDER REVIEW:

Team Category


Multnomah Athletic Club (1891)
(link) The legendary "26" together with the Tacoma Athletic Club played the first game in amateur history on Thanksgiving day 1891.

Issaquah Firemen (1933-1936) During the 1933 & 1934 seasons the Firemen (all weighing under 150 lbs) were undefeated and unscored upon. The Firemen went on to be undefeated for 4 consecutive seasons even beating the "big boys" from Seattle, many with offensive linemen averaging 205 pounds or more.

Player Category

William B. Goodwin (link) founded the Seattle Athletic Club and brought football to the University of Washington.


Halfback Chuck Jones of the Bremerton Destroyers set a single game record of 5 rushing touchdowns including dashes of 67, 83, and 79 yards enroute to a record 298 yards. The Destroyers in 1938 rushed for a record 1,919 yards in 10 games.

Mark Brooke of the Multnomah A.C. scored the first touchdown in northwest history on Thanksgiving day 1891.

Ernest Dzurick was a former quarterback with the Enumclaw Silver Barons after playing in the farm leagues for the Cincinnati Reds in the late 1920's as a 3rd baseman.  After earning a bachelors degree from Western Washington, he became a school teacher and coach, and was recognized for outstanding service to athletics in 1993 by the Pacific Northwest Coaches Association.  Died Sept.7, 1997 in Bellevue.

Mel Wortman played for the Renton Rams in 1939, then the Bremerton Destroyers as a center and nose guard.  He also played semi pro basketball for 20 years including 4 years with the Navy Yard apprentice team.

Coach Category


Don Sprinkle began his career quietly with the Renton Rams as a fullback in the late 1930's and eventually took the Rainier Beach Ramblers/Seattle Ramblers to prominence (110-46-5) well into the 60's before his unexpected death in 1963.
 

 
 
 
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