List of members of the Italian American Sports Hall of Fame explained

This is a list of members of the National Italian American Sports Hall of Fame.

A

• Ed Abbaticchio, baseball player
• Ben Abruzzo, balloonist
• Acerra brothers, baseball players
• Mike Adamle, gridiron football
• Joey Amalfitano, baseball player
• Joe Amato, dragster racer^[1]
• Lou Ambers, boxer
• Alan Ameche, football player
• John Andretti, race car driver
• Mario Andretti, race car driver
• Michael Andretti, race car driver
• Sammy Angott, boxer
• Johnny Antonelli, baseball player
• Vito Antuofermo, boxer
• Eddie Arcaro, jockey
• Bob Aspromonte, baseball player^[2]
• Ken Aspromonte, baseball player^[3]
• Charles Atlas, bodybuilder
• Geno Auriemma, basketball coach

B

• Sal Bando, baseball player
• Ray Barbuti, middle-distance runner
• Tom Barrasso, hockey player
• Carmen Basilio, boxer
• Bat Battalino, boxer
• Mark Bavaro, football player
• Gary Beban, football quarterback
• Joe Bellino, football halfback
• Nino Benvenuti, boxing
• John Beradino, baseball player and actor
• Yogi Berra, baseball player
• Angelo Bertelli, football quarterback
• Missie Berteotti, golfer
• Dan Biasone, basketball executive
• Craig Biggio, baseball
• Matt Biondi, swimmer
• Ping Bodie, baseball player
• Brian Boitano, figure skater
• Nick Bollettieri, tennis coach
• Zeke Bonura, baseball player and thrower
• Mollie Ann Bracigliano, sports marketing
• Ralph Branca, baseball pitcher
• Lawrence Brignolia, marathon runner
• Gene Brito, football player
• Doug Bruno, basketball
• Tedy Bruschi, football player^[4]
• Doug Buffone, football player
• Nick Buoniconti, football player

C

• John Calipari, basketball coach
• Dolph Camilli, baseball player
• Roy Campanella, baseball player
• Lou Campi, professional bowler
• Tony Canadeo, football player
• Tony Canzoneri, boxer
• Donna Caponi, LPGA golfer
• Gino Cappelletti, football player
• John Cappelletti, football player
• Jennifer Capriati, tennis player
• Gina Carano, MMA fighter
• Glenn Carano, football player
• Harry Caray, baseball commentator
• Frankie Carideo, football player
• Mary Carillo, tennis player
• Primo Carnera, boxer and wrestler
• Lou Carnesecca, basketball coach
• John Carpino, baseball executive
• Rick Casares, football player
• Santo Catanzaro, softball player
• Phil Cavarretta, baseball player
• Al Cervi, basketball player and coach
• Giorgio Chinaglia, soccer player
• Dino Ciccarelli, hockey player
• Jean Cione, women's baseball player
• Jerry Colangelo, basketball executive
• Rocky Colavito, baseball player
• Ned Colletti, baseball executive
• Frank Coltiletti, jockey
• Franco Columbu, bodybuilder
• Rocco B. Commisso, soccer player
• Tony Conigliaro, baseball player
• John Conti, football player
• Young Corbett III, boxer
• Jim Corno, broadcasting executive
• Chris Costa, curling champ of Brooklyn
• Fred Couples, golfer
• Jim Covert, football player
• Frank Crosetti, baseball shortstop
• Tony Cuccinello, baseball player
• Pete Cutino, water polo coach
• Bobby Czyz, boxer

D

• Constantine "Cus" D'Amato, boxing trainer
• Eddie DeBartolo, football owner
• Michael DeCicco, fencing coach
• Alexis DeJoria, racecar driver
• Vinny Del Negro, basketball coach
• Alex Delvecchio, hockey player
• Tony DeMarco, boxer
• Frank Demaree, baseball player
• Joe DeNucci, boxer
• Ralph DePalma, racecar driver
• Peter DePaolo, racecar driver
• Red DiBernardi, basketball player
• Buttercup Dickerson, first Italian in MLB
• Ernie DiGregorio, basketball player
• Dom DiMaggio, baseball player
• Joe DiMaggio, baseball player
• Vince DiMaggio, baseball player
• Angelo Dundee, boxing cornerman
• Johnny Dundee, boxer
• Lou Duva, boxing trainer

E

• Mike Eruzione, hockey player
• Phil Esposito, hockey player
• Tony Esposito, hockey player

F

• Alfred Faragalli, bowler
• Dave Ferraro, bowler
• Buzz Fazio, bowler
• Vince Ferragamo, football quarterback
• Lou Ferrigno, bodybuilder
• Doug Ford, golfer
• Chet Forte, talk radio host
• Joe Fortunato, football player
• John Franco, baseball reliever
• Mike Fratello, basketball coach
• Linda Fratianne, figure skater
• Jim Fregosi, baseball player and manager
• Carl Furillo, baseball player
• Joe Fiorentino, martial arts

G

• Gary Gaetti, baseball player
• John Gagliardi, college football coach
• Chip Ganassi, racecar driver
• Joe Garagiola, baseball catcher
• Eleanor Garatti-Seville, swimmer
• Arturo Gatti, boxer
• Frankie Genaro, boxer
• Eddie Giacomin, hockey player
• A. Bartlett Giamatti, MLB commissioner
• Joey Giardello, boxer
• Joe Girardi, baseball player and manager
• Margaret Gisolo, child baseball player
• Andy Granatelli, CEO of STP
• Cammi Granato, hockey player
• Rocky Graziano, boxer
• Vincenzo Greco, 2016 WSOP Main event 797th

H

• Franco Harris, football player
• Ted Hendricks, football player
• Pete Herman, boxer
• Kelly Amonte Hiller, lacrosse player and coach

I

• Agnes Iori-Robertson, basketball player
• Tom Izzo, basketball coach

J

• Harry Jeffra, boxer

K

• Ed Kelly, basketball player and superintendent

L

• Fidel La Barba, boxer
• Daryle Lamonica, football player
• Lou Lamoriello, hockey executive
• Jake LaMotta, boxer
• Tony La Russa, baseball player and manager
• Tommy Lasorda, baseball player and manager
• Hank Lauricella, college football player
• Dante Lavelli, football player
• Tony Lazzeri, baseball player
• Jean Lenti-Ponsetto, college sports executive
• Frank Lentine, softball player
• Marty Liquori, track athlete
• Lou Little, football player
• Ernie Lombardi, baseball player
• Vince Lombardi, football coach
• Dr. Donna Lopiano, women sports
• Larry Lucchino, MLB owner
• Mike Lucci, football player
• Hank Luisetti, basketball player

M

• Sal Maglie, baseball player
• Paulie Malignaggi, boxer
• Lenny Mancini, boxer
• Ray Mancini, boxer
• Gus Mancuso, baseball player
• Sammy Mandell, boxer
• Mike Manganello, jockey
• Greg Mannino, Paralympic skier
• Gino Marchetti, football player
• Rocky Marciano, boxer
• Ed Marinaro, football player
• Dan Marino, football player
• Hank Marino, bowler
• John Mariucci, hockey player
• Penny Marshall, film director
• Billy Martin, baseball player
• Art Martori, wrestling executive
• Mario Massa, bocce
• Rollie Massimino, basketball coach
• Linda Mastandrea, Paralympic athlete
• Joey Maxim, boxer
• Phil Mickelson, golfer
• Mike Modano, hockey player
• Joe Montana, football player
• Willie Mosconi, billiard player
• George Musso, football player
• Johnny Musso, football player

N

• Vince Naimoli, business man
• Lou Nanne, hockey player and executive
• Maude Nelson, baseball player
• Leo Nomellini, football player
• Susan Notorangelo, bike racer

O

• Eddie Olczyk, hockey player

P

• Mary Lou Palermo, roller derby
• Steve Palermo, baseball umpire
• John Panelli, football player
• Babe Parilli, football player
• Dan Pastorini, football player
• Joe Paterno, football coach
• Generoso Pavese, fencer
• Vinny Pazienza, boxer
• Vincent Pazzetti, football player
• Stefano Pelinga, billiards player
• Willie Pep, boxer
• Joe Pepitone, baseball player
• Cavino Michelli Petillo, racing driver
• Johnny Petraglia, bowler
• Joe Petrali, motorcycle racer
• Rico Petrocelli, baseball player
• Harry Pezzullo, golf player
• Mike Piazza, baseball player
• Brian Piccolo, football player
• Ralph "Babe" Pinelli, baseball player
• Gene Pingatore, basketball coach
• Scott Pioli, football executive
• Tom Pistone, racecar driver
• Rick Pitino, basketball coach
• Angelo Pizzo, screenwriter
• Angelo Poffo, wrestler

R

• Vic Raschi, baseball player
• Mark Recchi, hockey player
• Lindy Remigino, track athlete
• Mary Lou Retton, gymnastics
• Dave Righetti, baseball player and coach
• Mike Rizzo, baseball executive
• Phil Rizzuto, baseball player
• Andy Robustelli, football player
• Robin Romeo, bowler
• Nat Rosasco, golfer
• Giuseppe Rossi, soccer player
• Richard Ruffalo, Paralympic athlete
• Angela Ruggiero, hockey player

S

• Tony Sacco, sports official
• Alicia Sacramone, gymnast
• Joan Salvato Wulff, fly fisher
• Carmen Salvino, bowler
• Bruno Sammartino, wrestler
• Ron Santo, baseball player
• Joey Saputo, soccer executive
• Gene Sarazen, golfer
• Randy Savage, wrestler
• Mike Scioscia, baseball manager
• Louis Scripa, Jr., sports endurance
• Ralph Serpico, college football player
• Jimmy Smith, bowler
• John Smith, wrestler
• John Smoltz, baseball player
• Sean P. Stellato, sports business

T

• Paul Tagliabue, football executive
• Mario "Motts" Tonelli, football player
• Joe Torre, baseball player
• Gino Torretta, football player
• Mario Trafeli, speed skater
• Charley Trippi, football player

V

• Sonny Vaccaro, basketball scout
• Bobby Valentine, baseball manager
• Jim Valvano, basketball coach
• Andy Varipapa, bowler
• Ken Venturi, golfer
• The Venturini Family, racecar drivers
• Dick Vermeil, football coach
• Phil Villapiano, football player
• Frank Viola, baseball player
• Dick Vitale, sports announcer
• Vito Valentinetti, baseball player

W

• Johnny Wilson, boxer

Y

• Lewa Yacilla, softball player
• Denise DeBartolo York, NFL owner

Z

• Frank Zamboni, inventor
• Louis Zamperini, Olympic runner
• Barry Zito, baseball player

Notes and References

1. Web site: Joe Amato . National Italian American Sports Hall of Fame . 15 June 2020.
2. Web site: Bob Aspromonte . National Italian American Sports Hall of Fame . 15 June 2020.
3. Web site: Ken Aspromonte . National Italian American Sports Hall of Fame . 15 June 2020.
4. Web site: Tedy Bruschi . National Italian American Sports Hall of Fame . 15 June 2020.