Induction Year

1997
Don Coleman

Don Edwin Coleman

MSU Football / MSU Footall Player (1949 - 1951) All-American MSU Athletics Hall of Fame First number retired by MSU1997
Eddie Futch

Eddie Futch

Professional Boxing / Boxing Trainer Fighters he trained won ten championships1997
Tommy Hearns

Thomas (Tommy) Hearns

Professional Boxing / Won titles in five weight classes 2x Fighter of the Year - Ring Magazine International Boxing Hall of Fame1997
Ray Lane

Ray Lane

Sportscaster/Broadcaster / Detroit Tigers 1967 - 1972 Broadcast Detroit Lions, Pistons, Red Wings, U of M, MSU, and U of D games 2x Michigan sportscaster of the year Ty Tyson Award of Excellence - Detroit Sports Broadcasters Association Ernie Harwell Lifetime Contribution Award - Detroit Sports Broadcasters Association1997
Vinnie Johnson

Vincent (Vinnie) Johnson

Detroit Pistons / Detroit Pistons Player (1982 – 1991) 2x NBA Champion Number “15” retired by the Pistons1997
Charles Maxwell

Charles Richard (Charlie) Maxwell

Detroit Tigers / Boston Red Sox Player (1950 – 1954) Baltimore Orioles Player (1955) Detroit Tigers Player (1955 – 1962) Chicago White Sox Player (1962 – 1964)1997