The Pennsylvania Sports Hall of Fame (PSHF) is a nonprofit organization established in 1962. It is the only community-based hall of fame in the United States. At its annual convention and induction ceremonial, the PSHF inducts athletes, coaches, administrators, and those involved in sports medicine and the sports media, whose athletic achievements "have brought lasting fame and recognition to the State of Pennsylvania". At the induction ceremony, ten living and two deceased inductees are honored, with the presentation of a Gold Inductee medallion with pendant. The convention and ceremonial are rotated among the chapters of the Central, Eastern, Northern, and Western regions. The first induction ceremony was in 1963. The first Ceremonial Dinner was held in 1963, in Philadelphia; the second was in 1964, at the Pittsburgh William Penn Hotel. The Western Region hosted the 50th Anniversary Dinner on November 11, 2012, at the Sheraton Four Points in Warrendale. Regional chapters The PSHF has twenty-eight chartered chapters, which serve over 300 communities in the state. The chapters are divided into four regions: Central, Eastern, Northern, and Western. The Central Region's nine chapters are: Berks County, Capital, Central, Clinton County, Huntingdon, South Central, Susquehanna Valley, West Branch, and West Shore. The Eastern Region's six chapters are: Bucks County, City All Star (Philadelphia), Delaware County, Montgomery County, Summit, and Tri-County. The Northern Region's seven chapters are: Allen Rogowicz, Bernie Romanoski, Carbon County, Ed Romance, Luzerne-John Popple, Northeastern, and Northern Anthracite. The Western Region's six chapters are: East Boros, Erie County, Fayette County, Mid Mon Valley, Washington-Greene County, and Western. Nominations Each year, each chapter may nominate the names of no more than three living persons and two deceased persons, for consideration as possible inductees. Induction ceremonies The 2016 induction ceremony will be hosted by the Erie County Chapter on Saturday, October 22, 2016, at the Erie Bayfront Convention Center. Inductees See footnote Baseball See footnote 1963: John Lobert 1963: Connie Mack 1963: Stan Musial 1963: Jim Thorpe 1963: Harold "Pie" Traynor 1965: Roy Campanella 1965: Jimmy Dykes 1965: Jimmy Foxx 1965: Robert (Lefty) Grove 1965: Christy Mathewson 1966: Lester Bell 1966: Charles Gelbert 1966: Robin Roberts 1967: Charles Kelchner 1968: George (Whitey) Kurowski 1968: Bill McKechnie 1968: Curt Simmons 1968: Lloyd Waner 1969: Robert Friend 1969: Dick Groat 1970: Elroy Face 1970: Ralph Kiner 1970: Josh Gibson 1971: Stanley Coveleskie 1971: William Cox 1971: Nellie Fox 1971: Herb Pennock 1971: William Walters