Ford Hall of Fans Ford’s Scott Denby and Pro Football Hall of Fame President and CEO David Baker welcome Ford Hall of Fans 2021 Class inductees Ray Prisby (Browns), Wayne Mabry (Raiders) and Kristi Brown (Cardinals) at a recognition ceremony on Aug. 6 at the Hall of Fame in Canton, Ohio. Baker presented each of the inductees with a Ford Hall of Fans blue jacket and ring during the ceremony.
Courtesy of Pro Football Hall of Fame Zygi Wilf, chairman and co-owner of the Minnesota Vikings, and Pro Football Hall of Fame President and CEO David Baker formally open the new Founders Exhibit at the Hall of Fame on Aug. 7. The Wilf Family Foundation contributed $1 million for the exhibit that highlights the “founders and stewards” who shaped the National Football League.
Courtesy of Pro Football Hall of Fame Brian Young, a senior executive with Johnson Controls (left), shares the stage with Hall of Famer Thurman Thomas at a JCI corporate event on Aug. 5.
Charlotte Sports+Business NASCAR Hall of Fame Executive Director Winston Kelley, Bespoke Sports & Entertainment Vice President Brooke Faw, driver and featured speaker Hailie Deegan and Bespoke CEO Mike Boykin gathered at a Charlotte Sports+Business networking event on July 28 at the NASCAR Hall of Fame in Charlotte.
The National Fitness Foundation The National Fitness Foundation introduced Board Chair Tom McMillen during an event at the end of June on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C. National Fitness Foundation Executive Director Clay Walker and Octagon Executive Vice President David Schwab meet with three past Olympic medal winners — McMillen, basketball, silver, 1972; Adrian Dantley, basketball, gold, 1976; and Tom Dolan, swimming, gold 1996; and gold and silver, 2000.
The National Fitness Foundation Mo’Ne Davis, the first girl to earn a win and to pitch a shutout in Little League World Series history and a current intern for the DC Grays college summer league team, chats with National Fitness Foundation board member Jimmy Lynn (left) and DC Grays GM Chris Spera.
Christopher Dolan / Chris Dolan Productions Boston Pride President Colleen Coyne, head coach Paul Mara and GM Danielle Larouco announced the NWHL 2021 Isobel Cup-winning team’s 2021-22 roster with the support of girls hockey players from around Massachusetts on Aug. 4 at Thayer Academy in Braintree, Mass. After the announcement, youth players from the region participated in a street hockey scrimmage with the newly named Pride players.
Office of the County Executive Jeff Teat (right), the New York Riptide’s No. 1 overall pick in the National Lacrosse League draft, gets an introduction to Long Island with a visit to the offices of Nassau County Executive Laura Curran. They are joined by Rich Lisk, executive vice president, GF Sports & Entertainment, which owns and operates the Riptide.
