The Greater Buffalo Sports Hall of Fame announced the Class of 2021 on Thursday. Inductions will take place in October.
The list of inductees per the GBSHOF release:
John Beilein - Niagara County product with over 800 collegiate victories and two NCAA national championship appearances.
John Butler (deceased) - Vice-President and General Manager of the Buffalo Bills whose teams went to the playoffs in five of his eight seasons at the helm.
Angela Coniglio (deceased) - Four sport star at Amherst High School who parlayed her soccer talents into a professional career.
Deborah Dourlain* - State record swimmer out of Orchard Park HS, who went on to earn Division I and Division III All-American honors.
Gerry Gentner (deceased) – Three-time state championship softball coach at Williamsville South, whose favorite saying was, "Just Show Up".
Julie Gentner Murphy* - Multi-sport all-Western New Yorker from Williamsville South, who went onto become a Division III All-American field hockey star and a championship softball coach.
Ron Moscati* - Niagara Falls product considered one of the nation's premier sports photographers while employed at the Buffalo Courier Express and Buffalo News.
Mike Robitaille* - Former Buffalo Bison and Buffalo Sabre and much beloved broadcaster.
William Russell (deceased) - Youth hockey founder, director, coach and administrator out of Bennett High School.
Lamar Smith* - Elite sprinter out of Bennett High School, who holds the two oldest boys track records in Western New York. Was an All-American at Alabama and Buffalo State.
Pete Tonsoline*- Multi-sport local high school coach and administrator with more than 1,500 wins.
Kyle Williams – Six-time Pro Bowler during his 13 seasons as a defensive tackle with the Buffalo Bills.
1958 University at Buffalo football* – 2021 Spotlight Team – Finished 8-1 and won Lambert Cup, however declined invitation to Tangerine Bowl when bowl committee denied two black members from competing.
*Will be attending the press conference. The University at Buffalo football team will have six to eight members at the press conference.
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