PHILADELPHIA, PA -- Maryland alums Dick Jerardi and Gary Williams will be inducted into the Philadelphia Sports Hall of Fame on Thursday, November 6 at the Event Center at Live! Casino and Hotel, 900 Packer Ave, Philadelphia, PA 19148.  The event gets underway at 5:30 p.m. Details can be found here. 

Prior to the event, an Exclusive Pre-Event Meet and Great with Coach Gary Williams will be held at 4 p.m., that Thursday at Live! To sign up for the pre-event with Williams, click here. 

Dick Jerardi (Sportswriter) - Local  - Legacy of Excellence
● Acclaimed sportswriter, commentator and TV & Radio host, primarily focusing on horse racing and college basketball
● Graduated from the University of Maryland with degree in journalism
● Hired by Daily News in 1985 as its horse racing writer
● Covered every Triple Crown race since 1987 and every NCAA Tournament since 1988
● Charter member of the Beyer Speed Figure Team (mid-1980s)
● Covered major events, including the 1992 Barcelona Olympics, the 2001 NBA Finals, Eagles NFC Championship games and 2008 World Series 
● Expert analyst for Pennsylvania Derby's live television broadcasts since 2011
● Radio analyst for Penn State basketball since 2005
● 5-time Red Smith award winner for Kentucky Derby coverage
● 3-time Joe Hirsch award for best Breeders' Cup story
● 2006 Eclipse award for series on Barbaro
● Walter Haight Award for career excellence in turf writing by National Turf Writers and Broadcasters (2007) ● Parx Racing Hall of Fame (2017)
● National Museum of Racing's Joe Hirsch Roll of Honor (2023) 

Gary Williams (Basketball) – Local 
● Area native; Collingswood (NJ) HS  
● Point guard & team captain at University of Maryland  
● Coached Woodrow Wilson HS to 1970 NJ State Championship
● 33-year career as NCAA head coach at American, Boston College, Ohio State & Maryland  
● Lifetime record of 668-380
● 9 NCAA Sweet 16 appearances
● Back-to-back Final Four appearances - 2001-02  
● Coached Maryland to 2002 NCAA Championship (64-52 over Indiana)  
● University of Maryland Athletics Hall of Fame (1999)
● National Collegiate Basketball Hall of Fame (2014)
● Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame (2014)