600 ESPN EL PASO » hall of fame http://krod.com ESPN and 600 ESPN El Paso, the leaders in sports in El Paso and the world! Thu, 23 May 2013 03:11:08 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 Steve Kaplowitz' El Paso Athletic Hall of Fame Acceptance Speech [VIDEO] http://krod.com/steve-kaplowitz-el-paso-athletic-hall-of-fame-acceptance-speech-video/ http://krod.com/steve-kaplowitz-el-paso-athletic-hall-of-fame-acceptance-speech-video/#comments Thu, 02 May 2013 20:14:13 +0000 Johnnie Walker http://krod.com/?p=120041 We've been celebrating the El Paso Athletic Hall of Fame all this week, with our very own sports guy, Steve Kaplowitz being honored with his induction. Last night, at the Tomas Rivera Conference Center, Steve and the other great El Paso sports legends accepted their honors, and thanked all the people that are important to them.

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]]> http://krod.com/steve-kaplowitz-el-paso-athletic-hall-of-fame-acceptance-speech-video/feed/ 0 Congratulations to All the 2013 El Paso Athletic Hall of Fame Inductees [PHOTO] http://krod.com/congratulations-to-all-the-2013-el-paso-athletic-hall-of-fame-inductees-photo/ http://krod.com/congratulations-to-all-the-2013-el-paso-athletic-hall-of-fame-inductees-photo/#comments Thu, 02 May 2013 17:24:07 +0000 Johnnie Walker http://krod.com/?p=119932 Last night was the induction ceremony and awards dinner for the El Paso Athletic Hall of Fame, which included all the awards for the high school athletes of the year. The Tomas Rivera Center at UTEP was filled with friends and family as the star high school athletes and the HOF inductees received their honors.

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]]> http://krod.com/congratulations-to-all-the-2013-el-paso-athletic-hall-of-fame-inductees-photo/feed/ 0 High School Honorees Congratulations to Steve Kaplowitz on His Induction Into the El Paso Athletic Hall of Fame! http://krod.com/congratulations-to-steve-kaplowitz-on-his-induction-into-the-el-paso-athletic-hall-of-fame/ http://krod.com/congratulations-to-steve-kaplowitz-on-his-induction-into-the-el-paso-athletic-hall-of-fame/#comments Mon, 29 Apr 2013 22:39:01 +0000 Johnnie Walker http://krod.com/?p=119171 600 ESPN El Paso's very own Steve Kaplowitz is being inducted into the El Paso Athletic Hall of Fame this week, and we all would like to congratulate him for this honor! We'd also like to thank him for all his work and dedication to sports, our local athletes, and the city of El Paso!

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]]> http://krod.com/congratulations-to-steve-kaplowitz-on-his-induction-into-the-el-paso-athletic-hall-of-fame/feed/ 0 Steve and his father Joel, both El Paso Sports Hall of Famers! Baseball Hall-of-Famer Gary Carter Dead at 57 — Relive His Iconic Moments [PHOTOS, VIDEOS]' http://krod.com/gary-carter-dead-photos-videos/ http://krod.com/gary-carter-dead-photos-videos/#comments Fri, 17 Feb 2012 17:16:51 +0000 Joe Student http://tsminteractive.com/?p=76959 Hall of Fame catcher Gary Carter, nicknamed ‘The Kid’ for the enthusiastic manner in which he played baseball, died Thursday. Carter was 57. He had been diagnosed with malignant brain tumors in May of last year.

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]]> http://krod.com/gary-carter-dead-photos-videos/feed/ 0 Jim McIsaac, Getty Images 5 Players Who Should Definitely Be in the Baseball Hall of Fame http://krod.com/baseball-hall-of-fame/ http://krod.com/baseball-hall-of-fame/#comments Mon, 09 Jan 2012 20:48:37 +0000 Danny Groner http://tsminteractive.com/?p=68946 This year’s class of Hall of Fame inductees was announced on Monday, and just one man, Barry Larkin, made the cut.

The former Cincinnati Reds shortstop will be enshrined this summer and heralded among the all-time greats. But with the news a new member of the hall has been added comes a spirited debate about who didn’t make the cut.

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]]> http://krod.com/baseball-hall-of-fame/feed/ 0 Stephen Dunn / Rick Stewart / Chris McGrath / Otto Greule Jr. / Stephen Dunn, Getty Images After 32 Years, Ron Santo Finally Elected to Baseball Hall of Fame http://krod.com/ron-santo-baseball-hall-of-fame/ http://krod.com/ron-santo-baseball-hall-of-fame/#comments Mon, 05 Dec 2011 20:14:23 +0000 Danny Groner http://tsminteractive.com/?p=63886 Former Chicago Cubs third baseman Ron Santo has been elected posthumously to the Baseball Hall of Fame, garnering 93.8 percent of the vote from the Golden Era committee. In his 32nd year of eligibility, Santo has finally reached baseball’s highest honor.

Santo has long been a fan favorite, and his death last year from complications due to bladder cancer and pneumonia might have earned him the additional votes he required for induction.

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]]> http://krod.com/ron-santo-baseball-hall-of-fame/feed/ 0 Jonathan Daniel, Getty Images Watch Dennis Rodman Deliver Emotional Speech at NBA Hall of Fame Ceremony [VIDEO] http://krod.com/watch-dennis-rodman-deliver-emotional-speech-at-nba-hall-of-fame-ceremony-video/ http://krod.com/watch-dennis-rodman-deliver-emotional-speech-at-nba-hall-of-fame-ceremony-video/#comments Sun, 14 Aug 2011 15:55:41 +0000 Danny Groner http://tsminteractive.com/?p=35818 Dennis Rodman stole the show Friday night with an unexpectedly emotional speech upon his induction to the NBA’s Hall of Fame.

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]]> http://krod.com/watch-dennis-rodman-deliver-emotional-speech-at-nba-hall-of-fame-ceremony-video/feed/ 0 Jim Rogash, Getty Images Deion Sanders, Shannon Sharpe, Richard Dent Lead NFL Hall of Fame Induction Class [VIDEO] http://krod.com/deion-sanders-shannon-sharpe-richard-dent-lead-nfl-hall-of-fame-induction-class-video/ http://krod.com/deion-sanders-shannon-sharpe-richard-dent-lead-nfl-hall-of-fame-induction-class-video/#comments Sun, 07 Aug 2011 23:15:33 +0000 Danny Groner http://tsminteractive.com/?p=32794 The Pro Football Hall of Fame welcomed seven new members Saturday night, headlined by players Deion Sanders, Shannon Sharpe, Marshall Faulk, and Richard Dent. Chris Hanburger, Les Richter, and Ed Sabol were also enshrined.

“What separates us is that we expect to be great,” Sanders said. “I expect to be great, I expect to do what had to be done. I expect to make change.”

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]]> http://krod.com/deion-sanders-shannon-sharpe-richard-dent-lead-nfl-hall-of-fame-induction-class-video/feed/ 0 Jason Miller, Getty Images Is Shaquille O'Neal retiring from the NBA? http://krod.com/is-shaquille-oneal-retiring-from-the-nba/ http://krod.com/is-shaquille-oneal-retiring-from-the-nba/#comments Wed, 01 Jun 2011 20:28:23 +0000 Steve Kaplowitz http://krod.com/?p=3815 You never know if Shaq is just goofing around, but the future Hall of Famer posted a video hinting that his playing career was over.

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]]> http://krod.com/is-shaquille-oneal-retiring-from-the-nba/feed/ 0 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar's Open Letter to Scottie Pippen http://krod.com/kareem-abdul-jabbars-open-letter-to-scottie-pippen/ http://krod.com/kareem-abdul-jabbars-open-letter-to-scottie-pippen/#comments Wed, 01 Jun 2011 19:30:04 +0000 Steve Kaplowitz http://krod.com/?p=3809 You have to love the man formerly known as Lew Alcindor. In the last few weeks, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar has been busy blasting the Lakers for failing to recognize him with a statue in front of Staples Center. However, the master of the sky hook recently turned his attention to another subject that is fogging his Rec-Specs...Scottie Pippen.

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]]> http://krod.com/kareem-abdul-jabbars-open-letter-to-scottie-pippen/feed/ 0 NBA Hall of Fame center Kareem Abdul-Jabbar #33 of the Los Angeles Lakers poses for a portrait on the court at the Great Western Forum in Los Angeles, California in 1987. (Photo by: Rick Stewart/Getty Images) Jim Kaat Remembers Harmon Killebrew [AUDIO] http://krod.com/jim-kaat-remembers-harmon-killebrew-audio/ http://krod.com/jim-kaat-remembers-harmon-killebrew-audio/#comments Wed, 18 May 2011 17:55:58 +0000 Steve Kaplowitz http://krod.com/?p=3641 On Tuesday, former pitcher and broadcaster Jim Kaat spoke to Steve on Sportstalk and shared stories about his former Senators and Twins teammate Harmon Killebrew.

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]]> http://krod.com/jim-kaat-remembers-harmon-killebrew-audio/feed/ 0 Photo courtesy of YES Network Baseball Hall of Famer Harmon Killebrew Dies at 74 http://krod.com/baseball-hall-of-famer-harmon-killebrew-dies-at-74/ http://krod.com/baseball-hall-of-famer-harmon-killebrew-dies-at-74/#comments Tue, 17 May 2011 18:04:31 +0000 Steve Kaplowitz http://krod.com/?p=3618 I was sad to hear about the passing of Hall of Famer Harmon Killebrew today at the age of 74 from esophageal cancer. Nicknamed "Killer" for the way he would destroy baseballs pitched to him, Killebrew hit 573 career home runs.

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]]> http://krod.com/baseball-hall-of-famer-harmon-killebrew-dies-at-74/feed/ 0 Harmon Killebrew During Batting Practice For Senators in 1957. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)