Inductees

Induction Year: 2010

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GEORGE ATANASOFF, Caspian (2010) A U.P. champion Golden Gloves boxer in 1948-49, George Atanasoff found his niche as a rifle marksman in the U.S. Army. After leaving the service, he performed at state fairs and large shows with numerous celebrities through the 1950s and 1960s. His shooting exhibitions included rifles, pistols and shotguns. He won 62 individual and team championships over several decades and made numerous national TV appearances and shot professionally until sidelined by an accident in 1973. He died in 1996.

SCOTT ERICKSON, Newberry/Marquette (2010) Winner of a record five Upper Peninsula Golf Association men's championships, Scott Erickson won numerous tourneys across the U.P. from 1972-95. The former Ferris State University golfer was medalist in the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference tournament in 1976 and 1978 and team MVP in 1978. He was Newberry Golf Club champion seven times, was Marquette Golf Club champ four times and won the Newberry Open four times.

JERRY GALLAGHER, Iron River/St. Ignace (2010) After earning 11 varsity letters at Iron River High School, Jerry Gallagher became a successful football coach at St. Ignace LaSalle High School. He led the Saints to a 57-13-1 mark and five conference titles in an eightyear span, and the 9-0 team of 1973 was ranked first in the state in Class C. He was an all-state halfback in football, helping the Redskins to three straight unbeaten seasons and Class B state champions by the Detroit Times in 1954. He also ran track and played basketball. He also played football, softball and basketball and boxed with the U.S. Marine Corps at Camp Pendleton.

IRA "Hack" HANSON, Munising/Nahma/Newberry (2010) Winner of nine varsity letters at Munising High School, Ira Hanson had a varied and distinctive career. He played fastpitch softball for 30 years, played four years of football at Northern Michigan University, coached at Nahma High School and started the school's track program in 1949, and coached football and basketball in Newberry and football at Escanaba St. Joseph. He also officiated basketball (30 years), football (20 years) and track (24 years), and had one of Newberry's top bowling averages for 24 years. He died in 2002.

JIM LINDSTROM, Iron Mountain/Escanaba (2010) A four-year letterman in football, basketball and track at Iron Mountain High School, Jim Lindstrom played football at Northern Michigan University and then coached football at Escanaba High School. He ran for 2,738 yards and scored 28 touchdowns at IM and was MVP at NMU in 1968. He served as varsity assistant at Esky, then coached jayvees and spent 20 years as head freshman coach. He also spent nearly 30 years as a basketball official. He died in 2000.

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