Induction Banquet

The next group of Greater Peoria Sports Hall of Famers will be inducted on March 23, 2024, during annual ceremonies at the Peoria Civic Center.

Members of the GPSHOF Board of Directors are considering 50 individuals and 37 teams that have been nominated for the ballot. Nominees selected for induction will be announced this winter, along with winners of the Neve Harms Award for Meritorious Service to Sports and the Tri-County Coaches and Athletes of the Year.

Ticket information for the banquet and induction ceremonies also will be announced at that time.

The 2023 banquet celebrated the inductions of Major League Baseball star Ben Zobrist of Eureka, Metamora football coach Pat Ryan, Metamora cross country coach Gene Jones, Pekin and Illinois State volleyball star Priscilla Welch DeLaere and longtime distance running coach and co-founder of the Illinois Valley Striders, Ed McGraw. The Metamora football teams of 1996, 1997, 1999 and 2000 were inducted as an era of excellence, along with the 1983 Limestone football team and the 2005-06 Illinois Central College women’s basketball team.