Congratulations to our very own Kathleen M. Sweet who was inducted into the Greater Buffalo Sports Hall of Fame on Tuesday evening. Kathleen was an All-WNY basketball standout at Clarence High School before becoming the Big East Rookie of the Year and a two-time recipient of Big East All-Conference Honors at Boston College.
Other members of the Class of 2025 include:
Clar Anderson – NCAA wrestling champion and award-winning wrestling coach.
Mike Buczkowski – Long-time baseball executive and longest tenured general manager in Buffalo Bisons history.
Joey Giambra (Veteran) – Known as the “uncrowned king” of the middleweight boxing division.
Jack Jurek – AMF World Cup Champion Bowler (1984) and winner of two PBA national titles (1995 and 2009).
Tom Montemage (Veteran) – Three-time member of the U.S. Olympic cycling team (1948 London, 1952 Helsinki, 1964 Tokyo).
John Murphy – Legendary Buffalo radio and television broadcaster and longtime voice of the Buffalo Bills.
Paul Owens (Veteran) – General Manager of the 1980 World Series Champion Philadelphia Phillies.
Jim Peelle (Veteran) – Known as the “father of modern intercollegiate athletics” at the University at Buffalo.
Meaghan Sittler – A pioneer for women’s hockey, and a college and international hockey standout.
James Starks – All-WNY (Niagara Falls H.S.), 3-time All-MAC honors (UB) and a member of the Green Bay Packers Super Bowl XLV championship team.
Jillian Vogtli – Two-time U.S. Olympian, and 5-time member of the U.S. World Cup Ski team.
Congratulations to Kathleen and her fellow members of the Class of 2025 on their induction into the Greater Buffalo Sports Hall of Fame.
