Ruth retired in 1935 after a short stint with the Boston Braves, and the following year, he became one of the first five players to be elected into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.

The Bears hold the NFL record for the most enshrinees in the Pro Football Hall of Fame, with 27 members, and the most retired jersey numbers ( 13 ).

In 1937, 26 years after he retired from baseball, Cy Young was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame.

He retired in 1965 and moved to Fort Lauderdale, Florida, where he was Founding Chairman of the International Swimming Hall of Fame.

Three years earlier, Bench had been inducted into the Cincinnati Reds Hall of Fame in and his uniform # 5 was retired by the team.

Bert Blyleven's number was retired during the season and he was also inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame during the month of July.

As of 2010, the Chargers ' policy was to have the Chargers Hall of Fame committee evaluate candidates for a player's number to retire after the player has retired from the league after five years, Seau was the only exception to this policy.

Noll, former Steelers Hall of Fame head coach who had retired a month earlier after 23 seasons, conducted the coin toss.

Famous athletes include Baseball Hall of Fame members Roger Bresnahan and Addie Joss, U. S. boxing Olympian Devin Vargas, 2012 Olympic silver medalist Erik Kynard ( Track & Field, high jump ), professional basketball player John Amaechi, retired NBA player Jim Jackson, and NBA Champions Chicago Bulls Dennis Hopson.

* Norm Ferguson, retired NHL hockey player, member of Nova Scotia Sport Hall of Fame

Lemieux was so respected in the league, and his achievements over the course of his career were so great, that he was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in the same year as he retired, the three-year waiting period being waived.

The original 18½ ' × 18½ ' ( 5. 6 m × 5. 6 m ) ring, which was brought from the second and third generation of the Garden, was officially retired on September 19, 2007 and donated to the International Boxing Hall of Fame after 82 years of service.

In 2011, Webb was unanimously elected Chairman of the Songwriters Hall of Fame, replacing Hal David who retired after ten years in that position.

The Phillies retired his number 14 jersey in 2001 after his election to the Hall of Fame in 1996.

He retired at the peak of his career, and in 1972 became the youngest player ever elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame, aged 36 years and 20 days.

Though he had been a significant contributor to the organisation of the trip, Buchan retired to Rideau Hall for the duration of the royal tour ; Buchan expressed the view that while the King of Canada was present, " I cease to exist as Viceroy, and retain only a shadowy legal existence as Governor-General in Council.

The Red Sox retired this number on August 6, 1989 after Yastrzemski was elected to the Hall of Fame.

He worked with bands of Armand J. Piron, Papa Celestin, Papa French, Preservation Hall, and others until he retired in the mid 1980s due to hearing problems.

Winfield retired in and was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in, in his first year of eligibility.

The Yankees retired his uniform number after his retirement, and he has received consideration for induction to the National Baseball Hall of Fame, though he has not been elected.

Beside his Hall of Fame induction, Hull's # 9 jersey has been retired both by the Blackhawks and the Jets ( and is still honored by the Jets ' successor team, the Phoenix Coyotes.

* Jerry D. Bailey, retired American Hall of Fame jockey

The original Hart Trophy was retired to the Hockey Hall of Fame in 1960, and the NHL began presenting a new trophy, which was dubbed the Hart Memorial Trophy in its place.

* Jack Chesbro ( 1874-1931 ) Hall of Fame pitcher, retired and died here

Grover Cleveland Alexander, who was inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame, was born on a farm in the area and retired to St. Paul at the end of his sports career.

When envisioning the college in the early 1960s, Elizabeth Blodgett Hall deliberately named it nothing more than " Simon's Rock.

In 2005, a production of Neil Simon's The Odd Couple starring Bill Bailey and Alan Davies was staged at the Assembly Hall, the meeting place on the Mound of the Church of Scotland.

In 1964, Elizabeth Blodgett Hall and her mother, Margaret Kendrick Blodgett, founded Simon's Rock, an early college designed specifically to accept students coming from their sophomore or junior years of high-school and usually before receiving high school diplomas.

Rock's Asylum Arena # Hardcore Hall of Fame | Hardcore Hall of Fame banner in the former Asylum Arena | ECW Arena.

When Clinton played the saxophone on The Arsenio Hall Show, he was described by some religious conservatives as " the MTV president.

During Selig's tenure as club president, the Brewers participated in postseason play in 1981, when the team finished first in the American League East during the second half of the season, and in 1982, when the team made it to the World Series, under the leadership of future Hall of Famers Robin Yount and Paul Molitor.

When the Continental Congress was forced to leave Philadelphia in 1783 while he was president, he moved the meetings to Princeton, where they met in the College's Nassau Hall.

In 1911 the cornerstone was laid for the Institute's first building, the Administration Building, now known as Lovett Hall in honor of the founding president.

Lovett Hall, named for Rice ’ s visionary first president, is the university ’ s most iconic campus building.

As of 1992, other committee members included Bob Breitbard, founder of the San Diego Hall of Champions ; Ron Fowler, president of the Greater San Diego Sports Association ; Jane Rappoport, president of the Charger Backers ; and Bill Johnston, the team's director of public relations.

Governor General Adrienne Clarkson ( right ) meets with President of Russia | Russian president Vladimir Putin ( left ) in the governor general's study in Rideau Hall, 18 December 2000

The president of France, Charles De Gaulle, caused an international incident on July 24 when he addressed thousands at Montreal City Hall by yelling out the now famous words " Vive Montréal ... Vive le Québec ... Vive le Québec Libre!

* Richardson Hall-The main administration building and oldest building on campus is Richardson Hall, named after the school's first president, Dr. Ira Richardson.

Josiah Pullen, vice president of Magdalen Hall.

Robson was created a Knight Bachelor in 2002, was inducted as a member of the English Football Hall of Fame in 2003, and was the honorary president of Ipswich Town.

Following Reid's retirement, former NHL referee-in-chief Scotty Morrison, who was the president of the Hockey Hall of Fame since 1986, was appointed curator.

On March 30, 1993, it was announced that Gil Stein, who at the time was the president of the National Hockey League, would be inducted into the Hall of Fame.

" Having been one of the biggest influences in the establishment of the College, Hosea Ballou II became the first president in 1853, and College Hall, the first building on campus, was completed the following year.

The Forresters Hall on Westow Street was known as the Welcome Hall ( or just Welcome ) in those days and it was in that hall in May 1892 that Arthur Conan Doyle was elected president of the society.

Pancost Hall and Crandall Hall are memorials to Alfred H. Pancost, Chief Scout Executive and founder, and to Harry H. Crandall, first president of the Council.

Though the school died in 1883, the town streets still bear the names of several well-known 19th-century Baptists: Judson and Hasseltine ( after Adoniram Judson and his wife, Ann Hasseltine Judson ), Wayland ( after Francis Wayland, president of Brown University in Rhode Island ), Wade ( after missionary Jonathan Wade ) and Boardman ( after missionary George Boardman, whose widow, Sarah Hall Boardman became Judson's second wife ).

George Scribner was eventually inducted into the Plastics Hall of Fame for being a pioneer in developing molding techniques and applications at Boonton Molding Co. from 1920, and preeminent contributor to the development of the industry through his services as president and board chairman of the SPI during the period 1943-1947.

* Norwalk is the birthplace of Pro Football Hall of Fame coach Paul Brown and American League Baseball's first president, Ban Johnson.

In 1903, partly as a result of a dispute with Princeton president Woodrow Wilson, partly due to an offer involving more pay and less teaching, he moved to a professorship of philosophy and psychology at Johns Hopkins University where he re-opened the experimental laboratory that had been founded by G. Stanley Hall in 1884 ( but had closed with Hall's departure to take over the presidency of Clark University in 1888 ).

Parrish Hall, named in honor of the first president, Edward Parrish, contains the admissions, housing, and financial aid offices, along with dormitories on the upper floors.

Holloway Hall, named after the institution's first president, Dr. William J. Holloway