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Shelton Inducted Into Philadelphia Sports Hall of Fame

North Carolina field hockey coach Karen Shelton was among 15 honorees inducted Thursday evening into the Philadelphia Sports Hall of Fame. The ceremony took place at the Sheraton Society Hill. This is the 12th class inducted into the Hall.

The entire Class of 2015 is:

Tim Brown, football

Rich Gannon, football

Walt Hazzard, basketball

Rick MacLeish, hockey

Garry Maddox, baseball

Billy Markward, basketball

Benny McLaughlin, soccer

Bob Montgomery, boxing

Lou Nolan, announcer

Karen Shelton, field hockey

Sam Thompson, baseball

Cindy Timchal, lacrosse

Dick Vermeil, football

Dick Williams, tennis

Dave Zinkoff, announcer

“It’s a tremendous honor,” Shelton said.