Logan tapped for Maine Sports Hall of Fame
Boothbay Harbor's own Eleanor “Elle” Logan, two-time Olympic gold medalist in rowing, will be inducted into the Maine Sports Hall of Fame on Sunday, May 4 at its 39th annual awards banquet at the Augusta Civic Center, the Maine Sports Hall of Fame announced January 17.
Logan, who won a gold medal with the U.S. women's eight crew in the 2008 Olympics at Beijing and repeated four years later in London, will be one of nine people inducted into the Hall. Other inductees will be:
George J. Mitchell: An international statesman, Mitchell is a central figure in two high-profile sports-related developments. He was selected by Major League Baseball in 2006 to lead an investigation into the use of performance-enhancing drugs. In 2012, the former Senate Majority Leader served as an independent third-party athletics integrity monitor for Penn State in the wake of a sexual abuse scandal involving a football coach. Since he founded the Mitchell Scholarship Program in 1995, 1,900 Maine students have received more than $8.5 million in scholarships. Mitchell was a standout basketball player at Waterville High School and Bowdoin College.
Julia Faith Dawson Clukey: America's top-ranked women's luger ranked sixth in the world with two second-place finishes on the World Cup circuit. Clukey, who placed 17th in the 2010 Olympics in Vancouver, Canada, missed qualifying for the 2014 U.S. Olympic luge team in December by 0.013 seconds. In 2012, she hosted a camp for girls in Readfield to help them develop self-confidence and healthy lifestyles.
Jack W. Cosgrove: Head football coach at the University of Maine since 1993, Cosgrove led the Black Bears to a 10-3 record in 2013 and the school's first Colonial Athletic Association title. For the second time in three years, the New England Football Writers Association named him Coach of the Year. Cosgrove has the most wins of any of the 34 head coaches in the program's history.
Joseph L. Ferris: Pitching for the University of Maine in the 1964 College World Series, Ferris recorded wins over Seton Hall and Southern California and earned a save in the Black Bears' victory over Arizona State. He was selected as the tournament's Most Valuable Player.
Edward J. Flaherty: An All-America performer at the University of Maine in 1975, Flaherty has been head coach of the baseball team at the University of Southern Maine since 1986. His teams have made seven College World Series appearances, winning national titles in 1991 and 1997. During Flaherty's tenure the Huskies' record is 842-379.
William C. (Bill) Green: Through the “Green Outdoors” and “Bill Green's Maine” the Bangor native has created a distinctive and recognizable visual platform for the state's recreational and outdoor sports. The Maine Sportscaster of the Year in 1984 and 1986 is a registered Maine Guide and enjoys hunting and fishing, especially for stripers.
Steven M. Pound: At Stearns High School, Pound led the Minutemen to the 1968 State LL championship, averaging 40 points per game. He poured in 68 points in a contest with Caribou. During his career at Acadia University in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Pound was twice voted Athlete of the Year.
Abigail L. (Abby) Spector: Winner of four schoolgirl golf championships while a student at Waterville Senior High School, Spector won the first of seven state women's amateur championships when she was 15. She was awarded a full golf scholarship to the University of North Carolina, where she was “best overall” in 2003. In 2001, she won the New England Women's Amateur title.
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