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Hall of Famers

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The following 10 sporting figures are tonight being inducted into the Bermuda Sports Hall of Fame, these 10 will join the 2004 Class that consist of Alma ‘Champ’ Hunt, WF ‘Chummy’ Hayward, Cal ‘Bummy’ Simons, The Hon. K.H. Randolph Horton, Clarence ‘Nicky’ Saunders, Deborah Jones-Hunter, Clyde Best, Clarence ‘Tuppence’ Parfitt, Francis ‘Goose’ Gosling, The (Big Blue Machine) Women’s National Softball Team, and the 2005 Class that consist of Randy Benjamin, Kirk Cooper, Troy Darrell, Carlton ‘Pepe’ Dill, Hattianne Gilbert (Morissette), Nigel ‘Chopper’ Hazel, Clarence Hill, Edmund Sherlock, Donald ‘D.J.’ Williams and the 1967 Pan Am Football Team.

Dr. Gerard Bean - President of PHC from 1968 – 1971, President of the BFA 1971 – 1986, made a honourary life President in 1986, organized Bermuda’s first international youth tournament.

Jim Butterfield - Seventh in 1981 Hawaiian Ironman, helped found the Bermuda Triathlon Association in 1979, only person to represent Bermuda in rowing at the Olympics.

Keith Dunstan - Only Bermudian to officiate in the World Cup in 1970, first Bermudian to earn a Class 1 license, refereed three FA Cup Finals.

Alfred ‘Dudley’ Eve - Original member of the Somers Isle Cricket League, founding member of the Pembroke Juniors Football Club, instrumental in the merger of the white and black football leagues. (Son Alfie Eve is pictured)

Joan Hollis - Captained Bermuda’s first international bowling squad in 1964, won America’s Zone bowling Championship in 1980, won World Championship in 1980.

Sheridan Raynor - Played Cup Match for Somerset Cricket Club from 1953 – 1979, holds the 4th best Cup Match fifth wicket partnership with Charles Dualphin, and is the second highest Western Counties aggregate with 1,395 runs.

Earl ‘Townsey’ Russell - Scored four goals in the inaugural BFL v BFU football match, Bermuda Sportsman of the Month for March 1953, won 3 FA Cup titles with PHC, scored five goals in the second half of a game against Somerset Eagles.

Warren Simmons - First batsmen to get 500 runs in Cup Match, third highest wicket taker in Cup Match with 94, former President of Somerset Cricket Club, and most successful Somerset Cricket Club captain. (Son Allan Simmons pictured)

Dennis Wainwright - Was selected to the first combined tour teams for both cricket and football, MBE for his contribution to sport, captained St. George’s Cricket Club in Cup Match 1974, and Heineken Cricketer of the Year 1975.

Arnold Woollard - First Bermudian to play professional football in England with Northampton, played for Newcastle during its FA Cup winning run in 1955, played against Iceland in Bermuda’s first-ever International friendly, and was the most expensive signing for Bournemouth when purchased for two thousand pounds in 1956. (Woollard's Brother is Pictured)