The Saugerties Sports Hall of Fame is one year shy of its golden anniversary. Begun by the South Side Men’s Club in 1963 to honor outstanding athletes from the community’s rich past, the Sports Hall of Fame is still just as active today, inducting new members each year at a popular banquet. They hope to someday have a permanent home to host memorabilia and serve as a place of pilgrimage for fans young and old.

Dennis Sheehan is the president of the Sports Hall of Fame. A lifelong resident and 2008 inductee, Sheehan is the Northeast scouting supervisor for the Atlanta Braves, a career that’s giv