1998 Hall of Fame Ceremony
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Carraige House Banquet Hall
West Springfield, MA
Sunday February 1, 1998
MASTER OF CEREMONIES
Jackie Arute
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FRONT ROW (l-r): Bugsy Stevens, Ernie Gahan, Rene Charland, Florence Tattersall, Pete Hamilton
INDUCTEE | PRESENTER | RECIPIENT |
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GENE BERGIN | Mike Joy | Gene Bergin |
RON BOUCHARD | Dick Berggren | Ron Bouchard |
RENE CHARLAND | Bruce Cohen | Rene Charland |
RICHIE EVANS | Bones Bourcier | Tara Evans |
ED FLEMKE | Bones Bourcier | Ed Flemke Jr & Paula Bouchard |
ERNIE GAHAN | Pete Zanardi | Ernie Gahan |
PETE HAMILTON | Bruce Cohen | Pete Hamilton |
OLLIE SILVA | Russ Conway | Silva Family |
BILL SLATER | Dick Berggren | Bill Slater |
BUGSY STEVENS | Pete Zanardi | Bugsy Stevens |
HARVEY TATTERSALL JR | Paul Galaska | Harvey Tattersall III & Helen Tattersall |
BILL WELCH | Lew Boyd | Jackie Arute, Mike Joy & Dick Berggren |
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NEAR Hall of Fame Induction | 1998 | Bill Welch
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NEAR Hall of Fame Induction | 1998 | Bill Slater
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NEAR Hall of Fame Induction | 1998 | Bugsy Stevens
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NEAR Hall of Fame Induction | 1998 | Ed Flemke
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NEAR Hall of Fame Induction | 1998 | Ernie Gahan
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NEAR Hall of Fame Induction | 1998 | Gene Bergin
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NEAR Hall of Fame Induction | 1998 | Harvey Tattersall Jr
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NEAR Hall of Fame Induction | 1998 | Ollie Silva
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NEAR Hall of Fame Induction | 1998 | Pete Hamilton
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NEAR Hall of Fame Induction | 1998 | Rene Charland
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NEAR Hall of Fame Induction | 1998 | Richie Evans
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NEAR Hall of Fame Induction | 1998 | Ron Bouchard
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