CLEVELAND, Ohio – Next year, the Greater Cleveland Sports Hall of Fame will mark 50 years. The celebration to commemorate the half century will start next month, when the hall opens in a physical home on the city’s near west side.

The hall will be located at Urban Community School ’s Roundstone Athletic Center, 2025 W. 47th St., in Cleveland’s Ohio City neighborhood. Its public unveiling is set to come at the annual induction ceremony on Tuesday, Dec. 2.

“It’s been a lot of fun; I learned a lot,” said Tom Hablitzel, a former Sherwin-Williams executive who sits on the hall of fame’s executive board. He’s been instrumental in researching the scores of individuals who have been inducted over the years.

“We’re in the eighth inning now, cranking out the display cases, getting the artifacts

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