Jewish Historical Society of Greater Hartford

(1933-2017) Inducted into the Jewish Sports Hall of Fame, 1992 A Hartford native, Yellin was a letterman at Weaver High School on both the basketball and tennis teams. AS a senior, he established a city-wide record for points scored in

(1920-2013) Inducted into the Jewish Sports Hall of Fame, 2002 Growing up in Hartford, Wiesen attended both Weaver High School and West Hartford’s Hall High School, playing basketball and running track at both schools. He was the captain of Weaver’s

(1910-1994) Inducted into the Jewish Sports Hall of Fame, 1987 A Hartford native, Weinstein played football at Hartford Public High School and at Trinity College in the late 1920s and early 1930s. A lineman, he played every minute of every

(1915-2016) Inducted into Jewish Sports Hall of Fame, 1983 Born in Hartford, Waltman graduated Northwest Grammar School, where he played on a city championship basketball team in 1928 and a champion baseball team. He remembered that as a reward for

(1918-1993) Inducted into the Jewish Sports Hall of Fame, 1989 Edward L. Waltman was a prominent local athlete during the 1930s and 1940s. He was an all-star football player at Weaver High School and played baseball and basketball. He was

(1916-2002) Inducted into the Jewish Sports Hall of Fame, 1990 Vinick was born in Hartford and graduated from Hartford Public High School in 1934. He played football at Trinity College for four years and was elected captain his senior year.

Inducted into the Jewish Sports Hall of Fame, 1987 As a student at Kingswood-Oxford School in West Hartford, Title was a star player in soccer, basketball, and lacrosse. In her senior year she was the leading scorer on both the

(1941-2014) Inducted into Jewish Sports Hall of Fame, 1987 Born in Middletown, Teller grew up in West Hartford and graduated from Hall High School, where he excelled in both scholastics and sports. He was ranked the top high school tennis