In Deepest Sympathy - Founding Member of the MOVSHofF

Robert "Red" Hill

Obituary Robert H. “Red” Hill, 86, of Beverly, Ohio, died on Saturday, January 4, 2020 at his home. He was born on December 7, 1933 in Wyandotte, Michigan, son of Harold Dorsey and Margaret Pierce Dorsey and was adopted by his step father, Ralph G. Hill. He was a school teacher and coach for 35 years at Ripley High School, Warren High School and Fort Frye High School. He graduated from Dunbar High School and Morris Harvey College and received his Master’s Degree at West Virginia University. He was a member of the Beverly Presbyterian Church, the Beverly Lions Club and the Mid- Ohio Valley Sports Hall of Fame Committee. Bob played football and baseball under a football scholarship at Morris Harvey College under legendary coaches Edie King and Sparky Adams. He was married on June 5, 1953 to June Stalnaker Hill who survives. Also surviving are two daughters, Jennifer Lowe and husband Phil of Beverly and Jane Combs and husband Mike of Aurora, Colorado; six grandchildren, Christopher, Patrick and Meg Lowe and Hannah, Emily and Beth Combs; two great grandchildren, Lydia and Jesse; a brother, Ralph Hill and wife Elizabeth of Del Haven, New Jersey; and several nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents; his step-father; and an infant brother, Richard Hill.
A Celebration of Life will be held at 11:00 am on Wednesday, January 8, 2020 at the Beverly Presbyterian Church with Rev. Tom O’Connor officiating. Burial will be in the Beverly Cemetery. Friends may call 2-4 and 6-8 pm on Tuesday at McCurdy Home in Beverly and one hour before the service at the church. In lieu of flowers donations may be made to the Strecker Cancer Center, 400 Matthew St. Marietta, Ohio 45750 or the Amedisys Hospice, 27855 St. Rt. 7, Marietta, Ohio 45750. Online condolences may be made by visiting www.mccurdyfh.com.

Click on the gray bar to Download the 2020 Mid-Ohio Valley Sports Hall of Fame NOMINATION FORM

Members of the Class of 2019 are:

Andrew Benford - Jackson County
Jeff Deem - Wood County - Represented by Mark Martin
Ron Haught - Ritchie County
Tim C. McCartney - Wood County
Donna J. Newberry (deceased)- Wood County - Represented by David Newberry
Pamela Sue Reeves (deceased) - Wood County - Represented by Margaret Reeves
Connie Richardson (Sanford) - Noble County
Steve M. Shaver - Wood County
Don Strahler - Washington County
Larry Taylor - Pleasants County

The above honorees were inducted into the Mid-Ohio Valley Sports Hall of Fame on Saturday, June 15, 2019 at 6:00 p.m. at the Grand Pointe Conference and Reception Center in Vienna WV.

Some scenes from the Class of 2019 celebration:

WTAP-TV Coverage

VISIT YOU LOCAL NEWSPAPERS FOR EVEN MORE COVERAGE. MOVSHofF THANKS all of the media for their coverage of this event.

Article by Kenny Wright of The Pennsboro News about the 2019 Induction Banquet

Committee Member, Sam Gwinn, retires from the MOVSHofF Committee

Longtime Mid-Ohio Valley Sports Hall of Fame Committee Member, Sam Gwinn, and his wife, Louise, were honored at the 2019 MOVSHofF Induction Banquet. Same is retiring after MANY years of outstanding service to the Hall of Fame. He will be missed! (Don Ullmann, MOVSHofF Sec/Treas presenting)

New “Showcase”

Trophy cases for the Mid-Ohio Valley Sports Hall of Fame are located as follows: Two cases are on display at the Grand Central Mall in Vienna, WV. One case is at the Parkersburg City Building and a final showcase, until recently, was located at Zide’s Sports Shop in Marietta OH. Though Zide’s Sports Shop continues as a business, it has closed its retail store. Rod Zide has graciously allowed the Mid-Ohio Valley Hall of Fame, a group his dad Bob inspired, to display plaques in the right front window of the building. Now you can walk down the Marietta street and see the plaques of some our inductees. Thank you, Rod Zide.

Many people ask, “How does one become a member of the Hall of Fame?”

Nominations are accepted from November 15 to January 15 of each year with the nomination form being posted on this site and in area newspapers in October and November of each year. FULLY COMPLETED Nomination Forms are then submitted to the Secretary of the Hall of Fame after which they are given to the Screening Committee of the Mid-Ohio Valley Sports Hall of Fame. Those that make it through the Screening Committee are then voted upon by the entire Mid-Ohio Valley Sports Hall of Fame Committee. Those persons selected are notified and the new class is announced to the public via this website and in area media by the end of March of each year.
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The Mid-Ohio Valley Sports Hall of Fame serves the counties of Pleasants, Ritchie, Wirt, Wood and Jackson in West Virginia and Noble and Washington in Ohio

Displays

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Showcases are at the Grand Central Mall, Vienna WV. Additional showcases are displayed at the Parkersburg City Building, Parkersburg WV and at Zide's Sport Shop in Marietta OH. Hall of Fame plaques are rotated between sites periodically.
Tribute to Bob Zide
​The Mid-Ohio Valley Sports Hall of Fame congratulates the family of the late Bob Zide (Bob was responsible for the creation of the MOV Hall of Fame) for Bob's induction into the 2014 National Sporting Goods Association Sporting Goods Industry Hall of Fame at the Hyatt Regency Indian Wells Resort and Spa in Indian Wells, California.
"This year's inductees embody exactly what members of the Aporting Goods Industry Hall of Fame should - integrity, values and a will to succeed and an innovative spirit upon which our industry is built," said Hall of Fame committee Chairman Bob Dickman
, Website by Deloris Ullmann - drudou@gmail.com
The Mid-Ohio Valley Sports Hall of Fame is a non-profit organization.