The National Italian American Sports Hall of Fame of Massachusetts is the local chapter of the National Italian American Sports Hall of Fame based in Chicago. The mission of our chapter is two fold. First is to annually honor and induct local Italian-Americans who excel in the world of athletics. Among recent inductees were Holy Cross Legend Jim Marcellino, Patriots VP of Player Personnel Scott Pioli, Red Sox Manager Terry Francona, Everett High Football Coach John DiBiaso, Super Bowl Champion Peter Cronan, and Lacrosse Standout Karen Geromini. The other, more important role of our organization is to award scholarships to local student athletes.  Each year, as our organization grows, we increase the amount of money we award, this year we awarded $30,000 in scholarships.

     In order to raise the funds for these scholarships, we hold a series of events including our Annual Induction Banquet, Cigar Night, Golf Tournament, Boxing Night and Bocce Tournament. We also hold an informal Membership Dinner each spring, where we invite a local Italian American Sports Celebrity to speak to and meet our membership.