Photo: Reno-Sparks Founding Chairman Inducted Into Athletics Hall of Fame

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Harry Sampson

Minor league baseball play Harry Sampson, founding chairman of the Reno-Sparks Indian Colony, is now a member of its Athletics Hall of Fame. (Courtesy RSIC)

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Harry Sampson

Minor league baseball play Harry Sampson, founding chairman of the Reno-Sparks Indian Colony, is now a member of its Athletics Hall of Fame. (Courtesy RSIC)

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Photo: Reno-Sparks Founding Chairman Inducted Into Athletics Hall of Fame

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ICTMN Staff

10/16/15

On October 8, the Reno-Sparks Indian Colony inducted 21 athletes into its inaugural Athletics Hall of Fame. The mission is not only to honor past athletes and its culture, but to inspire current generations of athletes.

Of the 21 members, the RSIC’s first Hall of Fame class included three professional athletes, four athletes who played at NCAA Division I schools, five area high school athletes and nine graduates of the now-closed Stewart Indian School. The inductees also included Harry Sampson, who set records at Stewart Indian School in 1915, played in the A’s minor leagues, and ended up serving as the Colony’s first tribal chairman.

This image was featured in this week’s Indian Country Today Media Network newsletter.

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