PITTSBURGH – Former Point Park University basketball standout Bobby Franklin was inducted into the Pennsylvania Sports Hall of Fame – Robert "Tick" Cloherty Western Chapter at Saturday's 54^th annual induction ceremony in Pittsburgh.
 
The induction ceremony was held at the Sheraton Hotel in Station Square.
 
Along with Franklin, the 2025 class included Mike McCarthy (NFL head coach), Dr. James Bradley (Steelers team surgeon), Tunch Ilkin (Pittsburgh Steelers), Bill Pfeifer (soccer coach), Chuck Crummie (Central Catholic HS basketball coach), Brandon Short (Penn State, New York Giants), Colleen Rosensteel (three-time Olympian in Track & Field), Shannon Davis (basketball), Dick Cetrone (Sto-Rox HS basketball coach) and Vinnie Vaccarello (Duquesne football).
 
"Bobby Franklin is a Point Park legend and I am so happy he is receiving the public recognition that he justly deserves," said Vice President of Athletics Scott Swain. "The inductees into this Hall of Fame are legends and Bobby deserves to be in their company. Bobby and his wife Jan will always be Pioneers and we are so proud to have their support as we continue our journey into NCAA Division II."
 
Franklin was a four-year starter and remains one of the most prolific scorers in Pioneer basketball history. As the only 2,000-point scorer in Point Park history, Franklin earned NAIA All-America honors three times (1975, 1976, 1977), including second team honors as a senior.
 
Playing for head coach Jerry Conboy, Franklin helped lead the Pioneers to four-straight postseason appearances and left Point Park as the career leader in steals with 314.
 
Franklin remains the only men's basketball player in Point Park history to have his jersey number retired (#14).
 
ABOUT THE PENNSYLVANIA SPORTS HALL OF FAME
 
The Western Chapter of the Pennsylvania Sports Hall of Fame was founded in 1963 by Joe Zerilla, Tut Melman and Frank Gustine and became immediately affiliated with the Pennsylvania Sports Hall of Fame, which was founded one year earlier in 1962. The Western Chapter is a non-profit 501-3C organization run entirely by volunteer board members who consider their work a labor of love.
 
The earliest Western Chapter meetings were held at Gustine's Restaurant in Oakland and the first chapter induction banquet was held at the East Pittsburgh Moose Club in 1971. Between 1972-1981 the annual induction banquets were held at the Greentree Holiday Inn, between 1982-1996 at the Sheraton Station Square and between 1997-2014 at the Four Points Sheraton in Warrendale. In the spring of 2015, the annual banquet moved back to the Sheraton Station Square, along with a treasured exhibit of inductee plaques, special awards and other memorabilia, which is proudly displayed in the spacious and dedicated Western Chapter PA Sports HOF Conference Room on the second floor of the Sheraton Station Square, the Hall of Fame's permanent new home. There have been 700 athletes and contributors inducted into the Western Chapter. Of these, over 150 have been inducted into the Pennsylvania Sports Hall of Fame.
 
In 2016, the chapter name was changed to the Robert "Tick" Cloherty – Western Chapter as a token of appreciation for the his 30-years of loyal and faithful service during his Presidency.