Salem High School Hall of Fame

Salem High School Hall of Fame

Salem High school hall of fame began in 1991 and every year the best athletes are added.

A subcommittee of the School Committee held a series of meetings in 2012 to revamp the

way athletes got into the High School Hall of Fame. A new inclusiveness to the committee is being encouraged.

The changes come after a long period of failed attempts to get former Salem High football coach Ken Perrone into

the athletic hall of fame. Although tied for the most victories in school football history, Perrone has never

been enshrined. He was at the center of a controversy during the 1994 teachers' strike when defying orders to not

play the game.

See Also

Vertical File in Salem Collection - Salem High School Hall of Fame

Vertical File in Salem Collection - Perrone, Ken

"Longval, 11 others inducted into Salem Hall of Fame" Salem Evening News, Nov. 27, 1995, p. D3

"Salem High inducts new class" Salem Evening News, Nov. 21, 1998, p. A5

"Big Boost; Salem couple's support of athletic program earns them a spot in the Salem High Hall of Fame (McBournie's) Salem Evening News, Oct. 8, 1996, p. D1

"Thirteen new members will be added to Salem High Hall of Fame" Salem Evening News, Oct. 2, 1996, p. D1

"Salem Hall of Fame welcomes 14" Salem Evening News, Nov. 22, 1997, p. A5

"Salem calls 11 to Hall of Fame" Salem Evening News, Nov. 20, 1999. p. A7

"Salem Hall of Fame to Induct 13" Salem News, Nov.2, 2002, p. A7

"Hall of Fame Committee planning series of changes" Salem News, Jan. 31, 2012, p. 2

"Perrone voted into Salem High Hall of Fame" Salem News, Apr. 4, 2013

"Perrone finally gets the call: he's going in Salem High Hall of Fame" Salem News, April. 4, 2013

"Salem announces 12-member Hall of Fame class of 2013" Salem News, April 6, 2013, p. 9