Portland's Merrill Auditorium will be the site of this year's Maine Sports Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony. Nine athletes and coaches will be honored on September 20, 2020.

"This is one of the most diverse groups we've ever had," said MSHOF President Brian Corcoran of Shamrock Sports. "We are looking forward to our usual stunning ceremony and we have a few new surprises planned."

Links to tickets, sponsorship and scholarship contributions will be available in early February.

The Maine Sports Hall of Fame will induct five men and four women in its 45th induction ceremony Sept. 20 at Merrill Auditorium in Portland.

By percentage, it is the largest class of women inducted by the organization that was established in 1972. Five women were among the 12 inductees in 2016. “I’m thinking this is one of the most diverse groups we’ve had in terms of a variety of sports,” said new President Brian Corcoran, CEO and founder of Shamrock Sports & Entertainment. “I’m really pleased with the number of women.”

Dick Whitmore, longtime chairman of the Maine Sports Hall of Fame, is proud to announce that legendary broadcaster Bill Green will replace retiring MSHOF Executive Director Mary Mitchell Friedman and that Brian Corcoran, CEO of Shamrock Sports & Entertainment, will replace Whitmore as chairman of the Board, effective Dec. 31.