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SAT, FEB 7, 2026, Walnut Street YMCA in Wilmington, Delaware at the Black History Month Celebration program, DAASHOF inductees, left to right Honoree Tamara Stoner , President Mark Sills and Honoree Monick Foote were recognized today for their outstanding athletic achievements and trailblazing success stories in Celebration of Black History Month.
40th Anniversary 1985 Delaware State University MEAC championship football team Celebration Banquet Brunch featuring several members of the Delaware Afro-American sports Hall of Fame Inc. souvenir Booklet
Celebration Banquet Brunch Souvenir Booklet (7.2MB)
Members of the 1985 MEAC champion Delaware State football team are holding a 40th anniversary event on campus in Dover. This Coastal Connection is sponsored by Baths by Spicer Bros. (Watch video at Coast TV)
Delaware Afro-American Sports Hall of Fame class of 2025 inductees honors night at the city of Wilmington city council meeting
Delaware Afro-American Sports Hall of Fame class of 2025 inductees honors night at the city of Wilmington city council meeting (video)
Delaware Afro-American Sports Hall of Fame Inc. Church outing on Sunday November 9th at the Miracle Temple Holy Church 504 East 11th Street Wilmington, DE 19801 at 11:30 a.m. All members are invited.
Ridgewood Glen resident Emile Brown was the only candidate to file for District 6 vacancy (Newark Post)
Delaware Afro-American Sports Hall of Fame ink banquet will be Saturday April 18th, 2026 at 6:00 p.m. at the Modern Maturity center 1121 Forest avenue Dover, DE. Tickets are $60 each or a table of 10 guests for $600. Tickets purchased on the website will be $66 per person or a table of 10 guests for $660.
2025 DAASHOF Inductees (PDF)
2025 DAASHOF PATRONS LIST - Banquet April 19, 2025 (Revised, PDF)
2024 DAASHOF Cookout Flyer (PDF)
DAASHOF Inductee Application (PDF)
2026 Download/print Ad Letter & Contract (Revised, PDF)
Download DAASHOF Blazer Order Form (PDF)
Our very own Delaware Afro-American Sports Hall of Fame inc. past inductee Norman Oliver featured in HBCU Times
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Flashback 50 - The 1975 Cape state championship boys’ basketball team of coach Ralph Baird and assistant Don Lockwood was honored April 19 by the Delaware Afro-American Sports Hall of Fame. (Read more at Cape Gazette.)
26th Annual Delaware Afro-American Sports Hall of Fame Banquet Journal (Download PDF, 8MB)
The Wilmington native and standout basketball player keeps busy by giving back to the community. (Read Article)
SPORTS BUZZ: Freeman Williams to be enshrined in Delaware Afro-American Sports Hall of Fame (Read Article)
Lake's unlikely football story lands him in Delaware Afro-American Sports Hall of Fame (PDF)
Delaware Afro-American Sports Hall of Fame to induct these 12 (PDF)
Bailey, Lake Among Delaware Afro-American Sports Hall of Fame Inductees (Daily State News, PDF)
DAASHOF Banquet podcast interview with DAASHOF inductees Gene lake and Wayne Newsome, Sr. (Class of 2025), and DAASHOF President Mark Sills
DAASHOF President Mark Sills had the incredible opportunity to chat with Antionette Blake on the "Out & About with Antionette Podcast." We discussed my journey in youth development and basketball programs, how Urban Youth Inc. is making an impact, and the importance of giving back to our community. Tune in to hear more about how we're positively shaping Delaware's future!
DAASHOF Inductees and members Devin Park and Darin park were honored February 1st, 2025 at the YMCA of Delaware Black History Month program in Wilmington Delaware. Pictured left to right. Devin park, Cordi Park , United States Senator Lisa Blunt Rochester and Daashof. Other photos are of Devin Park by himself and President Mark Sills and Devin Park
DAASHOF Hall of Fame inductees, left to right Theopalis Gregory, Bilal EL, Wilbert Miller. Photo taken in 2013 at the Delaware Afro American Sports Hall of Fame Banquet
Delaware Afro American Sports Hall of Fame Inc. Members President Mark Sills , Bishop Devin Park and Bishop Darin Park giving back to the city of Wilmington community at H. Fletcher Brown Boys & Girls club Reunion Celebration cookout
Delaware Afro American Sports Hall Of Fame Inc. Past Inductees Volunteering at the Sussex County YMCA Youth Basketball Camp in Lewes, DE on June 26, 2024.
Pictured Left To Right: Ronald Allen, Devin Park, Wesley Townsend, and DAASHOF President Mark Sills
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Class to be inducted Saturday in Dover Read more...
SALISBURY, Md. -- This weekend marks the 25th Delaware Afro-American Sports Hall of Fame banquet in Dover, and we had the pleasure of speaking with President Mark Sills on Wednesday afternoon. Read more...
Former NBA guard Emanual Davis starred for Delaware State (Delaware Online)
Daashof Members honored at the Maryland vs Delaware Basketball showcase on Saturday March 30, 2024 at Cape Henlopen High school Rehoboth Beach, Delaware. Past DAASHOF Inductee Members honored, left to Right, Donald Polk, John Bishop , James Allen , Mark SILLS, Andre Matthews, Wesley Townsend and Devin Park .
Class of 2024 inductees from the Community Crossfire Program at the Channel TV 28 studios in Wilmington Delaware with TV show Host Norman Oliver (DAASHOF member), on Wednesday, March 20
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Interview with Mark Sills, President of the Delaware Afro-American Sports Hall of Fame, Inc.
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Delaware State University Alumni and former students
President Mark Sills and former Mayor of the City of Wilmington, James H. Sills, (First Black Mayor)
President Mark Sills with 2019 Inductee Wilbert Ransburg
2019 Inductees Jay Faulkner & Wilbert Ransburg & supporters
2019 Inductee Wilbert Ransburg & supporters
Executive Board
DAASHOF President Mark Sills and WNBA Superstar Tina Charles at Mohegan Sun Casino Uncasville, CT (08-18-2019), Playoff WNBA Playoff Game Connecticut Sun vs New York Liberty
Marianne Freeman DAASHOF inductee was also inducted into the Delaware Basketball Hall of Fame at their banquet on Saturday, Janurary 26, 2019
Left To Right: DAASHOF Hall Of Famer Jimmy Allen, DAASHOF Hall Of Famer and President Mark Sills, Delaware Basketball Hall of Fame Inductee Decoursey Jamison and DAASHOF Hall of Famer Kenneth Hynson at the Delaware Basketball Hall of Fame Banquet, SAT, JAN 26, 2019 (Sheraton Wilmington South Hotel, Newcastle, DE)
