The Norwood Football Club Hall of Fame recognises and enshrines those Norwood people who have made outstanding contributions to our great club since its beginning in 1878.

Last year our inaugural Hall of Fame honoured 35 Norwood stalwarts – players, coaches, administrators, honorary officials and volunteers.

All are now officially club heroes forever.

That is the ultimate honour.

Back then, the Hall of Fame selectors agreed that to be truly representative of our long and proud history, the inaugural 35 should be chosen from each of the club’s eras.

Across almost 130 years, that meant some impossible decisions had to be made.

However, the Hall of Fame’s Charter allows, each year, for up to five Norwood people to be acknowledged with the ultimate honour.

Under the Charter, this will continue until the selectors are satisfied that the Hall of Fame’s membership is truly representative of all those who have served Norwood with distinction.

No matter which category or era, or in what order, every new Hall of Fame member has equal status with all others.

In 2007, our first five new members are Lionel Hill, Bill McCallum, Albert “Pongo” Sawley, Sam Gallagher and Glen Rosser.

The Hall of Fame exists also to inspire future generations to build on our club’s past successes, and in doing so preserve Norwood’s pre-eminent status in the SANFL and in Australian football.

By virtue of their unique talents, our five new Hall of Fame members have contributed greatly to that pre eminence. Like the inaugural Hall of Fame members in 2006, Lionel Hill, Bill McCallum, Pongo Sawley, Sam Gallagher and Glen Rosser are now officially club heroes forever.

And at Norwood, that is the ultimate honour.

Wally Miller
Chairman, on behalf of the Norwood Football Club Hall of Fame Committee 25 August, 2007.
NORWOOD FOOTBALL CLUB SANFL