Orlando Magic Announces Hall of Fame
Team gets ready for 25th anniversary season in grand fashion
By John Denton, OrlandoMagic.com
Photos By Fernando Medina & Garry Bassing
Eager to honor and celebrate the great players,
coaches and executives who have been a part of
their illustrious 25-year history, the Orlando
Magic are planning to create a Magic Hall of
Fame that will be on display at the Amway Center.
ange County Mayor Teresa Jacobs issued proclamations on Friday at the Amway Center to
celebrate the Magic’s 25 seasons in Orlando.
Dyer lauded the Magic’s success on the court
and their tremendous willingness to make a difference in the community. He pointed out the
Magic’s giving of approximately $18 million to
Magic CEO Alex Martins made the announce- nonprofit ventures through the years.
ment on Friday morning – just hours before
the Magic’s home-opener to begin the 25th an- “I can’t think of a better ownership group in
niversary season – that the Hall of Fame will be professional sports than the Orlando Magic,”
a way to help bridge the past with the future of Dyer said. “They have been significant contribMagic basketball. Initial plans are for it to be utors with youth programming. A lot of what
designed so that Magic fans can enjoy the ex- we’ve been able to do in the Parramore area has
hibits on game nights at the Amway Center.
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