The 75th anniversary Wisconsin Athletic Hall of Fame induction ceremony was held on July 24 at the Baird Center in downtown Milwaukee. The event was attended by more than 275 Milwaukee-area business and community leaders. The 2025 Wisconsin Athletic Hall of Fame class included “NBA on TNT” broadcaster Ernie Johnson, Jr., former Green Bay Packers kicker Mason Crosby and former University of Wisconsin and Cleveland Browns offensive lineman Joe Thomas. The event also included memorials for Hall of Fame members Bob Uecker and Junior Bridgeman, who passed away earlier this year.
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- Drew Olson of The Game interviews Joe Thomas
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- HOF executive director Mark Kass interviews Mason Crosby.
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- Donald Driver, Mason Crosby, Milwaukee Mayor Cavalier Johnson and Ernie Johnson, Jr.
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- WEC Energy Group chairman Gale Klappa and his wife, Judy, with Olympic legend Bonnie Blair
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- HOF president Donald Driver
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- Brewers radio announcers Lane Grindle, Jeff Levering, and Josh Mauer, along with long-time radio engineer Kent S0mmerfeld, introduced the Bob Uecker memorial video.
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- Wisconsin Center District CEO Marty Brooks
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- Network Health CEO Coreen Dicus-Johnson
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- UW athletic director Chris McIntosh
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- Milwaukee County Executive David Crowley
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- Four high school students were honored with the Driven to Heart scholarships.
