Olympic swim champion Lenny Krayzelburg, broadcaster/columnist Tony Kornheiser, and football Hall of Famer Ron Mix are among seven new members to be inducted into the National Jewish Sports Hall of Fame, class of '08.

Bruce Pearl, head coach for the University of Tennessee men's basketball team, broadcaster Sam Rosen, Olympic gymnast Kerri Strug, and St. John's basketball player Hy Gotkin round out the group.

Marty Appel, a former public relations director for the New York Yankees, will receive the Dick Steinberg Good Guy Award named for the former NY Jets general manager.

• Krayzelburg won four Olympic gold medals at the 2000 (Sydney) and 2004 (Athens) Games. At one point, he held six world records in his sport. These days he shares his expertise by coaching aspiring swimmers.
  
  
• Kornheiser is cohost of the popular ESPN program Pardon the Interruption and a member of the Monday Night Football broadcasting booth. He also wrote for The New York Times, Newsday, and, most recently, The Washington Post.
  
  
• Mix, a graduate from the University of Southern California, was a 10-time All-League and nine-time All-Pro offensive lineman with the American Football League Los Angeles/San Diego Chargers and Oakland Raiders. Based on his law degree and physical style of play, Mix earned the nickname, “The Intellectual Assassin.”
  
  
• Before joining the University of Tennessee program, Pearl was head coach at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee and the University of Southern Indiana.
  
  
• Rosen has been the play-by-play announcer for the New York Rangers on the MSG Network since 1984. In addition, he has worked in that capacity on NFL games for Fox since 1997.
  
  
• Strug joined the United States National Gymnastics team in 1991 at the age of 13. The following year she won a team bronze medal at the Barcelona games. At the 1996 Olympics in Atlanta, Strug helped the U.S. women's team win the gold medal in one of the most famous moments in Olympic history.
  
  
• Gotkin helped lead St. John's University to consecutive NIT titles in 1943 and 1944, the only team to do so. He was team captain, MVP, and the second recipient of the prestigious Haggerty Award.

“In their own way, each of [the inductees] has overcome adversities, challenged stereotypes, and blazed a trail for others to follow,” said Lynne Kramer, chair of the Jewish Sports Hall of Fame, in a statement. “We hope by honoring these Jewish men and women for their accomplishments, we can show young Jews that there are no limits for them.”

The group will be formally inducted at a ceremony scheduled for Sunday, June 8, at the Suffolk Jewish Community Center in Commack, NY. For more information, contact Alan Freedman at 631-462-9800, ext. 119.