{"id":176821,"date":"2025-06-11T22:40:09","date_gmt":"2025-06-11T22:40:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/176821\/"},"modified":"2025-06-11T22:40:09","modified_gmt":"2025-06-11T22:40:09","slug":"six-new-hall-of-fame-inductees-to-be-honoured-at-1975-challenge-cup-anniversary-celebration","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/176821\/","title":{"rendered":"SIX NEW HALL OF FAME INDUCTEES TO BE HONOURED AT 1975 CHALLENGE CUP ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION"},"content":{"rendered":"<p data-start=\"219\" data-end=\"416\"><strong>Widnes Vikings are proud to announce that SIX new inductees will be added to the club\u2019s prestigious Hall of Fame as part of the upcoming 1975 Challenge Cup 50th Anniversary Celebration.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"418\" data-end=\"772\">As part of the planning for this landmark event, the Vikings Board of Directors has worked closely with club historian Ste Fox, statistician Mike Healing, and archivist Deb Townsend to develop a clear and thorough set of criteria to assess Hall of Fame eligibility\u2014specifically focusing on players from the club\u2019s golden era of the 1970s.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"774\" data-end=\"1039\">Following this detailed consultation, it has been decided that six players with outstanding credentials and lasting contributions to the club\u2019s history will be formally inducted during the celebration evening at the DCBL Stadium on Friday, 11th July.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1041\" data-end=\"1222\">This special set of inductions will not only honour the 1975 Challenge Cup triumph\u00a0but also serve as a wider tribute to the club\u2019s rich and successful era throughout the 1970s.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1224\" data-end=\"1436\">The identities of the six inductees will be revealed in the coming weeks, building anticipation as we count down to what promises to be a memorable occasion for everyone associated with the club.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1224\" data-end=\"1436\"><strong>\ud83d\udcc6 1975 Challenge Cup 50th Anniversary Celebration<\/strong><br data-start=\"1492\" data-end=\"1495\"\/><strong>\ud83d\uddd3\ufe0f Friday 11th July, 7:30pm<\/strong><br data-start=\"1527\" data-end=\"1530\"\/><strong>\ud83d\udccd Bridge Suite, DCBL Stadium<\/strong><br data-start=\"1563\" data-end=\"1566\"\/><strong>\ud83c\udf9f\ufe0f Tickets: \u00a330 (includes hot buffet) \u2013 <a href=\"https:\/\/widnesvikings.co.uk\/tickets\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Book Now<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1224\" data-end=\"1436\">Let\u2019s come together to celebrate the legacy of 1975 and recognise the legendary figures who helped shape the history of Widnes RLFC.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Widnes Vikings are proud to announce that SIX new inductees will be added to the club\u2019s prestigious Hall&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":176822,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4102],"tags":[4151,79,16,15],"class_list":{"0":"post-176821","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-rugby","8":"tag-rugby","9":"tag-sports","10":"tag-uk","11":"tag-united-kingdom"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/114667141537197882","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/176821","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=176821"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/176821\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/176822"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=176821"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=176821"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=176821"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}