The Arizona Sports Hall of Fame is a sports hall of fame in the United States honoring any athlete who has "merited recognition and distinction in sports and who has brought fame and honor to the State of Arizona through outstanding sporting accomplishments or contributions."[1] According to the hall's official website, individuals are eligible if he or she meets one of three criteria:
A native of Arizona Immediately recognized as an Arizonian Has made at least two significant contributions in the athletic community in the State of Arizona Additionally, the final say and responsibility of who is inducted belongs to the Arizona Sports Hall of Fame Trustee Board.
The hall was founded in 1957 by the Phoenix Press Box Association, and held induction ceremonies regularly until 2002, when it fell dormant. It was revitalized in 2009 by the Phoenix Regional Sports Commission, which owns and operates the hall to this day.[2]
The 45th class, inducted on April 8, 2015, included Charles Barkley , Danielle Ammaccapane , Cotton Fitzsimmons , Joe Gilmartin, and Luis Gonzalez .[3] [4]
Inductees [ edit ] Year inducted Name Contributions 1957 Lewis Tewanima Track and field 1958 Pop McKale American football , baseball , basketball 1958 Jess Mortensen Track and field 1959 Art Nehf Baseball 1960 Thornton Lee Baseball 1960 Robbie Robinson American football 1961 Charles Borah Track and field 1962 Earl Grace Baseball 1963 Hank Leiber Baseball 1964 Jimmy Bryan Auto racing 1964 Joseph Lancer Baseball 1965 Vic Housholder Various 1965 E. Earl Pomeroy American football 1966 George Hoy Various 1966 Rudy Lavik American football , basketball 1967 Milt Coggins Golf 1968 Doc Pardee Thoroughbred horse racing 1968 Wilford "Whizzer" White Track and field , American football 1969 Fred Enke American football , baseball , basketball , golf 1970 Miles W. Casteel American football 1971 Bobby Ball Auto racing 1971 Edgar "Mutt" Ford American football 1972 Dallas Long Track and field 1972 Frank Sancet Baseball 1973 Joe Famulatte Various 1974 Clyde B. Smith American football 1975 Bob Housholder Softball , big-game hunting 1975 Warren Livingston American football 1975 Dot Wilkinson Softball , bowling 1976 Patsy Willard Diving 1977 Fred Enke Jr. American football 1977 Bill Miller Track and field 1978 Johnny Bulla Golf 1978 Art Van Haren Baseball , softball 1979 Shanty Hogan Baseball 1980 Clint Brawner Auto racing 1980 Roger McCluskey Auto racing 1981 Dick Van Arsdale Basketball 1982 Ed Doherty American football 1984 Bob Goldwater Golf 1984 Karsten Solheim Golf 1985 Ned Wulk [5] Basketball 1986 Ed Long Basketball 1987 Kathy Gibbons Track and field 1987 Jack Stewart American football 1987 Frank Gianelli Sportswriting 1987 Bob Allison Sportswriting 1988 Alvan Adams Basketball 1988 Larry Walker Fastpitch softball 1988 Dave Hicks Sportswriting 1989 Frank Kush American football 1989 John Riggle Golf 1989 Abe Chanin Sportswriting 1989 George McLeod Sportswriting 1990 Danny White American football 1990 Dwight Patterson Baseball 1990 Bob Vache Sports broadcasting 1991 Al Van Hazel American football , track and field 1991 Rose Mofford Softball 1991 Ben Avery Sportswriting 1999 Herman Frazier Track and field 2001 Jim Brock Baseball 2001 Charlie Hickox Swimming 2002 Jerry Colangelo Arena football , baseball , basketball , hockey , soccer 2002 Curley Culp American football , wrestling 2009 Al McCoy Sports broadcasting 2009 Linda Vollstedt Golf 2009 Bob Horner Baseball 2009 Darren Woodson American football 2010 Billie Harris Softball 2010 Billy Mayfair Golf 2010 Bob Baffert Horse training 2010 Sean Elliott Basketball 2010 Lute Olson Basketball 2011 Randall McDaniel American football 2011 Curt Schilling Baseball 2011 Kerri Strug Gymnastics 2011 Ty Murray Rodeo 2011 1996–97 Arizona Wildcats men's basketball team Basketball 2012 Misty Hyman [6] Swimming 2012 Rodney Peete [6] American football 2012 Tim Salmon [6] Baseball 2012 2912 Cactus League Baseball 2012 Jake Plummer [6] American football 2013 Karl Eller [7] American football , basketball 2013 Fat Lever [7] Basketball 2013 Michele Mitchell [7] Diving 2013 Heather Farr [7] Golf 2014 Jerry Dawnson [8] Baseball 2014 Scott Hogsett [8] Rugby 2014 Emmett "Buddy" Jobe [8] Auto racing 2014 Art Mortori [8] Wrestling 2015 Danielle Ammaccapane [4] Golf 2015 Charles Barkley [4] Basketball 2015 Cotton Fitzsimmons [4] Basketball 2015 Joe Gilmartin [4] Sportswriting 2015 Luis Gonzalez [4] Baseball 2016 Bob Bondurant Auto racing 2016 Randy Johnson Baseball 2016 John MacLeod Basketball 2016 Erik Widmark American football 2016 Adrian Wilson American football 2016 Royce Youree Basketball 2017 Bill Bidwill American football 2017 Paola Boivin Sportswriting 2017 Shane Doan Hockey 2017 Dan Majerle Basketball 2017 Anthony Robles Wrestling 2018 Mike Candrea Softball 2018 Mark Grace Baseball 2018 Gary Hall Jr. Swimming 2018 Jeff Oscarson Softball 2018 Pat Tillman American football 2018 Sistor Lynn Winsor Golf 2019 Michael Carbajal Boxing 2019 Tom Chambers Basketball 2019 Derrick Hall Baseball 2019 Michael Nesbitt Athletic trainer 2019 Dick Tomey American football 2019 Amy Van Dyken Swimming 2020/2021 John Bridger Golf 2020/2021 Joe Caldwell Basketball 2020/2021 Ann Meyers Basketball 2020/2021 Andre Ethier Baseball 2020/2021 Roland Hemond Baseball 2020/2021 Paul Westphal Basketball 2022 Larry Fitzgerald American football 2022 Pedro Gomez Journalist
References [ edit ] ^ "AZHOF Eligibility Criteria" . Archived from the original on April 16, 2016. Retrieved March 16, 2016 . ^ "History - Arizona Sports Hall of Fame" . Archived from the original on April 16, 2016. Retrieved March 16, 2016 . ^ "Barkley, Gonzalez reflect on their Arizona sports legacies" . cronkitenewsonline.com . Cronkite News. April 9, 2015. Retrieved April 14, 2016 . ^ a b c d e f Alameda, Damien (February 5, 2015). "Arizona Sports and Entertainment Commission Announces 2015 Class into Arizona Sports Hall of Fame" . westernmassnews.com . Tucson News Now . Archived from the original on April 25, 2016. Retrieved April 14, 2016 . ^ "Wulk hits sports hall of fame" . The Courier . February 10, 1986. p. 8A. Retrieved April 14, 2016 . ^ a b c d Marotta, Vince (March 28, 2012). "Peete heads into Arizona Sports Hall of Fame" . arizonasports.com . Bonneville International . Retrieved April 14, 2016 . ^ a b c d Metcalfe, Jeff (May 9, 2013). "Arizona Sports Hall of Fame honors 4 inductees" . azcentral.com . The Arizona Republic . Retrieved April 14, 2016 . ^ a b c d Metcalfe, Jeff (April 15, 2014). "Martori, Jobe among new Arizona Sports Hall of Fame inductees" . azcentral.com . The Arizona Republic . Retrieved April 14, 2016 . External links [ edit ] Official website
Sports halls of fame by state in the United States