National Distance Running Hall of Fame
Appearance
The National Distance Running Hall of Fame was a hall of fame in Utica, New York dedicated to the sport of distance running. It was established on July 11, 1998.
In 1999, the Hall of Fame moved into a building in downtown Utica, with mayor Ed Hanna providing financial assistance. It moved to a building near the finish line of the Boilermaker Road Race in 2013.[1] In the 2020s, the Hall of Fame closed permanently. Its building is now offices for the Boilermaker Road Race.[citation needed]
Members
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Key | |
† | Denotes a posthumous induction |
Inductee | Year inducted |
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Horace Ashenfelter | 2012 |
Dick Beardsley | 2010 |
Joan Benoit[2] | 1998 |
Bill Bowerman† | 2002 |
Doris Brown Heritage | 2002 |
Amby Burfoot | 2008 |
Patti Catalano Dillon | 2006 |
Ted Corbitt[2] | 1998 |
Glenn Cunningham† | 2012 |
Mary Decker | 2003 |
Bill Dellinger | 2001 |
Clarence DeMar† | 2000 |
Tom Fleming | 2014 |
Miki Gorman | 2010 |
Jacqueline Hansen | 2012 |
Johnny Hayes† | 2008 |
Lynn Jennings | 2001 |
Don Kardong | 2005 |
Johnny Kelley[2] | 1999 |
John J. Kelley | 2002 |
Nina Kuscsik[2] | 1999 |
Francie Larrieu-Smith[2] | 1999 |
Fred Lebow† | 2001 |
Gerry Lindgren | 2006 |
Marty Liquori | 2006 |
Kim Merritt | 2014 |
Greg Meyer | 2005 |
Billy Mills[2] | 1999 |
Steve Prefontaine† | 2000 |
Bill Rodgers[2] | 1998 |
H. Browning Ross† | 2002 |
Jim Ryun | 2003 |
Alberto Salazar | 2000 |
Bob Schul | 2005 |
Frank Shorter[2] | 1998 |
Kathrine Switzer[2] | 1998 |
Craig Virgin | 2001 |
Grete Waitz | 2000 |
Fred Wilt† | 2010 |
Priscilla Welch | 2008 |
George Young | 2003 |
See also
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[edit]Categories:
- Road running in the United States
- Sport of athletics awards
- Halls of fame in New York (state)
- Sports halls of fame
- Sports museums in New York (state)
- Museums in Oneida County, New York
- Buildings and structures in Utica, New York
- Awards established in 1998
- 1998 establishments in New York (state)
- Sports in Utica, New York