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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:

  1. A native of Arizona
  2. Immediately recognized as an Arizonian
  3. 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

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 Byron "Whizzer" White 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 Bill Miller Track and field
1978 Johnny Bulla Golf
1978 Art Van Haren Baseball, softball
1979 Shanty Hogan Baseball
1980 Clink 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
1989 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
2002 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 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

References

  1. ^ "AZHOF Eligibility Criteria". Retrieved March 16, 2016.
  2. ^ "History - Arizona Sports Hall of Fame". Retrieved March 16, 2016.
  3. ^ "Barkley, Gonzalez reflect on their Arizona sports legacies". conkitenewsonline.com. Cronkite News. April 9, 2015. Retrieved April 14, 2016.
  4. ^ 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. Retrieved April 14, 2016.
  5. ^ "Wulk hits sports hall of fame". The Courier. February 10, 1986. p. 8A. Retrieved April 14, 2016.
  6. ^ 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.
  7. ^ 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. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  8. ^ 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. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)

Official website

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