Scottish Sports Hall of Fame
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The Scottish Sports Hall of Fame is the national sports hall of fame of Scotland, set up in 2002.[1] It is a joint project organised by sportscotland, the national governmental body for Scottish sport, and National Museums Scotland.[2] It is also funded by BBC Scotland and donations from the general public. The founding patrons were Anne, Princess Royal, a notable supporter of the Scotland national rugby union team; First Minister Jack McConnell; and Formula One triple world champion Jackie Stewart.[3]
Inductees
[edit]As of 2023,[update] there have been ten rounds of inductions into the Hall of Fame:
- 2002: initial 50 inductees.[4]
- 2003: 14 inductees.[5]
- 2004: 6 inductees.[6]
- 2007: 8 inductees.[7]
- 2008: 4 inductees.[8][9]
- 2010: 6 inductees.[10]
- 2012: 6 inductees.[11]
- 2015: 5 inductees.[12][13]
- 2022: 1 inductee.[14]
- 2023: 2 inductees.[15]
Athletics and Highland games
[edit]- Bill Anderson (1937-2019)[7]
- Donald Dinnie (1837–1916)[4]
- Wyndham Halswelle (1882–1915)[5]
- Eric Liddell (1902–1945)[4]
- Liz McColgan (born 1964)[6]
- George McNeill (born 1947)[5]
- Yvonne Murray (born 1964)[7]
- Arthur James Robertson (1879–1957)[6]
- Ian Stewart (born 1949)[4]
- Lachie Stewart (born 1943)[7]
- Allan Wells (born 1952)[4]
- Bobby Thomson (1923–2010)[5]
- Richard Corsie (born 1966)[10]
- Willie Wood (born 1938)[7]
- Ken Buchanan (1945–2023)[4]
- Benny Lynch (1913–1946)[4]
- Walter McGowan (1942–2016)[4]
- Dick McTaggart (born 1935)[4]
- Jackie Paterson (1920–1966)[4]
- Jim Watt (born 1948)[4]
- Mike Denness (1940–2013)[4]
- Rhona Martin (born 1966)[11]
- Chris Hoy (born 1976)[12]
- Robert Millar (born 1958)[5]
- Graeme Obree (born 1965)[10]
- Peter Heatly (1924–2015)[4]
- Jim Baxter (1939–2001)[4]
- Billy Bremner (1942–1997)[4]
- Matt Busby (1909–1994)[4]
- Kenny Dalglish (born 1951)[4]
- Julie Fleeting (born 1980)[16]
- Archie Gemmill (born 1947)[11]
- John Greig (born 1942)[4]
- Jimmy Johnstone (1944–2006)[4]
- Denis Law (born 1940)[4]
- Ally McCoist (born 1962)[7]
- Jimmy McGrory (1904–1982)[6]
- Billy McNeill (1940–2019)[4]
- Rose Reilly (born 1955)[7]
- Bill Shankly (1913–1981)[4]
- Gordon Smith (1924–2004)[5]
- Jock Stein (1922–1985)[4]
- Willie Anderson (1879–1910)[11]
- Tommy Armour (1895–1968)[4]
- James Braid (1870–1950)[4]
- Sandy Lyle (born 1958)[6]
- Old Tom Morris (1821–1908)[5]
- Young Tom Morris (1851–1875)[4]
- Belle Robertson (born 1936)[4]
- Jessie Valentine (1915–2006)[5]
- Willie Carson (born 1942)[4]
- George Kerr (born 1937)[5]
- Graeme Randall (born 1975)[10]
- Louise Aitken-Walker (born 1960)[4]
- Jim Clark (1936–1968)[4]
- Dario Franchitti (born 1973)[14]
- Jimmie Guthrie (1897–1937)[5]
- Steve Hislop (1962–2003)[10]
- Bob McIntyre (1928–1962)[4]
- Colin McRae (1968–2007)[8]
- Jackie Stewart (born 1939)[4]
- Robert Barclay Allardice (1779–1854)[4]
- Dougal Haston (1940–1977)[4]
- Hamish MacInnes (1930–2020)[5]
- Wally Kinnear (1880–1974)[7]
- Finlay Calder (born 1957)[5]
- Douglas Elliot (1923–2005)[6]
- Gavin Hastings (born 1962)[4]
- Andy Irvine (born 1951)[4]
- George MacPherson (1903–1981)[4]
- Ian McGeechan (born 1946)[12]
- Mark Morrison (1878–1945)[4]
- Ken Scotland (born 1936)[11]
- David Sole (born 1962)[8]
- Robert Wilson Shaw (1913–1979)[4]
- Chay Blyth (born 1940)[4]
- Shirley Robertson (born 1968)[12]
- John Cattanach (1885–1915)[4]
- Ronald Ross (born 1975)[17]
- Alister Allan (born 1944)[4]
- Shirley McIntosh (born 1965)[12]
- Ian Black (born 1941)[4]
- Kenny Cairns (born 1957)[12]
- Catherine Gibson (1931–2013)[8]
- Elenor Gordon (1933–2014)[5]
- Ellen King (1909–1994)[4]
- Margaret McEleny (born 1965)[11]
- Bob McGregor (born 1944)[4]
- Belle Moore (1894–1975)[11]
- Nancy Riach (1927–1947)[4]
- Jack Wardrop (born 1932)[6]
- David Wilkie (1954-2024)[4]
- Helen Elliot (1927–2013)[5]
- Winnie Shaw (1947–1992)[4]
- George Cornet (1877–1952)[7]
- John McNiven (born 1935)[5]
Multiple sports
[edit]- Leslie Balfour-Melville (1854–1937), cricket, rugby union, tennis and golf[4]
- Launceston Elliot (1874–1930), weightlifting and wrestling[4]
- Isabel Newstead (1955–2007), 18 Paralympic medals in swimming, athletics and shooting.[8]
- Kenneth Grant MacLeod (1888–1967), rugby union, cricket, football, athletics and golf[10]
Former members
[edit]- Rodney Pattisson (born 1943), sailing, removed in 2012 upon request.[18]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "About". Sportscotland. Retrieved 18 April 2023.
- ^ "Hall of fame for Scottish winners". The Herald. Glasgow. 1 December 2001. Retrieved 20 August 2016.
- ^ "Scotland honours sporting legends". BBC News. 30 November 2002.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai aj ak al am an ao ap aq ar as at au av aw ax "The names in the Hall of Fame". BBC News. 30 November 2002.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o "Inductees". sportscotland. Retrieved 5 November 2015.
- ^ a b c d e f g "Inductees". sportscotland. Retrieved 5 November 2015.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i "Inductees". sportscotland. Retrieved 5 November 2015.
- ^ a b c d e "Inductees". sportscotland. Retrieved 5 November 2015.
- ^ Gillon, Doug (4 November 2008). "Late champion McRae is one of four new Scottish inductees". The Herald. Glasgow. Newsquest Media Group. Retrieved 12 September 2021.
- ^ a b c d e f g "Inductees". sportscotland. Retrieved 5 November 2015.
- ^ a b c d e f g "Inductees". sportscotland. Retrieved 5 November 2015.
- ^ a b c d e f "Inductees". sportscotland. Retrieved 5 November 2015.
- ^ "Sir Chris Hoy inducted into Scottish Sports Hall of Fame". BBC News. 5 November 2015. Retrieved 5 November 2015.
- ^ a b "Inductees". sportscotland. Retrieved 18 April 2023.
- ^ "Inductees". sportscotland. Retrieved 5 March 2024.
- ^ "Julie Fleeting: Ayrshire hero inducted into hall of fame". www.ayrshire-today.co.uk. 12 December 2023. Retrieved 5 March 2024.
- ^ "Shinty icon Ronald Ross inducted into Scottish Sporting Hall of Fame". www.pressandjournal.co.uk. 10 December 2023. Retrieved 5 March 2024.
- ^ Campbell, Alan (8 May 2012). "Olympic sailor asks to be removed from Scottish Sports Hall of Fame.. because he's English". Daily Record. Retrieved 16 September 2021.
