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]
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
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
^ "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 . 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 .
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