United States Olympic Hall of Fame
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The United States Olympic Hall of Fame is an honor roll of the top American Olympic athletes.
The Hall of Fame was established by the United States Olympic Committee in 1979; the first members were inducted in 1983. Between 1992 and 2003, the Hall of Fame went dormant, with no induction of new members. In 2004, the honor was revived, and continued in 2005 when the 'Class of 2006' was selected.
The current process for selecting inductees is two-staged. Fifteen finalists are selected by a nominating committee consisting of athletes, members of the U.S. Olympic Hall of Fame, historians and USOC representatives. The inductees were then selected based on online voting at www.usolympicteam.com, with a requirement to select five individual athletes, one team, one Paralympian and one coach. When the inductees were announced, a veteran (Jack Shea) and a "special contributor" (Dick Ebersol) were also included.
In the past the Hall of Fame has sought to construct a museum, but construction has not begun due to a lack of sponsorship.
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[edit] Inducted as individuals
According to an October 2005 press release, 182 athletes have been inducted as of that date. This includes the members of the six teams inducted as teams, and includes "special contributors" as well. The Class of 2006 inductees added another "special contributor", another team, seven individual athletes, and a coach.
- Tenley Albright (Figure Skating)
- Evelyn Ashford (Track & Field)
- Shirley Babashoff (Swimming)
- Bob Beamon (Track & Field)
- Matt Biondi (Swimming)
- Bonnie Blair (Speed Skating)
- Ralph Boston (Track & Field)
- Herb Brooks (Ice Hockey)
- Dick Button (Figure Skating)
- Lee Calhoun (Track & Field)
- Milt Campbell (Track & Field)
- Connie Carpenter-Phinney (Cycling)
- Tracy Caulkins (Swimming)
- Cassius Clay (Boxing)
- Alice Coachman (Track & Field)
- Bart Conner (Gymnastics)
- Charles Daniels (Swimming)
- Willie Davenport (Track & Field)
- Glenn Davis (Track & Field)
- John Davis (Weight Lifting)
- Donna de Varona (Swimming)
- Babe Didrikson (Track & Field)
- Harrison Dillard (Track & Field)
- Eddie Eagan (Bobsledding/Boxing)
- Janet Evans (Swimming)
- Lee Evans (Track & Field)
- Ray Ewry (Track & Field)
- Peggy Fleming (Figure Skating)
- George Foreman (Boxing)
- Dick Fosbury (Track & Field)
- Joe Frazier (Boxing)
- Dan Gable (Wrestling)
- Rowdy Gaines (Swimming)
- Diana Golden-Brosnihan (Disabled Skiing)
- Florence Griffith-Joyner (Track & Field)
- Dorothy Hamill (Figure Skating)
- Scott Hamilton (Figure Skating)
- Bob Hayes (Track & Field)
- Eric Heiden (Speed Skating)
- Dan Jansen (Speed Skating)
- Bruce Jenner (Track & Field)
- Rafer Johnson (Track & Field)
- Jackie Joyner-Kersee (Track & Field)
- Duke Kahanamoku (Swimming)
- John B. Kelly, Sr. (Rowing)
- Micki King (Diving)
- Tommy Kono (Weight Lifting)
- Alvin Kraenzlein (Track & Field)
- Sammy Lee (Diving)
- Sugar Ray Leonard (Boxing)
- Carl Lewis (Track & Field)
- Greg Louganis (Diving)
- Helene Madison (Swimming)
- Phil Mahre (Alpine Skiing)
- Bob Mathias (Track & Field)
- Pat McCormick (Diving)
- Debbie Meyer (Swimming)
- Shannon Miller (Gymnastics)
- Billy Mills (Track & Field)
- Bobby Morrow (Track & Field)
- Edwin Moses (Track & Field)
- John Naber (Swimming)
- Parry O'Brien (Track & Field)
- Al Oerter (Track & Field)
- Jesse Owens (Track & Field)
- Charley Paddock (Track & Field)
- Floyd Patterson (Boxing)
- Mary Lou Retton (Gymnastics)
- Bob Richards (Track & Field)
- Wilma Rudolph (Track & Field)
- Don Schollander (Swimming)
- Jack Shea (Speed Skating)
- Mel Sheppard (Track & Field)
- Frank Shorter (Track & Field)
- Randy Snow (Paralympian)
- Mark Spitz (Swimming)
- Jim Thorpe (Track & Field)
- Bill Toomey (Track & Field)
- Wyomia Tyus (Track & Field)
- Peter Vidmar (Gymnastics)
- Johnny Weissmuller (Swimming)
- Mal Whitfield (Track & Field)
- Frank Wykoff (Track & Field)
- Kristi Yamaguchi (Figure Skating)
[edit] Inducted as teams
- 1956 Basketball team
- 1960 Basketball team
- 1964 Basketball team
- 1960 Ice Hockey team
- 1980 Ice Hockey team
- 1984 Men's Gymnastics team
- 1996 Women's soccer team
[edit] Inducted as contributors
- Roone Arledge
- Avery Brundage
- Asa Bushnell
- Dick Ebersol
- Bud Greenspan
- Col. Don Hull
- Hank Iba
- Robert Kane
- John B. Kelly, Jr.
- Jim McKay
- Don Miller
- William Simon
- LeRoy Walker
[edit] External link and reference
- 'Class of 2006' inductees announced, an October 2005 article from the website of the U.S. Olympic Team
