Alberta Sports Hall of Fame explained

Alberta Sports Hall of Fame
Established:1957
Location:Red Deer, Alberta, Canada
Type:Sports Hall of Fame

The Alberta Sports Hall of Fame is a hall of fame and museum in Red Deer, Alberta, Canada, dedicated to the preservation and history of sports within the province. It was created in 1957 by the Alberta Amateur Athletic Union (AAAU).[1] The museum was eventually taken over by Sport Alberta in 1973 when the AAAU ceased operations.[2] It has been maintained by the Alberta Sports Hall of Fame and Museum Society since 1997. The first permanent display for the Hall of Fame was established in Edmonton in 1962.[3] The museum relocated between Edmonton and Calgary on numerous occasions until settling in Red Deer in 1999.

Induction

Induction was originally limited to amateur athletes. In 1979, eligibility was also extended to professional athletes. In the Hall's early years, winners of major international competitions were automatic qualifiers for entry. However, that practice was ended by 1981 as part of a general tightening of induction criteria for such halls of fame across Canada. At that time, the maximum number of inductions was limited to seven athletes or teams per year.[4] Inductees are divided into several categories such as athletes, teams, builders, and pioneers. The provincial sports media members were also given the Bell Memorial Award[5]

The first inductees, in 1958, were boxers Charles Cheesman, Wilf Greaves and Hugh Sloan, and track athlete George Sutherland.

Notable inductees

Individual persons

YearInducteeDescription 
2018 Canadian born ringette goalie and coach for the Canada national ringette team, goalie for the Canada women's national inline hockey team, ice hockey goalie, and a Ringette Canada Hall of Fame inductee
2007 Canadian football player for the Edmonton Eskimos, three-time Grey Cup champion [6] [7] [8]
2013 American-Canadian cowboy, rodeo performer, and actor known as the "Father of Modern Rodeo" [9] [10]
1980 Canadian Football League player and member of several football halls of fame [11] [12]
1980 [13] [14]
2000 [15]
1998 University of Calgary Dinos football coach, Canadian Football Hall of Fame inductee [16] [17]
2005 Canadian ice hockey player for the Vancouver Canucks and Edmonton Flyers, others, inducted into at least five halls of fame [18]
1983 [19]
2008 [20] [21]
1995 Canadian former Olympic boxer who now is a Justice of the Court of Queen's Bench of Alberta sitting in Calgary [22] [23]
2005 [24]
2000 Canadian Paralympic wheelchair racer, and member of three halls of fame in Canada [25]
1995 [26] [27]
1986 Professional ice hockey player, Hockey Hall of Fame inductee [28]
2004 Radio broadcaster for the Edmonton Eskimos [29]
1988 [30] [31]
1989 [32] [33]
1980 Professional wrestler, mult-sport athlete, patriarch of the Hart wrestling family[34] [35]
2002 [36]
2008 Japanese-Canadian judoka and first president of the Alberta Black Belt Association [37] [38]
1990 Although he competed in 5 rodeo events, he was best known as a rodeo stock contractor[39] [40]
1983 Canadian curler and politician who was inducted into the Canadian Curling Hall of Fame in 1986 and 1994 [41] [42]
1980 Canadian and World Champion rodeo bronc rider [43] [44] [45]
2013 Knight created the Raymond Stampede, oldest rodeo in Canada; known as the first stock contractor [46]
2009 Canada women's national wheelchair basketball team player and Paralympic gold medalist [47]
1990 [48]
1980 [49] [50]
2008 [51] [52]
2015 [53] [54]
1996 Canadian sportscaster for CBC Television and Rogers Media, host of Hockey Night in Canada[55] [56]
1993 Professional ice hockey player, Hockey Hall of Fame inductee
2015 Long-time locker room attendant with Down syndrome for the Edmonton Oilers and Edmonton Eskimos due to Wayne Gretsky's influence. [57] [58]
1970 1941 Macdonald Brier champion curler [59]
1968 [60] [61]
1980 Canadian curler, skip of The Brier champion team in 1946 representing Alberta [62]
2014 Canadian born coach for the Canada national ringette team and the United States national ringette team, also a Ringette Canada Hall of Fame inductee [63] [64]
2007 [65] [66]
1988 Edmonton-based sports journalist and broadcaster [67] [68]
1980 Canadian Golf Hall of Fame inductee [69]
1984 [70]
1958 Athlete at the British Empire Games in track and field events [71]
2008 Canadian two-time Olympian basketball player and attorney [72]
1987 Canadian basketball player who played in the Olympics and is a member of several halls of fame [73] [74]
1980 [75]
2010 Professional ice hockey goaltender
1994 Three-time World Champion saddle bronc rider, inducted into five halls of fame [76] [77]

Groups and teams

YearGroup nameDescription 
2011 [78]
1974 [79]
1968 [80]
1994 1990 and 1992 Canada West teams (Canada national ringette team) Champions of the 1990 World Ringette Championships and the 1992 World Ringette Championships (also inducted into the Ringette Canada Hall of Fame). Team members: Tamara Anderson, Cindy Annala, Cara Brown, Lisa Brown, George Buzak (AC), Nicole Chapdelaine, Shauna Chomik, Jenny Cook, Susan Curran, Judy Diduck, Sandy Fenton, Shauna Flath, Anne Gillespie, Cheryl Govenlock (C), Stacey Hannay, Heather Hansen, Tami Ironside [81]
2011 Champions of the 1963 Memorial Cup. Team members: Russ Brayshaw (coach), Ron Anderson, Butch Barber, Tom Bend, Roger Bourbonnais, Jim Brown, Rich Bulloch, Jim Chase, Vince Downey, Jim Eagle, Ron Falkenberg, Harold Fleming, Doug Fox, Russ Kirk, S. Knox, Bert Marshall, Max Mestinsek, Butch Paul, Gregg Pilling, Pat Quinn, Dave Rochefort, Glen Sather, Reg Tashuk [82] [83]
2011

References

Other sources

Notes and References

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  2. News: Hall has new custodian . Calgary Herald . March 20, 1973 . February 28, 2012 . 56.
  3. News: District sports review . Calgary Herald . September 12, 1964 . February 29, 2012 . 6.
  4. News: Slade . Daryl . Sport Alberta seeks 'angel' for its hall . Calgary Herald . May 21, 1981 . February 29, 2012 . C17.
  5. Web site: Honoured members . Alberta Sports Hall of Fame . February 29, 2012.
  6. Web site: Eskimos Mourn the Passing of Don Barry . June 8, 2014 . September 7, 2014.
  7. Web site: Don Barry Statistics on JustSportsStats.com . www.justsportsstats.com . March 18, 2020.
  8. Web site: Long Time Edmonton Eskimos Standout Don Barry Dies at Age 82 in Canmore . September 7, 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170927052535/http://www.thecragandcanyon.ca/2014/06/03/long-time-edmonton-eskimos-standout-don-barry-dies-at-age-82-in-canmore . September 27, 2017 . dead.
  9. Web site: PRCA Weekly Press Release - Earl Bascom . Wn.com . October 2, 2014.
  10. Web site: PRCA Weekly Press Release . Horse Happenings . www.equestrianinfluence.com . January 26, 2020 . May 6, 2013.
  11. Web site: Johnny Bright . Canadian Football Hall of Fame . March 4, 2020.
  12. Web site: Johnny Bright . The Canadian Encyclopedia . March 4, 2020.
  13. Web site: Calkins, Michelle . ashfm.ca . May 19, 2017.
  14. Web site: Michelle Calkins . International Swimming Hall of Fame . March 15, 2020.
  15. News: Major junior hockey pioneer Ed Chynoweth dies of cancer at age 66 . Canadian Press . April 23, 2008 . April 24, 2008 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20080504105619/http://canadianpress.google.com/article/ALeqM5gVmaWSqNcD_fsY00ek-JgpCbvInA . May 4, 2008.
  16. Web site: Connellan, Peter . ashfm.ca.
  17. Web site: Peter Connellan . Canadian Football Hall of Fame . March 14, 2020.
  18. Web site: Drinnan . Gregg . Clovechok, Mr. Hockey, headed into another hall of fame . Kamloops Daily News . March 14, 2020.
  19. Web site: Hall of Fame Honoured Members: Margaret Crosland Berezowski . Alberta Sports Hall of Fame . https://web.archive.org/web/20160429233044/http://ashfm.ca/hall-of-fame-honoured-members/browse/builder/berezowski-margaret-crosland . April 29, 2016 . dead.
  20. Web site: Cornellian Melody Davidson brings home the gold . news.cornell.edu . February 27, 2020 . February 22, 2006.
  21. Web site: Davidson Inducted Into Hall Of Fame . hockeyalberta.ca . February 27, 2020 . February 8, 2011.
  22. Web site: Willie deWit . The Canadian Encyclopedia . March 16, 2020.
  23. Web site: Canada . Department of Justice . The Honourable Justice William T. deWit's Questionnaire . gcnws . March 16, 2020 . March 31, 2017.
  24. Web site: Dutton, Mervyn aka. "Red" . https://archive.today/20130116111043/http://albertasportshalloffame.com/component/zoo/item/dutton-mervyn-red . dead . January 16, 2013 . Alberta Sports Hall of Fame . July 7, 2012.
  25. Web site: Robert Easton, Athlete . Canadian Paralympic Committee . March 1, 2020.
  26. Web site: Dave Fennell . Canadian Football Hall of Fame . March 1, 2020.
  27. Web site: Alberta Sports Hall of Fame . Edmonton Eskimos . March 1, 2020.
  28. Web site: William Gadsby . Alberta Sports Hall of Fame . October 26, 2018.
  29. Web site: Member Details - Hall, Bryan . Alberta Sports Hall of Fame . August 4, 2010.
  30. Web site: Hambrook, Sharon . ashfm.ca . May 20, 2017.
  31. Web site: Sharon Hambrook . Team Canada - Official Olympic Team Website . March 14, 2020 . September 19, 2011.
  32. Web site: Mr. W.G. Hardy, C.M. . The Governor General of Canada . November 26, 2019.
  33. Web site: Hardy, William George . Alberta Sports Hall of Fame . January 23, 2020.
  34. Web site: Hart, Stewart 'Stu' . Ashfm.ca . August 14, 2018.
  35. Web site: Hart, Stewart 'Stu' - Alberta Sports Hall of Fame . https://archive.today/20180130204208/http://ashfm.ca/hall-of-fame-honoured-members/browse/wrestling/hart-stewart-stu . dead . January 30, 2018 . January 30, 2018 . Archive.today . August 14, 2018.
  36. Web site: Terry Jones: Alberta Sports Hall of Fame . Ashfm.ca . January 7, 2014.
  37. Web site: Yoshio Katusta . Alberta Sports Hall of Fame & Museum website . August 16, 2019 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20190816164803/https://ashfm.ca/component/k2/katsuta-yoshio . August 16, 2019.
  38. Web site: Judo Canada . Judo Canada Hall of Fame . March 18, 2020.
  39. News: Reg Kesler - Pro Rodeo Hall of Fame . Pro Rodeo Hall of Fame . February 26, 2020.
  40. Web site: 1989 . Canadian Pro Rodeo Hall of Fame . February 26, 2020.
  41. Web site: Ray Kingsmith . Alberta Sports Hall of Fame . March 15, 2020.
  42. Web site: Kingsmith, Raymond A. 'Ray' . CCA Hall of Fame ACC Temple de la Renommée Virtuelle . March 15, 2020.
  43. News: Rodeo Hall of Fame Inductees - National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum . National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum . February 26, 2020.
  44. Web site: 1981 . Canadian Pro Rodeo Hall of Fame . February 26, 2020.
  45. News: Pete Knight - Pro Rodeo Hall of Fame . Pro Rodeo Hall of Fame . February 26, 2020.
  46. Web site: 1982 . Canadian Pro Rodeo Hall of Fame . February 27, 2020.
  47. Web site: Jennifer Krempien . Alberta Sports Hall of Fame & Museum . July 7, 2019.
  48. Web site: Kryczka, Joseph . Alberta Sports Hall of Fame . July 12, 2018.
  49. Web site: Kryczka, Kelly . ashfm.ca . May 20, 2017.
  50. Web site: Kelly Kryczka-Irwin . Team Canada - Official Olympic Team Website . March 14, 2020 . September 19, 2011.
  51. Web site: Profile: Lawrence Lemieux  . Alberta Sports Hall Members . 2008 . August 17, 2024.
  52. Web site: The Edmonton Journal . Lemieux's sportsmanship still recognized . canada.com . March 13, 2008 . https://web.archive.org/web/20090830035037/https://www.canada.com/edmontonjournal/news/sports/story.html?id=063e5f99-458f-47c2-b6c2-0e34056bb81f . August 30, 2009 . dead . August 17, 2024.
  53. Web site: MacGregor, Bruce . Alberta Sports Hall of Fame . October 5, 2018.
  54. Web site: Legends of Hockey -- NHL Player Search -- Player -- Bruce MacGregor . Hockey Hall of Fame . March 15, 2020.
  55. Web site: 2018 Alberta Hockey Hall of Fame Inductees . Alberta Hockey Hall of Fame (AHHF) . March 1, 2020.
  56. Web site: Hockey Broadcaster Ron MacLean receives honorary degree from the University of Alberta . CFWE . March 1, 2020.
  57. Web site: Joey Moss Named to Alberta Sports Hall of Fame . Edmonton Eskimos . March 15, 2020 . February 24, 2015.
  58. News: Oil King: Joey Moss, Wayne Gretzky and the most remarkable relationship in all of sports . The Globe and Mail . April 28, 2017 . March 15, 2020 . Klinkenberg . Marty.
  59. Book: Mott . Morris Kenneth . Allardyce . John . Curling Capital: Winnipeg and the Roarin' Game, 1876 to 1988 . 1989 . Univ. of Manitoba Press . 978-0-88755-317-2 . 55 .
  60. News: Alberta athletes will be honored . November 22, 1968 . Edmonton Journal . Edmonton, Alberta . 57 .
  61. News: New Members Added Into Hall of Fame . November 23, 1968 . Lethbridge Herald . Lethbridge, Alberta . 13 .
  62. News: Former curling champion dies at 83 . Edmonton Journal . October 9, 1987 . C2 . February 27, 2020.
  63. Web site: 2014 Inductee – Phyllis Sadoway . YouTube . June 4, 2014 . March 3, 2022 . Alberta Sports Hall of Fame and Museum . en.
  64. Web site: Phyllis Sadoway: The Godmother of Ringette Just Keeps Skating . seewhatshecando.com . October 22, 2020 . May 23, 2022 . See What She Can Do . en.
  65. Web site: Byron J. Seaman . Saskatchewan Oil Patch Hall of Fame . March 18, 2020.
  66. Web site: Calgary Flames and Flames Ambassadors salute Doc and BJ Seaman . NHL.com . March 18, 2020.
  67. Web site: John Short . Alberta Sports Hall of Fame . March 7, 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150618114715/http://ashfm.ca/hall-of-fame-honoured-members/browse/bell-memorial-award/short-john . June 18, 2015 . dead.
  68. Web site: Mary Caton honoured by CIS with Fred Sgambati Media Award . University of Windsor Athletics . March 7, 2020.
  69. Web site: Betty Stanhope-Cole profile . Alberta Sports Hall of Fame . July 28, 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160220070740/http://ashfm.ca/hall-of-fame-honoured-members/browse/golf/stanhope-cole-betty . February 20, 2016 . dead.
  70. Web site: Dr. Robert Steadward . Canada's Sports Hall of Fame . 2007 . February 19, 2020.
  71. Web site: Sutherland, George . Alberta Sports Hall of Fame . January 23, 2020.
  72. Web site: Karl Tilleman (1995) - Hall of Fame . University of Calgary Athletics . March 2, 2020.
  73. Web site: Sports-Jun-23-1987-1590504 . NewspaperArchive® . March 14, 2020.
  74. Web site: Phil Tollestrup . Canadian Basketball Hall of Fame . March 14, 2020.
  75. Web site: Vanderburg, Helen . ashfm.ca . May 19, 2017.
  76. Web site: 1994 . Canadian Pro Rodeo Hall of Fame . March 1, 2020.
  77. News: Marty Wood - Pro Rodeo Hall of Fame . Pro Rodeo Hall of Fame . March 1, 2020.
  78. Web site: Edmonton Waterloo Mercurys 1950 . Alberta Sports Hall of Fame . May 21, 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170325054429/http://ashfm.ca/component/k2/edmonton-waterloo-mercurys-1950 . March 25, 2017 . dead.
  79. Web site: Lethbridge Maple Leafs 1951 . Alberta Sports Hall of Fame . May 21, 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20151005182114/http://ashfm.ca/component/k2/lethbridge-maple-leafs-1951 . October 5, 2015 . dead.
  80. Web site: Edmonton Waterloo Mercurys 1952 . https://archive.today/20130616154816/http://albertasportshalloffame.com/component/zoo/item/edmonton-waterloo-mercurys-1952 . dead . June 16, 2013 . Alberta Sports Hall of Fame . May 21, 2013.
  81. Web site: Canada West Ringette Teams 1990 & 1992 Ringette Team - Inducted 1994. albertasportshallmembers.ca . 2023. March 24, 2023. Alberta Sports Hall of Fame. en.
  82. Web site: 1963 & 1966 Oil Kings Inducted into Hall of Fame . OurSports Central . March 2, 2020 . May 27, 2011.
  83. Web site: 1963 & 1966 Oil Kings Inducted Into Hall Of Fame . Edmonton Oil Kings . March 2, 2020.

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