| Fictitious Athlete Hall of Fame | |
| Founder: | Kirk Buchner |
| Members: | 27 characters 16 Athletes 7 Contributors 4 Veterans |
The Fictitious Athlete Hall of Fame began in 2013,[1] [2] [3] founded by Kirk Buchner.
There are two criteria for nomination to be inducted into the Fictitious Athlete Hall of Fame: the character must be a fictitious athlete or athletic supporting role appearing after 1970. In 2015 a "veterans" category was opened, which accepts nominees from before 1970.
Voting in the Fictitious Athlete Hall of Fame is public. There are three rounds of voting each year: one preliminary vote to narrow the field, a second vote to refine the nominees, and a final vote to determine the inductees.
Rocky Balboa, from the Rocky film series, was chosen as the inaugural induction to start the Fictitious Athlete Hall of Fame.[4] Buchner stated that the very inspiration for creating the page was seeing outrage at Sylvester Stallone being inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame for Rocky.[1]
In 2014, three fictional athletes and one contributor were selected.[5] [6] [7] [8] [9]
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In 2015, the Veteran category was introduced to include those fictional characters who appeared in movies before 1970.[10]
Five fictional athletes, two contributors, and one veteran were selected.[11] [12]
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Three fictional athletes, two contributors, and one veteran were selected.
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Three fictional athletes, two contributors, and one veteran were selected.
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The contributors were:
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Three fictional athletes, two contributors, and one veteran were selected.
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The contributors were:
The veteran was:
Three fictional athletes, two contributors, and one veteran were selected.
The athletes were:
The contributors were:
The veteran was: