List of Madison Square Garden Walk of Fame Inductees explained

The Madison Square Garden Walk of Fame (MSG Walk of Fame) was established in 1992 "to recognize athletes, artists, announcers and coaches for their extraordinary achievements and memorable performances at the venue."[1] Twenty-five athletes were inducted into the MSG Walk of Fame at its inaugural ceremony in 1992, a black-tie dinner to raise money to fight multiple sclerosis.[2]

MSG Walk of Fame "Firsts"

Tennis standouts Chris Evert, Billie Jean King and Martina Navratilova were all inducted on the same day in 1993, and were the first female inductees.[3] Other "firsts" in the MSG Walk of Fame include Elton John (1992), first entertainer;[4] [5] Marv Albert (1996), first sportscaster;[6] Rolling Stones (1998), first band;.[7] and Scott Hamilton (1998), first figure skater.[8]

List of Inductees

MSG Walk of Fame Inductees
NameDate Inducted
(yyyy-mm-dd)		CategoryRefComment
FirstLast
KareemAbdul-Jabbar1992-09-15sport: basketball
MuhammadAli1992-09-15sport: boxing[9]
LarryBird1992-09-15sport: basketball
BillBradley1992-09-15sport: basketball
WiltChamberlain1992-09-15sport: basketball
BobCousy1992-09-15sport: basketball
GlennCunningham1992-09-15sport: track
JackDempsey1992-09-15sport: boxing
WayneGretzky1992-09-15sport: hockey
NatHolman1992-09-15sport: basketball, coach
RedHolzman1992-09-15sport: basketball, coach
GordieHowe1992-09-15sport: hockey
MichaelJordan1992-09-15sport: basketball
JoeLapchick1992-09-15sport: basketball, coach
RodLaver1992-09-15sport: tennis
JoeLouis1992-09-15sport: boxing
RockyMarciano1992-09-15sport: boxing
GeorgeMikan1992-09-15sport: basketball
BobbyOrr1992-09-15sport: hockey
JesseOwens1992-09-15sport: track
WillisReed1992-09-15sport: basketball
MauriceRichard1992-09-15sport: hockey
OscarRobertson1992-09-15sport: basketballFor his college career.
Sugar RayRobinson1992-09-15sport: boxing
BillRussell1992-09-15sport: basketball
EltonJohn1992-10-10entertainment: music[10] [11] John was the first entertainer to be inducted, for "his many memorable appearances there".
ChrisEvert1993-08-30sport: tennis[12] Evert, Martina Navratilova and Billie Jean King were the first women inducted into the MSG Walk of Fame.
Billie JeanKing1993-08-30sport: tennisKing, Martina Navratilova and Chris Evert were the first three women to be inducted into the MSG Walk of Fame.
MartinaNavratilova1993-08-30sport: tennisNavratilova, Chris Evert and Billie Jean King were the first three women to be inducted into the MSG Walk of Fame.
BillyJoel1993-10-8entertainment: music[13] 2nd entertainer and 30th person to be inducted.
MarvAlbert1996-10-29sportscasterFirst sportscaster inducted.
LouCarnesecca1996-10-29sport: basketball, coach
OscarDe La Hoya1996-10-29sport: boxing
PatrickEwing1996-10-29sport: basketball[14]
JoeFrazier1996-10-29sport: boxing[15]
WaltFrazier1996-10-29sport: basketball
RodGilbert1996-10-29sport: hockey
SteffiGraf1996-10-29sport: tennis[16]
JackieJoyner-Kersee1996-10-29sport: track
CarlLewis1996-10-29sport: track
JohnMcEnroe1996-10-29sport: tennis
MarkMessier1996-10-29sport: hockey
DaveDeBusschere1997-10-21sport: basketball[17]
PhilEsposito1997-10-21sport: hockey
Rolling Stones1998-01-17entertainment: music[18] First band to be inducted.[19]
ScottHamilton1998-03-14sport: figure skating[20] First figure skater to be inducted.
CarolBlazejowski2003-09-18sport: basketball[21] Inducted for scoring 52 points in a single game in 1977, before the era of 3-point baskets.[22]
HarryHowell2003-09-18sport: hockey
DickMcGuire2003-09-18sport: basketball
VinceMcMahon2003-09-18sport: wrestling
BobWolff2003-09-18sportscaster[23] [24]
GeorgeHarrison2006-08-01entertainment: music[25] For the 35th anniversary of his ‘Concert for Bangladesh’, which raised over $15 million for UNICEF.
TeresaWeatherspoon2006-08-05sport: basketball[26] [27]
HarryGallatin2015-05-11sport: basketball[28] [29]
EddieGiacomin2015-05-11sport: hockey
Grateful Dead2015-05-11entertainment: music[30] The Grateful Dead were to have been inducted in the 1990s, but the induction was postponed due to the death of the band's lead guitarist and singer, Jerry Garcia.[31]
GeorgeKalinsky2015-05-11MSG: official photographer

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Grateful Dead Inducted Into MSG Walk Of Fame. Bernstein. Scott. May 11, 2015. JamBase. April 16, 2019.
  2. News: Madison Square Garden Gets Walk Of Fame. September 12, 1992. The Seattle Times. April 16, 2019. Associated Press. Seattle, Washington, USA. https://web.archive.org/web/20190417214439/http://community.seattletimes.nwsource.com/archive/?date=19920912&slug=1512564 . April 17, 2019 . live .
  3. News: Chronicle: Finally, women in the Madison Square Garden Walk of Fame. August 21, 1993. The New York Times. April 18, 2019. 20. en-US. 0362-4331.
  4. News: Carroll . Pat . No Candle in the Wind . October 10, 1992 . Daily News . April 17, 2019 . New York, New York, USA. 8 C . Newspapers.com.
  5. News: This Day in History: October 9: Also on this date in: 1992. October 9, 2010. Cape Breton Post. April 16, 2019. Sydney, Nova Scotia, Canada. PressReader.
  6. News: Sportswire: Noteworthy . Weisenstein . Lin . September 14, 1996. Daily Record . Morristown, New Jersey, USA . 9 . 295 . Tom Geyer . B5 . April 18, 2019. en-US. Newspapers.com.
  7. News: Stones Tribute . January 19, 1998 . 253 . 19 . Boston Globe . Boston, Massachusetts, USA. C7 . April 17, 2019 . Newspapers.com.
  8. News: Sports Briefing: Hamilton inducted to MSG Hall of Fame . Associated Press . March 16, 1998 . Pottsville Republican . April 17, 2019. J. H. Zerby Newspapers . Pottsville, Pennsylvania, USA. 13 . Newspapers.com.
  9. Web site: Muhammad Ali, Gordie Howe, Wilt Chamberlain, Bob Cousy. Bailey. Ed. June 10, 2016. St. Louis Post-Dispatch. en. https://web.archive.org/web/20181103092914/https://www.stltoday.com/muhammad-ali-gordie-howe-wilt-chamberlain-bob-cousy/image_d1345e7c-95bb-5383-8855-d12ffd413f6e.html. November 3, 2018. live. April 17, 2019.
  10. News: This Day in History: October 9: Also on this date in: 1992. October 9, 2010. Cape Breton Post. April 16, 2019. Sydney, Nova Scotia, Canada. PressReader.
  11. Book: International Who's Who in Popular Music 2002. 2002. Europa Publications. 9781857431612. Gregory, Andy. London, England. 260 See entry "JOHN Elton (Sir)".
  12. Web site: Chris Evert. Florida High School Athletic Association. en. https://web.archive.org/web/20160313152227/https://www.fhsaa.org/departments/special-programs/hall-of-fame/members/chris-evert. March 13, 2016. live. April 17, 2019.
  13. News: Sound Bites: Billy Club . October 8, 1993 . Daily News . April 17, 2019 . New York, New York, USA. 19 . Newspapers.com.
  14. News: Briefly: Sports: 12 athletes to be honored . October 15, 1996. The Courier-News . Bridgewater, New Jersey, USA . 112 . 131 . Henry M. Freeman . C-1 . April 18, 2019. en-US. Newspapers.com.
  15. News: Associated Press. Frazier apologizes to Muhammad Ali. October 30, 1996. Courier-Post. Camden, New Jersey, USA . 121 . 276 . Gannett Group . 5D . April 18, 2019. en-US. Newspapers.com.
  16. News: Graf Is Tickled by Honor. November 9, 1996. The New York Times. April 18, 2019. en-US. 0362-4331.
  17. News: DeBusschere, Espo gain Garden 'Walk" . Bloomberg . September 26, 1997. Press & Sun-Bulletin . Binghamton, New York, USA . 12 . 361 . Bernard M. Griffin . 1D . April 18, 2019. en-US. Newspapers.com.
  18. News: Artists & Music: Walk This Way. February 14, 1998. Billboard. April 16, 2019. Howard Lander. USA. 12. AmericanRadioHistory.
  19. News: Stones Tribute . January 19, 1998 . 253 . 19 . Boston Globe . Boston, Massachusetts, USA. C7 . April 17, 2019 . Newspapers.com.
  20. Web site: Scott Hamilton, Olympic World-Class Skater and Cancer Survivor, to speak at Tidewell Hospice Signature Luncheon. February 8, 2019. Sarasota Scene Magazine. en-US. https://web.archive.org/web/20190417130422/http://www.scenesarasota.com/magazine/events/scott-hamilton-olympic-world-class-skater-and-cancer-survivor-to-speak-at-tidewell-hospice-signature-luncheon/. April 17, 2019. live. April 17, 2019.
  21. Web site: New York Liberty Names Carol Blazejowski As President And General Manager. February 14, 2008. OurSports Central. en. April 18, 2019.
  22. News: Sports: A blazing finish . March 7, 1977 . The Central New Jersey Home News . New Brunswick, New Jersey, USA . 10 . Newspapers.com.
  23. News: The Bottom Line: Sports Briefs: Et Cetera . September 17, 2003 . The Record . April 17, 2019 . Hackensack, New Jersey, USA. S-2 . Newspapers.com.
  24. Web site: Life ends for legend with broadcasting's longest career: Bob Wolff dies at 96 :. July 16, 2017. WRALSportsFan.com. en. https://web.archive.org/web/20190417131458/https://www.wralsportsfan.com/life-ends-for-legend-with-broadcasting-s-longest-career-bob-wolff-dies-at-96/16823219/. April 17, 2019. live. April 17, 2019.
  25. Web site: George Harrison honoured on 35th anniversary of ‘Concert for Bangladesh’. Carter. Rachel Bonham. August 1, 2006. UNICEF. https://web.archive.org/web/20190417213128/https://www.unicef.org/doublepublish/bangladesh_35176.html. April 17, 2019. live. April 17, 2019.
  26. News: Cherwoo . Vin A. . Associated Press . Liberty remain in good groove . August 6, 2006 . The Record . Hackensack, New Jersey, USA . 112 . 83 . North Jersey Media Group . S-6 . April 18, 2019. en-US. Newspapers.com.
  27. Web site: Weatherspoon on the (MSG) Walk of Fame. May 11, 2015. WNBA: New York Liberty. NBA Media Ventures Turner Sports Interactive. en. https://web.archive.org/web/20150916030106/https://liberty.wnba.com/news/weatherspoon-on-the-msg-walk-of-fame/. September 16, 2015. live. April 17, 2019.
  28. Web site: Truman Legend Harry Gallatin Passes Away. KTVO Sports staff. October 7, 2015. KTVO. https://web.archive.org/web/20151009193428/https://ktvo.com/sports/content/truman-legend-harry-gallatin-passes-away. October 9, 2015. live. April 17, 2019.
  29. Web site: Harry Gallatin, 1927-2015. Southern Illinois University Edwardsville. https://web.archive.org/web/20160324081009/https://www.siue.edu/news/2015/10/HarryGallatin19272015.shtml. March 24, 2016. April 17, 2019.
  30. News: Long, strange trip to NYC. Biese. Alex. May 15, 2015. The Courier-News. April 16, 2019. Bridgewater, New Jersey, USA. 2, Kicks section. Newspapers.com.
  31. Web site: Dead’s 52 Shows a High Mark for Garden. Aquilante. Dan. October 30, 2006. New York Post. en. https://web.archive.org/web/20150512051101/https://nypost.com/2006/10/30/deads-52-shows-a-high-mark-for-garden/. May 12, 2015. live. April 20, 2019.

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