Sporting Goods Industry Hall of Fame explained

The Sporting Goods Industry Hall of Fame is an award for members of the American National Sporting Goods Association, an industry trade group for the sports equipment industry.

Inductees

As of the 2023 awards, 181 people are listed in the Hall of Fame,[1] approximately 10 of whom are female.

Notable inductees include Chuck Taylor in 1958,[2] Howard Head in 1965,[3] Adi Dassler in 1978,[4] Frank Lowy in 1983,[5] William Modell in 1994,[6] Johnny Morris in 1998,[7] Jake Burton Carpenter in 2003,[8] Gert Boyle in 2003,[9] Phil Knight in 2004,[10] Richard Cabela in 2005,[11] Edward W. Stack in 2006,[12] Randy Renfrow and Augie Nieto in 2008,[13] Norbert Olberz in 2009,[14] John Forzani in 2010,[15] Cliff Keen in 2012,[16] Kevin Plank in 2017[17] and Klaus Obermeyer in 2020.[18]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Pitts . Julie . 2022-09-06 . Sporting Goods Industry Hall of Fame Elects Three Innovators in Class of 2023 . 2022-10-02 . National Sporting Goods Association . en-US.
  2. Book: Home field advantage: a century of partnership between Wright-Patterson Air Force Base and Dayton, Ohio, in the pursuit of aeronautical excellence . History Office, Aeronautical Systems Center, Air Force Materiel Command . 2004 . 9780160680656 . Cornelisse . Diana G. . University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign . 229 . en.
  3. Web site: Sporting Goods Industry Hall of Fame . 2022-10-05 . National Ski & Snowboard Retailers Association . en.
  4. Book: Heal . Neal . Sneakers: Over 300 classics, from rare vintage to the latest designs . Kidner . Lisa . Knee . Sam . 2022-11-08 . Welbeck Publishing Group . 9781802794595 . 5th . 89–91 . en.
  5. Book: Lotowycz . Randall . The Mini Book of Mini Darts . Passineau . John . 2013-01-01 . Workman Publishing Company . 9780761177432 . 31 . en.
  6. Web site: Lunan . Charlie . 2008-02-14 . Industry Giant Bill Modell Dies at 86 . 2022-10-05 . SGB Media . en.
  7. Web site: Raleigh . Craig . 2021-01-16 . Johnny Morris: Bass Pro Shops' Founding Father . 2022-10-05 . Wide Open Spaces . en-US.
  8. Web site: Hartford . James . 2003-05-20 . Boyle, Galyan and Burton Inducted into Sporting Goods Hall of Fame . 2022-10-05 . SGB Media . en.
  9. Web site: Lynn . Capi . 2020-08-13 . Columbia Sportswear matriarch Gert Boyle, politicians among inspiring women on Oregon list . 2022-10-05 . USA Today . en.
  10. Web site: Hartford . James . 2003-11-03 . Chick, Knight and Turner Elected to Hall of Fame . 2022-10-05 . SGB Media . en.
  11. Web site: 2004-11-09 . Sporting Goods Hall of Fame Elects Five New Inductees . 2022-10-05 . SGB Media . en.
  12. Web site: Hartford . James . 2005-10-31 . Six Elected to Sporting Goods Hall of Fame . 2022-10-03 . SGB Media . en.
  13. Web site: Ryan . Thomas J. . 2007-11-01 . NSGA Appoints Four to Hall of Fame . 2022-10-05 . SGB Media . en.
  14. Web site: 2008-11-03 . NSGA Names Five to Hall of Fame . 2022-10-05 . SGB Media . en.
  15. News: Maki . Allan . 2014-11-07 . Stampeders co-owner John Forzani loved a good laugh . en-CA . The Globe and Mail . 2022-10-05.
  16. Web site: Ryan . Thomas J. . 2011-09-07 . 2012 Class of the Sporting Goods Industry Hall of Fame Announced . 2022-10-03 . SGB Media . en.
  17. Web site: Terwilliger . Carly . 2016-09-13 . Under Armour And Universal Athletic Founders Honored By NSGA . 2022-10-05 . SGB Media . en.
  18. Web site: Condon . Scott . 2019-12-01 . Power of positive thinking helps Klaus Obermeyer close in on 100th birthday . 2022-10-05 . The Aspen Times . en-US.

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