Alberta 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.[1] 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.[1]

Alberta Sports Hall of Fame
Established1957
LocationRed Deer, Alberta, Canada
TypeSports Hall of Fame
Websitewww.albertasportshall.ca

Induction

Induction was originally limited to amateur athletes. In 1979, eligibility was also extended to professional athletes.[1] In the Hall's early years, winners of major international competitions were automatic qualifiers for entry.[2] 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.[1]

Notable inductees

Individual persons
YearInducteeDescription 
2007Don BarryCanadian football player for the Edmonton Eskimos, three-time Grey Cup champion[6][7][8]
2013Earl W. BascomAmerican-Canadian cowboy, rodeo performer, and actor known as the "Father of Modern Rodeo"[9][10][11]
1980Johnny BrightCanadian Football League player and member of several football halls of fame[12][13]
1980Michelle CalkinsSynchronized swimmer and gold medalist at the 1978 World Aquatics Championships[14][15]
2000Ed ChynowethPresident of the Canadian Hockey League and Western Hockey League[16]
1998Peter ConnellanUniversity of Calgary Dinos football coach, Canadian Football Hall of Fame inductee[17][18]
2005Andy ClovechokCanadian ice hockey player for the Vancouver Canucks and Edmonton Flyers, others, inducted into at least five halls of fame[19]
1983Margaret CroslandTwo-time winner of the Canadian Figure Skating Championships[20]
2008Melody DavidsonHead coach of Olympic gold medal winning Canada women's national ice hockey team[21][22][23]
1995Willie deWitCanadian former Olympic boxer who now is a Justice of the Court of Queen's Bench of Alberta sitting in Calgary[24][25]
2005Red DuttonProfessional ice hockey player and coach, President of the National Hockey League[26]
2000Robert EastonCanadian Paralympic wheelchair racer, and member of three halls of fame in Canada[27][28]
1995Dave FennellVoted Canadian Football League Top 50 player of the modern era by The Sports Network[29][30]
1986Bill GadsbyProfessional ice hockey player, Hockey Hall of Fame inductee[31]
2004Bryan HallRadio broadcaster for the Edmonton Eskimos[32]
1988Sharon HambrookSynchronized swimmer and gold medalist at the 1982 World Aquatics Championships[33][34]
1989W. G. HardyPresident of the International Ice Hockey Federation and Member of the Order of Canada[35][36]
1980Stu HartProfessional wrestler, mult-sport athlete, patriarch of the Hart wrestling family[37][38]
2002Terry JonesJournalist, Elmer Ferguson Memorial Award recipient, Canadian Football Hall of Fame, Canadian Curling Hall of Fame[39]
2008Yoshio KatsutaJapanese-Canadian judoka and first president of the Alberta Black Belt Association[40][41]
1990Reg KeslerAlthough he competed in 5 rodeo events, he was best known as a rodeo stock contractor[42][43]
1983Ray KingsmithCanadian curler and politician who was inducted into the Canadian Curling Hall of Fame in 1986 and 1994[44][45]
1980Pete KnightCanadian and World Champion rodeo bronc rider[46][47][48]
2013Ray KnightKnight created the Raymond Stampede, oldest rodeo in Canada; known as the first stock contractor[49][11]
2009Jennifer KrempienCanada women's national wheelchair basketball team player and Paralympic gold medalist[50]
1990Joe KryczkaPresident of the Canadian Amateur Hockey Association[51]
1980Kelly KryczkaSynchronized swimmer and gold medalist at the 1979 Pan American Games and the 1982 World Aquatics Championships[52][53]
2015Bruce MacGregorRetired National Hockey League and World Hockey Association player, and assistant general manager of the Edmonton Oilers[54][55]
1996Ron MacLeanCanadian sportscaster for CBC Television and Rogers Media, host of Hockey Night in Canada [56][57]
1993Lanny McDonaldProfessional ice hockey player, Hockey Hall of Fame inductee[58]
2015Joey MossLong-time locker room attendant with Down syndrome for the Edmonton Oilers and Edmonton Eskimos due to Wayne Gretsky's influence.[59][60]
1970Howard Palmer1941 Macdonald Brier champion curler[61][62]
1980Billy RoseCanadian curler, skip of The Brier champion team in 1946 representing Alberta[63]
2007Byron SeamanOne of the original six owners of the Calgary Flames[64][65]
1988John ShortEdmonton-based sports journalist and broadcaster[66][67]
1980Betty Stanhope-ColeCanadian Golf Hall of Fame inductee[68]
1984Robert SteadwardPresident of the Canadian Paralympic Committee and International Olympic Committee[69]
1958George SutherlandAthlete at the British Empire Games in track and field events[1][70]
2008Karl TillemanCanadian two-time Olympian basketball player and attorney[71][72]
1987Phil TollestrupCanadian basketball player who played in the Olympics and is a member of several halls of fame[73][74]
1980Helen VanderburgGold medalist in synchronised swimming at the FINA World Aquatics Championships[75]
2010Mike VernonProfessional ice hockey goaltender[76]
1994Marty WoodThree-time World Champion saddle bronc rider, inducted into five halls of fame[77][78]

Groups and teams
YearGroup nameDescription 
20111950 Edmonton MercurysGold medalists at the 1950 Ice Hockey World Championships. Team members: Jimmy Graham (coach), Harry Allen, Marsh Darling, Bob David, John Davies, Billie Dawe, Wilbert Delainey, Donald Gauf, Jimmy Kilburn, Leo Lucchini, Jack Manson, Doug MacAuley, Ab Newsome, Allan Purvis, Don Stanley, Bob Watt, Pete Wright, Hassie Young[79]
19741951 Lethbridge Maple LeafsGold medalists at the 1951 Ice Hockey World Championships. Team members: Dick Gray (coach), Ken Branch, Bill Chandler, Dinny Flanagan, Bill Flick, Mallie Hughes, Bert Knibbs, Jim Malacko, Robert McGregor, Don McLean, Nap Milroy, Hector Negrello, Stan Obodiac, Walter Rimstad, Mickey Roth, Lou Siray, Carl Sorokoski, Jack Sumner, Don Vogan, Tom Wood[80]
19681952 Edmonton MercurysGold medalists in ice hockey at the 1952 Winter Olympics. Team members: Louis Holmes (coach), George Abel, John Davies, Billie Dawe, Robert Dickson, Donald Gauf, William Gibson, Ralph Hansch, Robert Meyers, David Miller, Eric Paterson, Thomas Pollock, Allan Purvis, Gordon Robertson, Louis Secco, Francis Sullivan, Bob Watt[81]
20111963 Edmonton Oil KingsChampions 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]
20111966 Edmonton Oil KingsChampions of the 1966 Memorial Cup. Team members: Ray Kinasewich (coach), Ron Anderson, Garnet Bailey, Doug Barrie, Brian Bennett, Ron Caley, Craig Cameron, Bob Falkenberg, Brian Hague, Al Hamilton, Jim Harrison, Galen Head, Ted Hodgsen, Kerry Ketter, Jim Knox, Ross Lonsberry, Don McLeod, Jim Mitchell, Harold Myers, Eugene Peacosh, Ross Perkins, Murray Pierce, Dave Rochefort, Ted Rogers, Jim Schraefel, Red Simpson, Ron Walters[82][83]

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