Bay Area Sports Hall of Fame

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The Bay Area Sports Hall of Fame honors sports figures who have made a significant impact in the San Francisco Bay Area. The organization is a section 501(c)(3) nonprofit that was created by the San Francisco Chamber of Commerce in 1979. It is located on Montgomery Street in San Francisco.

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Inductees

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Many Bay Area Sports Hall of Fame plaques are displayed SFO Airport
YearNameSportPlaque locationRef
1980 Joe DiMaggio Baseball SFO Gate #81 [1]
1980 Hank Luisetti Basketball Stanford University [1]
1980 Willie Mays Baseball Oracle Park [1]
1980 Ernie Nevers Football Stanford University [1]
1980 Bill Russell Basketball University of San Francisco [1]
1981 Frankie Albert Football Stanford University [2]
1981 Lefty Gomez Baseball SFO Gate #88 [2]
1981 Bob Mathias Track and field Stanford University [2]
1981 Lefty O'Doul Baseball Oracle Park [2]
1981 Helen Wills Tennis University of California, Berkeley [2]
1982 Don Budge Tennis Berkeley Tennis Club [3]
1982 Joe Cronin Baseball Sacred Heart Cathedral Preparatory [3]
1982 Ernie Lombardi Baseball Oakland Coliseum [3]
1982 Juan Marichal Baseball Oracle Park [3]
1982 Hugh McElhenny Football Candlestick Park [3]
1983 James J. Corbett Boxing The Olympic Club [4]
1983 Ann Curtis Swimming University of California, Berkeley [4]
1983 Jackie Jensen Baseball University of California, Berkeley [4]
1983 Ollie Matson Football University of San Francisco [4]
1983 Frank Robinson Baseball Oakland Coliseum [4]
1984 Helen Jacobs Tennis University of California, Berkeley [5]
1984 Pete Newell Basketball University of California, Berkeley [5]
1984 Mark Spitz Swimming Santa Clara Swim Club [5]
1984 Ken Venturi Golf SFO Gate #77A [5]
1984 Pop Warner Football Stanford University [5]
1985 Johnny Longden Horse racing Bay Meadows [6]
1985 Alice Marble Tennis Golden Gate Park [6]
1985 Gino Marchetti Football University of San Francisco [6]
1985 Leo Nomellini Football Candlestick Park [6]
1985 Buck Shaw Football Santa Clara University [6]
1986 Harry Heilmann Baseball Sacred Heart Cathedral Preparatory [7]
1986 K. C. Jones Basketball University of San Francisco [7]
1986 Jim Otto Football Oakland Coliseum [7]
1986 Joe Perry Football Candlestick Park [7]
1986 Don Schollander Swimming Santa Clara Swim Club [7]
1987 Sam Chapman Baseball University of California, Berkeley [8]
1987 Donna de Varona Swimming Santa Clara Swim Club [8]
1987 Willie McCovey Baseball Oracle Park [8]
1987 O. J. Simpson Football Candlestick Park [8]
1987 Pappy Waldorf Football University of California, Berkeley [8]
1988 Max Baer Boxing Livermore, California [9]
1988 Rick Barry Basketball Oakland Coliseum [9]
1988 John Brodie Football Stanford University [9]
1988 Nate Thurmond Basketball Oakland Coliseum [9]
1988 Y. A. Tittle Football Candlestick Park [9]
1989 George Blanda Football Oakland Coliseum [10]
1989 Tony Lazzeri Baseball Jackson Playground [10]
1989 John Naber Swimming Woodside High School [10]
1989 Jim Pollard Basketball Stanford University [10]
1989 Willie Stargell Baseball Oakland Coliseum [10]
1990 Fred Biletnikoff Football Oakland Coliseum [11]
1990 Orlando Cepeda Baseball Oracle Park [11]
1990 Catfish Hunter Baseball Oakland Coliseum [11]
1990 Jimmy Johnson Football Candlestick Park [11]
1990 Tony Lema Golf San Leandro Golf Course [11]
1991 John Madden Football SFO Gate #85 [12]
1991 Billy Martin Baseball Oakland Coliseum [12]
1991 Joe Morgan Baseball Oakland Coliseum [12]
1991 Bob St. Clair Football University of San Francisco [12]
1992 Dick Bartell Baseball Oakland Coliseum [13]
1992 Dom DiMaggio Baseball SFO Gate #76 [13]
1992 Peggy Fleming Figure skating Saint Francis Hospital, Center for Sports Medicine [13]
1992 Jim Plunkett Football Stanford University [13]
1992 Cornelius Warmerdam Track and field The Olympic Club [13]
1993 Al Attles Basketball Oakland Coliseum [14]
1993 Dolph Camilli Baseball Sacred Heart Cathedral Preparatory [14]
1993 Rollie Fingers Baseball Oakland Coliseum [14]
1993 Reggie Jackson Baseball Oakland Coliseum [14]
1994 Caitlyn Jenner [lower-alpha 1] Track and field San Jose City College
1994 Slip Madigan Football Saint Mary's College
1994 Bill Rigney Baseball Oakland Coliseum
1994 Bill Walsh Football SFO Gate #86
1995 Vida Blue Baseball Oracle Park
1995 Lee Evans Track and field San Jose State University
1995 Curt Flood Baseball Oakland Coliseum
1995 Eddie Joost Baseball SFO Gate #83
1996 Don Barksdale Basketball Oakland Coliseum
1996 John Henry Johnson Football Saint Mary's College
1996 Vada Pinson Baseball Oakland Coliseum
1996 Gene Upshaw Football SFO Gate #84
1997 Dan Fouts Football St. Ignatius College Preparatory
1997 John Ralston Football SFO Gate #86
1997 Chuck Taylor Football Stanford University
1997 George Yardley Basketball Stanford University
1998 Matt Biondi Swimming University of California, Berkeley
1998 Johnny Miller Golf The Olympic Club
1998 Fred Scolari Basketball Salesian Boys & Girls Club
1998 Art Shell Football Oakland Coliseum
1999 Ronnie Lott Football SFO Gate #87
1999 Joe Montana Football SFO Gate #87
1999 Tommie Smith Track and field San Jose State University
1999 Gordy Soltau Football SFO Gate #88
1999 Louis Spadia BASHOF President Mission High School
2000 Pablo Morales Swimming Stanford University
2000 Ken Stabler Football Oakland Coliseum
2000 Dave Stewart Baseball Oakland Coliseum
2000 Billy Wilson Football SFO Gate #80
2001 Willie Brown Football Oakland Coliseum [16]
2001 Tom Watson Golf Stanford University
2001 Dave Wilcox Football SFO Gate #87
2001 Phil Woolpert Basketball University of San Francisco
2002 Dennis Eckersley Baseball SFO Gate #80
2002 George Haines Swimming Santa Clara Swim Club
2002 Mary T. Meagher Swimming SFO Gate #82
2002 Lynn Swann Football SFO Gate #82
2003 Rosemary Casals Tennis SFO Gate #86
2003 John Elway Football Stanford University
2003 Tom Meschery Basketball SFO Gate #88
2003 Bill Shoemaker Horse racing Golden Gate Fields
2004 Joe Kapp Football SFO Gate #88
2004 Eddie LeBaron Football SFO Gate #87
2004 Summer Sanders Swimming SFO Gate #80
2004 Kristi Yamaguchi Figure skating SFO Gate #77
2005 Dick Bass Football SFO Gate #80
2005 John McEnroe Tennis SFO Gate #80
2005 Steve Young Football SFO Gate #88
2006 Dick Gould Tennis SFO Gate #84
2006 Ted Hendricks Football SFO Gate #85
2006 Payton Jordan Track and field SFO Gate #84
2006 Chris Mullin Basketball SFO Gate #85
2007 Jennifer Azzi Basketball SFO Gate #90 [17]
2007 Will Clark Baseball SFO Gate #80 [17]
2007 Jerry Coleman Baseball SFO Gate #85 [17]
2007 Jerry Rice Football Candlestick Park [17]
2008 Roger Craig Football Candlestick Park [18]
2008 Edward J. DeBartolo Jr. Football SFO Gate #80 [18]
2008 Rick DeMont Swimming SFO Gate #87 [18]
2008 Ray Guy Football SFO Gate #80 [18]
2008 Burl Toler Football SFO Gate #87 [18]
2009 Dave Casper Football SFO Gate #87 [19]
2009 Billie Jean King Tennis SFO Gate #87 [19]
2009 Craig Morton Football SFO Gate #80 [19]
2009 Gaylord Perry Baseball SFO Gate #80 [19]
2010 Brian Boitano Figure skating TBA
2010 Bert Campaneris Baseball SFO Gate #80
2010 Al Davis Football SFO Gate #81
2010 Stephen Negoesco Soccer TBA
2010 R. C. Owens Football SFO Gate #81
2011 Dwight Clark Football Levi's Stadium
2011 Juli Inkster Golf BASHOF
2011 George Seifert Football Levi's Stadium
2011 Sandy Tatum Golf TPC Harding Park
2012 George Archer Golf SFO Gate #83
2012 Tom Flores Football SFO Gate #85
2012 Kevin Johnson Basketball SFO Gate #76
2012 Gene Washington Football SFO Gate #77
2013 Tim Brown Football SFO Gate #87
2013 Walter A. Haas Jr. Baseball SFO Gate #84
2013 Brent Jones Football SFO Gate #86
2013 Dave Righetti Baseball SFO Gate #81
2014 Jim Hines Track and field TBA
2014 Tony La Russa Baseball TBA
2014 Bob Ladouceur Football TBA
2014 Owen Nolan Hockey TBA
2014 Bob Lurie Baseball TBA
2015 Dusty Baker Baseball TBA
2015 Barry Bonds Baseball TBA
2015 Roger Maltbie Golf TBA
2015 Franklin Mieuli Basketball TBA
2015 Jonny Moseley Skiing TBA
2016 Raymond Chester Football TBA
2016 Anne Warner Swimming TBA
2016 Jeff Kent Baseball TBA
2016 Peter Magowan Baseball TBA
2016 Mitch Richmond Basketball TBA
2017 Russell Baze Horse racing
2017 Bill Cartwright Basketball
2017 Carmen Policy Football
2017 Kerri Walsh Jennings Volleyball
2017 Matt Williams Baseball
2018 Harris Barton Football
2018 Matt Cain Baseball
2018 Brandi Chastain Soccer
2018 Tim Hardaway Basketball
2018 John McVay Football
2019 Dave Dravecky Baseball
2019 Brad Gilbert Tennis
2019 Jason Kidd Basketball
2019 Keena Turner Football
2019 Tara VanDerveer Basketball
2021 Bruce Bochy Baseball
2021 Paul Cayard Sailing
2021 Natalie Coughlin Swimming
2021 Rickey Henderson Baseball
2021 Bryant Young Football
2023 Julie Foudy Soccer
2023 Buster Posey Baseball
2023 Gary Payton Basketball
2023 Andre Ward Boxing
2023 Patrick Willis Football

Notes

  1. ↑ Jenner changed her name due to gender transition in 2015. [15]

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