BC Sports Hall of Fame

BC Sports Hall of Fame and Museum
Established 1966
Location BC Place, Vancouver, British Columbia
Type Non-Profit

The BC Sports Hall of Fame collects, preserves, studies and interprets materials that relate to British Columbia's sport history. In 1993, the BC Sports Hall of Fame opened in BC Place Stadium, located at Gate A, the main entrance to the Stadium. Vancouver,[1] BC Place.

The BC Sports Hall of Fame re-opened in January 2012 after having been closed to the public for a 20-month period while the new roof was being installed on BC Place Stadium. The Hall has opened a new Vancouver 2010 Gallery boasting the world's largest and broadest collection of 2010 Olympic and Paralympic artifacts, as well as a new Hall of Champions, the Hall's signature gallery.

The museum features galleries on BC Sporting legends Terry Fox, Rick Hansen and Greg Moore. As well, the museum features several multi-sport galleries including a gallery on Aboriginal sport, the BC professional sports teams, the 1954 British Empire and Commonwealth Games, and In Her Footsteps, a gallery focused on women in sport.

The museum features over 50,000 artifacts and archival documents in its collection, and research visits can be made to view the archives upon appointment.

History

The BC Sports Hall of Fame was founded in 1966 by Eric Whitehead and other groups of sports minded individuals in British Columbia. Internationally recognized as the 'go to' organization for BC sport history, researchers, writers, media members and sport historians have gained access to and an appreciation of BC's rich sporting heritage through the organization's extensive artifact and archival collection.

In August 1966, the BC Sports Hall of Fame officially opened in the BC Pavilion on the Pacific National Exhibition grounds, until it moved in 1993 to BC Place Stadium.

Induction and Inductees

Since 1966, the BC Sports Hall of Fame has inducted 363 individuals and 58 teams. Once inducted, these individuals become known as Honoured Members and the teams are known as Honoured Teams of the BC Sports Hall of Fame. The five major induction categories, each with their own set of criteria, comprise: Athlete, Builder, Pioneer, Media and Team.

The Induction Process

The annual nomination deadline is October 1. Any individual or association may submit a nomination with the following exceptions:

The final selection process will take place in the middle of November and the names will be released to the media in December. The Induction Form is available from the BC Sports Hall of Fame and Museum website.

Banquet of Champions

The BC Sports Hall of Fame hosts an annual Banquet of Champions, the official induction and public recognition ceremony, attracting 1000+ guests. The 2016 Banquet of Champions will occur on June 9th, 2016, once again at the Vancouver Convention Centre.

BC Sports Hall of Fame inductees

Contents :

A

All Round

Archery

Athletics

B

Badminton

Baseball

Basketball

Boxing

In 2010, a British Columbia Amateur Boxing Hall of Fame was started and two of the 15 inductees included Harold Mann and Dale Walters. In 2011, two of 10 inductees included Tommy Paonessa and Len Walter.

C

Canoeing

Curling

Cycling

D

Diving

F

Field Hockey

Figure Skating

Football

G

Golf

Gymnastics

H

High Jump

Horse Racing

Hydroplane Racing

I

Ice Hockey

J

Judo

L

Lacrosse

M

Media

Motor Cycling

Motor Sports

R

Rhythmic Gymnastics

Rodeo

Rowing

Rugby

S

Sailing

Shooting

Ski Jumping

Skiing

Snooker

Snowboarding

Soccer

Softball

Speed Skating

Squash

Swimming

Synchronized Swimming

T

Tennis

Track and Field

Triathlon

V

Volleyball

W

Water Skiing

Weightlifting

Wheelchair Athletics

Wheelchair Basketball

Wheelchair Rugby

Whitewater/slalom Kayaking

Wrestling

W.A.C. Bennett Award

Municipal and Regional Sports Halls of Fame in BC

References

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Coordinates: 49°16′36″N 123°6′43″W / 49.27667°N 123.11194°W / 49.27667; -123.11194

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