The California Sports Hall of Fame recognizes athletes, coaches, and members of sports media who have made a "lasting impression to California sports". It was established in 2006 by Christian Okoye, former running back for the Kansas City Chiefs. The California Sports Hall of Fame made its first Induction in January 2007. Okoye was inducted in 2017
History California Sports Hall of Fame has no permanent headquarters yet. It had been reported in 2011 that the Ontario Convention Center would serve as its headquarters for the "next decade". In June 2023, the Ontario Convention Center hosted a gala to commemorate the new inductees into the hall of fame.
After he was inducted into the Missouri Sports Hall of Fame, Christian Okoye approached the late Bill Walsh, Tommy Lasorda and coach John Wooden to help establish a Hall of Fame in California. 19 Sports heroes were then inducted in the inaugural ceremony.
Inductees
2007 Marcus Allen Elgin Baylor Wilt Chamberlain Eric Dickerson Tom Flores Chick Hearn Reggie Jackson Magic Johnson Rafer Johnson Deacon Jones Jackie Joyner-Kersee Tommy Lasorda Bob Mathias Jim Plunkett Jackie Robinson Bill Walsh Jerry West Kellen Winslow John Wooden
2008 De La Salle High School football Dan Fouts Cheryl Miller Willie Mays Don Quarrie Vin Scully UCLA Bruins basketball Dave Winfield
2009 Steve Garvey Rosey Grier Karch Kiraly Ann Meyers-Drysdale Jim Murray Mike Powell
2010 Fred Biletnikoff Jim Hill Billie Jean King Merlin Olsen Jim Otto Sinjin Smith Dwight Stones Bill Walton
2011 Mike Haynes Tony Lopez Bob Miller Ken Norton Dick Vermeil
2012 Rick Barry John Carlos Marcel Dionne Ted Hendricks Anthony Muñoz Tommie Smith
2013 Florence Griffith Joyner Tony Gwynn Greg Louganis Joe Montana John Robinson Luc Robitaille
2014 1972 USC Trojans football team Bo Jackson Lisa Leslie John McKay Jackie Slater James Worthy
2015 Lisa Fernandez Michael Garrett Danny Lopez Warren Moon Jamaal Wilkes
2016 Lindsay Davenport Jim Fox Dr. Frank Jobe Ralph Lawler Ronnie Lott Christian Okoye Fernando Valenzuela
2017 John Force Michelle Kwan James Lofton Byron Scott Leigh Steinberg
2018 Cliff Branch Tim Brown Michael Cooper Tony La Russa Stan Morrison
2019 Barry Bonds Dr. Jerry Buss Todd Christensen Jim Gray Marques Johnson Fred Roggin
2022 Al Davis Roy Firestone John Madden Bill Plaschke Ted Robinson
2023 Tracy Austin Terry Donahue Kenny Easley Alexi Lalas Rick Lozano
2024 Scott Boras Marshall Faulk A. C. Green Andrew D. Bernstein Rodney Peete
2025 Shane Mosley Jesse Sapolu Paul Caligiuri Janet Evans Ron Brown
References
External links California Sports Hall of Fame