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). The museum was eventually taken over by Sport Alberta in 1973 when the AAAU ceased operations. It has been maintained by the Alberta Sports Hall of Fame and Museum Society since 1997. The first permanent display for the Hall of Fame was established in Edmonton in 1962. The museum relocated between Edmonton and Calgary on numerous occasions until settling in Red Deer in 1999.
Induction Induction was originally limited to amateur athletes. In 1979, eligibility was also extended to professional athletes. In the Hall's early years, winners of major international competitions were automatic qualifiers for entry. 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. 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
The first inductees, in 1958, were boxers Charles Cheesman, Wilf Greaves and Hugh Sloan, and track athlete George Sutherland.
Notable inductees Individual persons YearInducteeDescription 2018 Canadian born ringette goalie and coach for the Canada national ringette team, goalie for the Canada women's national inline hockey team, ice hockey goalie, and a Ringette Canada Hall of Fame inductee 2007 Canadian football player for the Edmonton Eskimos, three-time Grey Cup champion 2013 American-Canadian cowboy, rodeo performer, and actor known as the "Father of Modern Rodeo" 1980 Canadian Football League player and member of several football halls of fame 1980 Synchronized swimmer and gold medalist at the 1978 World Aquatics Championships 2000 President of the Canadian Hockey League and Western Hockey League 1998 University of Calgary Dinos football coach, Canadian Football Hall of Fame inductee 2005 Canadian ice hockey player for the Vancouver Canucks and Edmonton Flyers, others, inducted into at least five halls of fame 1983 Two-time winner of the Canadian Figure Skating Championships 2008 Head coach of Olympic gold medal-winning Canada women's national ice hockey team 1995 Canadian former Olympic boxer who now is a Justice of the Court of Queen's Bench of Alberta sitting in Calgary 1980 Baseball executive and umpire, owner of the Edmonton Eskimos 2005 Professional ice hockey player and coach, President of the National Hockey League 2000 Canadian Paralympic wheelchair racer, and member of three halls of fame in Canada 1995 Voted Canadian Football League Top 50 player of the modern era by The Sports Network 1986 Professional ice hockey player, Hockey Hall of Fame inductee 2004 Radio broadcaster for the Edmonton Eskimos 1988 Synchronized swimmer and gold medalist at the 1982 World Aquatics Championships 1989 President of the International Ice Hockey Federation and Member of the Order of Canada 1980 Professional wrestler, mult-sport athlete, patriarch of the Hart wrestling family 2002 Journalist, Elmer Ferguson Memorial Award recipient, Canadian Football Hall of Fame, Canadian Curling Hall of Fame 2008 Japanese-Canadian judoka and first president of the Alberta Black Belt Association 1990 Although he competed in 5 rodeo events, he was best known as a rodeo stock contractor 1983 Canadian curler and politician who was inducted into the Canadian Curling Hall of Fame in 1986 and 1994 1980 Canadian and World Champion rodeo bronc rider 2013 Knight created the Raymond Stampede, oldest rodeo in Canada; known as the first stock contractor 2009 Canada women's national wheelchair basketball team player and Paralympic gold medalist 1990 President of the Canadian Amateur Hockey Association 1980 Synchronized swimmer and gold medalist at the 1979 Pan American Games and the 1982 World Aquatics Championships 2008 Sailor recognized for his "sportsmanship, self-sacrifice and courage" during the 1988 Summer Olympics 2015 Retired National Hockey League and World Hockey Association player, and assistant general manager of the Edmonton Oilers 1996 Canadian sportscaster for CBC Television and Rogers Media, host of Hockey Night in Canada 1993 Professional ice hockey player, Hockey Hall of Fame inductee 2015 Long-time locker room attendant with Down syndrome for the Edmonton Oilers and Edmonton Eskimos due to Wayne Gretsky's influence. 1970 1941 Macdonald Brier champion curler 1968 President of the Canadian Amateur Hockey Association and the Alberta Amateur Hockey Association 1980 Canadian curler, skip of The Brier champion team in 1946 representing Alberta 2014 Canadian born coach for the Canada national ringette team and the United States national ringette team, also a Ringette Canada Hall of Fame inductee 2007 One of the original six owners of the Calgary Flames 1988 Edmonton-based sports journalist and broadcaster 1980 Canadian Golf Hall of Fame inductee 1984 President of the Canadian Paralympic Committee and International Olympic Committee 1958 Athlete at the British Empire Games in track and field events 2008 Canadian two-time Olympian basketball player and attorney 1987 Canadian basketball player who played in the Olympics and is a member of several halls of fame 1980 Gold medalist in synchronised swimming at the FINA World Aquatics Championships 2010 Professional ice hockey goaltender 1959 Canadian Track and Field Athlete, Represented Canada in the 1956 & 1960 Olympic Games, 1954 British Empire Games and the 1959 & 1963 Pan American Games. Founder of the Calgary Marathon & CALTAF. UBC Sports Hall Of Fame inductee 1994 Three-time World Champion saddle bronc rider, inducted into five halls of fame 2004 Canadian Thoroughbred racing jockey. He was inducted into the National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame, Canada's Sports Hall of Fame and the Canadian Horse Racing Hall of Fame. The George Woolf Memorial Jockey Award is a prestigious annual award given by the United States Jockeys' Guild.
Groups and teams YearGroup nameDescription 2011 1950 Edmonton Mercurys Gold 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 1974 1951 Lethbridge Maple Leafs Gold 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 1968 1952 Edmonton Mercurys Gold 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 1994 1990 and 1992 Canada West teams (Canada national ringette team) Champions of the 1990 World Ringette Championships and the 1992 World Ringette Championships (also inducted into the Ringette Canada Hall of Fame). Team members: Tamara Anderson, Cindy Annala, Cara Brown, Lisa Brown, George Buzak (AC), Nicole Chapdelaine, Shauna Chomik, Jenny Cook, Susan Curran, Judy Diduck, Sandy Fenton, Shauna Flath, Anne Gillespie, Cheryl Govenlock (C), Stacey Hannay, Heather Hansen, Tami Ironside 2011 1963 Edmonton Oil Kings Champions 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 2011 1966 Edmonton Oil Kings Champions 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
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