United States Olympic Hall of Fame

The United States Olympic Hall of Fame is an honor roll of the top American Olympic athletes.

The Hall of Fame was established by the United States Olympic Committee in 1979; the first members were inducted in 1983. Between 1992 and 2003, the Hall of Fame went dormant, with no induction of new members. In 2004, the honor was revived, and continued in 2005 when the 'Class of 2006' was selected.

The current process for selecting inductees is two-staged. Fifteen finalists are selected by a nominating committee consisting of athletes, members of the U.S. Olympic Hall of Fame, historians and USOC representatives. The inductees were then selected based on online voting at www.usolympicteam.com, with a requirement to select five individual athletes, one team, one Paralympian and one coach. When the inductees are announced, a veteran and a "special contributor" are also included.

According to an October 2005 press release, 182 athletes, teams, and special contributors have been inducted as of that date. Another 10 inductees were added in 2006, and 14 more added in the 2008 class.

In the past the Hall of Fame has sought to construct a museum, but construction has not begun due to a lack of sponsorship.

Inducted as Individuals

*Tenley Albright (Figure Skating)
*Evelyn Ashford (Track & Field)
*Shirley Babashoff (Swimming)
*Bruce Baumgartner (Wrestling)
*Bob Beamon (Track & Field)
*Joan Benoit (Track & Field)
*Matt Biondi (Swimming)
*Bonnie Blair (Speed Skating)
*Brian Boitano (Figure Skating)
*Ralph Boston (Track & Field)
*Dick Button (Figure Skating)
*Lee Calhoun (Track & Field)
*Milt Campbell (Track & Field)
*Connie Carpenter-Phinney (Cycling)
*Tracy Caulkins (Swimming)
*Cassius Clay (Boxing)
*Alice Coachman (Track & Field)
*Bart Conner (Gymnastics)
*Charles Daniels (Swimming)
*Willie Davenport (Track & Field)
*Glenn Davis (Track & Field)
*John Davis (Weight Lifting)
*Oscar de La Hoya (Boxing)
*Donna de Varona (Swimming)
*Babe Didrikson (Track & Field)
*Harrison Dillard (Track & Field)
*Eddie Eagan (Bobsledding/Boxing)
*Janet Evans (Swimming)
*Lee Evans (Track & Field)
*Ray Ewry (Track & Field)
*Peggy Fleming (Figure Skating)
*George Foreman (Boxing)
*Dick Fosbury (Track & Field)
*Joe Frazier (Boxing)
*Dan Gable (Wrestling)
*Rowdy Gaines (Swimming)
*Diana Golden-Brosnihan (Paralympian: Disabled Skiing)
*Florence Griffith-Joyner (Track & Field)
*Dorothy Hamill (Figure Skating)
*Scott Hamilton (Figure Skating)
*Bob Hayes (Track & Field)
*Eric Heiden (Speed Skating)
*Carol Heiss Jenkins (Figure Skating)
*Dan Jansen (Speed Skating)
*Bruce Jenner (Track & Field)
*Rafer Johnson (Track & Field)
*Jackie Joyner-Kersee (Track & Field)

*Duke Kahanamoku (Swimming)
*John B. Kelly, Sr. (Rowing)
*Micki King (Diving)
*Karch Kiraly (Volleyball)
*Tommy Kono (Weight Lifting)
*Alvin Kraenzlein (Track & Field)
*Sammy Lee (Diving)
*Sugar Ray Leonard (Boxing)
*Carl Lewis (Track & Field)
*Greg Louganis (Diving)
*Helene Madison (Swimming)
*Phil Mahre (Alpine Skiing)
*Bob Mathias (Track & Field)
*Pat McCormick (Diving)
*Debbie Meyer (Swimming)
*Shannon Miller (Gymnastics)
*Billy Mills (Track & Field)
*John Morgan (Paralympian: Swimming)
*Bobby Morrow (Track & Field)
*Edwin Moses (Track & Field)
*John Naber (Swimming)
*Parry O'Brien (Track & Field)
*Al Oerter (Track & Field)
*Jesse Owens (Track & Field)
*Charley Paddock (Track & Field)
*Floyd Patterson (Boxing)
*J. Michael Plumb (Equestrian)
*Mary Lou Retton (Gymnastics)
*Bob Richards (Track & Field)
*David Robinson (Basketball)
*Wilma Rudolph (Track & Field)
*Don Schollander (Swimming)
*Jack Shea (Speed Skating)
*Mel Sheppard (Track & Field)
*Frank Shorter (Track & Field)
*Randy Snow (Paralympian: Basketball, Tennis, Track & Field)
*Mark Spitz (Swimming)
*Jim Thorpe (Track & Field)
*Bill Toomey (Track & Field)
*Wyomia Tyus (Track & Field)
*Amy Van Dyken (Swimming)
*Peter Vidmar (Gymnastics)
*Johnny Weissmuller (Swimming)
*Mal Whitfield (Track & Field)
*Lones Wigger (Shooting)
*Frank Wykoff (Track & Field)
*Kristi Yamaguchi (Figure Skating)

Inducted as Teams

*1956 Basketball team
*1960 Basketball team
*1964 Basketball team
*1960 Ice Hockey team
*1980 Ice Hockey team
*1984 Men's Gymnastics team
*1996 Women's Soccer team
*1996 Women’s Gymnastics team

Inducted as Coaches

*Herb Brooks (Ice Hockey)
*Carlo Fassi (Figure Skating)

Inducted as Contributors

*Roone Arledge
*Avery Brundage
*Asa Bushnell
*Dick Ebersol
*Bud Greenspan
*Col. Don Hull
*Hank Iba
*Robert Kane
*John B. Kelly, Jr.
*Frank Marshall
*Jim McKay
*Don Miller
*William Simon
*LeRoy Walker

External link and reference

* [http://www.usolympicteam.com/11485_38993.htm 'Class of 2006' inductees announced] , an October 2005 article from the website of the U.S. Olympic Team