North Carolina Sports Hall of Fame
- North Carolina Sports Hall of Fame
The North Carolina Sports Hall of Fame was established in February 1963, with the support of the Charlotte Chamber of Commerce, "to honor those persons who by excellence of their activities in or connected with the world of sports have brought recognition and esteem to themselves and to the State of North Carolina." The Hall of Fame inducted its first five members in December of that year.
Since that time, the inductees, elected annually, have donated mementos of their sports careers to the Hall of Fame. In 1969 the Charlotte Coliseum agreed to display these objects in the corridor of the building, hoping to eventually expand the building to include a room dedicated to the Hall of Fame. The expansion never occurred, however, and in 1981 the objects moved to the North Carolina Museum of History in Raleigh. In 1994 a 4,000-square-foot (370 m²) permanent exhibit titled "North Carolina Sports Hall of Fame" opened at the museum.
Visitors to the North Carolina Sports Hall of Fame can see such artifacts as Richard Petty’s race car, North Carolina State University basketball coach Jim Valvano’s warm-up suit, Arnold Palmer’s Ryder Cup golf bag, Meadowlark Lemon’s Harlem Globetrotters basketball uniform, North Carolina State University coach Kay Yow’s Olympic team basketball, and University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill football star Charlie "Choo Choo" Justice’s jersey.
As of 2005 the North Carolina Sports Hall of Fame numbers 220 members.
ee also
* List of members of the North Carolina Sports Hall of Fame
External links
* [http://www.ncshof.org/ NC Sports Hall of Fame website]
Wikimedia Foundation.
2010.
Look at other dictionaries:
List of members of the North Carolina Sports Hall of Fame — NOTOC A*Charlie Adams *Skip Alexander *Johnny Allen *Maxine Allen *Gerald Austin *Dugan Aycock *Elzie Buck Baker *Dr. Lenox Baker *John Baker, Jr. *George Barclay *Frank Barger *Billy Ray Barnes *Smith Barrier *Bob Bartholomew *Genia Beasley *Jim … Wikipedia
North Carolina — (Details) … Deutsch Wikipedia
North Carolina Museum of History — Coordinates: 35°46′53″N 78°38′19″W / 35.7815228°N 78.6384874°W / 35.7815228; 78.6384874 … Wikipedia
Sports in North Carolina — Despite having over eight million people, the disbursement of North Carolina s population over three major metropolitan areas precluded attracting any major professional sports league teams until recently. North Carolina remains without a Major… … Wikipedia
Chicagoland Sports Hall of Fame — The Chicagoland Sports Hall of Fame, located in the Hawthorne Race Course,[1] in Stickney/Cicero, near Chicago, Illinois, honors sports greats associated with the greater Chicago area.[2] It was founded in 1979 as a trailer owned by the Olympia… … Wikipedia
Hall of Fame Racing — NASCAR Owner Infobox Company Name = Hall of Fame Racing | Owner(s) Name = Jeff Moorad Tom Garfinkel Troy Aikman Roger Staubach Bill Saunders Paul Whitman Mark Griege Racing Series = NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Championships = 0 Sprint Cup Car… … Wikipedia
Raleigh, North Carolina — For other uses of this name, see Raleigh. Raleigh State Capital City of Raleigh … Wikipedia
Hickory High School (North Carolina) — Infobox School name = Hickory High School location = 1234 3rd Street NE Hickory, North Carolina 28601 district = Hickory City Schools country = United States coordinates = principal = Kim Mattox faculty = 91cite web… … Wikipedia
Morganton, North Carolina — City Coordinates … Wikipedia
North Forsyth High School (North Carolina) — North Forsyth High School is located in Winston Salem, North Carolina, US. There are about 1,300 students [1] in grades 9 through 12. The motto of the school is learning together, now and forever . The mascot is a Viking. The school colors are… … Wikipedia
