U.S. Olympic Hall of Fame
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The U.S. Olympic Hall of Fame is a museum to honor exceptional athletes and others for their contributions to the United States Olympic Team. It is located in Colorado Springs, CO. The USOC selects finalists, with the general public voting on who will be inducted. A new class of inductees enters the Hall of Fame every two years.
The track and field inductees in the Hall of Fame are:
- Evelyn Ashford
- Bob Beamon
- Joan Benoit Samuelson[1]
- Ralph Boston
- Lee Calhoun
- Milton Campbell
- Alice Coachman
- Willie D. Davenport
- Glenn Ashby Davis
- Mildred "Babe" Didrikson
- William Harrison Dillard
- Lee Evans
- Ray Ewry
- Richard "Dick" Fosbury
- Florence Griffith Joyner
- Bob Hayes
- Bruce Jenner
- Rafer Johnson
- Jackie Joyner-Kersee
- Alvin Kraenzlein
- Carl Lewis
- Bob Mathias
- Billy Mills
- Bobby Joe Morrow
- Edwin Moses
- William Parry O'Brien
- Al Oerter
- Jesse Owens
- Charles Paddock
- Bob Richards
- Wilma Rudolph
- Mel Sheppard
- Frank Shorter
- Jim Thorpe
- Bill Toomey
- Wyomia Tyus
- Malvin "Mal" Whitfield
- Frank Wykoff
Robert J. Kane, a collegiate sprinter, who was a track and field team manager and past USOC President is also a member.[2]
References
- ↑ http://www.usoc.org/content/index/745 Retrieved 2008-06-22
- ↑ http://www.usoc.org/36370_37170.htm Retrieved 2008-05-27