Sports Halls of Fame

To any sports fan, a hall of fame is theFame in St. Augustine.
quintessential celebration of a sport and tribute toOhio with the Motorcycle Hall of Fame Museum in
the athletes who participate in that sport. Many aPickerington, the Pro Football Hall of Fame in
sports fan will make pilgrimages to the hall ofCanton, and the Trapshooting Hall of Fame in
fame of their favorite sport to "soak up" theVandalia.
history and traditions of that sport.In NorthOklahoma with the Amateur Softball Association
America there are over thirty halls of fame toof America: Hall of Fame and Museum in
various sports and sporting events. As one wouldOklahoma City, the International Gymnastics Hall
expect, these include halls dedicated to the majorof Fame in Oklahoma City, and the National
sports such as baseball, basketball, hockey, andWrestling Hall of Fame and Museum in Stillwater.
football (here "major" refers to those sports that
attract the largest fan base in North America).Oklahoma City is the only city with more than
Also included in this number are halls that payone hall of fame.
tribute to sports such as bowling, cycling, fishing,Three other states, Massachusetts, Michigan, and
gymnastics, lacrosse, motor sports, skating, skiing,Wisconsin have two halls of fame.
soccer, softball, swimming, track and field,The sport with the most halls of fame dedicated
trapshooting, volleyball, wrestling, and evento it is motor sports with five, the Canadian
snowmobiling.In addition, there are numerous otherMotorsport Hall of Fame, the International
state or college specific halls of fame, as well asMotorsports Hall of Fame & Museum, the
online or virtual halls of fame.There are seventeenMotorcycle Hall of Fame Museum, the Motorsports
states that host at least one hall of fame. ThereHall of Fame of America and Museum, and the
are three halls of fame in Canada, all of which areNational Sprint Car Hall of Fame & Museum.
in Ontario. The most famous Canadian hall ofFootball (American Football) has three halls of
fame is the Hockey Hall of Fame and Museum infame dedicated to it, and baseball, basketball,
Toronto. Some interesting hall of fame statisticscycling, fishing, horse racing, hockey, and skiing
include:each have two.
New York is the state with the most halls ofThe halls of fame for the major North American
fame, with five, including the Harness Racingspectator sports include:
Museum and Hall of Fame in Goshen, the NationalThe National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum in
Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum inCooperstown, New York
Cooperstown, the National Museum of Racing andThe Basketball Hall of Fame in Springfield,
Hall of Fame in Saratoga Springs, the NationalMassachusetts
Soccer Hall of Fame and Museum in Oneonta, andThe Pro Football Hall of Fame in Canton, Ohio
the National Track & Field Hall of Fame in NewThe World Golf Hall of Fame in St. Augustine,
York City.Florida
There are four states that host three halls ofThe Hockey Hall of Fame and Museum in
fame. These are:Toronto, Ontario, Canada
The National Soccer Hall of Fame and Museum in
Colorado with the Colorado Ski Museum/ColoradoOneonta, New York
Ski and Snowboard Hall of Fame in Vail, theThe International Tennis Hall of Fame in Newport,
Mountain Bike Hall of Fame in Crested Butte, andRhode Island
the World Skating Museum and Hall of Fame inRob Pirozzi is a contract writer for CityTownInfo
Colorado Springsis a quick reference web site that provides
Florida with the International Game Fishingstatistics and indexes on thousands of cities and
Association Fishing Hall of Fame and Museum intowns across the US, as well as articles,
Dania Beach, the International Swimming Hall ofcomments from local residents, and more.
Fame in Ft. Lauderdale, and the World Golf Hall of