Home / Exhibits / North Carolina Sports Hall of Fame North Carolina Sports Hall of Fame Members Frequently Asked Questions 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 1994 a 4,000-square-foot 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 football star Charlie "Choo Choo" Justice’s jersey. Today the North Carolina Sports Hall of Fame numbers 220 members. North Carolina Sports Hall of Fame Members Year inducted in parentheses Asterisk * denotes deceased member Stewart "Skip" Alexander* (1987), golf Johnny Allen* (1977), baseball Maxine Allen* (1972), bowling Dugan Aycock* (1969), golf Elzie "Buck" Baker (1992), motor racing John Baker, Jr. (1972), football Lenox Baker* (1983), sports medicine George Barclay* (1976), football Frank Barger* (1993), football Billy Barnes (1979), football Smith Barrier* (1980), journalism Jim Beatty (1963), track and field Bobby Bell (1987), football Peggy Kirk Bell (1976), golf Walt Bellamy (1984), basketball Connie Mack Berry* (2000), football and basketball Elvin Bethea (2005), football Furman Bisher (1995), journalism Russell Blunt* (1996), track and field Carey Brewbaker (2004), football Leon Brogden* (1970), football, basketball, and baseball Bill Brooks (1993), baseball coach Ted Brown (1995), football Vic Bubas (1975), basketball Al Buehler (1989), track and field Forrest "Smokey" Burgess* (1978), baseball Tommy Burleson (1996), basketball Marge Burns (1984), golf Tommy Byrne (1976), baseball Mike Caldwell (1998), baseball Eddie Cameron* (1969), football and basketball Gordon Carver* (1992), football and basketball Everett Case* (1964), basketball Willis Casey* (1985), swimming Peggy Pate Chappell (1993), swimming Castleman D. Chesley* (1987), journalism Joe Cheves (2004), golf Jimmy Clack* (2004), football Dwight Clark (1997), football George Clark (2004), football Wilburn Clary* (1998), football Tony Cloninger (2002), baseball John "Jack" Cobb* (1968), basketball Whit Cobb (1985), tennis Jack Coombs* (1987), baseball Billy Cox (1989), football Roger Craig (1985), baseball Fred Crawford* (1964), football Alvin Crowder* (1967), baseball Carlester Crumpler (2002), football Brad Daugherty (2001), basketball Tom Davis (1988), football Walter Davis (1996), basketball John Derr (1991), journalism Prince Nufer Dixon (1998), swimming Bill Dooley (1995), football Anson Dorrance (2005), soccer Al Dowtin (1998), basketball and golf Jim Duncan (1993), football Woody Durham (2005), journalism Dale Earnhardt* (1994), motor racing Earle Edwards* (1974), football Carl Eller (1991), football Chuck Erickson* (1992), administration Bill Eutsler (1992), football Joe Ferebee (2002), baseball Rick Ferrell* (1964), baseball Wes Ferrell* (1963), baseball Bob Fetzer* (1965), track and field Raymond Floyd (1981), golf Peter Fogarassy (2005), swimming Phil Ford (1991), basketball Marvin "Skeeter" Francis* (1993), journalism Eunies Futch* (1990), basketball Roman Gabriel (1971), football Clarence "Big House" Gaines* (1978), basketball Bob Gantt* (1978), football and basketball Mary Garber (1996), journalism Jim Garrison (2001), football Paul Gay (1998), football Betty Springs Geiger (2003), track and field Mike Gminski (2003), basketball Billy Goodman* (1969), baseball Julie Shea Graw (1993), track and field Murray Greason* (1967), basketball Jesse Haddock (1990), golf Ellis "Dumpy" Hagler* (1984), football and golf Dave Harris (1993), football Charlie Harville* (1997), journalism H. 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"Joby" Hawn* (1993), administration Clayton Heafner* (1974), golf Bunn Hearn* (1993), baseball Dickie Hemric (1972), basketball Dick Herbert* (1977), journalism Dan Hill* (1972), football Bobby Hodges (1993), football and basketball Terry Holland (2002), basketball Gene Hooks (1999), administration Charles "Babe" Howell (2004), football Lou Hudson (1988), basketball Jim "Catfish" Hunter* (1974), baseball Calvin Irvin (1988), basketball Carl James (2000), administration Bob Jamieson* (1990), football and basketball Ned Jarrett (1990), motor racing Robert Glenn "Junior" Johnson (1992), motor racing Bobby Jones (1989), basketball Charlie Jones* (1992), baseball Leora "Sam" Jones (2004), team handball Sam Jones (1969), basketball Eckie Jordan (1990), basketball and softball Christian "Sonny" Jurgensen (1971), football Charlie "Choo Choo" Justice* (1963), football Clyde King (1983), baseball Jack King* (1979), target shooting Gordon "Chubby" Kirkland* (1998), football and basketball Mike Krzyzewski (2000), basketball Max Lanier (2001), baseball Luther "Wimpy" Lassiter* (1983), billiards "Meadowlark" Lemon (1975), basketball Walter "Buck" Leonard* (1973), baseball John "Buddy" Lewis (1975), baseball Carroll "Whitey" Lockman (1983), baseball Henry Logan (2000), basketball John Lucas (1995), basketball James Lytle* (1993), football and baseball Robert McAdoo (1993), basketball George McAfee (1967), football Fred McCall (1994), basketball Angus McDonald* (1976), football and basketball Jack McDowall* (1966), football Mike McGee (1991), football Horace "Bones" McKinney* (1970), basketball John McLendon* (1994), basketball Kathy McMillan (1999), track and field Johnny Mackorell* (1980), football Glenn E. (Ted) Mann* (1982), journalism Jack Marin (1998), basketball Page Marsh (2001), golf Bob Matheson* (1998), football Cedric Maxwell (1998), basketball Henry Lee "Spec" Meadows* (1992), baseball Jim Mills (1997), baseball Sam Moir (1999), basketball Vic Molodet (2001), basketball Dale Morey* (1980), golf Allen Morris (1978), tennis John Henry Moss (2004), baseball Jeff Mullins (1983), basketball Jack Murdock (1990), softball and basketball Bill Murray* (1966), football John "Red" O’Quinn (1982), football Billy Packer (1996), basketball and journalism Estelle Lawson Page* (1963), golf Arnold Palmer (1988), golf Johnny Palmer (1978), golf Clarence "Ace" Parker (1963), football Billy Joe Patton (1973), golf Add Penfield (2005), journalism Gaylord Perry (1973), baseball Jim Perry (1973), baseball Lindsay J. "Hap" Perry* (1992), football Lee Petty* (1966), motor racing Richard Petty (1973), motor racing Pat Preston (1980), football Lou Pucillo (1991), basketball Jethro Pugh (1980), football Walter Rabb* (1991), baseball Sam Ranzino* (1981), basketball Ray Reeve* (1967), journalism Harvey Reid, Jr.* (1992), basketball Steve Rerych (1993), swimming Jerry Richardson (2000), football Herman Riddick* (1992), football Jim Ritcher (1999), football Oliver "Bo" Roddey, Jr. (1992), tennis Francis Rogallo (1987), hang gliding Donald Ross* (1996), golf Charlie Sanders (1997), football Lee Shaffer (1993), basketball Joel Shankle (1993), track and field Ronnie Shavlik* (1979), basketball Wallace Shelton (1984), football Ernie Shore* (1979), baseball Charlie Sifford (1992), golf Dave Sime (1967), track and field Tony Simeon (1989), basketball Floyd "Chunk" Simmons (1973), track and field Enos "Country" Slaughter (1964), baseball Norm Sloan* (1994), basketball Irwin Smallwood (1994), journalism Belus Smawley (1992), basketball Dean Smith (1981), basketball Earl Smith (2003), baseball Vic Sorrell* (1999), baseball Jack Stallings (2001), baseball Clarence Stasavich* (1970), football Jim Staton* (1992), football Jerry Steele (2002), basketball Lee Stone* (1977), football Ed Sutton (1999), football Paul Sykes* (1992), basketball Danny Talbott (2003), football Herb Thomas (1992), motor racing David Thompson (1982), basketball Richard Tufts* (1986), golf Jim Valvano* (1995), basketball Bobby Vaughn (1992), basketball Jake Wade* (1992), journalism Wallace Wade* (1964), football Tony Waldrop (1977), track and field Douglas Clyde "Peahead" Walker* (1968), football LeRoy Walker (1975), track and field Michael Gerard "Mickey" Walsh* (1976), horse racing Sue Walsh (2003), swimming Harvie Ward* (1965), golf Jim Weaver* (1971), administration Art Weiner (1973), football H.A. "Humpy" Wheeler (2004), motor racing Burgess Whitehead* (1981), baseball George Whitfield (2005), baseball Hoyt Wilhelm* (1968), baseball Doug Wilkerson, football (2002) Charles "Buck" Williams, basketball (2003) George Williams (2000), track and field Harry Williamson* (1999), track and field Shirley "Red" Wilson (1985), football James Worthy (1997), basketball Taft Wright* (1992), baseball Floyd "Pep" Young (2000), baseball Kay Yow (1989), basketball Virgil Yow* (1992), basketball Jonathan Thompson "Tom" Zachary* (1966), baseball (Back to Top) Frequently Asked Questions Q: Why isn’t native son Michael Jordan in the North Carolina Sports Hall of Fame? A: All (living) inductees must attend an induction banquet. Jordan has been unable to attend this ceremony. To learn more about the North Carolina Sports Hall of Fame: Visit the North Carolina Museum of History to view the exhibit North Carolina Sports Hall of Fame, which features artifacts, exciting videos, and interactive activities. 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