Canada's Sports Hall of Fame is a Hall of Fame established in 1955 to "preserve the record of Canadian sports achievements and to promote a greater awareness of Canada's heritage of sport"[1]. As of June 2004, there were 436 inductees. Various fields of endeavour have established Halls of Fame that honour individuals of noteworthy achievement in their respective fields. ... 1955 is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Inductees

Some of the inductees (with the year inducted in parenthesis) are:

• Donovan Bailey (2004)
• Scotty Bowman (2004)
• Abigail Hoffman (2004)
• Larry Robinson (2004)
• Tim Horton (2002)
• Ted Lindsay (2002)
• Carling Bassett-Seguso (2001)
• Herb Carnegie (2001)
• Denis Potvin (2001)
• Cliff Thorburn (2001)
• Jan Betker (2000)
• Wayne Gretzky (2000)
• Sandra Schmirler (2000)
• Johnny Bower (1999)
• Bernie Faloney (1999)
• Marcel Dionne (1997)
• Gordie Drillon (1989)
• Ferguson Jenkins (1987)
• Ken Dryden (1984)
• Jack Adams (1975)
• Syl Apps (1975)
• Jean Béliveau (1975)
• King Clancy (1975)
• Dit Clapper (1975)
• Charlie Conacher (1975)

Donovan Bailey with one of his Olympic gold medals. ... William Scott Scotty Bowman (born September 18, 1933 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada) is a former National Hockey League head coach, considered among the greatest coaches in NHL history. ... Ab Hoffman Abigail Abby Hoffman (born February 11, 1947) is a Canadian track and field athlete. ... Larry Robinson, born June 2, 1951 in Winchester, Ontario, Canada, was a star player and a coach in the National Hockey League. ... Miles Gilbert Tim Horton (January 12, 1930 – February 21, 1974) was a Canadian hockey player and founder of the Tim Hortons doughnut chain. ... Ted Lindsay, born July 29, 1925 in Renfrew, Ontario, Canada, is a Hockey Hall of Fame player. ... Carling Kathrin Bassett-Seguso (born October 9, 1967, in Toronto, Canada) is a former professional tennis player from Canada. ... Herbert H. (Herb) Carnegie (born November 8, 1919 in Toronto, Ontario) was a Black Canadian hockey player who was three times Most Valuable Player in the semi-professional Quebec Provincial League. ... Denis Potvin (born Ottawa, Ontario, October 29, 1953) is a former player in the National Hockey League. ... Clifford Charles Devlin (Cliff) Thorburn (born January 16, 1948 in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada) is a retired professional snooker player. ... Jan Betker is a Canadian curler out of Regina, Saskatchewan. ... Wayne Gretzky playing for the New York Rangers in 1997 Wayne Douglas Gretzky, OC (born January 26, 1961) is a former professional ice hockey player and current head coach and part owner of the Phoenix Coyotes. ... Sandra Schmirler (July 11, 1963–March 3, 2000) was a Canadian curler, an Olympic and triple World Champion. ... Prince Albert, Saskatchewan native Johnny Bower is a Hall of Fame goalie of the NHL. Born in 1925, Bower was an undrafted goalie who played in the AHL for several years in the late 1940s and early 1950s. ... Bernie Faloney, born 1932 – died June 14, 1999, was a star United States and Canada. ... Marcel Little Beaver Dionne (born August 3, 1951, in Drummondville, Quebec, Canada) was a professional ice hockey centre in the NHL, and is a member of the Hockey Hall of Fame. ... Gordon Arthur Gordie Drillon (October 23, 1913 - September 22, 1986) was a Canadian Hockey Hall of Fame ice hockey player. ... Ferguson Arthur Fergie Jenkins (born December 13, 1943 in Chatham, Ontario, Canada) was an African-Canadian professional baseball player. ... Ken Dryden The Honourable Kenneth (Ken) Wayne Dryden, PC, B.A., LL.B., Honorary doctorate (born August 8, 1947 in Hamilton, Ontario) is a Canadian politician, lawyer, businessman, author and retired National Hockey League goalie. ... John James Jack Adams (also known as Jovial Jawn) (June 14, 1895 - May 1, 1968) was a ice hockey player, head coach and general manager in the National Hockey League. ... This page is about a father/son pair of hockey players. ... Jean Arthur Béliveau, CC, (b. ... Francis Michael King Clancy (b. ... Aubrey Victor Dit Clapper ( February 9, 1907 - January 21, 1978) was a Canadian Hall of Fame ice hockey player. ... Charlie Conacher (December 20, 1909 in Toronto, Ontario - December 30, 1967 was a Canadian professional ice hockey forward who played for the Toronto Maple Leafs, New York Americans and Detroit Red Wings in the National Hockey League. ...

See also

• List of members of Canada's Sports Hall of Fame

External link

• Canada's Sports Hall of Fame