New Brunswick Sports Hall of Fame

The New Brunswick Sports Hall of Fame (French: Temple de la Renommée Sportive du Nouveau-Brunswick) is a provincial sports hall of fame and museum in Fredericton, New Brunswick. The sports hall of fame honours athletes, teams, and sport builders that are from the Canadian province of New Brunswick. New nominees to the hall of fame are inducted to the hall of fame on an annual basis.

New Brunswick Sports Hall of Fame
Temple de la Renommée Sportive du Nouveau-Brunswick
Exterior facade of the New Brunswick Sports Hall of Fame museum
Established1970 (1970)
Location503 Queen Street
Fredericton, New Brunswick, Canada
Coordinates45.9622°N 66.6404°W / 45.9622; -66.6404
TypeSports hall of fame
Executive directorJamie Wolverton[1]
ChairpersonAndrew McLeod[2]
Websitewww.nbsportshalloffame.com

Established in 1970, the organization operates as an independent non-profit charity with a mandate to "preserve and celebrate" the sports heritage of New Brunswick.[3] The New Brunswick Sports Hall of Fame museum holds exhibits about inducted builders, individual athletes, and groups/teams.

Museum

The Sports Hall of Fame operates a Sports Museum at 503 Queen Street in the province's capital city of Fredericton. The museum is situated within the John Thurston Clark Memorial Building. The museum is equipped with interactive exhibits and one of the largest collection of charcoal portraits in the province, one for each of its Hall of Fame inductees.

The building was originally opened as a customs and post office in 1881.[4] The building was later named after the son of William George Clark, the Lieutenant Governor of New Brunswick.[5] The New Brunswick Sports Hall of Fame moved into the John Thurston Clark Memorial Building in 1976.[4]

Hall of Famers

As of 2019, over 250 in individuals and teams have been inducted in the New Brunswick Sports Hall of Fame.[3] Inductees are formally categorized into two categories, builders or players, the latter category including individual athletes and entire groups or teams.[6]

Eligibility into the hall for athletes is determined by distinction brought to the province, whereas eligibility for builders is determined by the nominee's contribution to the development of the sport in New Brunswick.[6] In order to be inducted in the hall of fame, candidates must first be nominated, with nomination of deceased individuals requiring further consent from the nominee's family.[6] Nomination deadlines for each induction year is 30 November.[6]

Select players inductees
Individual inductees
Group/team inductees

See also

References
  1. "Staff". nbsportshalloffame.com. New Brunswick Sports Hall of Fame. Retrieved 8 March 2020.
  2. "Board of Governors". nbsportshalloffame.com. New Brunswick Sports Hall of Fame. Retrieved 8 March 2020.
  3. "Welcome to the Hall". nbsportshalloffame.com. New Brunswick Sports Hall of Fame. Retrieved 8 March 2020.
  4. "Historic Garrison District" (PDF). Fredericton Official Visitor Guide 2018-2019. Tourism New Brunswick. 2018. Retrieved 8 March 2020.
  5. "John Thurston Clark Memorial Building". New Brunswick Military Heritage Project. University of New Brunswick. Retrieved 8 March 2020.
  6. "Nominate". nbsportshalloffame.com. New Brunswick Sports Hall of Fame. Retrieved 8 March 2020.
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