Clockwise from top left: Larry McKenzie, Henry Boucha, Neal Broten, Willie Burton, Gigi Marvin, Phil Housley, Cheryl Reeve and Tayler Hill.
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Clockwise from top left: Larry McKenzie, Henry Boucha, Neal Broten, Willie Burton, Gigi Marvin, Phil Housley, Cheryl Reeve and Tayler Hill.

It's a hockey and hoops year for the Minnesota Sports Hall of Fame

December 28, 2023
Hockey stars Phil Housley, Neal Broten, Gigi Marvin and Henry Boucha and basketball greats Willie Burton, Tayler Hill, Larry McKenzie and Cheryl Reeve form the Class of 2024.

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Minnesota Sports Hall of Fame inductees were recognized at the Wild game on April 6. Longtime basketball coach Larry McKenzie waved as the crowd cheer

Newest Minnesota Sports Hall of Famers get warm reception on cold ice

April 17, 2024
At a Wild game earlier this month, the latest class - dubbed "the hoops and hockey class" - was recognized and celebrated.
The Class of 2021 Minnesota Sports Hall of Fame inductees (clockwise from top left) were: Maya Moore, Annie Adamczak Glavan, Carrie Tollefson, Brianna
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Minnesota Sports Hall of Fame: A class-by-class list of all members

April 17, 2024
Who's in the Star Tribune Minnesota Sports Hall of Fame? From Bernie Bierman to the latest class, here's the list:
Clockwise from top left: Linda Roberts, Lou Nanne, Katie Smith, Mychal Thompson and Mick Tingelhoff are five of the 10 inductees for the Minnesota Spo
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Minnesota Sports Hall of Fame event: 10 greats with Big Ten, state ties

February 27, 2023
Wednesday at the Mall of America, 10 greats with ties to six Big Ten schools in four different sports will be inducted into the Star Tribune Minnesota Sports Hall of Fame.
Three new additions of the Minnesota Sports Hall of Fame helped raise women’s basketball in their eras with their contributions (from left): Carol A

Neal: Collision of excellence: Three Hall of Famers, 14 Big Ten teams

February 27, 2023
Linda Roberts, Katie Smith and Carol Ann Shudlick-Smith propelled women's basketball to new heights. This week's women's Big Ten tournament shows the game still growing,
Lou Nanne, a former Gophers and North Stars player who went on to be general manager of the North Stars, has become symbolic of and synonymous with ho

A rich hockey life leads Nanne into Minnesota Sports Hall of Fame

February 28, 2023
Lou Nanne is our Mr. Hockey in Minnesota. A Gopher, a North Star and a lifelong supporter and builder of the game.
Three longtime standout Vikings are joining the Minnesota Sports Hall of Fame (from left): center Mick Tingelhoff, linebacker Scott Studwell and safet

Studwell, Tingelhoff, Krause knew 'what it means to be a Viking'

February 27, 2023
Scott Studwell, Mick Tingelhoff and Paul Krause — new inductees into the Minnesota Sports Hall of Fame — each played at least 200 NFL games, setting marks that might never be broken.

By focusing on others, Freeman transformed sports at Minnesota

February 27, 2023
Jean Freeman was offered $50 to become coach of the Gophers women's swimming program in 1974. She would lead the team for 31 years and become an icon. This week she's inducted into the Minnesota Sports Hall of Fame.

Thompson's giants steps for the Gophers were taken in stride

February 27, 2023
Mychal Thompson's historic career with the Gophers led to a life in sports, something he said he never takes for granted as he enters the Minnesota Sports Hall of Fame.
February 23, 1961 Roosevelt Coach Bob Johnson (Left) 'Masks' His Goale Eric Knox will wear plastic faceguard in state tourney February 22, 1961 Februa

Bob Johnson's love of hockey changed his name, and the sport

February 27, 2023
With unending enthusiasm, 'Badger Bob' Johnson found success at every level of hockey, winning three NCAA titles at Wisconsin and a Stanley Cup with the Penguins. Now he enters the Minnesota Sports Hall of Fame.
Clockwise from top left: Linda Roberts, Lou Nanne, Katie Smith, Mychal Thompson and Mick Tingelhoff are five of the 10 inductees for the Minnesota Spo
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Ten from Big Ten are selected to Minnesota Sports Hall of Fame

February 1, 2023
Gophers basketball pioneer Linda Roberts, Vikings linebacker and executive Scott Studwell and hockey ambassador Lou Nanne headline a Big Ten-themed group, all of whom made a major mark on Minnesota sports.
The 2021 Minnesota Sports Hall of Fame inductees (clockwise from top left): Maya Moore, Annie Adamczak Glavan, Carrie Tollefson, Brianna Scurry, Linds
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50 years into Title IX, Minnesota Sports Hall of Fame's special class: eight women

March 29, 2022
The eight inductees into the Minnesota Sports Hall of Fame Class of 2021 changed our understanding of sports on a local, national and global level.
Chris Voelz, a champion for women’s sports in Minnesota and everywhere.
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Reusse: Voelz took on challenges — and sportswriters — to fight for U women's sports

March 30, 2022
When Chris Voelz was women's athletic director, she battled for facilities that are vital to Gophers women's sports today — and with Star Tribune columnists who didn't get it. Voelz is one of this year's new members of the Minnesota Sports Hall of Fame.
March 30, 2022
Lindsey Vonn, Olympic champion.

Will Lindsey Vonn slow down? Not a chance

The world champ is retired now, but don't expect her to spend too much time lounging at Panera Bread.
March 30, 2022
Seimone Augustus, left, and Maya Moore held up three of their WNBA trophies during a 2015 championship parade.

Souhan: Augustus, Moore took parallel paths to success with different styles

Both grew up in the South, became stars for vaunted college programs, then the first pick in the WNBA draft and league finals MVPs. The similarities of their resumes belie their differences.
March 30, 2022
Annie Adamczak, in 1982

Adamczak-Glavan was always high level; she's still going higher

The former multi-sport star at Moose Lake and All-America standout in volleyball at Nebraska has fused the love of her family with a lifetime of sports.
March 30, 2022
July 10, 1999: Briana Scurry blocked a penalty shootout kick by China’s Ying Liu during the Women’s World Cup Final at the Rose Bowl.

Scurry has always inspired, but she needed help to live her dreams

Former Anoka High School star Briana Scurry is one of the greatest goaltenders in the history of American soccer, but that's only part of the successful story of her life.
March 30, 2022
Krissy Wendell-Pohl practiced with the Wild in 2017

With no clear path, Wendell-Pohl followed her passion to show the way

One of the greatest hockey players of all-time didn't have the benefit of following a path for her groundbreaking success, because it didn't exist.
March 30, 2022
Carrie Tollefson is one of the most successful runners in Minnesota history.

Tollefson has no plans to stop being a pacesetter

Legendary cross-country and track runner and now marathoner Carrie Tollefson is happy to be a 'mommy first,' but that's not stopping her from blazing new trails.
February 9, 2021
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Pioneers, hoops greats, football legends named to Minnesota Sports Hall of Fame

Their accomplishments were special. But what makes the six new inductees memorable is how their impact extended beyond the games they played.
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March 3, 2021
Watch the 2020 Minnesota Sports Hall of Fame virtual ceremony

Watch the 2020 Minnesota Sports Hall of Fame virtual ceremony

We weren't able to gather in person, but you can watch the ceremony in which six new members were inducted into the Star Tribune Minnesota Sports Hall of Fame.
February 9, 2021
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Chris Doleman: Minnesota Sports Hall of Fame inductee, class of 2020

It was not just the dominance of 150½ sacks that defined Doleman's NFL career, it was also the longevity as he missed just two games in 15 seasons.
February 9, 2021
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Natalie Darwitz: Minnesota Sports Hall of Fame inductee, class of 2020

The Team USA and Gophers legend is now the head women's hockey coach at Hamline. And when she looks at her legacy in the game, she sees a path stretching behind her and before her.
February 9, 2021
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Kevin McHale: Minnesota Sports Hall of Fame inductee, Class of 2020

The Hibbing native is the greatest basketball player in state history. He won three NBA titles, was named to seven All-Star teams, is a NBA Hall of Famer and was named one of the leagues 50 greatest players.
February 9, 2021
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Toni Stone: Minnesota Sports Hall of Fame inductee, class of 2020

The importance of Toni Stone was so personal and so monumental that it took decades for America to comprehend it. A Black woman who willed herself to become the first woman to play for a men's professional baseball team.
February 9, 2021
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Bob McDonald: Minnesota Sports Hall of Fame inductee, class of 2020

The winningest basketball coach in Minnesota high school history built a legacy of success around 1,012 victories built on discipline, education and empathy.
February 9, 2021
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Ed Rogers: Minnesota Sports Hall of Fame inductee, class of 2020

A historic football career including being an All-American and captain for some of the greatest Gophers teams in history was overshadowed by an incredible career in law and his leadership for Native Americans.
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October 25, 2018
Star Tribune columnist Sid Hartman was inducted into the Minnesota Sports Hall of Fame Wednesday night at U.S. Bank Stadium, Hartman was given the lif

Hartman honored, inducted into Minnesota Sports Hall of Fame

Sid Hartman, 98, has 21,000 bylines and 73 years as a columnist, was honored Wednesday night as part of the Minnesota Sports Awards at U.S. Bank Stadium.
October 31, 2019
Clockwise from top left: Randy Moss, Willard Ikola, John Randle, Randall McDaniel, Lindsay Whalen and John Gagliardi. They are the Star Tribune Minnes

Whalen, Moss, Gagliardi among 6 elected to Minnesota Sports Hall

The inductees were nominated by Star Tribune readers and journalists, and will be inducted into the Minnesota Sports Hall of Fame during the Dec. 11 Minnesota Sports Awards.
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February 27, 2020
Six sports figures were inducted into the Star Tribune Sports Hall of Fame, a ceremony held during the Minnesota Sports Awards presented by Sports Min

Reusse: Hall of Fame class driven differently to same successful end

There was a quality beyond the norm to be found in all of this year's six people who were inducted in the Minnesota Sports Hall of Fame on Wednesday night.
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October 16, 2019
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Star Tribune revives Minnesota Sports Hall of Fame

The Minnesota Sports Hall of Fame, dormant for a dozen years, will once again honor the state's rich sports history.