New Brunswick Sports Hall of Fame facts for kids
| Temple de la Renommée Sportive du Nouveau-Brunswick | |
Exterior facade of the New Brunswick Sports Hall of Fame museum
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| Established | 1970 |
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| Location | 503 Queen Street Fredericton, New Brunswick, Canada |
| Type | Sports hall of fame |
The New Brunswick Sports Hall of Fame (French: Temple de la Renommée Sportive du Nouveau-Brunswick) is a special place in Fredericton, New Brunswick. It's like a museum that celebrates amazing athletes, teams, and people who helped sports grow in New Brunswick. Each year, new people are added to this special group.
The Hall of Fame started in 1970. It's a non-profit group that works to "save and share" the history of sports in New Brunswick. The museum has exhibits about these special people and teams.
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Visit the Sports Museum!
The New Brunswick Sports Hall of Fame has a cool museum. You can find it at 503 Queen Street in Fredericton. This museum is inside a historic building. It's called the John Thurston Clark Memorial Building.
This building used to be a customs office and post office. It opened way back in 1881! The building was later named after the son of a former leader of New Brunswick. His name was William George Clark. The Sports Hall of Fame moved into this building in 1976.
Inside the museum, you'll find fun, interactive exhibits. They also have one of the biggest collections of charcoal portraits in New Brunswick. Each portrait shows someone who has been inducted into the Hall of Fame.
Who are the Hall of Famers?
By 2019, more than 250 people and teams had been welcomed into the New Brunswick Sports Hall of Fame. These special members are put into two main groups. They are called builders or players. The "players" group includes individual athletes and whole teams.
To be chosen as an athlete, you must have brought great honor to New Brunswick. For "builders," they must have helped sports grow and develop in the province. To be inducted, people must first be nominated. If someone who has passed away is nominated, their family must agree. Nominations are usually due by November 30th each year.
Famous Inductees
Here are some of the notable individuals and teams in the Hall of Fame:
- Marc Albert - volleyball player
- Earle Avery - harness racing expert
- Ethel Babbitt - National tennis champion
- Norman Buchanan (MC) - baseball player. He was also an army officer and politician. He earned a very high honor called the Military Cross during World War II.
- Rhéal Cormier - Major League Baseball pitcher
- J. Howard Crocker - Educator for the YMCA and sports leader
- Tony Currie - National Hockey League player
- Mabel DeWare - National curling champion
- Gordie Drillon - National Hockey League player
- Yvon Durelle - boxing champion
- Dave Durepos - wheelchair basketball player
- Dick Gamble - National Hockey League player
- Charles Gorman - speed skater
- Danny Grant - National Hockey League player
- Bill Harris - Major League Baseball player
- Buster Harvey - ice hockey player
- Russ Howard - Olympic Gold Medal winner in curling
- Marianne Limpert - swimmer
- Willy Logan - speed skater
- Peter Maher - ice hockey announcer
- Greg Malone - National Hockey League player
- Manny McIntyre - hockey and baseball player
- Roland McLenahan - National Hockey League player
- Roland Melanson - National Hockey League player
- Willie O'Ree - the first Black player in the National Hockey League
- Scott Pellerin - National Hockey League player
- Marc Pepin - tennis champion
- Matt Stairs - Major League Baseball player
- Don Sweeney - National Hockey League player
- Milaine Thériault - cross-country skier
- Ron Turcotte - a famous jockey who rode Secretariat to win three major horse races in a row
- Stacy Wilson - Olympic women's hockey player
Famous Teams
- The Paris Crew - world rowing champions
- Campbellton Tigers - 1972 ice hockey club
- Campbellton Tigers - 1977 ice hockey club
- Moncton Hawks - 1970 ice hockey club
See also
- Canada's Sports Hall of Fame
- Alberta Sports Hall of Fame
- BC Sports Hall of Fame
- Manitoba Sports Hall of Fame
- Nova Scotia Sports Hall of Fame
- Ontario Sports Hall of Fame
- List of museums in New Brunswick
