Fictitious Athlete Hall of Fame
The Fictitious Athlete Hall of Fame began in 2013, founded by Kirk Buchner.
There are two criteria for nomination to be inducted into the Fictitious Athlete Hall of Fame: the character must be a fictitious athlete or athletic supporting role appearing after 1970. In 2015 a "veterans" category was opened, which accepts nominees from before 1970.
Voting in the Fictitious Athlete Hall of Fame is public. There are three rounds of voting each year: one preliminary vote to narrow the field, a second vote to refine the nominees, and a final vote to determine the inductees.
Inaugural induction
Rocky Balboa, from the [Rocky (film series)|Rocky (film series)|Rocky film series], was chosen as the inaugural induction to start the Fictitious Athlete Hall of Fame. Buchner stated that the very inspiration for creating the page was seeing outrage at Sylvester Stallone being inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame for Rocky.2014 inductions
In 2014, three fictional athletes and one contributor were selected.The athletes were:
The contributor was:
- Harry Doyle; ''Major League''
2015 inductions
In 2015, the Veteran category was introduced to include those fictional characters who appeared in movies before 1970.Five fictional athletes, two contributors, and one veteran were selected.
The athletes were:
The contributors were:
The veteran was:
2016 inductions
Three fictional athletes, two contributors, and one veteran were selected.The athletes were:
- Apollo Creed; Rocky
- Benjamin "Benny" Franklin Rodriguez; The Sandlot
- Charlie Conway; The Mighty Ducks
The veteran was:
- Dennis Ryan; ''Take Me Out to the Ball Game''
2017 inductions
Three fictional athletes, one contributor, and one veteran were selected.The athletes were:
The contributor was:
The veteran was:
2018 inductions
Three fictional athletes, one contributor, and one veteran were selected.The athletes were:
- Daniel LaRusso; The Karate Kid
- Dottie Hinson; A League of Their Own
- Paul "Wrecking" Crewe; The Longest Yard
The veteran was:
2019 inductions
Three fictional athletes, two contributors, and one veteran were selected.The athletes were:
The contributors were:
The veteran was:
- Goofy; various short and feature films
2020 inductions
Three fictional athletes, two contributors, and one veteran were selected.The athletes were:
The contributors were:
- Jimmy Dugan; A League of their Own
- The gopher; Caddyshack
2021 inductions
Three fictional athletes, two contributors, and one veteran were selected.The athletes were:
- Jake Taylor; Major League
- Jimmy Chitwood; Hoosiers
- Sam Malone; Cheers
- Norman Dale; Hoosiers
- Paulie Pennino; Rocky
- Harold Lamb; ''The Freshman''
2022 inductions
Three fictional athletes, two contributors, and one veteran were selected.The athletes were:
The contributors were:
- Irving "Irv" Blitzer; Cool Runnings
- John Kreese; The Karate Kid
- Frank Capua; ''Winning''