National Track and Field Hall of Fame

The National Track and Field Hall of Fame is a museum operated by The Armory Foundation in conjunction with USA Track & Field. It is located within the Armory Foundation at 216 Fort Washington Avenue, between 168th and 169th Streets, in Washington Heights, in the New York City borough of Manhattan. The stated goal of the Hall is to reflect upon, appreciate, and honor the past by saluting Americans who have made important contributions to the history of Track and Field. Inductees to the Hall of Fame include athletes, coaches, contributors, officials, event directors, journalists and administrators. USA Track & Field has been inducting members into the Hall since 1974. Currently there are 254 people enshrined.

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History

The National Track and Field Hall of Fame was founded in Charleston, West Virginia, in 1974. The museum moved to Indianapolis in 1985 when it came under the auspices of USA Track & Field, the national governing body for the sport of track and field in the United States. The Indianapolis museum closed in 1996 when the exhibits were moved for the 1996 Centennial Olympics in Atlanta. The exhibits were then displayed in Los Angeles before touring across the nation as a traveling museum until 2002 when The Armory building was chosen as its permanent location.
Exhibits include the original 1976 Nike Waffle Trainers and a singlet and shorts worn by Hall of Famer Steve Prefontaine.

Nomination criteria

The nomination criteria differs for the type of inductee as follows:

Athlete

Only open class accomplishments are considered. In order to be considered, an athlete must have participated in an open competition at least three years prior to consideration, except when an athlete has reached forty years of age, and must fall into one or more of the following criteria:

World record holder
American record holder
World champion
Olympic champion;
World or American leader in event for three or more years;
Winner of four or more USA national open championships; and/or
Other outstanding accomplishments at a national open or international open level.

Coach

To be nominated, a coach must have been retired for at least one year from active full-time coaching, except where the nominated person has coached for thirty-five years or more, and must fall into the following criteria:

Having compiled an outstanding record of coaching champions at the level coached ; and
Having compiled an extraordinary winning record or have achieved other outstanding accomplishments; and
Having coached for at least twenty years.

Contributor

In order to be nominated as a Contributor, the nominee must have served the Athletics community with special distinction and worked within the athletics community in its best interests in an outstanding manner for at least twenty years. Contributors may also be nominated for having achieved other outstanding accomplishments.

Additional categories

Also under USATF is the Masters Hall of Fame, created in 1996 and the created in 2007. The membership of those two halls are selected by separate committees of those divisions of USATF for separate achievements in those divisions. As such, there is some duplication of names. Those members currently exist as a list of honored names, but have no physical representation at the hall in New York City.

Selection process

Each February, the National Track & Field Board and Screening Committee begins to actively seek nominations which are due by May 1 each year. On May 15, all nominations are compiled by the national staff of USA Track & Field. All nominations are then reviewed by the Hall of Fame Screening Committee which is charged with forwarding the best candidates eligible to the voters. The membership of the committee is confidential. The committee has full authority to make nominations to create the best ballot possible. The Staff Coordinator for the Hall of Fame creates the ballot of ten nominees and accompanying documentation by June 30. The ballot is then reviewed by the President of the Hall of Fame and chair of the Screening Committee before being forwarded to the voters near the end of July. The voters include inducted Hall of Famers, the Hall of Fame committee members and selected members of the Track and Field Writers of America. Each voter has one vote and any voter who fails to cast a ballot for two consecutive years may be removed from the list of eligible voters until they request and cast a ballot in a subsequent year. All ballots must be returned to the accounting firm responsible for tabulation of votes by August 29. In the beginning of September, Accounting firm, chair of the Screening Committee, and President of the Board review the ballots and declare the inductees who are announced later in the month.

Museum

Located at The Armory Foundation, at 216 Fort Washington Avenue in Washington Heights, New York the museum is split into three levels. The first level contains main lobby, the Hall of Fame Theater and the Hall of Fame History Gallery, where the Olympic Moment film produced by Bud Greenspan can be viewed. The second level holds the Hall of Fame Atrium, the Hall of Fame Champion Gallery and the Fred Lebow Marathon Hall. The third level holds the Hall of Fame Gallery featuring a -long etched glass wall with the names of all the inductees engraved upon it. Through the glass wall visitors can see the arena that is home to the largest indoor collegiate and high school invitational events in the world.

Inductees

The following table lists all persons who have been inducted into the National Track and Field Hall of Fame.

Name	Induction Year	Category	Ref
Abbott, Cleve	1996	Coach
Jesse Abramson	1981	Journalist
Albritton, Dave	1980	Athlete
Andersen, Roxanne	1991	Athlete
Ashenfelter, Horace	1975	Athlete
Ashford, Evelyn	1997	Athlete
Austin, Charles	2012	Athlete
Bakjian, Andy	1986	Official
Banks, Willie	1999	Athlete
Barney Ewell, Norwood	1986	Athlete
Baskin, Weemie	1982	Coach
Batten, Kim	2012	Athlete
Bausch, James	1979	Athlete
Beamon, Bob	1977	Athlete
Beard, Percy	1981	Athlete
Beatty, Jim	1990	Athlete
Bell, Earl	2002	Athlete
Bell, Greg	1988	Athlete
Bell, Sam	1992	Coach
Blozis, Al	2015	Athlete
Boeckmann, Delores	1976	Athlete
Borican, John	2000	Athlete
Boston, Ralph	1974	Athlete
Botts, Tom	1983	Coach
Bowden, Don	2008	Athlete
Bowerman, Bill	1981	Coach
Bragg, Don	1996	Athlete
Brisco, Valerie	1995	Athlete
Brown, Doris	1990	Athlete
Brown, Earlene	2005	Athlete
Brundage, Avery	1974	Administrator
Burke, Thomas 'Tom'	2014	Athlete
Burleson, Dyrol	2010	Athlete
Burrell, Leroy	2017	Athlete
Bush, Jim	1987	Coach
Calhoun, Lee	1974	Athlete
Campbell, Milt	1989	Athlete
Carlos, John	2003	Athlete
Carnes, Jimmy	2008	Coach
Carr, Bill	2008	Athlete
Carr, Henry	1997	Athlete
Cassell, Ollan	2006	Contributor
Cawley, Rex	2006	Athlete
Cheeseborough, Chandra	2000	Athlete
Clark, Jearl Miles	2010	Athlete
Clark, Ellery	1991	Athlete
Clay, Bryan	2017	Athlete
Coachman, Alice	1975	Athlete
Cochran, Roy	2010	Athlete
Conley, Mike	2004	Athlete
Connolly, Harold	1984	Athlete
Conway, Hollis	2015	Athlete
Copeland, Lillian	1994	Athlete
Corbitt, Theodore 'Ted'	2014	Contributor
Courtney, Tom	1978	Athlete
Craig, Ralph	2010	Athlete
Cromwell, Dean	1974	Coach
Cunningham, Glenn	1974	Athlete
Curtis, William	1979	Contributor
Davenport, Willie	1982	Athlete
Davis, Glenn	1974	Athlete
Davis, Harold	1974	Athlete
Davis, Jack	2004	Athlete
Davis, Otis	2004	Athlete
Davis, Scott	2021	Contributor
Deal, Lance	2014	Athlete
Dellinger, Bill	2000	Athlete
DeMar, Clarence	2011	Athlete
Dennis, Evie	2004	Contributor
Devers, Gail	2011	Athlete
Didriksen, Mildred	1974	Athlete
Diggs, Joetta Clark	2009	Athlete
Dillard, Harrison	1974	Athlete
Doherty, Ken	1976	Athlete
Dragila, Stacy	2014	Athlete
Drake, Elvin	2007	Coach
Duffey, Arthur	2012	Athlete
Dumas, Charles	1990	Athlete
Dunaway, James	2010	Journalist
Eastman, Ben	2006	Athlete
Easton, Millard	1975	Coach
Edelen, Buddy	2016	Athlete
Elliot, James	1981	Coach
Ellis, Larry	1999	Coach
Evans, Lee	1983	Athlete
Ewry, Ray	1974	Athlete
Faggs, Mae	1976	Athlete
Farmer-Patrick, Sandra	2019	Athlete
Ferrell, Barbara	1988	Athlete
Ferris, Dan	1974	Administrator
Feuerbach, Al	2016	Athlete
Flanagan, John	1975	Athlete
Forman, Ken	2009	Coach
Fosbury, Dick	1981	Athlete
Foster, Greg	1998	Athlete
Frederick, Jane	2007	Athlete
Fuchs, Jim	2005	Athlete
Giegengack, Bob	1978	Coach
Gill, Harry	2015	Coach
Godina, John	2013	Athlete
Gordien, Fortune	1979	Athlete
Gray, Johnny	2008	Athlete
Greene, Charles	1992	Athlete
Greene, Maurice	2011	Athlete
Griffith, John	1979	Administrator
Griffith Joyner, Florence	1995	Athlete
Hahn, Archie	1983	Athlete
Hall, Evelyne	1988	Athlete
Hamilton, Brutus	1974	Athlete
Hammond, Kathy	2018	Athlete
Hardin, Glenn	1978	Athlete
Harrison, Kenny	2013	Athlete
Haydon, Ted	1975	Coach
Hayes, Billy	1976	Coach
Hayes, Bob	1976	Athlete
Haylett, Ward	1979	Coach
Held, Franklin	1987	Athlete
Hersh, Bob	2018	Contributor
Higgins, Ralph	1982	Coach
Hillman, Harry	1976	Athlete
Hines, Jim	1979	Athlete
Houser, Bud	1979	Athlete
Hubbard, DeHart	1979	Athlete
Huntsman, Stan	2004	Coach
Hurt, Edward	1975	Coach
Hutsell, Wilbur	1975	Coach
Jackson, Nell	1989	Athlete
James, Larry	2003	Athlete
Jenkins, Charles	1992	Athlete
Jenner, Caitlyn	1980	Athlete
Jennings, Lynn	2006	Athlete
Johnson, Allen	2015	Athlete
Johnson, Cornelius	1994	Athlete
Johnson, Michael	2004	Athlete
Johnson, Rafer	1974	Athlete
Jones, Hayes	1976	Athlete
Jones, Thomas	1977	Coach
Jordan, Payton	1982	Coach
Joyner-Kersee, Jackie	2004	Athlete
Kelley, John	1980	Athlete
Kingdom, Roger	2005	Athlete
Kiviat, Abel	1985	Athlete
Kraenzlein, Alvin	1974	Athlete
Laird, Ron	1986	Athlete
Larrabee, Mike	2003	Athlete
Larrieu, Francine	1998	Athlete
Larsen, Bob	2013	Coach
Lash, Don	1995	Athlete
Laskau, Henry	1997	Athlete
Lebow, Fred	1994	Event Director
Lewis, Carl	2001	Athlete
Lewis, Steve	2019	Athlete
Lindgren, Gerry	2004	Athlete
Liquori, Marty	1995	Athlete
Littlefield, Clyde	1981	Coach
Long, Dallas	1996	Athlete
Long, Maxey	2021	Athlete
Mann, Ralph	2015	Athlete
Manning, Madeline	1984	Athlete
Marsh, Henry	2001	Athlete
Marsh, Michael	2021	Athlete
Mathias, Bob	1974	Athlete
Matson, Randy	1984	Athlete
Matthews, Vincent	2011	Athlete
McCluskey, Joe	1996	Athlete
McDaniel, Mildred	1983	Athlete
McDonald, Pat	2012	Athlete
McDonnell, John	2005	Coach
McGrath, Matt	2006	Athlete
McGuire, Edith	1979	Athlete
McMillan, Kathy	2021	Athlete
Meadows, Earle	1996	Athlete
Meredith, James	1982	Athlete
Metcalfe, Ralph	1975	Athlete
Milburn, Rod	1993	Athlete
Mills, Billy	1976	Athlete
Moakley, John F.	1988	Coach
Montgomery, Eleanor	2013	Athlete
Moore, Charles	1999	Athlete
Moore, Tom	1988	Event Director
Morris, Glenn	2007	Athlete
Morrow, Bobby	1975	Athlete
Mortensen, Jess	1992	Coach
Moses, Edwin	1994	Athlete
Murphy, Mike	1974	Coach
Myers, Laurence	1974	Athlete
Myricks, Larry	2001	Athlete
Nehemiah, Renaldo	1997	Athlete
Nelson, Albert	1991	Contributor
Nelson, Cordner	1988	Contributor
Nieder, Bill	2006	Athlete
O'Brien, Dan	2006	Athlete
O'Brien, William	1974	Athlete
Oerter, Al	1974	Athlete
Osborn, Harold	1974	Athlete
Owens, Jesse	1974	Athlete
Paddock, Charley	1976	Athlete
Patton, Mel	1985	Athlete
Peacock, Eulace	1987	Athlete
Pennel, John	2004	Athlete
Phillips, Andre	2009	Athlete
Phillips, Dwight	2018	Athlete
Powell, John	2019	Athlete
Powell, Mike	2005	Athlete
Prefontaine, Steve	1976	Athlete
Price-Smith, Connie	2016	Athlete
Prinstein, Meyer	2000	Athlete
Ray, Joie	1976	Athlete
Remigino, Lindy	2017	Athlete
Reynolds, Butch	2016	Athlete
Rice, Greg	1977	Athlete
Richards, Bob	1975	Athlete
Ritter, Louise	1995	Athlete
Robinson, Arnie	2000	Athlete
Robinson, Elizabeth	1977	Athlete
Rodgers, Bill	1999	Athlete
Rose, Ralph	1976	Athlete
Rosen, Melvin	1995	Coach
Rudolph, Wilma	1974	Athlete
Ryun, Jim	1980	Athlete
Ryan, Patrick 'Pat' or 'Paddy'	2014	Athlete
Salazar, Alberto	2001	Athlete
Samuelson, Joan	2004	Athlete
Santee, Wes	2005	Athlete
Schmertz, Fred	2012	Contributor
Schmertz, Howard	2012	Contributor
Schmidt, Kate	1994	Athlete
Scholz, Jackson	1977	Athlete
Schul, Bob	1991	Athlete
Scott, Steve	2002	Athlete
Seagren, Bob	1986	Athlete
Seidler, Maren	2000	Athlete
Sheppard, Mel	1976	Athlete
Sheridan, Martin	1988	Athlete
Shiley, Jean	1993	Athlete
Shorter, Frank	1989	Athlete
Silvester, Jay	1998	Athlete
Sime, Dave	1981	Athlete
Simpson, Robert	1974	Athlete
Slaney, Mary	2003	Athlete
Smith, Calvin	2007	Athlete
Smith, Tommie	1978	Athlete
Snyder, Larry	1978	Coach
Squires, Bill	2017	Coach
Stanfield, Andy	1977	Athlete
Steers, Les	1974	Athlete
Steele, Willie	2009	Athlete
Stephens, Helen	1975	Athlete
Stones, Dwight	1998	Athlete
Sullivan, James	1977	Administrator
Taylor, Frederick	2000	Athlete
Temple, Ed	1989	Coach
Templeton, Dink	1976	Coach
Tewksbury, Walter	1996	Athlete
Thomas, John	1985	Athlete
Thompson, Fred	2019	Coach
Thomson, Earl	1977	Athlete
Thorpe, Jim	1975	Athlete
Timmons, Bob	2011	Coach
Tolan, Eddie	1982	Athlete
Toomey, Bill	1975	Athlete
Torrance, Jack	2015	Athlete
Torrence, Gwen	2002	Athlete
Towns, Forrest	1976	Athlete
Trammell, Terrence	2021	Athlete
Tyus, Wyomia	1980	Athlete
Van Wolvelaere-Weirich, Patty	2017	Athlete
Virgin, Craig	2011	Athlete
Walker, LeRoy	1983	Coach
Walsh, Stella	1975	Athlete
Warmerdam, Cornelius	1974	Athlete
Watson, Martha	1987	Athlete
Wefers, Bernie	2008	Athlete
White, Willye	1981	Athlete
Whitfield, Mal	1974	Athlete
Wilkins, Mac	1993	Athlete
Williams, Archie	1992	Athlete
Williams, Randy	2009	Athlete
Williams, Steve	2013	Athlete
Wilt, Fred	1981	Athlete
Winter, Lloyd	1985	Coach
Wohlhuter, Rick	1990	Athlete
Wolcott, Fred	2005	Athlete
Wolfe, Vern	1996	Coach
Woodruff, John	1978	Athlete
Woods, George	2007	Athlete
Wottle, Dave	1982	Athlete
Wright, Stan	1993	Coach
Wykoff, Frank	1977	Athlete
Yancey, Joe	1984	Coach
Young, George	1981	Athlete
Young, Kevin	2006	Athlete
Young, Larry	2002	Athlete
Zarnowski, Frank	2016	Contributor