An national convention and annual collection of fictional athletes
Fictitious Athlete Hall of Fame Fictitious Athlete Hall of Fame logo
Founder Kirk Buchner Members
27 characters 16 Athletes 7 Contributors 4 Veterans
The Fictitious Athlete Hall of Fame began in 2013,[1] [2] [3] founded by Kirk Buchner.[4]
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 , was chosen as the inaugural induction to start the Fictitious Athlete Hall of Fame.[5] 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.[1]
2014 inductions
In 2014, three fictional athletes and one contributor were selected.[4] [6] [7] [8] [9]
The athletes were:
The contributor was:
2015 inductions
In 2015, the Veteran category was introduced to include those fictional characters who appeared in movies before 1970.[10]
Five fictional athletes, two contributors, and one veteran were selected.[11] [12]
The athletes were:
The contributors were:
The veteran was:
2016 inductions
Three fictional athletes, two contributors, and one veteran were selected.
The athletes were:
The contributors were:
The veteran was:
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:
The contributor was:
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:
The veteran was:
2021 inductions
Three fictional athletes, two contributors, and one veteran were selected.
The athletes were:
The contributors were:
The veteran was:
2022 inductions
Three fictional athletes, two contributors, and one veteran were selected.
The athletes were:
The contributors were:
The veteran was:
References
^ a b Radley, Scott (September 27, 2016). "RADLEY: A Hall of Fame natural" . The Hamilton Spectator . MetroLand Media.
^ Gillard, Troy. "More On Sports" . More On Sports – 106.7 The Drive (starts at 18:00) . 106.7 FM Radio.
^ "Rocky Balboa named the first inductee to the Fictitious Athlete Hall of Fame" . Press King. November 20, 2013.
^ a b "Ep. 13: Kirk Buchner, Curator: Fictional Athlete HOF, Debate Greatest Movie Athletes Ever" . SoundCloud . Permission Granted Podcast.
^ Greene, Jerry (May 2, 2015). "Fictitious Hall has a lot of character(s)" . Orlando Sentinel . Orlando Sentinel .
^ Perry, Dwight (December 7, 2014). "Where Is the Love for Gus the Kicking Mule?" . The Seattle Times . Archived from the original on November 15, 2018.
^ Froberg, Tim (December 24, 2014). "Fictitious sports world filled with classic characters" . The Post-Crescent .
^ Krah, Steve (December 2, 2014). "Fictitious Athlete Hall of Fame welcomes "Crash" Davis, Ricky "Wild Thing" Vaughn and Roy Hobbs" . The Elkhart Truth . The Elkhart Truth .
^ Clinton, Jared (December 30, 2014). "The five greatest silver screen hockey stars of all-time" . The Hockey News .
^ "The Fictitious Athlete Hall of Fame announces the Finalists for the 2015 Class" . PR Newswire . PR Newswire.
^ Wallace, Fred (January 4, 2016). "Hansons Headline Hall Inductees" . Bayshore Broadcasting . Bayshore Broadcasting.
^ Mitchell, Kevin (January 3, 2016). "The best sporting quotes of 2015..." Vernon Morning Star . Vernon Morning Star.
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