Iowa Sports Hall of Fame

The Iowa Sports Hall of Fame, sponsored by the Des Moines Register, honors outstanding athletes and sports contributors. To be eligible, members must have either been born in Iowa or gained prominence while competing for a college or university in Iowa.

Leighton Housh, former executive sports editor of the Register, established the Hall of Fame in 1951. Twenty-four athletes were chosen in the inangural class. The Hall of Fame now includes more than 170 athletes from 20 sports. Inductees are chosen by veteran members of the Register's sports department.

Partial List of Inductees

Football

Basketball

• 1951 - Murray Wier
• 1980 - Carl Cain
• 1983 - Don Nelson
• 1990 - Fred Brown
• 1993 - John Johnson
• 1994 - Ronnie Lester
• 1999 - Bobby Hansen

Baseball

• 1951 - "Cap" Anson
• 1951 - Fred Clarke
• 1951 - "Red" Faber
• 1951 - Bob Feller
• 1952 - "Dazzy" Vance
• 1954 - Dave Bancroft
• 1956 - "Jack" Coombs
• 1961 - "Bing" Miller
• 1962 - Hank Severeid
• 1963 - Earl Whitehill
• 1965 - Hal Trosky
• 1968 - Cal McVey
• 1970 - George Stone, batting champion
• 1976 - George Pipgras
• 1984 - Chet Brewer
• 1988 - Jack Dittmer
• 2000 - Mike Boddicker

Other Sports

• 1951 - "Farmer" Burns, wrestling
• 1951 - Sabin Carr, track and field
• 1951 - Welker Cochran, billiards
• 1951 - Frank Gotch, wrestling
• 1951 - George Saling, track and field
• 1951 - Morgan Taylor, track and field
• 1952 - Earl Caddock, wrestling
• 1959 - Harris Coggeshall, tennis
• 1972 - Garfield Wood, speedboat racing
• 1972 - Jack Fleck, golf
• 1973 - Frank Wykoff, track and field
• 1981 - Doreen Wilber, archery
• 1981 - Dan Gable, wrestling
• 1982 - Bruce Jenner, track and field
• 1990 - "Tiny" Lund, auto racing
• 1993 - Francis Cretzmeyer, track and field
• 1993 - Chris Taylor, wrestling
• 1994 - Nawal El Moutawakel, track and field
• 1997 - Judy Kimball, golf
• 2003 - Danny Harris, track

See also

• Glen Brand Wrestling Hall of Fame of Iowa

External links

• Iowa Sports Hall of Fame webpage (DesMoinesRegister.com)