Fictitious Athlete Hall of Fame

The Fictitious Athlete Hall of Fame began in 2013,[1][2][3] founded by Kirk Buchner.[4]

Fictitious Athlete Hall of Fame
FounderKirk Buchner
Members
27 characters
16 Athletes
7 Contributors
4 Veterans

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
  1. Radley, Scott (September 27, 2016). "RADLEY: A Hall of Fame natural". The Hamilton Spectator. MetroLand Media.
  2. Gillard, Troy. "More On Sports". More On Sports – 106.7 The Drive (starts at 18:00). 106.7 FM Radio.
  3. "Rocky Balboa named the first inductee to the Fictitious Athlete Hall of Fame". Press King. November 20, 2013.
  4. "Ep. 13: Kirk Buchner, Curator: Fictional Athlete HOF, Debate Greatest Movie Athletes Ever". SoundCloud. Permission Granted Podcast.
  5. Greene, Jerry (May 2, 2015). "Fictitious Hall has a lot of character(s)". Orlando Sentinel. Orlando Sentinel.
  6. 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.
  7. Froberg, Tim (December 24, 2014). "Fictitious sports world filled with classic characters". The Post-Crescent.
  8. 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.
  9. Clinton, Jared (December 30, 2014). "The five greatest silver screen hockey stars of all-time". The Hockey News.
  10. "The Fictitious Athlete Hall of Fame announces the Finalists for the 2015 Class". PR Newswire. PR Newswire.
  11. Wallace, Fred (January 4, 2016). "Hansons Headline Hall Inductees". Bayshore Broadcasting. Bayshore Broadcasting.
  12. Mitchell, Kevin (January 3, 2016). "The best sporting quotes of 2015..." Vernon Morning Star. Vernon Morning Star.
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