2017 inductees to be honored at the Bay Area Sports Hall of Fame Enshrinement Banquet on Monday, April 24, 2017 at the Westin St. Francis Hotel in San Francisco
SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. – The Bay Area Sports Hall of Fame is proud to announce it has selected the 2017 induction class. The inductees will be honored at the 38th Annual Bay Area Sports Hall of Fame Enshrinement Banquet on Monday, April 24, 2017 at the Westin St. Francis Hotel in San Francisco, Ca.
Each year, the Bay Area Sorts Hall of Fame (BASHOF) prepares a ballot and solicits votes from all major media outlets in the Bay Area. There are three ballots: Contemporary (after 1980), Veteran (Prior to 1980) and Distinguished Service. From the results of the ballots, 4-5 new inductees are selected annually. Through 2016, there have been 165 persons inducted into the Bay Area Sports Hall of Fame. We are very honored to present the following inductees for 2017.
Russell Baze (Horse Racing)
Bill Cartwright (Basketball)
Carmen Policy (Distinguished Achievement)
Kerri Walsh Jennings (Volleyball)
Matt Williams (Baseball)
The Bay Area Sports Hall of Fame is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization that began in 1979 with the San Francisco Chamber of Commerce’s Sports Committee and Lou Spadia, former president of the San Francisco 49ers. Now in its 38th year and adhering to its goal of honoring local athletic legends in the name of benefiting youth sports, BASHOF has donated close to $4 million to youth sports programs in the Bay Area to over 600 youth organizations in the Bay Area.
We are very pleased to continue our tradition with the new 2017 Bay Area Sports Hall of Fame induction class.
Joe Fink Kevin O’Brien
Chairman President/CEO
415-405-0744