Nominations from the public for the Class of 2017 Alaska Sports Hall of Fame are open.
The deadline for public nomination is December 8th and the Class of 2017 will be announced in December, with an induction ceremony in the summer of 2017.
The Alaska Sports Hall of Fame honors Alaskan athletes, coaches, contributors, recurring events, and historic moments that have significantly impacted the sporting landscape of Alaska. New members, events, and moments are nominated and voted upon by the public each fall, with the results determining which nominees reach the selection panel ballot. The inductees are chosen by a voting panel of 8 members of the media and longtime Alaskan sport contributors with the public voting results equivalent to one member of the panel.
Online viewing of the nominees and online voting available at www.alaskasportshall.org
Class of 2016
The Alaska Sports Hall of Fame Class of 2016 included two track and field champions, two sporting moments and one Alaska sporting event.
Class of 2016
Don Clary, a 1975 graduate of Anchorage’s East High School and considered Alaska’s top distance runner.
Janay DeLoach, a graduate of Eielson High School and bronze medal winner in the long jump at the 2012 London Olympics.
Matt Carle winning the 2006 Hobey Baker Award as college hockey’s top player.
Anchorage hosting the 2001 Special Olympic World Winter Games.
The 2016 Alaska Sporting Event is the Native Youth Olympics