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It's a hockey and hoops year for the Minnesota Sports Hall of Fame
Hall of Fame Inductees
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Jeanne Arth
Class: 1986
Minnesota women's tennis pioneer
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Kenneth Bartholomew
Class: 1959
14-time national speedskating champion
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Bobby Bell
Class: 2006
2-time Gopher football All-American
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Charles Albert "Chief" Bender
Class: 1958
Member of MLB Hall of Fame
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Patty Berg
Class: 1958
Hall of Fame golfer who help found LPGA
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Bernie Bierman
Class: 1958
Coached "U" football to five national titles
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Les Bolstad
Class: 1958
One of top golfers, coaches of 20th cent.
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Frank Brimsek
Class: 1988
Eveleth native played 10 seasons in NHL
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Herb Brooks
Class: 1990
Coaches "U" and U.S. Olympic team to titles
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Walter Bush
Class: 1989
Helped bring NHL to Minnesota
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Rod Carew
Class: 2006
12-time All-Star with Minnesota Twins
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Dr. L.J. Cooke
Class: 1963
Coach, administrator at U for 40 years
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Natalie Darwitz
Class: 2020
Team USA, Gophers legend and hockey coach
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Gil Dobie
Class: 1963
College football coaching legend
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Chris Doleman
Class: 2020
150½ sacks defined Doleman's NFL career
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Bob Dunbar
Class: 1958
A pioneer in Minnesota curling
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Carl Eller
Class: 1989
Defensive standout for 'U,' Vikings
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John Gagliardi
Class: 2019
Unconvential coaching philosophy for a Hall of Fame career.
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Verne Gagne
Class: 2006
16-time world wrestling champion
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Mike Gibbons
Class: 1958
Member of four boxing Halls of Fame
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Tommy Gibbons
Class: 1958
One of the best heavyweights of 1900s
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Paul Giel
Class: 1990
All-American in baseball, football at "U"
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Frank Goheen
Class: 1958
Member of two hockey Halls of Fame
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Fortune Gordien
Class: 1958
Three-time Olympian in track and field
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Bud Grant
Class: 1987
3-sport standout for "U," coaching legend
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Calvin Griffith
Class: 1986
Brought MLB baseball to state in 1960.
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Halsey Hall
Class: 1989
Long career in newspapers, broadcasting.
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Sid Hartman
Class: 2018
Iconic Minnesota media personality
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Jean Havlish
Class: 1988
Top bowler, played in AAGPBL.
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William "Pudge" Heffelfinger
Class: 1958
First professional football player.
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Walter Hoover
Class: 1958
First American to win Diamond Sculls.
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Lou Hudson
Class: 2006
Gopher basketball, 6-time NBA All-Star.
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Joe Hutton Sr.
Class: 1972
Hamline basketball coach for 35 years.
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Willard Ikola
Class: 2019
All-American goalie became a coaching legend.
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John Johnson
Class: 1959
World champ in bicycling, speed skating.
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Harrison "Jimmy" Johnston
Class: 1958
First Minnesota to win golf's U.S. Amateur.
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Nick Kahler
Class: 1963
Hockey pioneer, founded Sportsman's Show.
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Janet Karvonen
Class: 1989
Led growth of girls basketball in state.
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Mike Kelley
Class: 1959
Baseball player, manager, owner.
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Tom Kelly
Class: 2006
Managed Twins to two World Series titles.
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Harmon Killebrew
Class: 1972
One of the top sluggers in MLB history.
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John Kundla
Class: 1990
Coached Lakers to NBA's first dynasty.
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Dorothy Langkop
Class: 1963
Olympian in speed skating.
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Robin Lee
Class: 1963
Olympian in figure skating.
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George Loomis
Class: 1963
Harness racing career spanned 50 years.
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Pug Lund
Class: 1990
All-American in football for Gophers.
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John Mariucci
Class: 1986
Helped develop "U" hockey program.
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Bobby Marshall
Class: 1988
All-American in football for U.
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Jim Marshall
Class: 1986
Started 270 straight games for Vikings.
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Earl Martineau
Class: 1972
One of the best halfbacks in U football history.
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John Mayasich
Class: 1987
One of the top amateur hockey players in U.S. history.
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Randall McDaniel
Class: 2019
The Hall of Famer was adept at both pass-protection and run blocking.
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Bob McDonald
Class: 2020
The winningest basketball coach in Minnesota high school history
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Kevin McHale
Class: 2020
The Hibbing native is the greatest basketball player in state history
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Dorothy McIntyre
Class: 2006
Oversaw addition of girls h.s. sports in state.
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George Mikan
Class: 1958
Playing for Lakers, revolutionized basketball.
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Vern Mikkelsen
Class: 1988
A standout for Hamline and Mpls. Lakers.
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Tommy Milton
Class: 1958
First driver to win Indy 500 twice.
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John McGovern
Class: 1958
One of the first "U" football All-Americans.
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Randy Moss
Class: 2019
The wide receiver was productive from the outset of his NFL career.
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Clarence "Biggie" Munn
Class: 1963
"U" football standout became top coach.
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Bronko Nagurski
Class: 1958
One of the top football players and professional wrestlers of the 20th century.
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Cindy Nelson
Class: 1990
Member of 4 U.S. Olympic ski teams.
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Mike O'Dowd
Class: 1958
Boxing world middleweight champ for three years.
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Tony Oliva
Class: 1988
8-time All-Star with Minnesota Twins.
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Alan Page
Class: 1989
First defensive player to be named MVP of NFL season.
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Kirby Puckett
Class: 2006
Key member of two Twins championship teams.
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George Quam
Class: 1963
Overcame handicap to become standout in handball.
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John Randle
Class: 2019
Randle became one of the top pass rushers in NFL history.
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Jimmy Robinson
Class: 1972
One of the top outdoors writers of the 20th century.
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Ed Rogers
Class: 2020
All-American and captain for some of the greatest Gophers teams
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Dick Siebert
Class: 1987
Coached "U" baseball to three national titles.
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Bruce Smith
Class: 1986
Only Gopher football player to win the Heisman Trophy.
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Sandy Stephens
Class: 2006
Quarterback of only two Gophers teams to reach Rose Bowl.
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Toni Stone
Class: 2020
The first woman to play for a men's professional baseball team
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Emmett Swanson
Class: 1959
Two-time Olympian in rifle.
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Fran Tarkenton
Class: 1987
Quarterback of Vikings for 13 seasons.
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Murray Warmath
Class: 2006
Coached "U" football for 18 seasons.
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Lindsay Whalen
Class: 2019
One of the Gophers and WNBA's all-time greats.
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Edwin Widseth
Class: 1963
A two-time All-America in football for "U."
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Charles "Bud" Wilkinson
Class: 1972
Former Gopher became college football coaching legend.
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Henry L. Williams
Class: 1958
Coached Gopher football for 22 seasons.
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Dave Winfield
Class: 2006
Former Gopher spent 22 seasons in MLB.
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Max Winter
Class: 1987
Helped bring the NBA and NFL to state.
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Garfield "Gar" Wood
Class: 1959
Dominated power-boat racing in first half of 20th century.
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Reusse: Voelz took on challenges — and sportswriters — to fight for U women's sports
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Will Lindsey Vonn slow down? Not a chance
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Souhan: Augustus, Moore took parallel paths to success with different styles
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Adamczak-Glavan was always high level; she's still going higher
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Scurry has always inspired, but she needed help to live her dreams
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With no clear path, Wendell-Pohl followed her passion to show the way
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Tollefson has no plans to stop being a pacesetter
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Watch the 2020 Minnesota Sports Hall of Fame virtual ceremony
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Chris Doleman: Minnesota Sports Hall of Fame inductee, class of 2020
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Natalie Darwitz: Minnesota Sports Hall of Fame inductee, class of 2020
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Kevin McHale: Minnesota Sports Hall of Fame inductee, Class of 2020
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Toni Stone: Minnesota Sports Hall of Fame inductee, class of 2020
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Bob McDonald: Minnesota Sports Hall of Fame inductee, class of 2020
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