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North Carolina Sports Hall of Fame

In the North Carolina Museum of History there is an exhibit dedicated to the individuals who have made sports significant in our state. Many are listed as being inducted into the North Carolina Sports Hall of Fame. There are inductees from across the state and across many decades past and include the breadth of sports such as football, baseball, basketball, nascar racing and many others but there are no wrestlers or athletes with wrestling connections. When asked by another wrestling fan “Why is there no wrestlers included in this Hall of Fame?” we realized that besides the common complaints of lack of respect and recognition to the sport the answer may be as simple as none have been nominated.

Wrestlers can be nominated by accessing the form at the Hall of Fame’s Web site at https://ncshof.org/nominate/ The eligibility guidelines are the following;

• All North Carolina natives should be eligible unless, in the judgment of the Board, they moved from the state (and never returned to live) at too early an age to be reasonably considered.
• Any non-native who has come to the state and maintained an official residence for 10 consecutive years shall be eligible. Any non-native whose entire athletic career has been during the time of his/her residence in the state shall be eligible.
• Any athlete in a lifetime sport such as golf, tennis, etc, preferably shall have reached the peak of his/her performance prior to selection or shall have retired from active participation.
• Any administrator, coach, or member of the media shall have reached the age of 62 or shall have retired from the field prior to selection. An exception may be one who has worked or coached in the state for 20 years.

Instead of pondering, complaining or discussing, … get to nominating!

May 19, 2023 - Posted by The TakeDown Report | Uncategorized