Welcome to TSE: Sports History: Hall of Fames
1939 Cooperstown,
N.Y.
1959 Springfield, Mass
1963 Canton, Ohio
The Baseball Hall of Fame is found at
Cooperstown; in Springfield you'll discover the Naismith Memorial
Basketball Hall of Fame ( however there is also the Naismith Museum
& Basketball Hall of Fame in Almonte, Ontario ); and a trip over to
Ohio and you can peek at the Football Hall of Fame.
1961 Toronto, Ontario
1984 Canastota, N.Y.
1954 Newport, Rhode Island
You'll find the Hockey Hall of Fame
located in downtown Toronto; or over at Canastota you might want to
drop in for a look at the Boxing Hall of Fame; and a liitle ways south
of Canastota you could pop in to see the International Tennis Hall of
Fame.
Unfortunately, for soccer fans the FIFA can't seem to get it's act together and come up with a suitable home. The International Football Hall of Champions ( launched in 1998 at FIFA's annual gala ) is nothing more than a un-updated website...and the International Football Hall of Fame in Valencia ( which the Spanish Football Federation undertook on FIFA's behalf in 2002 at their request ) has yet to be developed.
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» Unfortunately, for soccer fans the FIFA can't seem to get it's act together and come up with a suitable home. The International Football Hall of Champions ( launched in 1998 at FIFA's annual gala ) is nothing more than a un-updated website...and the International Football Hall of Fame in Valencia ( which the Spanish Football Federation undertook on FIFA's behalf in 2002 at their request ) has yet to be developed.
