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Fictitious Athlete Hall of Fame

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Founder
  
Kirk Buchner

Members
  
17 characters 10 Athletes 5 Contributors 2 Veterans

The Fictitious Athlete Hall of Fame began in 2013.

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There are two criteria for nomination to be inducted into the Fictitious Athlete Hall of Fame: the character must be a fictitious athlete or athletic supporting role appearing after 1970. In 2015 a "veterans" category was opened, which accepts nominees from before 1970.

Voting in the Fictitious Athlete Hall of Fame is public. There are three rounds of voting each year: one preliminary vote to narrow the field, a second vote to refine the nominees, and a final vote to determine the inductees.

Inaugural induction

Rocky Balboa, from the Rocky film series, was chosen as the inaugural induction to start the Fictitious Athlete Hall of Fame.

2014 inductions

In 2014, three fictional athletes and one contributor were selected.

The athletes were:

  • Crash Davis; Bull Durham (played by Kevin Costner)
  • Ricky Vaughn; Major League (played by Charlie Sheen)
  • Roy Hobbs; The Natural (played by Robert Redford)

    • The contributor was:

  • Harry Doyle; Major League (film) (played by Bob Uecker)

    • 2015 inductions

    In 2015, the Veteran category was introduced to include those fictional characters who appeared in movies before 1970.

    Three fictional athletes, two contributors, and one veteran were selected.

    The athletes were:

  • Happy Gilmore; Happy Gilmore (played by Adam Sandler)
  • Reggie Dunlop; Slap Shot (played by Paul Newman)
  • Hanson Brothers; Slap Shot (played by David Hanson, Steve Carlson, and Jeff Carlson)

    • The contributors were:

  • Carl Spackler; Caddy Shack (played by Bill Murray)
  • Mr Miyagi; The Karate Kid (played by Pat Morita)

    • The veteran was:

  • Andy "Champ" Purcell; The Champ (1931 film) (played by Wallace Beery)

    • 2016 inductions

    Three fictional athletes, two contributors, and one veteran were selected.

    The athletes were:

  • Apollo Creed; Rocky Film Series (played by Carl Weathers)
  • Benjamin "Benny" Franklin Rodriguez; The Sandlot (played by Mike Vitar)
  • Charlie Conway; The Mighty Ducks (played by Joshua Jackson)

    • The contributors were:

  • Chubbs Peterson; Happy Gilmore (played by Carl Weathers)
  • Gordon Bombay; The Mighty Ducks (played by Emilio Estevez)

    • The veteran was:

  • Dennis Ryan; Take Me Out To The Ball Game (played by Frank Sinatra)

    • References

    Fictitious Athlete Hall of Fame Wikipedia
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