SAN JOSE SPORTS HALL OF FAME INDUCTEES

A fierce blocker for the Santa Clara Broncos football team. After graduation, Ruffo became an assistant coach to legendary head coach, Buck Shaw. A former…

Born and raised in San Jose, Wagner attended Presentation HS and won two Central Coast Championships, earning League MVP twice, Parade All-American High School Player of the Year, Gatorade…

A native of San Jose and a two-time Olympian, Chow was a member of the first U.S. women’s team to win an Olympic gold medal in gymnastics. Chow first competed for the United States in 1992. But she achieved international fame…

As a track star at Sliver Creek High School he won back-to-back state championships in the 300-meter hurdles.  In 1979, while attending San Jose City…

Hank Luisetti revolutionized the game of basketball with his one-handed shot. Recognized as the greatest player in West Coast history, he led Stanford to three consecutive Pacific Coast…

An Olympian and trailblazer for women’s sports, Warner Cribbs won her first gold medal at the 1959 Pan American Games at the age of 14.  In the 1960…

A legendary water polo player and coach at SJSU and Stanford, Art Lambert was inducted into the USA Water Polo Hall of Fame in 1985.…

A member of San Jose’s inaugural NHL team, Arturs Irbe set the standard for being a Sharks player both on and off the ice. In the 1993-94 season,…

The Jordan sisters won the 1978 AIAW College National doubles title while playing for Stanford University. Barbara and Kathy Jordan were the first sisters to…