Inductee

The San Jose native was the 1968 Olympic Champion in Ladies' Singles. She won five consecutive U.S. championships and was a three-time World Champion (1966–1968).…

Menendez won three NCAA boxing championships at San Jose State. He became head boxing coach for the United States in the 1960 Olympics in Rome…

An elite 400m runner for San Jose State’s “Speed City," Evans became the first person to break the 44-second mark when he set a new…

Between 1960 and 1988, Haines coached the mighty Santa Clara Swim Team, producing a total of 53 Olympic swimmers who won 44 gold medals, 14…

Plunkett, the most celebrated player in Stanford history, won his school’s first Heisman and led the Indians to a 1971 Rose Bowl win. A native…

The illustrious “Speed City” coach propelled San Jose State to the pinnacle of track and field during the mid-1900s. As a team, San Jose State…

Born in Hawaii, Charlie’s outstanding athletic talents earned him a football scholarship to Michigan State University. Charlie and Lucy, high-school sweethearts, moved to Los Gatos…

Hanna was a dual sport athlete for the Santa Clara Broncos. He played fullback on the Varsity football team and anchored left field to help…

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,…

Bruce Jenner was a special athlete who excelled at nearly all sports.  After experiencing success at the 1972 U.S. Olympic Trials and Olympic Games, Jenner…