Arkansas Sports Hall of Fame

Arkansas Sports Hall of Fame is the hall of fame and museum for sports in Arkansas, United States. The hall of fame inducted its first class in 1959. The hall's museum is located on the west end of the Simmons Bank Arena in North Little Rock, Arkansas.

Arkansas Sports Hall of Fame
Established1959
Location3 Simmons Bank Arena Way
North Little Rock, Arkansas 72114
TypeSports
Number of inducteesApprox 5 per year
PresidentAndrew Meadors
Websitewww.arksportshalloffame.com

The Hall showcases men, women and teams from a variety of sports ranging from football to fishing and includes inductees from each of the 75 counties in Arkansas.

List of inductees

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Year Name Arkansas high school affiliation Arkansas college affiliation Arkansas pro (or amateur) affiliation
1959 Bill Dickey Little Rock College Little Rock Travelers
1959 Jim Lee Howell University of Arkansas
1959 Ivan Grove Arkansas City HS Hendrix College
1959 Hazel Walker Little Rock Lewis & Norwood Flyers,
El Dorado Oilers
1959 Wear Schoonover Pocahontas HS University of Arkansas
1960 Jim Benton Fordyce HS (coach) Arkansas A&M
1960 Travis Jackson Ouachita Baptist University Little Rock Travelers
1960 Jimmy Haygood Henderson State University
1960 John Barnhill University of Arkansas
1960 Don Hutson Pine Bluff HS
1960 Steve Creekmore University of Arkansas
1961 Morley Jennings Ouachita Baptist University
1961 Earl Quigley Little Rock HS
1961 Lon Warneke Mount Ida HS
1961 Paul Runyan
1961 Hugo Bezdek University of Arkansas Fort Smith Twins
1962 John Tucker Arkansas Tech University
1962 Carey Selph Ouachita Baptist University Fort Smith Twins
1962 John Henry (Rube) Roberson Little Rock Travelers
Arkansas Travelers
1962 Schoolboy Rowe
1962 Ray Winder Little Rock Travelers
Arkansas Travelers
1963 Dutch Harrison
1963 George Cole Warren HS University of Arkansas
University of the Ozarks
1963 Clyde Scott Smackover HS University of Arkansas
University of the Ozarks
1963 Russell May Little Rock HS
1972 Maurice Britt Lonoke HS University of Arkansas
1996 Billy Bock Subiaco Academy

St. Anne's Academy
Arkansas HS
Sylvan Hills HS
Pine Bluff HS

University of the Ozarks

Henderson State University

1996 Kevin McReynolds Sylvan Hills HS University of Arkansas
2014 Harry Vines Little Rock Central HS Arkansas Rollin' Razorbacks
2018 Shawn Andrews University of Arkansas
2019 Denny Flynn County Line High School University of Arkansas
2021 Kevin Kelley Pulaski Academy

Other inductees include:

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