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The '''Scottish Sports Hall of Fame''' is the national sports [[hall of fame]] in [[Scotland]], set up in 2002.<ref name="history">{{cite web |url=http://www.sshf.co.uk/history/ |title=History |publisher=sportscotland |year= |accessdate=5 November 2015}}</ref> It is a joint project organised by [[sportscotland]], the national governmental body for Scottish sport, and [[National Museums Scotland]]. It is also funded by [[BBC Scotland]] and donations from the general public. The founding [[patron]]s were [[Anne, Princess Royal]], a notable supporter of the [[Scotland national rugby union team]]; [[First Minister of Scotland|First Minister]] [[Jack McConnell]]; and [[Formula One]] legend [[Jackie Stewart]].<ref name="history" />
The '''Scottish Sports Hall of Fame''' is the national sports [[hall of fame]] in [[Scotland]], set up in 2002.<ref name="history">{{cite web |url=http://www.sshf.co.uk/history/ |title=History |publisher=sportscotland |year= |accessdate=5 November 2015}}</ref> It is a joint project organised by [[sportscotland]], the national governmental body for Scottish sport, and [[National Museums Scotland]]. It is also funded by [[BBC Scotland]] and donations from the general public. The founding [[patron]]s were [[Anne, Princess Royal]], a notable supporter of the [[Scotland national rugby union team]]; [[First Minister of Scotland|First Minister]] [[Jack McConnell]]; and [[Formula One]] legend [[Jackie Stewart]].<ref name="BBC patrons">{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/2530435.stm |title=Scotland honours sporting legends |work=[[BBC News]] |date=30 November 2002}}</ref>


==Inductees==
==Inductees==
As of 2015, there have been eight rounds of inductions into the Hall of Fame:
As of 2015, there have been eight rounds of inductions into the Hall of Fame:
# 2002: initial 50 inductees.<ref name="2002 ind">{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/2530591.stm |title=The names in the Hall of Fame |work=[[BBC News]] |date=30 November 2002}}</ref>
# 2002: initial 50 inductees.<ref name="2002 ind">{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/2530591.stm |title=The names in the Hall of Fame |work=BBC News |date=30 November 2002}}</ref>
# 2003: 14 inductees.<ref name="2003 ind">{{cite web |url=http://www.sshf.co.uk/inductees/?sport=&year=1185&keyword= |title=Inductees |publisher=sportscotland |year= |accessdate=5 November 2015}}</ref>
# 2003: 14 inductees.<ref name="2003 ind">{{cite web |url=http://www.sshf.co.uk/inductees/?sport=&year=1185&keyword= |title=Inductees |publisher=sportscotland |year= |accessdate=5 November 2015}}</ref>
# 2004: 6 inductees.<ref name="2004 ind">{{cite web |url=http://www.sshf.co.uk/inductees/?sport=&year=1186&keyword= |title=Inductees |publisher=sportscotland |year= |accessdate=5 November 2015}}</ref>
# 2004: 6 inductees.<ref name="2004 ind">{{cite web |url=http://www.sshf.co.uk/inductees/?sport=&year=1186&keyword= |title=Inductees |publisher=sportscotland |year= |accessdate=5 November 2015}}</ref>

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The Scottish Sports Hall of Fame is the national sports hall of fame in Scotland, set up in 2002.[1] It is a joint project organised by sportscotland, the national governmental body for Scottish sport, and National Museums Scotland. It is also funded by BBC Scotland and donations from the general public. The founding patrons were Anne, Princess Royal, a notable supporter of the Scotland national rugby union team; First Minister Jack McConnell; and Formula One legend Jackie Stewart.[2]

Inductees

As of 2015, there have been eight rounds of inductions into the Hall of Fame:

  1. 2002: initial 50 inductees.[3]
  2. 2003: 14 inductees.[4]
  3. 2004: 6 inductees.[5]
  4. 2007: 8 inductees.[6]
  5. 2008: 4 inductees.[7]
  6. 2010: 6 inductees.[8]
  7. 2012: 6 inductees.[9]
  8. 2015: 5 inductees.[10][11]

Athletics and Highland games

Baseball

Bobby Thomson hit one of the most famous walk-off home runs in baseball history, the 'Shot Heard Round the World'.

Bowls

Boxing

Cricket

Curling

Cycling

Diving

Equestrianism

Football

Golf

Tommy Armour, 'The Silver Scot'

Horse racing

Judo

Motorsport

Jackie Stewart, 'The Flying Scot', at the Nürburgring with the Matra–Cosworth that took him to the Formula One World Championship title in 1969

Mountaineering and Hillwalking

Captain Robert Barclay-Allardyce, the Celebrated Pedestrian, by Hill & Adamson.

Rowing

Rugby union

Sailing

Shinty

Shooting

Swimming

Table Tennis

Tennis

Water polo

Weightlifting

Multiple sports

See also

References

  1. ^ "History". sportscotland. Retrieved 5 November 2015.
  2. ^ "Scotland honours sporting legends". BBC News. 30 November 2002.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai aj ak al am an ao ap aq ar as at au av aw ax "The names in the Hall of Fame". BBC News. 30 November 2002.
  4. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o "Inductees". sportscotland. Retrieved 5 November 2015.
  5. ^ a b c d e f g "Inductees". sportscotland. Retrieved 5 November 2015.
  6. ^ a b c d e f g h i "Inductees". sportscotland. Retrieved 5 November 2015.
  7. ^ a b c d e "Inductees". sportscotland. Retrieved 5 November 2015.
  8. ^ a b c d e f g "Inductees". sportscotland. Retrieved 5 November 2015.
  9. ^ a b c d e f g "Inductees". sportscotland. Retrieved 5 November 2015.
  10. ^ a b c d e f "Inductees". sportscotland. Retrieved 5 November 2015.
  11. ^ "Sir Chris Hoy inducted into Scottish Sports Hall of Fame". BBC News. BBC. 5 November 2015. Retrieved 5 November 2015.

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