Arkansas Sports Hall of Fame is the hall of fame and museum for sports in

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. The hall of fame inducted its first class in 1959. The hall's museum is located on the west end of the

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. 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

Other inductees include: *

Leon Campbell Leon Campbell (January 20, 1881 – May 10, 1951) was an American astronomer. He is noted for his observations of variable stars at the Harvard College Observatory. He served as Recorder of Observations for the AAVSO from its earliest days in 19 ...

* George Cole *

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Quinn Grovey Quinn Grovey (born July 19, 1968) is a former American football quarterback for the Arkansas Razorbacks football team from 1987 to 1990. Early life and high school Grovey grew up in Duncan, Oklahoma. He was named the player of the year in Oklaho ...

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* Ed Hamm * John Hoffman *

Cliff Lee Clifton Phifer Lee (born August 30, 1978) is an American former professional baseball starting pitcher who played for 13 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB). Between 2002 and 2014 he played for four teams, most notably the Philadelphia Philli ...

Haeng Ung Lee Haeng Ung ("H.U.") Lee (July 20, 1936 – October 5, 2000) was the co-founder and first Grand Master of the American Taekwondo Association. Career H.U. Lee was born in Manchuria, China in 1936. After World War II, his family relocated to Sout ...

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Leslie O'Neal Leslie Claudis O'Neal (born May 7, 1964) is an American former professional football player who was a defensive end and outside linebacker for 13 years in the National Football League (NFL). He spent the majority of his career with the San Diego ...

Ulysses Reed Ulysses Cleon "U.S." Reed (born May 23, 1959) is an American former college basketball player for the Arkansas Razorbacks men's basketball, Arkansas Razorbacks, perhaps best known for the half-court buzzer beating shot he sank during the 1981 NCA ...

Jack Robbins Jack William Robbins (January 23, 1916 – January 1983) was an American football halfback who played two seasons in the National Football League (NFL) for the Chicago Cardinals. Robbins also played quarterback during his two years in the ...

Brooks Robinson Brooks Calbert Robinson Jr. (born May 18, 1937) is a former third baseman in Major League Baseball who played his entire career for the Baltimore Orioles from 1955 to 1977. Nicknamed "the Human Vacuum Cleaner" or "Mr. Hoover", he is generally c ...

* Billy Ray Smith, Sr. *

Barry Switzer Barry Layne Switzer (born October 5, 1937) is a former American football coach and player. He served for 16 years as head football coach at the University of Oklahoma and four years as head coach of the Dallas Cowboys of the National Football Le ...

* R. C. Thielemann *

Scotty Thurman Scotty Thurman (born November 10, 1974) is an American former professional basketball player and current assistant coach, perhaps best known as the Arkansas Razorbacks' shooting guard who hit the high-arcing go-ahead three-pointer with 50.7 seco ...

Corliss Williamson Corliss Mondari Williamson (born December 4, 1973) is an American basketball coach and former basketball player who played for four teams during his 12-year NBA career. He last served as an assistant coach for the Phoenix Suns. His nickname is ...

* Ron Calcagni

External links

* {{State sports halls of fame All-sports halls of fame Museums in Pulaski County, Arkansas Halls of fame in Arkansas State sports halls of fame in the United States Sports museums in Arkansas Sports organizations established in 1959 Buildings and structures in North Little Rock, Arkansas Awards established in 1959