The New Mexico Sports Hall of Fame is a sports hall of fame in the U.S. state of
New Mexico. The hall's mission statement states its purpose is "To induct into the Hall of Fame those athletes, coaches, teams or any other individuals who have had significant careers, achieving high standards of athletic success and/or made contributions to sports, thereby bestowing fame and honor to the state of New Mexico. It was first founded in 1973 as the Albuquerque Sports Hall of Fame, and honored those from the Albuquerque region until expanding in 2005 to include other areas of the state. In 2014 the hall assumed its current name.
Notable inductees
Academy swimming coach
Dave Barney was inducted in 1995.
The 2015 class of inductees included college baseball coach
Ray Birmingham; Olympic discus thrower
Carla Garrett
Carla Sue Garrett (born July 31, 1967, in Albuquerque, New Mexico) is a former American female weightlifter and discus thrower representing the United States in both sports at international competitions.
Life
Garrett attended the University of ...
; basketball players
Sam Lacey and
Luc Longley
Lucien James Longley (born 19 January 1969) is an Australian professional basketball coach and former player. He was the first Australian to play in the National Basketball Association (NBA), where he played for four teams over 10 seasons. Long ...
; high school football coach Eric Roanhaus; high school basketball coach Marv Sanders; sportscaster Henry Tafoya; and high school volleyball coach Flo Valdez.
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Inducted in the 2016 class were multi-sport athlete and coach Adam Kedge; horse jockey Charmayne James; baseball pitcher Frank Castillo; American football coach ]Marv Levy
Marvin Daniel Levy (; born August 3, 1925) is an American former football coach and executive who was a head coach in the National Football League (NFL) for seventeen seasons. He spent most of his head coaching career with the Buffalo Bills, lea ...
; basketball player Danny Granger; baseball coach Jim Johns; and baseball outfielder Cody Ross.
References
External links
Official website
List of inductees
{{state sports halls of fame
Sports in New Mexico
Halls of fame in New Mexico
State sports halls of fame in the United States
All-sports halls of fame
1973 establishments in New Mexico