The South Dakota Sports Hall of Fame is a sports

hall of fame A hall, wall, or walk of fame is a list of individuals, achievements, or other entities, usually chosen by a group of electors, to mark their excellence or Wiktionary:fame, fame in their field. In some cases, these halls of fame consist of actu ...

honoring individuals associated with the U.S. state of

South Dakota South Dakota (; Sioux language, Sioux: , ) is a U.S. state in the West North Central states, North Central region of the United States. It is also part of the Great Plains. South Dakota is named after the Lakota people, Lakota and Dakota peo ...

. It is "dedicated to the preservation, documentation and display of South Dakota's sports history." As of 2017, the hall contains 288 members. The 2017 class of inductees comprised Marvin Garrett, Burnell Glanzer, Harvey Naasz, Forry Flaagan, Dana Nielsen Honner, Amy Burnett, Duane Rykhus, Jerry James, Mel Antonen, and Jim E. Ricketts. Inducted in the class of 2016 were

Ben Leber Ben Leber (born December 7, 1978) is a retired American football linebacker in the National Football League (NFL). He was drafted by the San Diego Chargers in the third round of the 2002 NFL Draft and later played for the Minnesota Vikings. Earl ...

, Steve Heidenreich, Greg Hansen, Rich Hanson, Joe Trudeau, Jim Mitchell, Tom Long, Patricia Reisdorfer, Doug Schlepp, and Bob Olson.

References

External links

Official website

List of inductees
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