Saturday, December 26, 2009
Sports Halls of Fame
For fans of sports, a Hall of Fame is the celebration par excellence of a sport and a tribute to the athletes participating in this sport. Many sports fans will make pilgrimages to the Hall of Fame in their favorite sport to "absorb" the history and traditions that sport.In North America there are over thirty different sports halls of fame and sports events. As expected, these rooms devoted to the major sports like baseball, basketball, hockey and soccer (in this case the "large" refers to sports that attract the largest fan base in North America). Also included in this edition rooms that pay homage to sports such as bowling, cycling, fishing, gymnastics, lacrosse, auto racing, skating, skiing, soccer, softball, swimming, athletics, clay pigeon shooting, volleyball, wrestling, and even bikes snow. Another state addition, there are numerous specific and university halls of fame, as well as online or virtual fame.There seventeen rooms in the Hall of Fame, at least one guest. There are three halls of fame in Canada, which are all in Ontario. The most famous hall of fame is the Canadian Hockey Hall of Fame and Museum in Toronto. Hall of Fame some interesting statistics include: New York is the state with the most famous rooms, with five, including the Museum of trotters and Hall of Fame in Goshen, the Hall of Fame and Museum in Cooperstown, the National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame in Saratoga Springs, the National Soccer Hall of Fame and Museum in Oneonta, and the National Track & Field Hall of Fame in New York. There are four states won by three guests of fame. These are: Colorado, Colorado Ski Museum / Colorado Ski and Snowboard Hall of Fame in Vail, the Hall of Fame in Crested Butte Mountain Bike, and the World Figure Skating Museum and Hall of Fame in Colorado Springs in Florida, "International Game Fish Association Fishing Hall of Fame and Museum in Dania Beach, the Hall of Fame International Swimming in Ft Lauderdale, and the Hall of Fame in St. Augustine. Ohio, with the Hall of Fame in Pickerington Motorcycle Museum, the Hall of Fame in Canton and the Hall of Fame in Vandalia tires. Oklahoma with the Amateur Softball Association of America Hall of Fame and Museum in Oklahoma City , the Hall of Fame International Gymnastics in Oklahoma City and the National Wrestling Hall of Fame and Museum in Stillwater. Oklahoma City is the only city with more than a Hall of Fame. Three other states, Massachusetts, Michigan , Wisconsin and has two halls of fame. Sport salt with more than fame, is dedicated to motor sports, with five, the Hall of Fame Canadian Motorsport International Motorsports Hall of Fame & Museum, Motorcycle Hall of Fame Museum, the Hall of Fame and the Motorsports Museum of America, and National Sprint Car Hall of Fame and Museum. Soccer (Football), has three halls of fame devoted to it, and baseball , basketball, cycling, fishing, horse racing, hockey, skiing and have two. The halls of fame of the biggest sporting events in North America are: The Hall of Fame and Museum in Cooperstown, New York, the Basketball Hall of Fame in Springfield, Massachusetts, the Hall of Fame in Canton, Ohio World Golf Hall of Fame in St. Augustine, Fla. The Hockey Hall of Fame and Museum in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, The National Soccer Hall of Fame and Museum in Oneonta, New York, the International Tennis Hall of Fame in Newport, Rhode Island Rob Pirozzi is a contract writer for CityTownInfo.com. CityTownInfo is a quick reference site that provides statistics and indexes thousands of towns and cities of the United States as well as articles, comments from local residents, and more. The website can be found at: http://www.citytowninfo.com.
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