Enshrinement Banquet
Join us at the 33rd Annual
Bay Area Sports Hall of Fame
Enshrinement Banquet
Tuesday, March 13, 2012
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- The 33rd Annual Bay Area Sports Hall of Fame Enshrinement Banquet will honor four Bay Area sports legends.
- Tom Flores, the first Hispanic quarterback and coach in the NFL, guided the Oakland Raiders to two Super Bowl titles as their head coach and was named AFC Coach of the Year by UPI and Professional Football Writers Association in 1982. Flores is one of only three people in NFL history to have a Super Bowl ring as a player, assistant coach and head coach, and he is currently doing radio broadcasts for the Oakland Raiders.
- Kevin Johnson, born and raised in Sacramento, is a two-time All Pac-10 Conference player at UC Berkeley. His NBA professional career spanned from 1987-2000 with the Cleveland Cavaliers and the Phoenix Suns. He received an honorable mention All-American by AP sportswriters, was a three-time NBA All-Star and a five-time All-NBA selection. Johnson is currently the mayor of Sacramento, California.
- Gene Washington, a former San Francisco 49ers wide receiver, was a three-time All-Pro and four-time Pro Bowl player in the NFL. At Stanford University, he set multiple records for receptions and was a two-time First Team All Pac-8. Washington was the director of football operations with the National Football League (NFL) in New York from 1994 until his retirement in March 2009. He previously served as a professional sportscaster and as assistant athletic director for Stanford University.
- George Archer, born in San Francisco and raised in San Mateo, won 12 events on the PGA Tour, including one major championship, the 1969 Masters Tournament. The George Archer Memorial Foundation for Literacy was established after George’s passing and aims to eliminate illiteracy in children.
- The Enshrinement Banquet will be held March 13, 2012, at the Westin St. Francis in San Francisco. The banquet begins with a pre-event cocktail party, followed by dinner and induction of the enshrinees in the ballroom.
- Always an exciting event with many Bay Area sports celebrities in attendance, the evening is sure to draw a sell-out crowd. For more information, please call 415.296.5606 or email . Tickets and tables will also available through online purchase.