Criteria
- The criteria for an athlete to be nominated in the Hall of Fame are as follows:
- Nominees must be "on the field performers" (i.e., coach, manager, player).
- Nominees must have been born or raised in one of the nine Bay Area counties and achieved their national or international fame in the Bay Area or elsewhere, or
- Came to the Bay Area in their "formative years" (i.e., as a youth, high school or college student, or as a rookie with a professional team) and achieved fame in the Bay Area, and
- Nominees must be one who has made an extraordinary impact on the sports history of the Bay Area and gained national fame, or
- Nominees must be a member of the nominees national hall of fame of the nominees sport, or
- Nominees must be selected and participated in a minimum of three all-star games of their nationwide league, or
- Nominees must be selected on the all-star team (first team) of their sport by a national media sports organization, or
- Nominees must be named most valuable player of their nationwide league a minimum of one year, or
- Nominees must be a member of the U.S. Olympic Games Team and have won a minimum of one individual gold medal, or
- Nominees who have won an individual national championship in their respective sport a minimum of one time, or
- Nominees must be a national or world record holder in their respective sport one time, or
- Nominees must be the head coach or field manager of a team that won a minimum of one national or world championship.
- Nominees age 60 and under must be retired from their sport for at least two years (with the exception of those athletes participating in senior class events).
- NOTE: Nominees over age 60 are not subject to this eligibility rule and may be nominated whether or not they are retired from their sport.
- NOTE: Selection or election to a Bay Area high school, college, pro or amateur team's MVP award or another team award does not qualify the athlete for nomination to the Bay Area Sports Hall of Fame.
- Ballot Nomination Process
- Nominees must meet the criteria outlined above. In submitting your nominations, please include a 50- word description of each nominee’s accomplishments. Send nominations to: Ballot Nominations Bay Area Sports Hall of Fame 201 Spear Street, Suite 1150, San Francisco, CA 94105 or email
Hall of Fame Criteria