Aboriginal and Islander Sports Hall of Fame

The Aboriginal and Islander Sports Hall of Fame was established in 1994 to recognise Australian indigenous and Torres Strait Islanders that have achieved at the highest level of their chosen sport.[1]

Background

The Hall of Fame was an outcome of Chris 'Honky' Clark, a director of Aboriginal owned and operated sports complex in Condobolin, New South Wales.[1] Clark saw the need to inspire indigenous youth through sports photographs.[1] The costs of establishing a permanent photographic exhibition was too expensive. Musician and historian Ted Egan recommended a low cost book.[1] The outcome was the book Black diamonds : the Aboriginal and Islander Sports Hall of Fame published in 1996.[1]

The Hall of Fame was a joint project of the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Commission and Macquarie University under the management of Colin Tatz with photography by Paul Tatz.[2]

Giant tennis racquet commemorating Evonne Goolagong at Barellan, New South Wales. She won the Wimbledon tennis title twice

The inaugural list of 129 members was determined by well known indigenous athletes: Mark Ella, Sydney Jackson, Faith Thomas and Charlie Perkins. They were assisted by three non-indigenous historians: Ted Egan, Colin Tatz and Alick Jackomos.[1] In 1999, the list of members was increased by 43. The 1999 selection committee comprised: Arthur Beetson, Evonne Golagong Cawley, Lloyd McDermott, Mark Ella, Gary Ella, Charlie Perkins, Ted Egan, Ken Edwards, and Colin Tatz. The committee was assisted by three statisticians/historians: Colin Hutchinson (Australian rules), David Middleton (rugby league) and George Bracken (boxing).[1] After the 1999 selection, the full list of 172 members with brief biographies was published in the book Black Gold : the Aboriginal and Islander Sports Hall of Fame.

Statue of Lionel Rose at Warragul, Victoria. Rose was the first Indigenous Australian boxer to win a world title

As of 2015, the list of 172 members has not been updated. There is no permanent home for the Hall of Fame but there have been several photographic exhibitions in Australia.[1] Colin and Paul Tatz donated to the Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies 110 photographs from the Sports Hall of Fame.[3]

Selection Criteria

Members were selected if they met the following selection criteria:[1]

Members

Athlete Sports
Michael Ah MattBasketball
George AmbrumRugby league
Bob AndersonAthletics
George AmbrumRugby league
Bob ApoLawn bowls
Leo ApoWoodchopping
Georgina ArcherField hockey, vigoro
Laurence AustinBoxing
Sam BackoRugby league
Charmaine BarneyDarts
Arthur BeetsonRugby league
Elliott BennettBoxing
Adrian BlairBoxing
Steve BowditchSquash rackets
Patrick BowmanAthletics
George BrackenBoxing
Roger BrownCricket
Donna BurnsBasketball (Paralympic)
Barry CableAustralian football
Jimmy CallaghanHorse racing
Mabel CampbellCricket
Wally CarrBoxing
May ChalkerGolf
Tommy ChapmanBoxing
Baeden ChoppyField hockey
Trevor ChristianBoxing
Phymea ClarkField hockey
Mal CochraneRugby league
Louisa CollinsBasketball, soccer, field hockey
Kevin CoombsBasketball (Paralympic)
Lynch CooperAthletics
Reuben CooperAustralian rules
Larry CorowaRugby league
Gary CowburnBoxing
Edna CrouchCricket
Glen CrouchRugby league
Tony CurrieRugby league
Nicole CusackNetball
Johnny CuzensCricket
Laurie DaleyRugby league
Rose DamascoBasketball, netball, softball and field hockey
Tom DanceyAthletics
Bill DempseyAustralian rules
Steve DennisBoxing
Bernie DevinePowerlifting
Joseph DonovanBoxing
Leslie DuncanJudo
Caremelita DunnBasketball, netball, softball and soccer
Jeffrey DynevorBoxing
Leanne EdmundsonSoccer
Joanne EdwardsSoccer
Gary EllaRugby union
Glen EllaRugby union
Mark EllaRugby union
Marcia EllaNetball
Steve EllaRugby league
Polly FarmerAustralian rules
Karl FeifarAthletics (Paralympic)
John FergusonRugby league
Sharon FinnanNetball
Sharon FirebraceBasketball and volleyball
Frank FisherRugby league
Eileen FosterDarts
Shane FrederiksenTouch football
Cathy FreemanAthetics
Eddie GilbertCricket
Jason GillespieCricket
Leigh-Anne GoodwinHorse racing
Evonne Goolagong CawleyTennis
Michael GrahamAustralian rules
George GreenRugby league
Ivy HamptonDarts
Kenneth HamptonAthletics
Jack HassenBoxing
Alec HaydenRodeo
Maley HaywardAustralian rules
Alec HenryCricket
Rollo HintonBoxing
Percy HobsonAthletics
Donna HunterSoftball
Felicity HuntingtonSoccer
Frank IvoryRugby union
Sydney JacksonAustralian rules
Des JamesAustralian rules
Glenn JamesAustralian rules
Kaylen JanssenSoccer
Jerry JeromeBoxing
Allen JohnsonRugby league
Joe JohnsonAustralian rules
Lindsay JohnsonRugby league
David KantillaAustralian rules
Derek KickettAustralian rules
Ted KilmurrayAustralian rules
Ian KingCricket
Shane KingSoftball
Robert KinnearAthletics
John KinsellaWrestling
Jim KrakouerAustralian rules
Phil KrakouerAustralian rules
Joanne LeisputtySoftball, indoor cricket
Chris LewisAustralian rules
Michael LongAustralian rules
Greg LovellWoodchopping
Cliff LyonsRugby league
Brian MansellCycling
Jack MarshCricket
Andrea MasonNetball
Peter MateraAustralian Rules
Gilbert McAdamAustralian rules
Wally McArthurRugby lague
Darby McCarthyHorse racing
Lloyd McDermottRugby union
Norm McDonaldAustralian rules
Robert McDonaldAthletics
John McGuireCricket
Kelly McKellarSoftball
Michael McLeanAustralian rules
Mal MeningaRugby league
Karen MenziesSoccer
Stephen MichaelAustralian rules
Lionel MorganRugby league
John MoriartySoccer
Lorelle MorrisseyField hockey
Danny MorseuBasketball
Johnny MullaghCricket
Cheryl MullettBadminton
Sandra MullettBadminton
Tony MundineBoxing
Phil NarkleAustralian rules
Doug NichollsAustralian rules
Bruce OliveRugby league
Robbie PedenBoxing
Nova PerisField hockey
Charlie PerkinsSoccer
Steve RenoufRugby league
Frank ReysHorse racing
Ron RichardsBoxing
Maurice RioliAustralian rules
Brian RobertsBoxing
Billy RoeAustralian rules
Lionel RoseBoxing
Ron SaddlerRugby league
Wendell SailorRugby league
Charlie SamuelsAthletics
Dave SandsBoxing
Adam SchreiberSquash rackets
Colin ScottRugby league
Horrie SedenDarts
Dale ShearerRugby league
Eric SimmsRugby league
Bobby SinnBoxing
Delma SmithVolleyball, netball, athletics, basketball
Peter St AlbansHorse racing
Gordon TallisRugby league
Faith ThomasCricket, field hockey
Hector ThompsonBoxing
Mark TuttonVolleyball
Reg TuttonVolleyball
Steve TuttonVolleyball
TwopennyCricket
Kyle Vander KuypAthletics
Billy WaiteHorse racing
Lloyd WalkerRugby union
Ricky WalfordRugby league
Robert WandonAthletics
Gavin WanganeenAustralian rules
Bobby WilliamsBoxing
Claude WilliamsRugby league, basketball
Gary WilliamsBoxing
Harry WilliamsSoccer
Jimmy Williamsrodeo
Jim WilliamsRugby union
Nicky WinmarAustralian rules

See also

National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Sports Awards

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Tatz, Colin (2000). Black gold : the Aboriginal and Islander Sports Hall of Fame. Canberra: Aboriginal Studies Press. ISBN 0855753676.
  2. ↑ Vamplew, Wray; et al. (1994). Oxford Companion to Australian Sport (2nd ed.). Melbourne: Oxford University Press. p. 2. ISBN 0195535685.
  3. ↑ "Aboriginal and Islander Sports Hall of Fame". Murri Views (11): 8. Feb 2005.

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