Clockwise from top left: Larry McKenzie, Henry Boucha, Neal Broten, Willie Burton, Gigi Marvin, Phil Housley, Cheryl Reeve and Tayler Hill.

— Star Tribune

Minnesota Sports Hall of Fame to add eight 'hockey and hoops' members in 2024

December 28, 2023 - 7:05 PM

Hockey stars Phil Housley, Neal Broten, Gigi Marvin and Henry Boucha will join basketball greats Willie Burton, Tayler Hill, Larry McKenzie and Cheryl Reeve.

Hall of Fame Inductees

Gigi Marvin, Neal Broten, Willie Burton, Larry McKenzie honored for Minnesota Sports Hall of Fame induction

Minnesota Sports Hall of Fame inductees were recognized at the Wild game on April 6. Longtime basketball coach Larry McKenzie waved as the crowd cheered.

— Anthony Souffle, Star Tribune

April 17, 2024 - 6:10 PM

Family members of Tayler Hill and Henry Boucha were also recognized at the Minnesota Wild game.

Minnesota Sports Hall of Fame: A class-by-class list of all members

The Class of 2021 Minnesota Sports Hall of Fame inductees (clockwise from top left) were: Maya Moore, Annie Adamczak Glavan, Carrie Tollefson, Brianna Scurry, Lindsey Vonn, Seimone Augustus, Krissy Wendell-Pohl and Chris Voelz.

April 17, 2024 - 6:23 PM

Who's in the Star Tribune Minnesota Sports Hall of Fame? From Bernie Bierman to the latest class, here's the list:

Minnesota Sports Hall of Fame event this week: 10 greats who graced state sports, Big Ten schools

Clockwise from top left: Linda Roberts, Lou Nanne, Katie Smith, Mychal Thompson and Mick Tingelhoff are five of the 10 inductees for the Minnesota Sports Hall of Fame Class of 2022.

— File photos

February 27, 2023 - 1:31 PM

In a ceremony Wednesday at the Mall of America, 10 greats with ties to six Big Ten schools in four different sports will be inducted into the Star Tribune Minnesota Sports Hall of Fame.

Collision of excellence this week: Three Hall of Famers, 14 Big Ten teams

Three new additions of the Minnesota Sports Hall of Fame helped raise women’s basketball in their eras with their contributions (from left): Carol Ann Shudlick-Smith, Katie Smith and Linda Roberts.

— Bruce Bisping, Star Tribune (Shudlick-Smith); Marlin Levison, Star Tribune (Smith, Roberts)

February 27, 2023 - 9:06 PM

Linda Roberts, Katie Smith and Carol Ann Shudlick-Smith propelled women's basketball to new heights. This week's women's Big Ten tournament shows the game still growing,

A rich hockey life leads Lou Nanne into the Minnesota Sports Hall of Fame

Lou Nanne, a former Gophers and North Stars player who went on to be general manager of the North Stars, has become symbolic of and synonymous with hockey in Minnesota long after his playing days.

— Jerry Holt, Star Tribune

February 28, 2023 - 7:07 AM

He's our Mr. Hockey in Minnesota. A Gopher, a North Star and a lifelong supporter and builder of the game.

Scott Studwell, Mick Tingelhoff, Paul Krause: new Minnesota Hall of Famers knew 'what it means to be a Viking'

Three longtime standout Vikings are joining the Minnesota Sports Hall of Fame (from left): center Mick Tingelhoff, linebacker Scott Studwell and safety Paul Krause.

— Lissa Marsolek (Tingelhoff); Brian Peterson, Star Tribune (Studwell); Star Tribune file (Krause)

February 27, 2023 - 8:13 PM

All three Vikings standouts played at least 200 NFL games, setting some marks that might never be broken.

By focusing on others, Jean Freeman transformed college sports at Minnesota

February 27, 2023 - 8:14 PM

Jean Freeman was offered $50 to become coach of the Gophers women's swimming program in 1974. She would lead the team for 31 years and become an icon.

'My blood is maroon and gold': Mychal Thompson's giant steps at Minnesota were taken in stride

February 27, 2023 - 8:15 PM

Thompson's historic career with the Gophers led to a life in sports, something he never takes for granted. "The privilege to go to the University of Minnesota has never left me," he said.

Bob Johnson's love of hockey changed his name, and the sport

Before he was “Badger,” Bob Johnson coached Roosevelt high school hockey and showed his goalie, Eric Knox, how to wear his mask ahead of the 1961 Minnesota state hockey tournament.

— Donald Black, Star Tribune

February 27, 2023 - 8:15 PM

With unending enthusiasm, 'Badger Bob' found success at every level of hockey, winning three NCAA titles at Wisconsin and a Stanley Cup with the Penguins.

Linda Roberts, Scott Studwell, Lou Nanne among 10 with Big Ten ties named to Minnesota Sports Hall of Fame

Clockwise from top left: Linda Roberts, Lou Nanne, Katie Smith, Mychal Thompson and Mick Tingelhoff are five of the 10 inductees for the Minnesota Sports Hall of Fame Class of 2022.

— Star Tribune

February 01, 2023 - 2:57 PM

The Star Tribune Minnesota Sports Hall of Fame will welcome 10 new members, all Big Ten alumni. The list recognizes a special event coming to the Twin Cities for the first time next month.

Fifty years into Title IX, Minnesota Sports Hall of Fame reveals a special class: eight women

The 2021 Minnesota Sports Hall of Fame inductees (clockwise from top left): Maya Moore, Annie Adamczak Glavan, Carrie Tollefson, Brianna Scurry, Lindsey Vonn, Seimone Augustus, Krissy Wendell-Pohl and Chris Voelz.

— Star Tribune, Star Tribune

March 29, 2022 - 9:29 AM

Annie Adamczak-Glavan, Seimone Augustus, Maya Moore, Briana Scurry, Carrie Tollefson, Chris Voelz, Lindsey Vonn and Krissy Wendell-Pohl will be inducted in March.

Chris Voelz took on challenges — and sportswriters — to fight for U women's sports

Chris Voelz, a champion for women’s sports in Minnesota and everywhere.

— Carlos Gonzalez, Star Tribune, Star Tribune

March 30, 2022 - 2:09 PM

Voelz, the long-time women's athletic director, worked When Chris Voelz was women's athletic director, she battled for facilities that are vital to Gophers women's sports today — and with a couple of Star Tribune columnists who didn't get it.