Welcome to Belleville Sports Hall of Fame

The City of Belleville has an exciting and colorful sporting history, but one that, until recently, was the domain of the men and women who had participated in sports for many years, or who had lived a greater part of this century. The Sports Hall of Fame was created to honour and recognize those who have done so much for sports in the City.

With limited resources, but with the support of the City's Recreation Department, founder Paul Kirby and committee members James Hurst, Drury Denyes, Denis Newman and Fred Brooks wrote the Hall of Fame's constitution in 1986 and organized the first annual induction ceremony in September of the folLowing year.

That first year, in 1987, 15 members were inducted at the Sir James Whitney School auditorium in an emotion-packed ceremony. The following year, five memhers were selected, the maximum permitted under the constitution.
The general gublic is invited to complete nomination forms for any athlete, executive, or ''builder'' they feel are worthy for induction into the hall of Fame, and the nominations are then reviewed by a selection committee.

ALL are welome to attend the annual general meeting and are encouraged to
participate in The Belleville Sports Hall of Fame