The Ottawa Sport Hall of Fame is a non-profit organization, which documents, curates and celebrates outstanding achievement in local sport heritage. The Sport Hall is overseen by a volunteer Board of Directors to maintain and preserve our rich sporting legacies. Each year, the Hall of Fame Board receives nominations from the public and selects new inductees to be honoured in the Hall.

Overview

For the past decade or so, the Ottawa Sport Hall of Fame was located at City Hall. The exhibit became virtual in 2024 and plans are underway as to where the new home for the Sport Hall will be subsequently. The Sport Hall continues to collect and showcase artifacts, photographs and memorabilia honouring our sporting heritage, as well as commemorative plaques honouring close to 300 inductees.

Our History

For the late sportscaster Ernie Calcutt the idea was the establishment of a sports shrine to commemorate the athletic achievements of a myriad of Ottawa’s sports heroes.

In October 1966, then Ottawa mayor Don Reid gave official recognition and financial support and it was determined the National Capital’s sports shrine would officially open on the upper concourse of the newly completed Civic Center on April 25 1968.

Since then, over 270 of Ottawa’s finest athletes, builders and teams have been welcomed into the prestigious Hall of Honour. In 2005, the Hall was moved to the second level concourse at Scotiabank Place where it resided for six years before moving to Ottawa City Hall until 2023.

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