Welsh Sports Hall of Fame

The Welsh Sports Hall of Fame

Hall of Fame

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(WSHF) is a charitable organization

Charitable organization

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 created to commemorate the sporting achievements and preserve the artifacts of Welsh

Wales

Wales is a country that is part of the United Kingdom and the island of Great Britain, bordered by England to its east and the Atlantic Ocean and Irish Sea to its west. It has a population of three million, and a total area of 20,779 km²...

 athletes. It was established in 1980 from the memorabilia collection of Welsh radio announcer G. V. Wynne-Jones. Since 1990, inductees to the hall have been chosen annually by a trustees committee comprising representatives from athletics, media, universities and museums. The organization has also given awards to individuals for outstanding contribution to Welsh sport.

The Hall of Fame previously was on permanent exhibition at the Museum of Welsh Life. In 2009, it was announced a permanent exhibition would be housed at Millennium Stadium

Millennium Stadium

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 in Cardiff

Cardiff

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, Wales

Wales

Wales is a country that is part of the United Kingdom and the island of Great Britain, bordered by England to its east and the Atlantic Ocean and Irish Sea to its west. It has a population of three million, and a total area of 20,779 km²...

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The committee of trustees is chaired by Lord Brooks of Tremorfa.

1990s

1990 Billy Boston Billy Boston William John "Billy" Boston MBE is a former Wales and Great Britain professional Rugby League World Cup winning footballer. Boston is a member of the Rugby League Hall of Fame, Welsh Sports Hall of Fame and was, along with Shaun Edwards the first to be voted into the Wigan Hall Of Fame...  (Rugby league) David Broome David Broome David McPherson Broome CBE is a retired Welsh show jumping champion.Broome was born in Wales, attended Monmouth School and still maintains his stables at Mount Ballan Manor, Crick, near Chepstow in Monmouthshire...  (Equestrian) Lynn Davies Lynn Davies Lynn Davies CBE was a member of the Cardiff Amateur Athletic Club and captain of the British Olympic long jump team in 1964....  (Athletics) Jim Driscoll Jim Driscoll James "Jim" Driscoll commonly known as Peerless Jim was a Welsh boxer who learned his trade in the boxing ring and used it to fight his way out of poverty....  (Boxing) Ken Jones (Rugby union) Sir Harry Llewellyn Harry Llewellyn Sir Harry Morton Llewellyn, 3rd Baronet, CBE was a British equestrian champion. He was born in Aberdare, South Wales, the son of a colliery owner, Sir David Llewellyn, 1st Baronet.- Background :...  (Equestrian) Billy Meredith Billy Meredith William Henry "Billy" Meredith was a Welsh footballer. He was considered one of the early superstars of football due to his performances, notably for Manchester City and Manchester United. He won each domestic trophy in the English football league and also gained 48 caps for Wales, for whom he...  (Association football) Sheila Morrow (Hockey) Jack Petersen Jack Petersen Jack Petersen was a Welsh boxer, who held the British heavyweight boxing title on two separate occasions.-Early life and career:...  (Boxing) Kirsty Wade Kirsty Wade Kirsty Wade is a former middle distance runner, who was born as Kirsty McDermott.Wade competed for Wales in two Commonwealth Games winning a gold medal in the 800 metres at the 1982 Commonwealth Games in Brisbane, Australia and gold medals in both the 800 and 1500 metres at the 1986 Commonwealth...  (Athletics) 1991 Jack Anthony Jack Anthony (jockey) John Randolph Anthony , better known as Jack Anthony, was a Welsh jockey.Anthony was best known for his three victories in the Grand National steeplechase: on "Glenside" in 1911, on "Ally Sloper" in 1915, and on "Troytown" in 1920...  (Horse racing) Cliff Jones Cliff Jones (rugby player) Clifford 'Cliff' William Jones OBE was a Welsh international rugby union fly-half who played club rugby for many teams but is most associated with Cardiff and Cambridge University...  (Rugby union) Cliff Morgan Cliff Morgan Cliff Morgan is a former Welsh rugby union player who played for Cardiff RFC and earned 29 caps for Wales between 1951 and 1958.-Rugby career:...  (Rugby union) Dai Rees Dai Rees David James Rees, CBE was one of the Britain's leading golfers either side of World War II.The winner of many prestigious tournaments in Britain, Europe and farther afield, Rees is best remembered as the captain of the Great Britain Ryder Cup team which defeated the United States at Lindrick Golf...  (Golf) 1992 Gerald Davies Gerald Davies Thomas Gerald Reames Davies CBE is one of the acknowledged greats of Welsh rugby, playing for the side between 1966 and 1978.-Biography:...  (Rugby union) Tanni Grey-Thompson Tanni Grey-Thompson Carys Davina "Tanni" Grey-Thompson, Baroness Grey-Thompson, DBE is a Welsh athlete and TV presenter.Grey-Thompson was born with spina bifida and uses a wheelchair. She is considered to be one of the most successful disabled athletes in the UK...  (Athlete) George Latham (Association football) Ray Reardon Ray Reardon Ray Reardon, MBE is a retired Welsh snooker player. He dominated the sport in the 1970s, winning six World Championships in that decade...  (Snooker) Irene Steer Irene Steer Irene Steer was a Welsh freestyle swimmer, who competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics.She won the gold medal in relay together with her teammates Jennie Fletcher, Annie Speirs and Belle Moore....  (Swimming) Jim Sullivan (Rugby league) Eddie Thomas Eddie Thomas Eddie Thomas MBE , was a Welsh boxing champion and boxing manager.Thomas was born in Merthyr Tydfil. After a highly successful amateur boxing career, he turned professional in 1946. He won the Welsh welterweight title in 1948, the British welterweight title in 1949, and the European welterweight...  (Boxing) Jimmy Wilde Jimmy Wilde Jimmy Wilde , was a Welsh world boxing champion. He was the first official world flyweight champion and was rated by American boxing writer Nat Fleischer, as well as many other professionals and fans including former boxer, trainer, manager and promoter, Charley 'Broadway' Rose, as "the greatest...  (Boxing)

1993 John Charles John Charles William John Charles, CBE , commonly known as John Charles, was a Welsh international footballer best remembered for spells with Leeds United and Juventus. Rated by many as the greatest all-round footballer ever to come from Wales, he was equally adept at centre-forward or centre-back...  (Association football), Paulo Radmilovic Paulo Radmilovic Paulo Francesco "Raddy" Radmilovic was a Welsh water polo player and swimmer of Croatian and Irish origin who won four Olympic titles in a 22 year Olympic career...  (Water Polo) 1994 Valerie Latham (Swimming) Maurice Turnbull Maurice Turnbull Turnbull was an eager sportsman as a youth, and played rugby for Downside School. He matriculated to Cambridge, and at university joined not only the cricket team, but also Cambridge University Rugby Club. One of the earliest rugby clubs he represented was St. Peters in Cardiff. His elder brother,...  (Cricket) Freddie Welsh Freddie Welsh Freddie Welsh was a Welsh lightweight boxing champion. Born in Pontypridd, Wales, and christened Frederick Hall Thomas, he was nicknamed the "Welsh Wizard". Brought up in a tough mining community, Welsh left a middle-class background to make a name for himself in America...  (Boxing) J.P.R. Williams (Rugby union) 1995 James Alford James Alford James Alford was a Welsh track athlete. He was born in Cardiff, Wales. In 1938 Alford won the Mile Empire Games gold medal in Sydney, becoming the first athlete in a Welsh vest to strike gold in the Empire Games. He was also a member of the British 4 x 1500 metre team that broke the world record...  (Athletics), Ivor Allchurch Ivor Allchurch Ivor John Allchurch MBE was a Welsh international footballer. His brother was Len Allchurch.Known as 'The Golden Boy' of Welsh football, Allchurch played for Swansea Town, Newcastle United and Cardiff City, where he amassed 691 games scoring 249 goals. His record of 68 caps for Wales stood until...  (Association football) Hugh Edwards Hugh Edwards (rower) Hugh Robert Arthur Edwards , also known as Jumbo Edwards, attended Christ Church, Oxford and was an English rower who competed for Great Britain in the 1932 Summer Olympics....  (Rowing) Fulke Walwyn Fulke Walwyn Fulke Thomas Tyndall Walwyn was a British jockey and racehorse trainer specialising mainly in National Hunt racing. He was born in Wrexham and died in Newbury.He was educated at Malvern College....  (Equestrian) 1996 Janet Ackland Janet Ackland Janet Ackland is a Welsh bowler. She began bowling in 1959 and won her first title at Llandrindod Wells in 1969. She has been a member of the Welsh International bowling team since 1973, winning 100 indoor and outdoor caps. She was also the captain of her country's team.She has won two British...  (Bowls) Richard Meade Richard Meade Richard John Hannay Meade, OBE is a British equestrian expert and Olympic gold medal winning rider, tipped at one time to be the future husband of Princess Anne.In 1964, Meade won the Burghley Horse Trials on Barberry...  (Equestrian) Howard Winstone Howard Winstone Howard Winstone, MBE was a Welsh world champion boxer, born in Merthyr Tydfil, Wales. As an amateur, Winstone won the Amateur Boxing Association bantamweight title in 1958, and a Commonwealth Games Gold Medal at the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Cardiff-Boxing style:In his early...  (Boxing) 1997 Tommy Farr Tommy Farr Thomas George Farr was one of the most famous Welsh and British boxers of all time. Born in Clydach Vale, Wales and nicknamed "the Tonypandy Terror", he became British and Empire heavyweight champion on 15 March 1937. Prior to 1936, he had boxed in the light heavyweight division in which he was...  (Boxing) Trevor Ford Trevor Ford Trevor Ford was a Welsh international centre forward footballer who played for Aston Villa, Cardiff City, Sunderland and Swansea Town. He was born and died in Swansea.-Football career:...  (Association football) Chris Hallam Chris Hallam Chris Hallam is a former Welsh paralympian and wheelchair athlete. He won medals for swimming and wheelchair racing in the 1988 Summer Paralympics in Seoul, South Korea; the 1992 Games in Barcelona, Spain; and the 1996 Games in Atlanta, Georgia, United States...  (Athlete) Fred Keenor Fred Keenor Frederick Charles 'Fred' Keenor was a Welsh professional footballer and Wales international best known for captaining the Cardiff City team to success in the 1927 FA Cup Final...  (Association football) Bleddyn Williams Bleddyn Williams Bleddyn Williams MBE , was a Welsh rugby union centre. He played in 22 internationals for Wales, captaining them five times, winning each time, and captained the British Lions in 1950 for some of their tour of Australia and New Zealand...  (Rugby union)

1998 Johnnie Clay Johnnie Clay John Charles Clay was a cricketer who played for Glamorgan County Cricket Club. Clay also played one Test match for England....  (Cricket) John Disley John Disley John Ivor Disley is a former Welsh athlete who competed mainly in the 3000 metres steeple chase. He was born in Corris, a village in Gwynedd...  (Athletics) Gareth Edwards Gareth Edwards Gareth Owen Edwards CBE is a former Welsh rugby union footballer who played scrum-half and has been described by the BBC as "arguably the greatest player ever to don a Welsh jersey"....  (Rugby union) Cliff Jones (Association football) Lewis Jones (Rugby union/league) Geoff Lewis Geoff Lewis Geoff Lewis is a Welsh retired jockey who was born in Talgarth, .He moved to London with his family in 1946. He came from a large family and started his career with Ron Smyth, who was a trainer in Epsom. He will be best remembered as the jockey that won the 1,000 Guineas, 2,000 Guineas, Oaks ,...  (Horse Racing) Jimmy Michael Jimmy Michael Jimmy Michael , was a Welsh world cycling champion and one of the top riders in the sport for several years.-Origins:...  (Cycling) Jimmy Murphy (Association football) Vicki Thomas (Golf) Freddie Williams Freddie Williams (speedway rider) Freddie Williams is a former motorcycle speedway rider from Wales who was World Champion on two occasions. He was the winner of the Speedway World Championship in 1950 and 1953 and runner-up in 1952.-Career:...  (Speedway) 1999 Horace Blew Horace Blew Horace Elford Blew was a Welsh footballer who played at full back. He holds the rare distinction of representing Wales on 22 occasions despite playing in League football only twice in his career...  (Association football) Ann Ellis (Hockey) Carwyn James Carwyn James Carwyn Rees James was a Welsh rugby union player and coach. He won two Welsh international caps but is most famous for his coaching achievements for both Llanelli and the British Lions.-Personal history:...  (Rugby union) Barry John Barry John Barry John is a former Welsh rugby union fly-half who played, during the amateur era of the sport, in the 1960s and early 1970s. John began his rugby career as a schoolboy playing for his local team Cefneithin RFC before switching to first-class west Wales team Llanelli RFC in 1964...  (Rugby union) Colin Jones (Boxing)

2000s

2000 Sir Charles Evans (Mountaineering) Teresa John (Athlete) Jonathan Jones (Powerboating) Gus Risman Gus Risman Augustus "Gus" John F. Risman was a Welsh rugby league footballer of the 1920s through to the 1950s.A devastating three-quarter who also played at , and /, Risman was born in Cardiff, brought up in Barry where he went to Barry County School, and played rugby union in South Wales as a schoolboy...  (Rugby league) Dick Rees (Equestrian) David Watkins (Rugby union/league) 2001 Ronnie Burgess Ron Burgess (footballer) William Arthur Ronald Burgess Burgess was a Wales international footballer, who played at wing-half. Burgess worked as a miner before joining Tottenham Hotspur from his local team Cwm Villa...  (Association football) Mervyn Davies Mervyn Davies Thomas Mervyn "Merv the Swerve" Davies , is a former Welsh rugby union player who won 38 caps for Wales as a No. 8.Davies was born in Swansea, where he attended Penlan County School....  (Rugby union) Nancy Evans (Table tennis) Roy Evans (Table tennis) Ian Rush Ian Rush Ian James Rush, MBE, is a retired football player from Flint, Wales. He is best remembered as a player for Liverpool, where he was among the top strikers in the English game in the 1980s and 1990s. He also had spells playing at Chester City, Juventus, Leeds United, Newcastle United, Sheffield...  (Association football) David Winters (Athlete) Martyn Woodroffe Martyn Woodroffe Martyn J. Woodroffe is a Welsh swimmer who won a Silver medal at the 1968 Olympic Games.Woodroffe represented Wales at the 1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Kingston, Jamaica, and 1970 British Commonwealth Games in Edinburgh, Scotland, winning one silver and two bronze medals at the...  (Swimming) 2002 Audrey Bates (Squash/Lacrosse) Mal Evans (Bowls) Steve Jones Steve Jones (athlete) Steve Jones is a Welsh athlete and former world marathon record holder.Steve Jones was born in St James' Hospital Tredegar and grew up in the neighbouring town of Ebbw Vale, Wales, Jones began his career as an aircraft technician in the Royal Air Force...  (Athletics) Gwyn Nicholls Gwyn Nicholls Erith Gwyn Nicholls was a Welsh rugby union player who gained 24 caps for Wales as a centre. Nicholls was known as the "Prince of Threequarters"....  (Rugby union) Berwyn Price Berwyn Price Berwyn Price is a former Welsh international athlete. Price was born in Tredegar, Monmouthshire, and studied at Lewis School, Pengam and the University College of Wales, Aberystwyth....  (Athletics) Dave Thomas Dave Thomas (golfer) David Charles Thomas is a Welsh professional golfer and renowned golf course architect.Thomas was one of Britain's leading golfers during the 1950s and 1960s with many tournament victories around Europe, including the News of the World Match Play and the Belgian, Dutch and French Open championships...  (Golf)

2003 Jonathan Davies (Rugby union/league) Willie Davies Willie Davies Willie Davies was a Welsh international dual-code rugby fly half who played rugby union for Swansea and rugby league for Bradford Northern. He won six caps for the Wales rugby union team and nine caps for the Wales rugby league side...  (Rugby league/union) John Dawes John Dawes Sydney John Dawes OBE is a former Welsh rugby union player, playing at centre, and later coach. He captained London Welsh, Wales, the Barbarians and the British Lions...  (Rugby union) Mark Hughes Mark Hughes Leslie Mark Hughes, OBE , is a former Welsh international footballer. As an international footballer, he made 72 appearances and scored 16 goals....  (Association football) Nick Whitehead Nick Whitehead Nick Whitehead was a Welsh sprinter.- Team Olympic Bronze, Rome 1960 :...  (Athletics) 2004 Trevor Foster Trevor Foster Trevor J. F. Foster MBE , was a Welsh rugby footballer and coach. He played rugby union for Newport and rugby league for Bradford Northern...  (Rugby league) Terry Griffiths Terry Griffiths Terrence "Terry" Griffiths OBE is a retired Welsh snooker player and current snooker coach and pundit. He won the World Championship in 1979 at the first attempt, and reached the 1988 final. He also won the Masters in 1980 and the UK Championship in 1982, making him one of seven players to have...  (Snooker) Bryn Jones (Association football) Tony Lewis Tony Lewis Anthony Robert Lewis CBE is a former Welsh cricketer, who went on to become the face of BBC Television cricket coverage in the 1990s, and become president of the MCC. Lewis attended Christ's College, Cambridge and played for Cambridge University. He also played county cricket for Glamorgan, and...  (Cricket) Ivor Powell Ivor Powell Ivor Verdun Powell MBE is a Welsh former footballer who gained eight Welsh caps and later became a manager. He was born in Gilfach, Bargoed....  (Association football) Arthur Whitford (Gymnastics) 2005 John Gwilliam John Gwilliam John Albert Gwilliam was a Welsh rugby union 'No 8' who played international rugby for Wales and club rugby for Cambridge University, Edinburgh Wanderers, Gloucester, Newport, London Welsh, Llanelli and Wasps...  (Rugby union) Colin Jackson Colin Jackson Colin Ray Jackson CBE is a British former sprint and hurdling athlete who specialised in the 110 metres hurdles. Over his career representing Great Britain and Wales he won an Olympic silver medal, became world champion three times, went undefeated at the European Championships for 12 years and...  (Athletics) Tom Richards (Athletics) Steve Robinson (Boxing) John Toshack John Toshack John Benjamin Toshack OBE is a Welsh former footballer and manager. He is currently the manager of Macedonia. He has also managed several others clubs including Swansea City, who he took from the Fourth Division to the First in four seasons.As a player, he is remembered for being part of the...  (Association football) 2006 Brian Huggett Brian Huggett Brian George Charles Huggett, MBE is a Welsh professional golfer. In 2006 he was inducted into the Welsh Sports Hall of Fame....  (Golf) Don Shepherd Don Shepherd Don Shepherd was a Welsh cricketer, who played for Glamorgan. One of the great county bowlers, he took more first-class wickets, 2,218 at 21.32 each, than any other player who never played Test cricket.Shepherd began his county career in 1950 as a fast-medium bowler, and was a regular in the...  (Cricket) Alf Sherwood Alf Sherwood Alfred Thomas "Alf" Sherwood was a Welsh international footballer. Between 1947 and 1957, he gained a total of 41 Caps....  (Association football) Allan Watkins Allan Watkins Allan Watkins Allan Watkins Allan Watkins (born Albert John Watkins (21 April 1922 – 3 August 2011) was a Welsh cricketer, who played for England in fifteen Tests from 1948 to 1952. He toured India and Pakistan in 1951-2 with the MCC, and also participated in the 1955-6 'A' Tour to Pakistan...  (Cricket)

2007 Arthur Gould (Rugby union) Helen Weston Helen Weston -International honours:She made her international debut at seventeen and has been captain of the side for many years, becoming the second most capped player in international netball and playing as a goalkeeper. As of June 2007 she is the record holder for the most Wales caps .-Welsh Sports Hall of...  (Netball) Phil Bennett Phil Bennett Phillip Bennett was a Welsh international rugby union fly half from 1969 to 1978. His flair and range of tricks, including his famous sidestep and swerve, meant he was a firm favourite with crowds.-Rugby career:...  (Rugby union) Joe Calzaghe Joe Calzaghe Joseph William Calzaghe, CBE, MBE is a Welsh former professional boxer. He is the former WBO, WBA, WBC, IBF, The Ring & British super middleweight champion and The Ring light heavyweight champion....  (Boxing) 2008 Billy Trew Billy Trew Billy Trew was a Welsh international centre, outside half and wing who played club rugby for Swansea Rugby Football Club. He won 29 caps for Wales and is seen as one of the key players of the first Golden Age of Welsh rugby union...  (Rugby union) 2009 J.J. Williams J.J. Williams John James Williams , known universally as J.J. Williams, is a former Welsh rugby union player who gained thirty caps for Wales as a winger....  (Rugby union) David Roberts David Roberts (swimmer) David Evan Roberts CBE , is a Welsh swimmer. An eleven-time Paralympic gold medallist, he is one of Great Britain's most successful Paralympians ever.-Swimming career:...  (Swimmer) Clive Sullivan Clive Sullivan Clive A. Sullivan MBE was a Welsh rugby union and professional Rugby League World Cup winning footballer of the 1960s, 70s and 80s. A Great Britain and Wales international winger, he played with both Hull and Hull Kingston Rovers in his career, and also played for Oldham, and Doncaster...  (Rugby league) 2010 Ian Woosnam Ian Woosnam Ian Harold Woosnam OBE is a Welsh professional golfer.Nicknamed 'Woosie', 'Woosers', or the 'Wee Welshman', Woosnam was one of the "Big Five" generation of European golfers, all born within 12 months of one another, all of whom have won majors, and made Europe competitive in the Ryder Cup...  (Golf) Alan Petherbridge Alan Petherbridge Alan Petherbridge MBE is a British Olympic athlete and holds a kudan in Judo, one of four who hold such a grade awarded by the British Judo Association....  (Judo) Jack Kelsey Jack Kelsey Alfred John "Jack" Kelsey was a Welsh international football goalkeeper, who also played for Arsenal. He is regarded as one of the greatest goalkeepers to play for Wales.- Early career :... (Association Football)

External links

• Welsh Sports Hall of Fame official website