The Ottawa Sport Hall of Fame is a hall of fame dedicated to recognizing athletes and sportspeople associated with Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. It is located in the Heritage Building section of Ottawa City Hall, and includes over 270 inductees as of 2019.

History

The Ottawa Sport Hall of Fame opened in 1968, located at the Ottawa Civic Centre. It has since moved to the second floor of the Corel Centre in 2005, then to its current home at Ottawa City Hall in 2011. It is maintained by a volunteer board of directors, and enshrines its inductees into either athletes, builders or media member categories. Inductees are selected from community nominations, with consideration given to represent all sport contributions in Ottawa. It is a non-profit organization, and maintains memorabilia and commemorative plaques for more than 270 inductees as of 2019.

Inductees

The following groups and individuals have been inducted into the hall of fame: Groups Individuals

2019

The inductees for 2019 were Chantal Benoit, Chris Phillips, Rick Desclouds, John Halvorsen and both the 1968 and 1969 Ottawa Rough Riders teams. They were inducted at a ceremony at the Horticultural Building at Lansdowne Park on May 31, 2019.

2020–21

The 2020 induction ceremony was postponed until 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Ottawa. The inductees were Dave Smart, Marina Zenk, Dr. Don Johnson and Phil Ashcroft, John Therien and Derek Holmes.