THE NORTH CAROLINA SPORTS HALL OF FAME MUSEUM

The NC Sports Hall of Fame is located in downtown Raleigh on the third floor of the NC Museum of History and across from the fantastic Museum of Natural Sciences.

This Sports Hall of Fame currently has 375 members, and the first class was inducted in 1963.

On display are artifacts from these athletes:

Football

Gerald Austin officiated for 25 years in the NFL, including 18 as a referee—and three Super Bowls.

The National Hockey League (NHL) first arrived in North Carolina in 1997 when the Hartford Whalers relocated to Raleigh and became the Carolina Hurricanes.

The Carolina Hurricanes

Of course, North Carolina is ACC basketball territory and they sure love their hoops around here, and there is no one bigger in the world of basketball than Michael Jordan.

Michael Jordan

On display are artifacts from these athletes:

North Carolinians In Olympic Sports

Carla Overbeck captained the 1996 US Olympic team that won a gold medal in women’s soccer.

On display are artifacts from these athletes:

North Carolina Women In Sports

Andrea Stinson is a three-time all-American at NC State and one of the top 50 female athletes in ACC history.

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