Search URLwire archives

Fans who do vote online are automatically entered in a Grand Prize Sweepstakes for a trip to the Induction Ceremony in Chicago. The sweepstakes winner will also receive airfare and lodging, plus, hard-to-get tickets to both the pre- and post-Induction parties, where they can meet the athletes.

Five individual Olympians, one Olympic team, one Paralympian and one coach, along with a veteran and a special contributor, will be honored during the U.S. Olympic Hall of Fame, presented by Allstate. The induction ceremony will take place Dec. 8 in Chicago, Ill., at the Harris Theatre and will again feature an awards-style show. 

Additionally, a nationally-televised special will air early in 2006 to enable sports fans across the United States to relive the moments that catapulted the Class of 2006 inductees to U.S. Olympic Hall of Fame status.  Broadcast details will be announced at a later date.

The Class of 2006 finalists in the individual sport/event, team, Paralympic and coaching categories were selected by a nominating committee consisting of athletes, members of the U.S. Olympic Hall of Fame, historians and USOC representatives. The committee also selected the individuals to be honored in the veteran and special contributor categories. Their names will be announced in October along with those of the other inductees.

Public voting for the U.S. Olympic Hall of Fame began on Aug. 17, and ends Sept. 21.  Brief biographies of each of the finalists can also be found on the website.

U.S. Olympic Hall of Fame Class of 2006 Finalists:

Individual Finalists – Five (5) to be inducted
Evelyn Ashford (track & field)
Greg Barton (canoe/kayak)
Bruce Baumgartner (wrestling)
Joan Benoit (track & field)
Jeff Blatnick (wrestling)
Brian Boitano (figure skating)
Valerie Brisco (track & field)
Rowdy Gaines (swimming)
Bob Hayes (track & field)
Roger Kingdom (track & field)
Mary T. Meagher (swimming)
Shannon Miller (gymnastics)
Darrell Pace (archery)
John Smith (wrestling)
Kristi Yamaguchi (figure skating)

Team Finalists – One (1) to be inducted
1968 men’s track & field 4x400m relay
1976 women’s swimming 4x100m freestyle relay
1984 men’s gymnastics 
1988 women’s track & field 4x100m relay
1988 men’s volleyball

Paralympian Finalists – One (1) to be inducted
Ross Davis (track & field)
Jean Driscoll (track & field)
Diana Golden-Brosnihan (skiing)
John Morgan (swimming)
Dennis Oehler (track & field)

Coach Finalists – One (1) to be inducted
Bill Bowerman (track & field) 
Herb Brooks (ice hockey)
Carlo Fassi (figure skating)
George Haines (swimming)
Ed Temple (track & field)

The U.S. Olympic Hall of Fame was established in 1979 to celebrate the achievements of America's premier athletes in the modern Olympic Games.  The first U.S. Olympic Hall of Fame class was inducted in 1983 during ceremonies in Chicago. That Charter Class, which included Olympic greats Jesse Owens, Jim Thorpe and Muhammad Ali, remains the largest group (20 individuals and one team) ever inducted.  In 2004, after a 12-year hiatus, the U.S. Olympic Hall of Fame was revived through the support of the Allstate Insurance Company as the presenting sponsor, along with additional support from Kleenex® Brand Tissue. 

To date, 182 athletes (including six U.S. teams) and special contributors to the U.S. Olympic Movement have been enshrined.  From the Charter Class of 1983 to the 2004 inductees, Hall members represent an American honor roll of athletic ambassadors to the ideals of brotherhood and fair play.  The current nominees – 15 individual Olympians, five Olympic teams, five individual Paralympians and five coaches – each continue that tradition.

About Allstate
The Allstate Corporation (NYSE: ALL) is the nation’s largest publicly held personal lines insurer. Widely known through the “You’re In Good Hands With Allstate®” slogan, Allstate helps individuals in approximately 17 million households protect what they have today and better prepare for tomorrow through approximately 13,600 exclusive agencies and financial professionals in the U.S. and Canada. Customers can access Allstate products and services such as auto insurance and homeowners insurance through Allstate agencies, or in select states at allstate.com and 1-800 Allstate®. EncompassSM and Deerbrook® Insurance brand property and casualty products are sold exclusively through independent agents. Allstate Financial Group provides life insurance, supplemental accident and health insurance, annuity, banking and retirement products designed for individual, institutional and worksite customers that are distributed through Allstate agencies, independent agencies, financial institutions and broker-dealers.

About the USOC
The mission of the United States Olympic Committee is to support U.S. Olympic and Paralympic athletes in achieving sustained competitive excellence and preserve the Olympic Ideals, and thereby inspire all Americans. The USOC is the steward of the U.S. Olympic Movement and is recognized by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) as the sole entity in the United States with oversight of teams participating in the Olympic and Paralympic Games.

URLs:  http://www.usolympicteam.com/

News linking services and news search engines are welcome to index/link this story 
Possible headline: Online Voting for U.S. Olympic Hall of Fame Ends Sept. 21
SiteURL to index/link to: http://www.urlwire.com/news/091905.html
 

URLwire headlines page  • Getting your site on URLwire  • Receive URLwire  • EricWard.com

Other Recent URLwire site announcements 09/15/05 1-800-Bakery.com Site Offers Cake Delivery to College Campuses 09/14/05 New on Discovery.com - American History II Theme Week 09/12/05 Katrina Missing Person Search Tool Launched 09/09/05 Fred Friendly Seminars and PBS Debut "In The Balance" on TV, Web (to site) 09/08/05 DEA Launches Drug Prevention Site This Week (to site) 09/07/05 gRock Records Uses Web To Connect With Top Talent (to site) 09/01/05 Next Of Kin Registry Available for Hurricane Katrina Surviors 09/01/05 American Red Cross Unveils Spanish-Language Site This Week (to site)  How to get your site featured on URLwire: If you think your site has the right stuff, I might feature it here and send it to my subscribers. Request URLwire service details and fees via Email.You can also learn more about URLwire here. Non-profit and search related sites: Display the "Featured on URLwire" logo below (text or graphic) on your site and link it  to my headlines page, and receive reduced rates for your site announcement. Featured on URLwire News editors and site reviewers: Have you covered some of the sites featured on URLwire? Let me know and I'll feature your news outlet's logo on the right hand side of this page with the others. Notices, copyrights, credits, etc... This is the Web version of URLwire. Other versions include private email, RSS feed, Blog, Google Group, MSN Group. URLwire is a daily news alert service which announces quality Web content and online events/happenings.  URLwire is sent by private email only to people who review and write about new web sites. URLwire is matched personally by me to your subject interests, is not automated, and importantly, is not annoying. Subscribe via my contact page.  © Copyright URLwire. Online news headline linking services are welcome to link to this story. When needed, stock quote links in URLwire stories are provided courtesy of Yahoo! Finance ®

URLwire News Network
Publicity and Link Building 
for Web Content Since 1994
(Read URLwire via )

.

~ URLwire Q/A ~

Who reads URLwire?
Two key groups: 1). Editors and site reviewers looking for great sites to write about and link to.  2). Search engines, RSS feed readers and news syndicates (like Moreover.com and Newshub) syndicate URLwire's headline links. Thousands of sites link to URLwire site announcements..

Announcing your site?
If you think your site should be featured on URLwire, request URLwire service details/fees here.  Please note, I only announce useful, unique, or educational web content.  You can learn more about URLwire.
.
The URLwire Effect:
"URLwire is without question the most effective way to tell the right people in the online world about your web site" 
-- CoolShopping.com

My experience with URLWire has been entirely positive.
I received coverage (and links!) from key sites and in e-newsletters, one of which had over 500,000 readers. Resulting traffic has been more than impressive. URLwire
demonstrated to me that it's the prime choice for announcing a web site. Edwin Hayward
IncomingLinks.com

"Eric, URLwire got our site covered and linked online in places we'd tried for months to get in without success. And, URLwire did it in one day. 
Jim Osgood
OfficeFinder.com

Want to receive URLwire?
Editors/site reviewers only! Subscribe to the the email version for free by sending me a brief profile of the types of sites you review and write about. Email.

Schools use Music for Education for everything from the new audio yearbooks, to school projects, and in-house cable television productions.
Learn more