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For more than a century, athletes from Brevard have been considered among the finest in America and now their accomplishments will be honored and memorialized with the creation of the Space Coast Sports Hall of Fame. Maverick Multimedia, the parent company of Space Coast Daily, created the Space Coast Sports Hall of Fame and the Class of 2020 inductees will be enshrined on Friday, May 8 during the Induction Banquet and Annual Sports Awards. Space Coast Sports Hall of Fame inductees are selected from nominees in four categories including professional sports, college sports, high school sports and amateur sports. Special honorary recognition is also bestowed upon individuals and groups that have made significant contributions to sports on the Space Coast.

VIDEO: Space Coast Sports Hall of Fame’s Kate Upton Is Three-Time SI Cover Model

February 9, 2017 SPACE COAST SPORTS HALL OF FAME 0

Although she was born in Michigan, model and actress Kate Upton undoubtedly has Space Coast salt water in her blood. […]

VIDEO: Palm Bay’s James McGriff Once Promising Future, Halted By Unforeseen Tragedy In 1998

February 8, 2017 SPACE COAST SPORTS HALL OF FAME 0

Before James McGriff’s tragic death on April 18, 1998, he was named one of the top 100 high school athletes in the country. As a blue-chip running back and defensive back, McGriff had made the Reebok All-America team that year and was on most recruiters’ A-list. […]

VIDEO: Brevard County’s Kelly Slater World’s Greatest Surfer of All Time

February 6, 2017 SPACE COAST SPORTS HALL OF FAME 4

Kelly Slater, without an equal in any era and the greatest, is the most accomplished surfer to ever step on a surfboard. […]

Hall of Fame Spotlight: Rockledge Coach Chuck Wood – Transforming Boys Into Young Men

February 4, 2017 Charles Parker 0

Way before longtime Raider football coach Chuck Wood was a household name in Rockledge, he had been named the 1969 Most Valuable High School Lineman and a member of the AP/UPI 1st All-State Team in Tennessee. […]

VIDEO: Palm Bay’s Olivia Janowicz, An All-American Tennis Player, National Champion At UF

January 26, 2017 Charles Parker 0

Since she was three years old, Olivia Janowicz has never strayed far from a tennis racket. […]

VIDEO: Space Coast Sports Hall of Fame’s Marco Dawson Dominates Senior Open Championship

January 25, 2017 SPACE COAST SPORTS HALL OF FAME 0

One trait many Hall of Famers share is their ability to persevere. Merritt Island resident and 2016 Space Coast Sports Hall of Fame inductee Marco Dawson personifies that characteristic. […]

VIDEO: Melbourne’s Bruce Bochy; 3-Time MLB World Series Champion and Giants Legend

January 23, 2017 SPACE COAST SPORTS HALL OF FAME 0

Bochy’s accomplishments have brought him many accolades, including recognition as the National League Manager of the Year in 1996 and having the baseball field at BCC in Melbourne dedicated as “Bruce Bochy Field” in his honor in 2011. […]

VIDEO: Eau Gallie Grad Tim Wakefield Is World Series Champion, Master of the Knuckleball

January 21, 2017 SPACE COAST SPORTS HALL OF FAME 1

At age 45, Tim Wakefield became the oldest player to ever play a game for the Red Sox. Wakefield pitched a career 3,226.1 innings, struck out 2,156 and walked 1,205. His best years for the Sox were 1995, 1998, 2002, 2005, 2007 and 2009 when he was named to the All-Star team. […]

VIDEO: Geoff Bodine Among NASCAR’s 50 Greatest Drivers

January 18, 2017 SPACE COAST SPORTS HALL OF FAME 0

Geoff Bodine believes in letting God do all the driving. […]

Astronaut High’s Cris Collinsworth; Winner Of Multiple Emmy Awards, NFL Pro Bowler

January 16, 2017 SPACE COAST SPORTS HALL OF FAME 2

Cris Collinsworth is among Brevard County’s greatest four-sport athletes as he starred in football, basketball, track and field and baseball for Astronaut High School. […]

VIDEO: Cocoa Tigers Head Coach John Wilkinson Has Passion For Greatness

December 9, 2016 SPACE COAST SPORTS HALL OF FAME 0

Wilkinson’s teams have been a perennial contender for state championships, capturing state titles in three consecutive seasons – 2008, 2009 and 2010 – and reaching the state semifinals in 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014 and 2015. During the state championship run, Cocoa won 38 straight games from 2008 to 2010. […]

VIDEO: Space Coast Sports Hall of Famer Bob Freeman; Surfing Champ, No. 1 Ranked Grandmaster

November 30, 2016 SPACE COAST SPORTS HALL OF FAME 0

Bob Freeman isn’t your average surfer. Sure, he’s ridden big waves around the globe, won multiple titles at the Florida Sate Surfing Championships, and is a long-time surf reporter and forecaster, but the 65-year-old Cocoa Beach resident, and life-long surfer, is doing something not many his age can claim: He has rejoined the surf team on which he was an original member simply to demonstrate that surfing is a sport for all ages. […]

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