Class of 2026
Jack Clark
Head Coach · Cal Rugby
A Bay Area Story · Est. 1979
Celebrating the Legends Who Shaped the Game.
In 2026, a rugby coach from Berkeley took his place beside Olympians and World Series champions — proof that greatness here is never one sport, one era, or one story.
Years of enshrinement
Since 1979
Legends inducted
Athletes, coaches, contributors
Granted to youth sports
Across 11 counties
Legends Gallery
Every legend arrived a different way.
A curated look at the Class of 2026. The full archive holds 194 inductees, decade by decade, with oral histories from the athletes themselves.
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Our History
Forty-six years of keeping the record straight.
The archive holds artifacts, film and more than 300 hours of first-person interviews — organized by era so you can follow the region's story rather than skim a list of names.
- 1979 – 1989
The founding classes: Bay Area icons enshrined for the first time.
- 1990 – 2009
Dynasty years — five Lombardi trophies and a region that expected to win.
- 2010 – Today
Titles, gold medals and a new generation of women's professional sport.
Community Impact
Induction is the ceremony. Youth sports is the mission.
Every honor handed out on a ballroom stage ends up on a field somewhere in the Bay Area — a Saturday practice, a first pair of cleats, a season a family could not otherwise afford.
Youth Grants
Gala proceeds become equipment, uniforms and field time for kids who could not otherwise play.
11 Counties
From Santa Rosa to San Jose, every corner of the region has a program we help fund.
Special Olympics
A long-standing partnership bringing inductees onto the field alongside local athletes.
From the Archive
Stories we are telling right now.
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