How is someone selected for the Oregon Sports Hall of Fame? You might have been a native Oregonian, born and raised on local sports and activities. Perhaps a collegiate athlete at a state institution or a professional who came from elsewhere? How about an Olympian who trained in Oregon and became part of their community? An Oregon team, amateur or professional that excelled on a national level? A beloved sportswriter, commentator or contributor to a sporting community?

Sport is play. It starts early. After all, play is the work children do. From our earliest days we strive to crawl, to walk, then to run. We rejoice when we run with one another. Then share a catch, a kick, a race. We are all athletes, sometimes before we even know it.