On Sunday, as the California Sports Hall of Fame hosts its annual induction ceremony at the Ontario Convention Center, it will also unveil a long-awaited announcement.
The “CSHOF,” as it’s known, has finally found its forever home.
Plans will be announced to build a permanent space to honor both the newest class and more than 100 legends already enshrined. The Hall will sit inside the upcoming Ontario Sports Empire, a nearly 200-acre sports complex currently under construction.
The sprawling development will feature multi-purpose fields for youth sports and a fully operational minor league stadium, the future home of the Dodgers’ Single-A affiliate.
The stadium is expected to be finished by April, with the rest of the complex finished by October. Organizers expect the site to draw sizable foot traffic, according to Greater Ontario California (GOCL) CEO Michael Krouse.
“We anticipate about 1.2 million people will go through that footprint each year,” said Krouse, who is overseeing the fundraising for the Hall. “Excluding what comes through for the baseball team. That’s another quarter of a million people. You’re looking at a significant number of visitors through that location.”
The Hall of Fame was founded in 2006 by former NFL running back Christian Okoye, who had spent years calling the biggest names in sports — from Magic Johnson to Bill Walsh — to help launch the vision.
In his eyes, it always had to be about more than honoring the past. Through a partnership with the California Interscholastic Federation, the Hall awards scholarships to two high school athletes each year.
Okoye knows the true value of a helping hand. A mentor brought him to California from Nigeria, where he later starred as both a football player and track-and-field star at Azusa Pacific in the San Gabriel Valley.
“I never thought I’d be here,” Okoye said. “It’s because somebody helped me, so passing it on, that’s what life’s about.”
Five new members will be inducted Sunday night, soon to be immortalized at the Hall’s new home:
Jesse Sapolu
Seiuli Manase “Jesse” Sapolu is a former NFL offensive lineman, a four-time Super Bowl champion, a two-time Pro Bowler, and one of just six players in 49ers history to earn four rings. After returning to play from open-heart surgery, he won the team’s Ed Brock Courage Award.
Janet Evans
Janet Evans commandeered the record books as one of the greatest distance swimmers in history. At just 15, the Southern California native shattered world records in the 400 meters, 800, and 1500 freestyle with a famously unorthodox windmill stroke. She would win five Olympic medals, including four golds, in her career.
Ron Brown
Ron Brown was an Olympic gold medalist, world-record sprinter, and Pro Bowl kick returner for the Rams. The Baldwin Park native won gold in the 4×100 at the 1984 Olympics before starring with the Rams. Today, he mentors youth and leads community programs across Southern California.
Paul Caligiuri
Paul Caligiuri was an American soccer pioneer. The two-time All-American and one-time national champion from UCLA made 110 appearances for the United States Men’s National Team and had a starring role in the 1990 and 1994 World Cups for the U.S. His “goal heard around the world,” against Trinidad and Tobago, sent the USMNT to the 1990 World Cup, qualifying for the first time in 40 years.
Shane “Sugar” Mosley
Shane “Sugar” Mosley is a seven-time world champion boxer across three weight classes. The Lynwood native burst onto the scene with a 38-0 record, 35 wins by knockout, and the highest KO rate in lightweight history. He made the US Olympic boxing team at just 16 years old.
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