ARIZONA CARDINALS

Randy Johnson, Adrian Wilson among 2016 Arizona Sports HOF inductees

Aug 4, 2016, 12:45 PM

Adrian Wilson and Randy Johnson will enter the Arizona Sports Hall of Fame. (AP)...

Adrian Wilson and Randy Johnson will enter the Arizona Sports Hall of Fame. (AP)

(AP)

Former Diamondbacks pitcher Randy Johnson and Cardinals safety Adrian Wilson are among those who will enter the Arizona Sports Hall of Fame in the 2016 class, the Arizona Sports and Entertainment Commission announced Thursday.

The fan-favorites will be joined by former Suns coach and Ring of Honor member John MacLeod, race car driver and driving school founder Bob Bondurant, high school basketball coaching legend Royce Youree and Grand Canyon State Games executive director Erik Widmark.

Johnson, who won the 2001 World Series with the D-backs, was a five-time Cy Young Award winner who entered the baseball Hall of Fame in July 2015.

For the Cardinals, Wilson made five Pro Bowls and was an All-Pro four times. He is one of the only six players to record more than 25 sacks and 25 interceptions. Wilson entered the Cardinals’ Ring of Honor last year.

MacLeod won 579 games with the Suns and 707 in his NBA coaching career. He led Phoenix to 11 playoff appearances from 1973-1987 and entered the team’s Ring of Honor in 2012.

Before becoming a high school coaching legend, Youree played basketball at ASU and helped the Sun Devils to their first NCAA Tournament appearance before winning five state titles at East High School. He later coached at Mesa Community College. He entered the ASU Hall of Fame in 1995.

Widmark played two years in the NFL before running the Grand Canyon State Games, an Olympics-like event, from 1995-2013.

After a career on the track himself, Bondurant brought his racing school to Arizona in 1990. It has graduated 300,000 drivers since 1968.

The 2016 class will join the 2015 Hall of Fame class that included former Suns forward Charles Barkley, Suns coach Cotton Fitzsimmons, reporter Joe Gilmartin, Luis Gonzalez, ASU golfer Danielle Ammaccapane.

The class will be formally inducted at the Tempe Center for the Arts at 5:30 p.m., Thursday, Oct. 27. Tickets are available here.

Presented By
Western Governors University

Comments

Comment guidelines: No name-calling, personal attacks, profanity, or insults. Please keep the conversation civil and help us moderate comments by reporting abuse.
comments powered by Disqus

Arizona Cardinals

Arizona Cardinals GM Monti Ossenfort talks to reporters...

Tyler Drake

Monti Ossenfort keeping trade options open as Cardinals’ draft board nears completion

The Arizona Cardinals have about 95% of their draft board completed about a week out from the NFL Draft and continue to look at all avenues.

15 hours ago

Monti Ossenfort looks on during the 2023 NFL Draft Combine...

Tyler Drake

Daniel Jeremiah: NFL Draft is Cardinals’ moment to set up franchise for years to come

The 2024 NFL Draft marks a big set-your-franchise-up situation for the Arizona Cardinals, says NFL Network's Daniel Jeremiah.

20 hours ago

Cardinals owner Michael Bidwill speaks at a press conference...

Tyler Drake

Michael Bidwill: Cardinals ‘aligned on getting this thing right’ in 2024

Michael Bidwill believes the Cardinals aren't that far off from really turning things around under Jonathan Gannon and Monti Ossenfort.

2 days ago

Marvin Harrison Jr....

Nick Borgia

Marvin Harrison Jr. remains Cardinals top pick in latest ESPN mock

With the 2024 NFL draft just around the corner, ESPN's latest mock draft details what could be in store for the Cardinals' first six picks.

3 days ago

Rome Odunze...

Kevin Zimmerman

Peter Schrager’s NFL mock draft has a surprising Cardinals trade-down with Giants

Peter Schrager believes the New York Giants could trade with the Arizona Cardinals, who move down to the No. 6 pick to select Rome Odunze.

3 days ago

Trey McBride works out...

Tyler Drake

Tweaked process, same message: Cardinals begin strength and conditioning program

Arizona Cardinals head coach Jonathan Gannon isn't the biggest believer in picking up where you left off, especially on a year-to-year basis.

3 days ago

Randy Johnson, Adrian Wilson among 2016 Arizona Sports HOF inductees