Vote In Our L.a. Sports Hall Of Fame (other Sports Edition)

The Sports Report Hall of Fame, different sports edition

Those of you who publication nan Dodgers Dugout newsletter cognize that for nan past fewer years, we person done a Dodgers Dugout Hall of Fame, asking readers to ballot for erstwhile Dodgers whom they judge should beryllium successful this much fan-oriented Hall of Fame. Clayton Kershaw was nan astir caller inductee.

Which sewage maine reasoning (always a vulnerable thing), what if we had a Sports Report Hall of Fame, arsenic selected by nan readers, of group who made a immense effect connected nan section sports scene?

This week, nan class is nan different sports, chiefly MLS and WNBA. Is it a cleanable category? No, and location will astir apt beryllium a abstracted class for shot adjacent year, pinch nan Sparks moving complete to a pro hoops category. You tin ballot for up to 5 people. You don’t person to ballot for five, you tin ballot for immoderate number up to and including five. Your ballot should dangle connected what nan personification did connected and disconnected nan section only arsenic a personnel of their section team. The remainder of their profession doesn’t count.

If there’s a sanction not connected present that you deliberation should be, please nonstop maine an email truthful that personification tin beryllium included successful adjacent year’s ballot.

Any records mentioned are astatine nan clip that personification retired.

Whoever is named connected astatine slightest 75% of nan ballots will beryllium elected. The 3 group receiving nan fewest votes will beryllium dropped from early ballots for astatine slightest nan adjacent 2 years. A personification must beryllium retired arsenic a subordinate to look connected nan ballot.

How do you vote? For this week’s ballot, click here. Results will beryllium announced each Tuesday.

So, without further ado, present is nan ballot for nan different sports/colleges category.

David Beckham—Six-year tenure pinch nan Galaxy (2007–2012) revolutionized American soccer. Arriving arsenic nan league’s first Designated Player, Beckham’s tenure yet yielded 2 consecutive MLS Cup titles successful 2011 and 2012 earlier he departed for Paris Saint-Germain.

George Best—Best joined soccer’s L.A. Aztecs successful 1976 aft a stellar profession pinch Manchester United. He scored 15 goals successful 24 appearances successful his first season, but declined aft that.

Mauricio Cienfuegos—Playmaker for nan Galaxy from 1996 to 2003, making 206 regular-season appearances, scoring 35 goals and 80 assists. Helped nan nine triumph nan 2002 MLS Cup, nan 2001 U.S. Open Cup, and nan 2000 CONCACAF Champions Cup.

Johann Cruyff—Joined nan Aztecs for conscionable 1 play successful 1979, but scored 13 goals successful 25 games and won nan astir valuable subordinate award.

Landon Donovan—Had a highly dressed up profession pinch nan Galaxy, making 247 appearances, scoring 112 goals and starring nan squad to 4 MLS Cups.

Zlatan Ibrahimovic—played for nan Galaxy and successful conscionable 58 appearances, he dominated nan league, scoring 53 goals and 15 assists. His was named MLS newcomer of nan twelvemonth and had a record-breaking 31-goal season.

Cobi Jones—Spent his full 12-season Major League Soccer profession pinch nan Galaxy. Midfielder made 306 regular-season appearances, scored 70 goals, and provided 91 assists, helping nan nine unafraid 2 MLS Cups and 2 U.S. Open Cups.

Robbie Keane—Scored 104 goals successful 165 matches pinch nan Galaxy and was a cardinal personnel down nan early 2010s dynasty, earning nan 2014 MLS MVP award.

Lisa Leslie—The champion subordinate successful Sparks history. A three-time WNBA MVP, two-time Finals MVP, and eight-time First Team All-WNBA selection. She led nan squad to championships successful 2001 and 2002.

Mwadi Mabika—Fifth successful points scored successful Sparks history and a cardinal personnel of nan 2001 and 2002 titles teams.

DeLisha Milton-Jones—A guardant who played a awesome domiciled connected nan Sparks’ 2001 and 2002 title teams. Known for her clutch play and is 4th all-time successful points scored successful squad history.

Candace Parker—Drafted first wide by nan Sparks successful 2008, Parker won nan rookie of nan twelvemonth and MVP awards successful her debut season. One of nan champion players successful WNBA history, she was nan Finals MVP during nan Sparks’ 2016 title run.

Laffit Pincay Jr.—Winningest jockey successful Santa Anita history.

Bill Shoemaker—One of nan champion jockeys successful Santa Anita history.

Carlos Vela—LAFC’s first-ever Designated Player. In 2019, he scored a record-breaking 34 goals to lead nan Black & Gold to nan Supporters’ Shield and was named nan MLS MVP. Captained LAFC to its first MLS Cup title successful 2022. Retired arsenic nan team’s all-time leader successful matches played (152), goals (78) and assists (59).

You tin ballot here. You tin ballot for up to 5 people.

Voting is still unfastened successful these categories:

To ballot successful nan different colleges ballot, click here.

To ballot successful nan USC ballot, click here.

To ballot successful nan NHL ballot, click here.

The inductees truthful far:

MLB
Don Drysdale
Clayton Kershaw
Sandy Koufax
Vin Scully
Fernando Valenzuela

NBA
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
Elgin Baylor
Kobe Bryant
Chick Hearn
Magic Johnson
Jerry West

NFL
Eric Dickerson
Deacon Jones
Merlin Olsen

UCLA
Lew Alcindor
Arthur Ashe
Ann Meyers
Jackie Robinson
Bill Walton
John Wooden

Until adjacent time...

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