List of Madison Square Garden Walk of Fame Inductees

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The Madison Square Garden Walk of Fame (MSG Walk of Fame) was established in 1992 "to recognize athletes, artists, announcers and coaches for their extraordinary achievements and memorable performances at the venue."{{cite web|url=https://www.jambase.com/article/grateful-dead-inducted-into-msg-walk-of-fame/|title=Grateful Dead Inducted Into MSG Walk Of Fame|last=Bernstein|first=Scott|date=May 11, 2015|website=JamBase|access-date=April 16, 2019}} Twenty-five athletes were inducted into the MSG Walk of Fame at its inaugural ceremony in 1992, a black-tie dinner to raise money to fight multiple sclerosis.{{cite news|url=https://archive.seattletimes.com/archive/19920912/1512564/madison-square-garden-gets-walk-of-fame|title=Madison Square Garden Gets Walk Of Fame|date=September 12, 1992|work=The Seattle Times|access-date=April 16, 2019|agency=Associated Press|location=Seattle, Washington, USA|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190417214439/http://community.seattletimes.nwsource.com/archive/?date=19920912&slug=1512564 |archive-date=April 17, 2019 |url-status=live }}

MSG Walk of Fame "Firsts"

Tennis standouts Chris Evert, Billie Jean King and Martina Navratilova were all inducted on the same day in 1993, and were the first female inductees.{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1993/08/21/style/chronicle-281793.html|title=Chronicle: Finally, women in the Madison Square Garden Walk of Fame|date=August 21, 1993|work=The New York Times|access-date=April 18, 2019|page=20|language=en-US|issn=0362-4331}} Other "firsts" in the MSG Walk of Fame include Elton John (1992), first entertainer;{{cite news|last=Carroll |first=Pat |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/30710887/daily_news/|title=No Candle in the Wind |date=October 10, 1992 |work=Daily News |access-date=April 17, 2019 |location=New York, New York, USA|page=8 C |via=Newspapers.com}}{{free access}}{{cite news|url=https://www.pressreader.com/canada/cape-breton-post/20101009/282883727073282/|title=This Day in History: October 9: Also on this date in: 1992|date=October 9, 2010|work=Cape Breton Post|access-date=April 16, 2019|location=Sydney, Nova Scotia, Canada|via=PressReader}} Marv Albert (1996), first sportscaster;{{Cite news|title=Sportswire: Noteworthy |last=Weisenstein |first=Lin |date=September 14, 1996|work=Daily Record |location=Morristown, New Jersey, USA |volume=9 |number=295 |publisher=Tom Geyer |page=B5 |access-date=April 18, 2019|language=en-US|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/30720526/daily_record/ |via=Newspapers.com}}{{free access}} Rolling Stones (1998), first band;.{{cite news |title=Stones Tribute |date=January 19, 1998 |volume=253 |number=19 |work=Boston Globe |location=Boston, Massachusetts, USA|page=C7 |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/30721285/ |access-date=April 17, 2019 |via=Newspapers.com}}{{free access}} and Scott Hamilton (1998), first figure skater.{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/30709801/pottsville_republican/|title=Sports Briefing: Hamilton inducted to MSG Hall of Fame |agency=Associated Press |date=March 16, 1998 |work=Pottsville Republican |access-date=April 17, 2019|publisher=J. H. Zerby Newspapers |location=Pottsville, Pennsylvania, USA|page=13 |via=Newspapers.com}}{{free access}}

List of Inductees

class="wikitable sortable"

! colspan="6" |MSG Walk of Fame Inductees

colspan="2" class="unsortable" | Name

! rowspan="2" scope="col" style="width: 100px;" | Date Inducted
(yyyy-mm-dd)

! rowspan="2" | Category

! rowspan="2" class="unsortable" | Ref

! rowspan="2" class="unsortable" | Comment

colspan="1" class="unsortable" | First

! colspan="1" | Last

rowspan="1" | Kareem

|Abdul-Jabbar

| 1992-09-15

|sport: basketball

|

|

rowspan="1" | Muhammad

|Ali

| 1992-09-15

|sport: boxing

|{{Cite web|url=https://www.stltoday.com/muhammad-ali-gordie-howe-wilt-chamberlain-bob-cousy/image_d1345e7c-95bb-5383-8855-d12ffd413f6e.html/|title=Muhammad Ali, Gordie Howe, Wilt Chamberlain, Bob Cousy|last=Bailey|first=Ed|date=June 10, 2016|website=St. Louis Post-Dispatch|language=en|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181103092914/https://www.stltoday.com/muhammad-ali-gordie-howe-wilt-chamberlain-bob-cousy/image_d1345e7c-95bb-5383-8855-d12ffd413f6e.html|archive-date=November 3, 2018|url-status=live|access-date=April 17, 2019}}

|

rowspan="1" | Larry

|Bird

| 1992-09-15

|sport: basketball

|

|

rowspan="1" | Bill

|Bradley

| 1992-09-15

|sport: basketball

|

|

rowspan="1" | Wilt

|Chamberlain

| 1992-09-15

|sport: basketball

|

|

rowspan="1" | Bob

|Cousy

| 1992-09-15

|sport: basketball

|

|

rowspan="1" | Glenn

|Cunningham

| 1992-09-15

|sport: track

|

|

rowspan="1" | Jack

|Dempsey

| 1992-09-15

|sport: boxing

|

|

rowspan="1" | Wayne

|Gretzky

| 1992-09-15

|sport: hockey

|

|

rowspan="1" | Nat

|Holman

| 1992-09-15

|sport: basketball, coach

|

|

rowspan="1" | Red

|Holzman

| 1992-09-15

|sport: basketball, coach

|

|

rowspan="1" | Gordie

|Howe

| 1992-09-15

|sport: hockey

|

|

rowspan="1" | Michael

|Jordan

| 1992-09-15

|sport: basketball

|

|

rowspan="1" | Joe

|Lapchick

| 1992-09-15

|sport: basketball, coach

|

|

rowspan="1" | Rod

|Laver

| 1992-09-15

|sport: tennis

|

|

rowspan="1" | Joe

|Louis

| 1992-09-15

|sport: boxing

|

|

rowspan="1" | Rocky

|Marciano

| 1992-09-15

|sport: boxing

|

|

rowspan="1" | George

|Mikan

| 1992-09-15

|sport: basketball

|

|

rowspan="1" | Bobby

|Orr

| 1992-09-15

|sport: hockey

|

|

rowspan="1" | Jesse

|Owens

| 1992-09-15

|sport: track

|

|

rowspan="1" | Willis

|Reed

| 1992-09-15

|sport: basketball

|

|

rowspan="1" | Maurice

|Richard

| 1992-09-15

|sport: hockey

|

|

rowspan="1" | Oscar

|Robertson

| 1992-09-15

|sport: basketball

|

|For his college career.

rowspan="1" | Sugar Ray

|Robinson

| 1992-09-15

|sport: boxing

|

|

rowspan="1" | Bill

|Russell

| 1992-09-15

|sport: basketball

|

|

rowspan="1" | Elton

|John

| 1992-10-10

|entertainment: music

|{{cite news|url=https://www.pressreader.com/canada/cape-breton-post/20101009/282883727073282/|title=This Day in History: October 9: Also on this date in: 1992|date=October 9, 2010|work=Cape Breton Post|access-date=April 16, 2019|location=Sydney, Nova Scotia, Canada|via=PressReader}}{{cite book|title=International Who's Who in Popular Music 2002|date=2002|publisher=Europa Publications|isbn=9781857431612|editor=Gregory, Andy|location=London, England|page=260 See entry "JOHN Elton (Sir)"}}

|John was the first entertainer to be inducted, for "his many memorable appearances there".

rowspan="1" | Chris

|Evert

|1993-08-30

|sport: tennis

|{{Cite web|url=https://www.fhsaa.org/departments/special-programs/hall-of-fame/members/chris-evert|title=Chris Evert|website=Florida High School Athletic Association|language=en|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160313152227/https://www.fhsaa.org/departments/special-programs/hall-of-fame/members/chris-evert|archive-date=March 13, 2016|url-status=live|access-date=April 17, 2019}}

|Evert, Martina Navratilova and Billie Jean King were the first women inducted into the MSG Walk of Fame.

rowspan="1" | Billie Jean

|King

|1993-08-30

|sport: tennis

|

|King, Martina Navratilova and Chris Evert were the first three women to be inducted into the MSG Walk of Fame.

rowspan="1" | Martina

|Navratilova

|1993-08-30

|sport: tennis

|

|Navratilova, Chris Evert and Billie Jean King were the first three women to be inducted into the MSG Walk of Fame.

rowspan="1" | Billy

|Joel

| 1993-10-8

|entertainment: music

|{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/30710234/daily_news/|title=Sound Bites: Billy Club |date=October 8, 1993 |work=Daily News |access-date=April 17, 2019 |location=New York, New York, USA|page=19 |via=Newspapers.com}}{{free access}}

|2nd entertainer and 30th person to be inducted.

rowspan="1" | Marv

|Albert

|1996-10-29

|sportscaster

|

|First sportscaster inducted.

rowspan="1" | Lou

|Carnesecca

|1996-10-29

|sport: basketball, coach

|

|

rowspan="1" | Oscar

|De La Hoya

|1996-10-29

|sport: boxing

|

|

rowspan="1" | Patrick

|Ewing

|1996-10-29

|sport: basketball

|{{Cite news|title=Briefly: Sports: 12 athletes to be honored |date=October 15, 1996|work=The Courier-News |location=Bridgewater, New Jersey, USA |volume=112 |number=131 |publisher=Henry M. Freeman |page=C-1 |access-date=April 18, 2019|language=en-US|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/30719958/the_couriernews/|via=Newspapers.com}}{{free access}}

|

rowspan="1" | Joe

|Frazier

|1996-10-29

|sport: boxing

|{{Cite news|agency=Associated Press|title=Frazier apologizes to Muhammad Ali|date=October 30, 1996|work=Courier-Post|location=Camden, New Jersey, USA |volume=121 |number=276 |publisher=Gannett Group |page=5D |access-date=April 18, 2019|language=en-US|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/30719670/courierpost/|via=Newspapers.com}}{{free access}}

|

rowspan="1" | Walt

|Frazier

|1996-10-29

|sport: basketball

|

|

rowspan="1" | Rod

|Gilbert

|1996-10-29

|sport: hockey

|

|

rowspan="1" | Steffi

|Graf

|1996-10-29

|sport: tennis

|{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1996/11/09/sports/graf-is-tickled-by-honor.html|title=Graf Is Tickled by Honor|date=November 9, 1996|work=The New York Times|access-date=April 18, 2019|language=en-US|issn=0362-4331}}

|

rowspan="1" | Jackie

|Joyner-Kersee

|1996-10-29

|sport: track

|

|

rowspan="1" | Carl

|Lewis

|1996-10-29

|sport: track

|

|

rowspan="1" | John

|McEnroe

|1996-10-29

|sport: tennis

|

|

rowspan="1" | Mark

|Messier

|1996-10-29

|sport: hockey

|

|

rowspan="1" | Dave

|DeBusschere

|1997-10-21

|sport: basketball

|{{Cite news|title=DeBusschere, Espo gain Garden 'Walk" |agency=Bloomberg |date=September 26, 1997|work=Press & Sun-Bulletin |location=Binghamton, New York, USA |volume=12 |number=361 |publisher=Bernard M. Griffin |page=1D |access-date=April 18, 2019|language=en-US|url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/259954979/ |via=Newspapers.com}}{{free access}}

|

rowspan="1" | Phil

|Esposito

|1997-10-21

|sport: hockey

|

|

rowspan="1" |

|Rolling Stones

| 1998-01-17

|entertainment: music

|{{cite news|url=https://www.americanradiohistory.com/Archive-Billboard/90s/1998/BB-1998-02-14.pdf#page=12/|title=Artists & Music: Walk This Way|date=February 14, 1998|work=Billboard|access-date=April 16, 2019|publisher=Howard Lander|location=USA|page=12|via=AmericanRadioHistory}}

|First band to be inducted.{{cite news |title=Stones Tribute |date=January 19, 1998 |volume=253 |number=19 |work=Boston Globe |location=Boston, Massachusetts, USA|page=C7 |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/30721285/ |access-date=April 17, 2019 |via=Newspapers.com}}{{free access}}

rowspan="1" | Scott

|Hamilton

| 1998-03-14

|sport: figure skating

|{{Cite web|url=http://www.scenesarasota.com/magazine/events/scott-hamilton-olympic-world-class-skater-and-cancer-survivor-to-speak-at-tidewell-hospice-signature-luncheon/|title=Scott Hamilton, Olympic World-Class Skater and Cancer Survivor, to speak at Tidewell Hospice Signature Luncheon|date=February 8, 2019|website=Sarasota Scene Magazine|language=en-US|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190417130422/http://www.scenesarasota.com/magazine/events/scott-hamilton-olympic-world-class-skater-and-cancer-survivor-to-speak-at-tidewell-hospice-signature-luncheon/|archive-date=April 17, 2019|url-status=live|access-date=April 17, 2019}}

|First figure skater to be inducted.

rowspan="1" | Carol

|Blazejowski

|2003-09-18

|sport: basketball

|{{Cite web|url=https://www.oursportscentral.com/services/releases/new-york-liberty-names-carol-blazejowski-as-president-and-general-manager/n-3592655|title=New York Liberty Names Carol Blazejowski As President And General Manager|date=February 14, 2008|website=OurSports Central|language=en|access-date=April 18, 2019}}

|Inducted for scoring 52 points in a single game in 1977, before the era of 3-point baskets.{{cite news |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/30713577/ |title=Sports: A blazing finish |date=March 7, 1977 |work=The Central New Jersey Home News |location=New Brunswick, New Jersey, USA |page=10 |via=Newspapers.com}}{{free access}}

rowspan="1" | Harry

|Howell

| 2003-09-18

|sport: hockey

|

|

rowspan="1" | Dick

|McGuire

| 2003-09-18

|sport: basketball

|

|

rowspan="1" | Vince

|McMahon

| 2003-09-18

|sport: wrestling

|

|

rowspan="1" | Bob

|Wolff

|2003-09-18

|sportscaster

|{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/30711456/|title=The Bottom Line: Sports Briefs: Et Cetera |date=September 17, 2003 |work=The Record |access-date=April 17, 2019 |location=Hackensack, New Jersey, USA|page=S-2 |via=Newspapers.com}}{{free access}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.wralsportsfan.com/life-ends-for-legend-with-broadcasting-s-longest-career-bob-wolff-dies-at-96/16823219/|title=Life ends for legend with broadcasting's longest career: Bob Wolff dies at 96 :|date=July 16, 2017|website=WRALSportsFan.com|language=en|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190417131458/https://www.wralsportsfan.com/life-ends-for-legend-with-broadcasting-s-longest-career-bob-wolff-dies-at-96/16823219/|archive-date=April 17, 2019|url-status=live|access-date=April 17, 2019}}

|

rowspan="1" | George

|Harrison

| 2006-08-01

|entertainment: music

|{{Cite web|url=https://www.unicef.org/doublepublish/bangladesh_35176.html|title=George Harrison honoured on 35th anniversary of ‘Concert for Bangladesh’|last=Carter|first=Rachel Bonham|date=August 1, 2006|website=UNICEF|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190417213128/https://www.unicef.org/doublepublish/bangladesh_35176.html|archive-date=April 17, 2019|url-status=live|access-date=April 17, 2019}}

|For the 35th anniversary of his ‘Concert for Bangladesh’, which raised over $15 million for UNICEF.

rowspan="1" | Teresa

|Weatherspoon

| 2006-08-05

|sport: basketball

|{{Cite news|last=Cherwoo |first=Vin A. |agency=Associated Press |title=Liberty remain in good groove |date=August 6, 2006 |work=The Record |location=Hackensack, New Jersey, USA |volume=112 |number=83 |publisher=North Jersey Media Group |page=S-6 |access-date=April 18, 2019|language=en-US|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/30722281/|via=Newspapers.com}}{{free access}}{{Cite web|url=https://liberty.wnba.com/news/weatherspoon-on-the-msg-walk-of-fame/|title=Weatherspoon on the (MSG) Walk of Fame|date=May 11, 2015|website=WNBA: New York Liberty|publisher=NBA Media Ventures {{!}} Turner Sports Interactive|language=en|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150916030106/https://liberty.wnba.com/news/weatherspoon-on-the-msg-walk-of-fame/|archive-date=September 16, 2015|url-status=live|access-date=April 17, 2019}}

|

rowspan="1" | Harry

|Gallatin

| 2015-05-11

|sport: basketball

|{{Cite web|url=http://ktvo.com/sports/content/truman-legend-harry-gallatin-passes-away|title=Truman Legend Harry Gallatin Passes Away|last=KTVO Sports staff|date=October 7, 2015|website=KTVO|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151009193428/https://ktvo.com/sports/content/truman-legend-harry-gallatin-passes-away|archive-date=October 9, 2015|url-status=live|access-date=April 17, 2019}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.siue.edu/news/2015/10/HarryGallatin19272015.shtml|title=Harry Gallatin, 1927-2015|website=Southern Illinois University Edwardsville|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160324081009/https://www.siue.edu/news/2015/10/HarryGallatin19272015.shtml|archive-date=March 24, 2016|access-date=April 17, 2019}}

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rowspan="1" | Eddie

|Giacomin

| 2015-05-11

|sport: hockey

|

|

rowspan="1" |

|Grateful Dead

| 2015-05-11

|entertainment: music

|{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/30667628/the_couriernews/|title=Long, strange trip to NYC|last=Biese|first=Alex|date=May 15, 2015|work=The Courier-News|access-date=April 16, 2019|location=Bridgewater, New Jersey, USA|page=2, Kicks section|via=Newspapers.com}}{{free access}}

|The Grateful Dead were to have been inducted in the 1990s, but the induction was postponed due to the death of the band's lead guitarist and singer, Jerry Garcia.{{Cite web|url=https://nypost.com/2006/10/30/deads-52-shows-a-high-mark-for-garden/|title=Dead’s 52 Shows a High Mark for Garden|last=Aquilante|first=Dan|date=October 30, 2006|website=New York Post|language=en|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150512051101/https://nypost.com/2006/10/30/deads-52-shows-a-high-mark-for-garden/|archive-date=May 12, 2015|url-status=live|access-date=April 20, 2019}}

rowspan="1" | George

|Kalinsky

| 2015-05-11

|MSG: official photographer

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