Overview
- The 2026 inductees are Maybelle Blair, Nikki Hiltz, Bill Kennedy, Phaidra Knight, Anthony Nicodemo, Ryan O’Callaghan, Robin Roberts, Rick Welts, Sue Wicks and Dan Woog.
- Billie Jean King and Jason Collins will receive the Glenn Burke Award recognizing transformational courage and authenticity in sports.
- The Hall set the induction for June 25, 2026 in New York City during NYC Pride, with plans to honor the class again in Chicago in 2027.
- Nikki Hiltz holds the American mile record, is a four-time U.S. champion and became the first Olympian identifying as trans and nonbinary to reach an individual final.
- NBA referee Bill Kennedy is currently sidelined with a hamstring injury, and Jason Collins’ recognition comes as he continues treatment disclosed in 2025 for a brain tumor.