Brian Sabean, nearly 30 years after arriving here, was inducted into the Bay Area Sports Hall of Fame alongside Patrick Marleau, John Taylor, Jenny Thompson and Chris Wondolowski.
Six months after Patrick Marleau entered the San Jose Sports Hall of Fame – alongside Wondolowski – he joined Owen Nolan (2014) as the only shark in the Bay Area Sports Hall of Fame . He was drafted No. 2 overall in 1997, and his No. 12 jersey was retired last year by the Sharks, for whom he played three stints.
Chris Wondolowski, 41, is the first San Jose Earthquakes player to be inducted into the Hall of Fame. He is also the only member of this year’s class to hail from the Bay Area (Danville) and continue to reside here.
John Taylor is perhaps best known for his last-minute Super Bowl-winning touchdown run for the 1988 49ers; he won the Super Bowl three times and made the Pro Bowl twice.
The morning of her BASHOF induction, Jenny Thompson returned to Stanford for a 5:30 a.m. swim. “It really reminded me of working hard and then seeing the sun come up and the beauty of it all,” said Thompson, who won 19 individual and relay titles during his career at Stanford from 1991 to 1995 and then won 12 Olympic medals. , eight gold.
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Bay Area Sports Hall of Fame inductee Chris Wondolowski, left, shakes hands with Patrick Marleau during a panel at the Hyatt Regency in San Francisco, Calif., Monday, May 6, 2024. (Nhat V. Meyer/Bay Area News Group) John Taylor, center, speaks on a panel next to Jenny Thompson and Patrick Marleau during the Bay Area Sports Hall of Fame ceremony at the Hyatt Regency in San Francisco, Calif., Monday, May 6, 2024. ( Nhat V. Meyer/Bay Area News Group) Bay Area Sports Hall of Fame inductee John Taylor poses for a photo next to his plaque with his wife, Elaine, during the ceremony at the Hyatt Regency in San Francisco, Calif., Monday, May 6, 2024. (Nhat V . Meyer /Bay Area News Group) Chris Wondolowski poses for a photo with his plaque during the Bay Area Sports Hall of Fame induction ceremony at the Hyatt Regency in San Francisco, Calif., Monday, May 6, 2024. (Nhat V. Meyer/Bay Area News Group) Bay Area Sports Hall of Fame inductee John Taylor, left, shakes hands with Chris Wondolowski at the Hyatt Regency in San Francisco, Calif., Monday, May 6, 2024. (Nhat V. Meyer/Bay Area News Group) Bay Area Sports Hall of Fame inductees, from left, Brian Sabean, John Taylor, Patrick Marleau, Jenny Thompson and Chris Wondolowski pose next to their plaques at the Hyatt Regency in San Francisco, Calif., on Monday, May 6. 2024. (Nhat V. Meyer/Bay Area News Group) Jenny Thompson speaks next to Chris Wondolowski during a panel during the Bay Area Sports Hall of Fame ceremony at the Hyatt Regency in San Francisco, Calif., Monday, May 6, 2024. (Nhat V. Meyer/Bay Area News Group) Bay Area Sports Hall of Fame inductee John Taylor, left, shakes hands with Patrick Marleau at the Hyatt Regency in San Francisco, Calif., Monday, May 6, 2024. (Nhat V. Meyer/Bay Area News Group) Bay Area Sports Hall of Fame inductee Patrick Marleau receives a kiss from his wife, Christina, after introducing him during the ceremony at the Hyatt Regency in San Francisco, Calif., Monday, May 6, 2024. (Nhat V. Meyer/Bay Area News Group) Bay Area Sports Hall of Fame inductee Patrick Marleau reads his plaque at the Hyatt Regency in San Francisco, Calif., Monday, May 6, 2024. (Nhat V. Meyer/Bay Area News Group) Brian Sabean before the start of the Bay Area Sports Hall of Fame Induction Dinner at the Hyatt Regency in San Francisco, Calif., Monday, May 6, 2024. (Nhat V. Meyer/Bay Area News Group) Bay Area Sports Hall of Fame inductee Brian Sabean, center, poses next to his plaque with supporters, including his four sons, Chris Berman and Ned Coletti, at the Hyatt Regency in San Francisco, Calif., on Monday, May 6 2024. (Nhat V. Meyer/Bay Area News Group) From left, Jennifer Montana, her husband Joe Montana and John Taylor pose for a photo during the Bay Area Sports Hall of Fame ceremony at the Hyatt Regency in San Francisco, Calif., Monday, May 6, 2024. Taylor had just being inducted into the Bay Area Sports Hall of Fame. (Nhat V. Meyer/Bay Area News Group) Bay Area Sports Hall of Fame inductee Patrick Marleau poses for a photo next to his plaque with his wife, Christina, after she introduced him during the ceremony at the Hyatt Regency in San Francisco, Calif., on Monday, May 6, 2024. (Nhat V. Meyer/Bay Area News Group) Brian Sabean, right, chats with Farhan Zaidi, president of baseball operations for the San Francisco Giants, before the start of the Bay Area Sports Hall of Fame enshrinement dinner at the Hyatt Regency in San Francisco, Calif., Monday, May 6 2024. (Nhat V. Meyer/Bay Area News Group) Chris Berman introduces Bay Area Sports Hall of Fame inductee Brian Sabean during the ceremony at the Hyatt Regency in San Francisco, Calif., Monday, May 6, 2024. (Nhat V. Meyer/Bay Area News Group) Host Brian Murphy speaks during the Bay Area Sports Hall of Fame ceremony at the Hyatt Regency in San Francisco, Calif., Monday, May 6, 2024. (Nhat V. Meyer/Bay Area News Group)