Throughout the years, Tacoma-Pierce County has been fortunate to receive acclaim and publicity thanks to the national and international caliber of athletes and teams. There has never been one place in which these athletes, as well as the countless number of other recreational, amateur and professional athletes could be recognized for the distinction they have brought or will bring to our community. Under the auspices of the Tacoma Athletic Commission, which was founded in 1943 and dedicated to the promotion of amateur athletics and civic betterment, and a generous contribution by Fred Shanaman, Jr., the museum became a reality when it opened in October 1994.
Support the Museum Today
When you support the museum’s efforts to preserve the rich sports history of Tacoma-Pierce County, your contribution helps maintain the virtual museum archives including:
- Photo and artifact catalog (with over 6,000 archived documents)
- Old-school sports programs (more being added from personal donations)
- The Locker Room Chat interview series (several new interviews to come in 2023)
- Tacoma-Pierce County Sports Hall of Fame (an excellent archive honoring our area’s best athletes)
- Sports Spotlite quarterly newsletter (quality writing about athletes and events that shaped Tacoma history)
- Clay Huntington Broadcast Center (listen and watch historic radio and TV clips)
- Scrapbooks (view decades-old histories via personal scrapbooks donated to the museum)
