Brian Sabean, nearly 30 years after his arrival here, entered 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 this hall of fame’s first San Jose Earthquakes player. He is also the lone member of this year’s class who is a Bay Area native (Danville) and continues to reside here.
John Taylor may be known best for his Super Bowl-winning, last-minute touchdown catch for the 1988 49ers; he won the Super Bowl three times and made the Pro Bowl twice.
On the morning of her BASHOF induction, Jenny Thompson returned to Stanford for a 5:30 a.m. swim. “It was really reminiscent of working your butt off, then seeing the sun rise and the beauty in that,” said Thompson, who won 19 individual and relay titles during her Stanford career from 1991-95, then went on to win 12 Olympic medals, eight gold.
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., on Monday, May 6, 2024. (Nhat V. Meyer/Bay Area News Group) John Taylor, center, speaks during 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., on Monday, May 6, 2024. (Nhat V. Meyer/Bay Area News Group) Bay Area Sports Hall of Fame inductee John Taylor poses for a photograph next to his plaque with his wife, Elaine, during the ceremony at the Hyatt Regency in San Francisco, Calif., on Monday, May 6, 2024. (Nhat V. Meyer/Bay Area News Group) Chris Wondolowski poses for a photograph with his plaque during the Bay Area Sports Hall of Fame induction ceremony at the Hyatt Regency in San Francisco, Calif., on 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., on Monday, May 6, 2024. (Nhat V. Meyer/Bay Area News Group) Bay Area Sports Hall of Fame inductees, from left to right, 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 at the Bay Area Sports Hall of Fame ceremony at the Hyatt Regency in San Francisco, Calif., on 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., on Monday, May 6, 2024. (Nhat V. Meyer/Bay Area News Group) Bay Area Sports Hall of Fame inductee Patrick Marleau gets a kiss from 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) Bay Area Sports Hall of Fame inductee Patrick Marleau reads his plaque at the Hyatt Regency in San Francisco, Calif., on Monday, May 6, 2024. (Nhat V. Meyer/Bay Area News Group) Brian Sabean before the start of the Bay Area Sports Hall of Fame Enshrinement Dinner at the Hyatt Regency in San Francisco, Calif., on 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 to right, Jennifer Montana, her husband Joe Montana, and John Taylor pose for a photograph at the Bay Area Sports Hall of Fame ceremony at the Hyatt Regency in San Francisco, Calif., on Monday, May 6, 2024. Taylor had just been 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 photograph 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, San Francisco Giants president of baseball operations, before the start of the Bay Area Sports Hall of Fame Enshrinement Dinner at the Hyatt Regency in San Francisco, Calif., on 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., on 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., on Monday, May 6, 2024. (Nhat V. Meyer/Bay Area News Group)
