The D.C. Sports Hall of Fame has announced its Class of 2026 inductees, including former Washington Mystics star Elena Delle Donne and longtime Washington linebacker London Fletcher.
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Delle Donne helped deliver the Mystics their first WNBA championship in 2019, the same season she won her second league MVP award. Fletcher spent the final seven seasons of his 16-year NFL career in D.C., where the linebacker became a defensive fixture and earned four straight Pro Bowl selections.
Additionally, Maryland’s 2001-02 men’s basketball national championship team is being honored as the Hall of Fame’s Team of Distinction. Led by coach Gary Williams and stars including Juan Dixon, Lonny Baxter and Steve Blake, the Terps went 32-4 and defeated Indiana 64-52 to win the 2002 NCAA championship — the first and only men’s basketball national title in Maryland history.
Other inductees include Tommy Amaker, a Fairfax native who’s coached college basketball for 20 years; Elana Meyers Taylor, an Olympian who played legendary softball at George Washington University; and Al Thomas, a Maryland high school football coach who died in 2016 after a career featuring four undefeated seasons.
The D.C. Sports Hall of Fame induction ceremony will be held Aug. 30 at Nationals Park.
Original reporting: Alexandria, VA News – WTOP News — read the source article.
