Gang of Good Sports Is All Here : Memories: Return to the days of Connie Mack and Eric Dickerson at the Orange County Sports Hall of Fame.

Walter Johnson and Babe Ruth are here, greeting visitors from a black-and-white photo mural. Johnson, of course, pitched here, for Fullerton High School, nearly 90 years ago. Ruth slept here, or at least was registered in a hotel here, passing through on a barnstorming tour during the 1920s.

Carroll Rosenbloom and Gene Autry are here, in a rare photo, embracing in the Anaheim Stadium parking lot after it was announced the Rams would be sharing office space with the Angels in 1980. In happier times, as caption writers say.

Kevin Costner is here, shaking hands at home plate before a 1992 baseball game at his alma mater, Cal State Fullerton. On the wall next to him is Phil Nevin, another ex-Titan who made Fullerton’s 1992 baseball season a very nearly perfect world.

Eric Dickerson’s old No. 29 is here, the one that accompanied him on his 2,105 steps to the NFL single-season rushing record.

The Heisman Trophy is here, donated by the only Orange Countian to win one, former Mater Dei High and Notre Dame quarterback John Huarte.

The Sullivan Award is here, donated by the 1956 winner, diver Pat McCormick, one of eight Orange Countians honored as the nation’s premier amateur athlete.

Six Olympic gold medals are here, four of them belonging to McCormick, one to swimmer Bruce Furniss and the oldest to Fred Kelly, the 110-meter hurdles champion at the 1912 Summer Games in Stockholm.

Mickey Flynn’s football shoes are here, much heavier today than they were in the Scoring ‘50s, now that they are encased in bronze.

Clare Van Hoorebeke’s prehistoric set of headphones is here. The legendary Anaheim High School football coach was one of the first to experiment with sideline headphones, and this one looks the part--jerry-built from wire, adhesive tape and a mouthpiece that appears to have been lifted from Alexander Graham Bell’s test lab.

Steve DeBerg is here. And there, and there, and there, and there. DeBerg, the old Savanna High quarterback, is pictured five times, in each of the five uniforms he has worn in his travels across the NFL.

Michael Chang’s tennis racket is here, from the personal collection of the 1989 French Open champion. Chang’s victory at Paris was the first by an American male in 35 years, and the first ever for the city of Placentia.

Bruce Penhall’s speedway motorcycle is here, finally parked after years of faithful fast transport, from south Orange County to the world’s championship.

Vin Scully and Dick Enberg are here, on audio tape. Pick up a headphone and listen to Scully describe the final moments of Sandy Koufax’s perfect game, Enberg set the stage for Rod Carew’s 3,000th base hit and 14 other broadcast calls of memorable sporting moments in Southern California.

A 30-year-old shard of a wooden goal post is here, bearing the painted inscription: “JR. ROSE BOWL 63, OCC 21, NE OKLA 0.”

The names of 240 Orange County Olympians are here, along with the years and events in which they participated in the Games.

Connie Mack’s autograph is here, on a baseball used during the Philadelphia Athletics’ training camp at La Palma Park in 1941.

Eighteen covers of Sports Illustrated are here, each bearing the likeness of an athlete in the process of expanding his or her sphere of influence from Orange County to the rest of the nation.

Jimmy Connors’ sneakers are here, the ones that carried him through the first tennis exhibition played inside Anaheim Arena.

Alex Maese’s saddle is here, the only thing that came between the storied Anaheim jockey and his horse for 30 years.

Carol Spanks’ Orange Lionettes softball jacket is here, bright orange felt with white leather sleeves, with the following fashion statement on the back: “WORLD CHAMPIONS 50-51, 52, 55-56, 62.”

Jimmie Reese’s fungo bat is here, sawed off and wrapped with tape. For years it was the most useful piece of hardware in the Angels’ bat rack.

Busts of Bobby Grich, Jim Fregosi, Don Baylor, Rod Carew and Nolan Ryan are here, standing head and shoulders above the pack as the first five members of the Angels Hall of Fame.

Shirts off the backs of David and Ann Meyers are here. The green Milwaukee Bucks No. 21 is brother Dave’s; the red, white and blue Olympic jersey is sister Ann’s.

Nancy Lopez is here, arms raised after victory at the Mesa Verde Country Club.

“Irrelevant Week” has a display here, featuring mug shots of the last 16 players to be chosen last in the NFL draft. Appropriately, the exhibit is stashed right next to the water fountain.

Dan Gurney’s racing suit is here. So is Mickey Thompson’s. Gurney and Thompson showed Orange County how fast a car could move once it got off the northbound 55 during rush hour.

Game balls awarded to Jim Everett and Flipper Anderson are here. Everett’s is for setting the Rams’ career completion record. Anderson’s is for catching 336 yards’ worth of passes in a 1989 game against New Orleans, an NFL record. Those were the days.

Fresno State quarterback Trent Dilfer is here, certain to scare USC alums over to the Fred Lynn exhibit. So is T.J. Rubley, clad in the colors of the Tulsa Golden Hurricane. You’ve got to be a football hero to get your picture in the Freedom Bowl wing.

Kevin Magee’s old No. 44 is here, as is Randy Jones’ old No. 10, high-water marks in the histories of UC Irvine basketball and Chapman baseball.

The Mighty Ducks are here, already awarded a wing of their own, complete with ticket, puck and program from their first game, along with an empty glass case. A small plaque reads: “This Case Reserved For Stanley Cup.”

The Orange County Sports Hall of Fame museum is here, annexed to the right-field corner of Anaheim Stadium, not far from where Reggie Jackson used to stand. It is 12 years and $900,000 in the making, it is finally opening to the public, and it is the best reason in years to come on out to the Big A.

Here, every story has a happy ending.