ANAHEIM : Sports Heroes Have Their Place at Big A

So the Rams aren’t synonymous with Super Bowls, the Angels haven’t won an American League pennant and the Mighty Ducks are just getting their webbed feet wet.

But that doesn’t mean Orange County hasn’t been the home to its share of great professional and amateur athletes and some great amateur teams.

They are enshrined in the Orange County Sports Hall of Fame Museum at Anaheim Stadium.

Eighty-seven athletes and sports luminaries have been inducted into the hall, which is open from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily and until 90 minutes after stadium events.

The cost is $3 for adults and $1 for children.

In the museum’s Angels section are Nolan Ryan’s glove, a portrait of Rod Carew slapping a single to left, a photo of Jim Fregosi in his managerial days perched atop the dugout steps, and longtime coach Jimmie Reese’s fungo bat.

In the Mighty Ducks section, there are photos of coach Ron Wilson pacing behind the bench with a rolled up program in hand, and winger Terry Yake streaking down the ice.

Next to a jersey hung in a glass cabinet is a small card reading, “This space reserved for the Stanley Cup.”

Under football, there are photos of Rams Jackie Slater, Vince Ferragamo and Jack Youngblood.

There is even a small section devoted to the Southern California Sun of the 1970s World Football League, which featured running back Anthony Davis.

There are sections on swimming, college and high school sports, golf and even triathlons, to name a few.

The hall also pays tribute to the county’s amateur athletes, including five who have won the Sullivan Award, which goes annually to the nation’s finest amateur.

They are swimmer Janet Evans, divers Greg Louganis, Sammy Lee and Pat McCormick and runner Mary Decker.

Then there is the audio exhibit--tapes of the radio calls of some great Southern California sports moments.

Its highlights include the last outs of no-hitters by Ryan and the Dodgers’ Sandy Koufax, the Lakers’ Magic Johnson setting the career assist record, the Rams qualifying for the 1980 Super Bowl and Kings star Wayne Gretzky setting the National Hockey League career scoring mark.