The Memorial Court of Honor, located within the iconic Peristyle arches, is comprised of 64 commemorative plaques chronicling outstanding persons or events, athletic or otherwise, that have had a definite impact upon the history, glory and growth of the Coliseum.
List of Honorees
Community Development Association | Founders | 1932 | View Photo |
William May Garland | Contributor | 1949 | View Photo |
Knute Rockne | Coach | 1955 | View Photo |
Charles W. Paddock | Athlete | 1955 | View Photo |
Judge William M. Bowen | Contributor | 1955 | View Photo |
Howard Harding Jones | Coach | 1955 | View Photo |
Glenn Scobey “Pop” Warner | Coach | 1956 | View Photo |
Andrew Latham “Andy” Smith | Coach | 1956 | View Photo |
Paul Hoy Helms | Contributor | 1958 | View Photo |
Pierre de Coubertin | Contributor | 1958 | View Photo |
Henry Russell “Red” Sanders | Coach | 1959 | View Photo |
Newell “Jeff” Cravath | Coach | 1960 | View Photo |
Dodgers World Series | Event | 1961 | View Photo |
Mercy Bowl | Event | 1961 | View Photo |
Mildred “Babe” Didrickson | Athlete | 1961 | View Photo |
Dean Bartlette Cromwell | Coach | 1963 | View Photo |
Jesse P. Mortensen | Athlete | 1963 | View Photo |
John F. Kennedy | Contributor / Event | 1964 | View Photo |
Count Baillet-Latour | Contributor | 1964 | View Photo |
Billy Graham Crusade | Event | 1965 | View Photo |
Amos Alonzo Stagg | Coach | 1965 | View Photo |
James Francis Cardinal McIntyre | Contributor / Event | 1966 | View Photo |
50th Anniversary of Armistice | Event | 1969 | View Photo |
Coliseum Commission (1933-44) | Contributor | 1970 | View Photo |
Coliseum Commission (1945-1970) | Contributor | 1970 | View Photo |
William Henry "Bill" Spaulding | Coach | 1971 | View Photo |
Elmer “Gus” Henderson | Coach | 1971 | View Photo |
John Jewett Garland | Contributor | 1972 | View Photo |
Daniel Farrell Reeves | Contributor | 1972 | View Photo |
Kenneth Stanley Washington | Athlete | 1972 | View Photo |
Francis “Frank” Leahy | Coach | 1974 | View Photo |
Brice Union Taylor | Athlete | 1975 | View Photo |
Coliseum Commission – 1984 Olympics | Contributor | 1984 | View Photo |
James Cleveland “Jesse” Owens | Athlete | 1984 | View Photo |
J.D. Morgan | Contributor | 1984 | View Photo |
Israeli Olympic Athletes | Athletes | 1984 | View Photo |
Pope John Paul II | Event | 1987 | View Photo |
William Henry "Bill" Nicholas | Contributor | 1990 | View Photo |
W.R. “Bill” Schroeder | Contributor | 1990 | View Photo |
Kenneth F. Hahn | Contributor | 1993 | View Photo |
Pete Rozelle | Contributor | 1998 | View Photo |
Coliseum Commission (1971-1998) (75th Anniversary of Coliseum) | Contributor / Event | 1998 | View Photo |
Earthquake Restoration | Event | 1999 | View Photo |
Jim Murray | Journalist | 1999 | View Photo |
John Ferraro | Athlete / Contributor | 2000 | View Photo |
John McKay | Coach | 2001 | View Photo |
Coliseum Track and Field Records | Event | 2002 | View Photo |
John C. Argue | Contributor | 2004 | View Photo |
Jackie Robinson | Athlete | 2005 | View Photo |
Elroy “Crazy Legs” Hirsch | Athlete | 2005 | View Photo |
USC All-Americans (1880-2005) | Athletes | 2007 | View Photo |
Rams 70th Reunion | Event | 2007 | View Photo |
Vin Scully | Sportscaster | 2008 | View Photo |
John R. Wooden | Coach | 2008 | View Photo |
Walter F. O’Malley | Contributor | 2008 | View Photo |
Elgin Baylor and Jerry West | Athletes | 2009 | View Photo |
Rafer Johnson | Athlete | 2009 | View Photo |
Coliseum Commission Restoration (1923) | Contributor | 2013 | View Photo |
Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela | Contributor | 2014 | View Photo |
Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band | Musician | 2016 | View Photo |
Anita L. DeFrantz | Athlete | 2017 | View Photo |
Joan Benoit Samuelson | Athlete | 2017 | View Photo |
Thomas "Tom" Bradley | Contributor | 2019 | View Photo |
Rosalind "Roz" Wyman | Contributor | 2021 | View Photo |
Thomas "Tom" LaBonge | Contributor | 2022 | View Photo |
Peter V. Ueberroth | Contributor | 2022 | View Photo |