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Vote now for the
ESPN New York
Hall of Fame!

It's time to pick our inaugural class -- and it's up to you to make the final Hall call for New York.

Select five candidates from the ballot compiled by our expert panel. Submit your vote here.

Note: If they're still active, they're not eligible.

• Voting opened on Aug. 8, 2011.

• Class of 2011 will be announced Aug. 19.

• Glaring omission from the list of finalists? Talk about it!

• Video: Panelists debate on Hall candidates

• Photo gallery: Hall of Fame candidates

• Ian O'Connor: Where is Patrick Ewing?

• Andrew Marchand: Who will join the Babe?

• Johnette Howard: Make room for LT

• Wallace Matthews: Ballot of Willis and Joe Willie

• Rob Parker: Remember the Islanders

• Mechelle Voepel: Rise of women's hoops

Each team's fab five:

• Baseball: Yankees | Mets

• Football: Giants | Jets

• Basketball: Knicks | Nets | St. John's | Liberty

• Hockey: Rangers | Islanders | Devils

Meet The Panel

The ESPN New York panelists step up to defend their picks: Watch

Before you could vote for the inaugural ESPN New York Hall of Fame class,
somebody had to come up with a list of finalists.

That meant pondering all the sports luminaries in the history of New York City
and then trimming the list to ... 20. Twenty. Not an easy task.

Rising to the challenge were five brave veterans of the New York sports scene:

TOP PICKS
- Lou Gehrig
- Willie Mays
- Jackie Robinson
- Babe Ruth
- Lawrence Taylor
Ian O'Connor
Born in the Bronx and raised in New Jersey, Ian O'Connor is a columnist for ESPNNewYork.com as well as a host and contributor for ESPN New York 1050 radio. He has won numerous national awards as a sports columnist and is the author of three books, including, "The Captain: The Journey of Derek Jeter." More »
TOP PICKS
- Joe DiMaggio
- Lou Gehrig
- Mickey Mantle
- Babe Ruth
- Lawrence Taylor
Andrew Marchand
Born in New York City, Andrew Marchand is a senior writer for ESPNNewYork.com. He also regularly contributes to "SportsCenter," "Baseball Tonight," 1050 ESPN New York and ESPN Radio. He joined ESPN in 2007 after nine years at the New York Post. More »
TOP PICKS
- Joe DiMaggio
- Willie Mays
- Jackie Robinson
- Babe Ruth
- Lawrence Taylor
Johnette Howard
Longtime New York resident Johnette Howard is a contributing columnist to ESPNNewYork.com and ESPN.com, and is the author of "The Rivals: Chris Evert vs. Martina Navratilova, Their Epic Duels and Extraordinary Friendship." More »
TOP PICKS
- Mickey Mantle
- Willie Mays
- Joe Namath
- Jackie Robinson
- Babe Ruth
Rob Parker
Queens native Rob Parker is a contributing columnist to ESPNNewYork.com and a frequent contributor to ESPN programs such as "First Take." He is a former columnist for Newsday and he covered the Knicks and Nets for the Daily News. More »
TOP PICKS
- Joe Namath
- Willis Reed
- Jackie Robinson
- Babe Ruth
- Tom Seaver
Wallace Matthews
Queens native Wallace Matthews has covered New York sports since 1983 as a reporter, columnist, radio host and TV commentator. He joined ESPNNewYork.com to cover the Yankees, which he's done since the days of Stump Merrill. More »