The Hall of Fame, which was launched in 1989 and discontinued after 1990, has been revived by the Rotary Club of Kingston and the Sports Development Foundation, and the five, to be selected from a field of 15 nominees, will join the 11 who were inducted in 1989 and 1990.
Prime Minister P.J. Patterson will be the guest speaker at the function which promises to be a glittering affair worthy of Jamaica's rich history in sport.
The 15 nominees from which the five will be selected represent tennis, football, cricket, track and field, swimming, boxing, netball and administration.
The 15 are Richard Russell - tennis, Sydney Bartlett, Lindy Delapenha, Dudley Smith - football, Collie Smith, Jackie Hendriks, Michael Holding - cricket, Don Quarrie, George Kerr, Keith Gardner, Dr. Cynthia Thompson - track and field, Barrington Roper - swimming, Bunny Grant - boxing, Valerie Blake - netball and G.C. Foster administrator.