The Badminton Hall of Fame honors players who have shown exceptional skill at badminton, all-time great coaches and referees, and other major contributors to the game. There is also a USA Badminton Hall of Fame and a Badminton Canada,s Hall of Fame. The inaugural members 1996 were Colonel S S C Dolby Apd, Sir George Alan Thomas, Betty Uber and Herbert Scheele. From 1996 to 2012, 65 persons were elected to the Badminton Hall of Fame.