[3] The museum relocated between Edmonton and Calgary on numerous occasions until settling in Red Deer in 1999.

[1] In the Hall's early years, winners of major international competitions were automatic qualifiers for entry.

[2] However, that practice was ended by 1981 as part of a general tightening of induction criteria for such halls of fame across Canada.

At that time, the maximum number of inductions was limited to seven athletes or teams per year.

The provincial sports media members were also given the Bell Memorial Award[5] The first inductees, in 1958, were boxers Charles Cheesman, Wilf Greaves and Hugh Sloan, and track athlete George Sutherland.