About

The Newport Sports Museum was founded 20 years ago by Orange County resident, John Hamilton, with the purpose of sharing his historic sports memorabilia collection with children and families from all walks of life. Upon opening its doors, the Museum began operating under two basic driving principles that are still in effect today: admission would never be charged and a panel of athlete volunteers would demonstrate to at-risk youth the important role that sports had on their lives, including their educational achievements and experiences with drugs, alcohol and gangs.

The Museum’s collection now encompasses over 10,000 items from national and international sports icons, including baseball, basketball, football, hockey, golf and more. In addition, it is proud to offer four motivational and mentorship youth outreach programs Athletes C.A.R.E. for Kids, Career Choices, Sport Yourself and the Legacy Leadership Project free of charge to all children, regardless of race or socio-economic status.

The Newport Sports Museum is located right across the street from Fashion Island in Newport Beach. The Museum is open six days a week, Monday through Saturday, from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. The Museum is closed all major holidays and holiday weekends.

Mission

The mission of the Newport Sports Museum is to use its collection of sports memorabilia, supportive athletes and onsite basketball court to educate and demonstrate how to achieve and maintain a healthy lifestyle and to become active and successful adults.

Vision

The vision of the Newport Sports Museum is to the have the children participating in its programs gain an understanding about importance education, the tools to make the right decisions under difficult circumstances and a plan to help them become productive, confident and successful adults.

Board of Directors

The Newport Sports Museum is governed by a volunteer Board of Directors comprised of business and civic leaders who lend their expertise to the business operation of the Museum.

Mr. Richard Bertea
Partner, Whitecross, LP

Mr. Pat Bolter
Vice President/ General Manager, Mercedes Benz of Laguna Niguel

Dr. Casey Cooper
Ph.D. Licensed Sports Psychologist

Mr. Bill Denny
Vice President/Area Manager, Wells Fargo

Mr. Bob Elliott
Retired

Mr. Rick Godber
President, Trojan Battery Company

Mr. Terry Hackett
President, Hackett Management Corporation

Mr. John W. Hagestad
Managing Director, Sares-Regis Group

Mr. John Hamilton
Founder and Chairman, Newport Sports Museum

Mr. John Jr. Hamilton
Partner, Rutan & Tucker, LLP

Mr. Barry Hoeven
President, US Storage Centers/ Westport Properties

Mr. Mark Hoppe
Retired

Mr. Dennis Kuhl
President, Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim

Mr. Mark Larson
Managing Director, Lee & Associates

Mr. Craig McCallister
President and C.E.O., Roger Dunn Golf Shops

Mr. J.O. Oltmans II
C.E.O., Oltmans Construction Company

Mr. Richard Palmer
Vice President—Audit, AAA Automobile Club of Southern California

Mr. Bart Porter
Partner, Pacific Equity Properties

Athlete Advisory Board

The Newport Sports Musuem has over 150 athletes on its roster of speakers, however, the advisory list below reflects those who are involved in program development and Museum curation.Jim Abbott, MLB

Kermit Alexander, NFL

Marcus Allen, NFL Hall of Fame

Rink Babka, Olympian

Amanda Beard, Olympian

Ray Carrasco, PGA

Eric Chenowith, NBA

Courtney Conlouge, WASP

Cynthia Cooper, WNBA

Sam Cunningham, NFL

Terry Donahue, NFL & UCLA Football Coach

Doug DeCinces, MLB

Marcel Dionne, NHL Hall of Fame

Chris Donnels, MLB

Ann Meyers Drysdale, WNBA

Janet Evans, Olympian

Vince Evans, NFL

Julie Foudy, USWNT

Jim Fox, NHL

Mike Garrett, NFL

Bob Grich, MLB

Brian Hayward, NHL

Pat Haden, Athletic Director, USC

LeRoy Irvin, NFL

Adam Keefe, NBA

Genai Kerr, Olympian

Dennis Kholev, Olympian

Dennis Kuhl, President, Angels Baseball

Ronnie Lott, NFL Hall of Fame

Fred Lynn, MLB

Jason Marshall, NHL

Paul McDonald, NFL

Jill McGill, LPGA

Marty McSorley, NHL

Ron Mix, NFL Hall of Fame

Jeff Moorad, President, SD Padres

Xeno Muller, Olympian

Don Pooley, PGA

Brooks Robinson, MLB Hall of Fame

John Robinson, Former USC and NFL Coach

Luc Robitaille, NHL Hall of Fame

Leonard Russell, NFL

Mike Salmon, NFL

Tim Salmon, MLB

Kurt Schuette, Director of Golf, USC

Mark Seay, NFL

Bill Sharman, NBA Hall of Fame

Jerry Sherk, NHL

Craig Stadler, PGA

Dave Stockton, PGA

Lynn Swan, NFL Hall of Fame

Dave Taylor, NHL

Peter Vidmar, Olympian

Ron Yary, NFL Hall of Fame