Bay Area Sports Hall of Fame Member Paul Cayard

Holiday travels took us through SFO’s Delta Airlines terminal, where we passed the brass plaques of members of the Bay Area Sports Hall of Fame. It was terrific to be reminded of Paul Cayard’s well-deserved membership. To date, he’s the only sailor recognized by the organization.

Cayard is now the executive director of US Olympic Sailing and leading the country’s efforts to put our sailors back onto the podium in France in the 2024 Summer Olympics and, more importantly, when the Summer Olympics return to Long Beach in 2028.

Cayard was inducted in 2021, joining Bay Area sports heroes Joe DiMaggio, Bruce Bochy, Dave Dravecky, Joe Montana, Jonny Moseley, and many others.

Read our story of Paul Cayard at age 22 in our December 1981 issue.