The inaugural contest in June 2002 featured football stars such as Eric Cantona and Matt Le Tissier.

In the inaugural 2007 contest, there were over 8, 500 people in attendance and the event received almost 30 million media impressions.

Also, he competed in the inaugural World's Strongest Man contest in 1977, finishing second to weightlifter Bruce Wilhelm.

Tracy Silva, a mother of two from Taunton, Mass., and van driver for special needs children, won the inaugural POPSearch contest in 2004.

** Danny Way won the inaugural big air rail jam, a contest which he created.

After narrowly defeating Republican Alexander Ramsey in the first state gubernatorial contest, Sibley declared in his inaugural address, " I have no object and no interests which are not inseparably bound up with the welfare of the state.

2008: Kelly Slater wins the inaugural contest of the 2008 Men's ASP World Championship Tour, the Quiksilver Pro on the Gold Coast of Australia, furthering his record with 35 ASP World Tour Victories.

In October, the San Mateo Harbor Commission granted the permit to hold the contest to HMB Surf Group and official planning of the inaugural “ The Jay at Maverick ’ s Big Wave Invitational ” began.

The inaugural contest has the support of leading high tech company, Barracuda Networks Inc., which signed on as the premier sponsor of “ The Jay at Maverick ’ s Big Wave Invitational ” for the next three seasons.

In 1983, she was a finalist at the inaugural Elite Model Management Look of the Year modeling contest ( now called Elite Model Look ).

The contest imposes a time limit on entries-for the inaugural contest, it was 30 minutes, but this was lowered to 15 for the 2003-2005 contests.

The inaugural contest, judged by novelist Alice Hoffman, was won by Cara Blue Adams ; Nick Ripatrazone and Megan Mayhew Bergman were named runners-up.

Nine months after that successful inaugural contest, Swarthmore Athletic Club moved into the Ice Palace, where they played their first game on November 19, 1931, against Crescent A. C. of New York City.

After the inaugural race, organizers improved the marking of the trail for the first contest held in the Whitehorse – Fairbanks direction.

During that inaugural season, the corps was already developing traditions ; prior to the final contest, Gail Royer held the first “ Green Feather Ceremony ” for the corps ' " ageouts " who were marching their last show, and a two page mimeographed newsletter was the first issue of what would become the " Vanguardian " which continues to this day as the " eVanguardian ".

Larry Bird, the inaugural winner of this contest, and Craig Hodges have each won three straight times, while Mark Price, Jeff Hornacek, Peja Stojaković and Jason Kapono have each won two consecutive times.

Upon discharge from the military in 1948, he witnessed his first physique contest ; the inaugural NABBA Mr. Universe contest, in which John Grimek edged out Steve Reeves in controversial fashion.

At the inaugural event for the brand new facility, which was also the opening race of the 1920 Championship season, victorious Jimmy Murphy averaged more than in the contest, a pace that would not be seen in time trials at the much larger Indianapolis Motor Speedway until 1923.

At the inaugural Survivor Series, Davis participated in the opening contest, joining The Honky Tonk Man, Hercules, Ron Bass and Harley Race, facing Randy Savage, Jake Roberts, Ricky Steamboat, Brutus Beefcake and Jim Duggan.

On July 30, 1960, Van Miller debuted on the air at War Memorial Stadium to call play-by-play for the Bills ' inaugural contest against the Boston Patriots.

Laura Combes won the inaugural contest.

" The Army's Always There " by Sam Stept won the contest, and an Army band performed it at President Dwight D. Eisenhower's inaugural parade on January 20, 1953.

In 2002 the team wore a patch commemorating their inaugural season.

In 2002, the inaugural television component of the " Unböring " campaign, titled Lamp, went on to win several awards, including a Grand Clio, Golds at the London International Awards and the ANDY Awards, and the Grand Prix at the Cannes Lions International Advertising Festival, the most prestigious awards ceremony in the advertising community.

At the 2002 Winter Olympics, she became the inaugural women's skeleton champion.

The Hornets opened their inaugural season in New Orleans on October 30, 2002, against New Orleans ' previous NBA franchise, the Utah Jazz.

Matthews was also an inaugural inductee to the English Football Hall of Fame in 2002 to honour his contribution to the English game.

On 6 December 2002, 300 people in charge of the Golden Shield project from 31 provinces and cities throughout China participated in a four-day inaugural “ Comprehensive Exhibition on Chinese Information System ”.

The Green Wave football team won the 2002 Hawaii Bowl, the 1970 Liberty Bowl, and the inaugural Sugar Bowl.

He was an inaugural inductee into the Scottish Sports Hall of Fame in 2002.

He was made an inaugural inductee of the English Football Hall of Fame in 2002 in recognition of his impact on the English game.

Cantona's achievements in the English League were further marked in 2002 when he was made an inaugural inductee of the English Football Hall of Fame.

During the inaugural Champ Car visit in 2002.

Taniwharau also won the inaugural Waicoa Bay championship in 2002 and again in 2007 a year in which they went through the season unbeaten ; a feat that has never been achieved before at the Waikato Rugby League Premier Level.

On December 5, 2002, Mascaras defeated Manny Fernandez at the inaugural show for Legacy Wrestling Enterprises in Fort Worth, TX.

The Commission had its inaugural meeting in Bangkok in June, 2002.

Shankly was made an inaugural inductee of the English Football Hall of Fame in 2002, in recognition of his impact on the English game as a manager.

In his 2002 inaugural address, Kilpatrick said:

The new Veterans Memorial Stadium was completed in time for the opening of the 2002 season, and the Kernels set a franchise attendance record of 196, 066 in the new park's inaugural year.

Hass was the recipient of the World Press Freedom Hero award from the International Press Institute in 2000, the Bruno Kreisky Human Rights Award in 2002, the UNESCO / Guillermo Cano World Press Freedom Prize in 2003, the inaugural award from the Anna Lindh Memorial Fund in 2004 and Hrant Dink Memorial Award in 2009.

Ramsey was made an inaugural inductee of the English Football Hall of Fame in 2002 in recognition of his impact on the English game as a manager.

" In recognition of his talents Edwards was made an inaugural inductee to the English Football Hall of Fame in 2002.

Prior to his death, Best was voted 16th in the IFFHS World Player of the Century election in 1999 and was one of the inaugural 22 inductees into the English Football Hall of Fame in 2002 ; in 2004 he was also voted 19th in the public UEFA Golden Jubilee Poll and named by Pelé as one of the 125 best living footballers in the world.

In 2002, the AFLPA MVP award, of which Matthews was the inaugural recipient, was renamed the Leigh Matthews Trophy.

He was voted Norwich City player of the year two years running, in 1976 and 1977, and in 2002 was made an inaugural member of the Norwich City F. C.

Debut album God Bless Miss Black America was recorded at the Magic Garden studio in Wolverhampton between September 2001 and January 2002 ( the recording process was punctuated by live dates, including the inaugural Drowned In Sound tour with Antihero ), with producer Gavin Monaghan at the helm.