William “Billy” Warwick
William “Billy” Warwick was a versatile athlete; competing successfully in hockey, athletics, softball, football, and boxing. Hockey became his focus and after spending time in the Regina minor leagues, Billy joined the Regina Abbotts, the 1942 Saskatchewan Junior champions. Warwick moved on to the professional ranks in the 1942/43 season and spent 10 years with [...]
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John “Johnny” Bower
John “Johnny” Bower spent his junior hockey years with the Prince Albert Black Hawks. In 1945, he moved to the Cleveland Barons of the American Hockey League (AHL) and spent the next 13 seasons in the AHL and the Western Hockey League. At 34, Bower began his National Hockey League (NHL) career with the New [...]
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John Leicester
At age 17, John Leicester captured the Saskatchewan Junior Tennis Singles title. Leicester won the Saskatchewan championship seven times in singles, nine times in doubles, and six times in mixed doubles, and has been Western Canadian and Canadian Doubles Champion. In 1980, Leicester was a Canadian semi-finalist in singles and a finalist in doubles in [...]
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Don Hodges
Don Hodges began his tennis career during his high school years. From 1941 through 1968, he was the holder of many city (seven times), and provincial (four times) singles championships. He was a member of the Western Canadian Davis Cup try-out team in 1947, and won the Western Canadian Men’s’ Singles Championship in 1948. On [...]
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Robert “Bob” Adams
The highlights of Bob’s competitive experience include establishing Canadian records in the discus (1949), and the decathlon (1952), at the Olympic Trials. He represented Canada at the 1952 Olympic Games in Helsinki and the 1954 Commonwealth Games in Vancouver, where he was elected team captain. In addition to coaching school teams, particularly in track and [...]
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Lloyd Saunders
Lloyd Saunders began his sports career as an athlete, but in 1945, changed his focus from athlete to broadcaster. He soon became known as the radio voice of the Saskatchewan Roughriders, and in 1948 was the first Saskatchewan broadcaster to do the play-by-play commentary for a Grey Cup game. He was a commentator/broadcaster for 20 [...]
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