Dick Rendek served on the boards of directors of the Regina YMCA, the Regina Exhibition Association, and the Saskatchewan Sports Hall of Fame. In 1978 and 1979, he was the fundraising chair of the Taylor Field expansion, raising more than Read more →
As an undergraduate at U.B.C., he was an outstanding athlete, competing in football, swimming, gymnastics, and wrestling. 1952 saw him return to Saskatoon and the University of Saskatchewan as wrestling and swimming coach. Dr. Nixon has given over 40 years Read more →
Athol Murray became parish priest at Wilcox in 1927. After founding the College of Notre Dame there, the school became a force in provincial high school athletics. In the early days and for many subsequent years, Father Murray was the Read more →
Tom Melville’s involvement with amateur sports spans five decades and numerous sports. Melville has played a major role in many sports: as the secretary-manager of the Saskatchewan Amateur Hockey Association for 16 years; as an ardent booster of amateur baseball; Read more →
Photo Credit: Marie – Chantale Ledoux Karin Lofstrom competed nationally in both field hockey and ice hockey while she was a student at the University of Saskatchewan, but it was the example set by then-faculty member Pat Lawson that would Read more →
Pat Lawson won provincial open titles in tennis, track and field, speed skating, swimming, and basketball. Pat went on to win national championships in two sports, speed skating and basketball. In speed skating, she was Canadian intermediate and senior champions Read more →
Joe Kanuka joined the board of directors of the Regina Rams Football Club in 1960, and served as president in 1966. In 1967, he became a director of the Saskatchewan Roughrider Football Club. He was the 1968 founding president of Read more →
Roly Howes is best known for his community service and his contributions to the development of amateur sport in Saskatchewan. He has served as president of a number of community and sport organizations. Roly was an avid supporter of the Read more →
As an administrator, Jack Hamilton was associated with baseball, rugby, athletics and hockey. In hockey, Jack was the Governor of the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League. Jack served as a member of the Canadian Olympic Committee for 17 years (1931 – Read more →
Clarence Garvie was a teacher, administrator and coach in Saskatoon for over 30 years. He starred as an athlete during his years at the University of Saskatchewan and was a member of eight varsity teams to win a major athletic Read more →
Eldon Elliott, born in 1924, began his career as the first sports director at CJNB radio station in North Battleford, Saskatchewan. For over 30 years his voice has been synonymous with amateur sport in northern Saskatchewan. Elliott’s extreme interest in Read more →
A recipient of the Saskatchewan Order of Merit, Tony Cote has spent a lifetime in service to his community, his province and his country. Furthermore, he has shown that sport can serve to elevate not only an individual, but society Read more →
Clarence Bligh, the founding chairman of the Saskatchewan Sports Hall of Fame, had a wide and varied career in amateur sport. As an active participant, he earned a number of provincial boxing and wrestling junior heavyweight championships. In Saskatchewan’s jubilee Read more →
Leonard “Doc” Bath, spent 49 of his 85 years teaching, training and coaching many types of sports to juniors, adults and seniors in the city of Weyburn. Bath was a champion track and field athlete in 1908 at Summerset, England Read more →
As a blind sports competitor, David Wall excelled at track and field and golf, winning provincial, national, and international titles. In 1975 and 1976, David was on the organizing committee for Team Saskatchewan leading up to the first Canadian National Read more →