After growing up in Shaunavon, Jim Hunter moved to Calgary at age 12 where he immediately became fascinated with downhill skiing and the speed associated with this sport. By age sixteen in 1970, Hunter had become a member of the Read more →
At the time of her induction, the achievements of Saskatoon’s Gail (Daley) Bakker were unmatched by other Saskatchewan gymnasts. Bakker was Canada’s only female gymnast that participated in the 1964 Tokyo Olympics, finishing 55th in the Games. She became the Read more →
Barbara Turnbull won 14 Riverside Club championships between 1957 and 1972. She claimed her first Saskatoon City Golf Championship in 1958, and went on to win it seven more times between 1961 and 1972. Barbara was a member of the Read more →
An all-round athlete, Geraldine Street played basketball, volleyball, badminton, and was an active figure skater, equestrian, and curler for 28 years. In golf, she won 21 Saskatoon Golf and Country Club championships between 1954 and 1987; seven city championships (1955, Read more →
Melville’s Sid Abel began his career in the National Hockey League with the 1938-39 Detroit Red Wings. In 1937, he had tried out with Detroit but returned to Saskatchewan to play one season with the 1938 Saskatchewan Senior Hockey Champion Read more →
An outstanding stickhandler and playmaker, Melville’s George Abel was a member of the Edmonton Mercurys Hockey Team that captured Olympic gold for Canada during the 1952 Winter Games in Oslo, Norway. Abel’s fans called him “Mr. Production” because he centred Read more →
Jim Scissons began his golf fame by taking the provincial junior title in 1960. Jim was Saskatoon City Golf Champion six times (1964-1966, 1968, 1969, and 1971) and Central Saskatchewan Champion seven times (1962, 1964-1968, and 1971). On a provincial Read more →
Tom Ross began golfing at an early age and by the age of 17 was a formidable competitor. Tom arrived in Canada in 1924, and by 1926 he was the club professional at the Wascana Golf Club in Regina. He Read more →
Andrew “Andy” Young had a successful athletic career. In football, Andy participated in midget, juvenile, and junior levels. He joined the Regina Pats Junior Football Club before playing for the Regina Roughriders from 1932 to 1937, winning western titles and Read more →
Having spent his early years in Balgonie, Saskatchewan, Frederick “Fred” Wilson began his outstanding athletic career in Regina in 1908. He joined the Regina Rugby Club in 1913 (the year they won the Western Canada Football Championship) and over the Read more →
By the age of ten, Dale West was the Canadian Bantam Boys Speed Skating Champion. In 1960, he was named an alternate for the Winter Olympic Games. He held high school track and field titles in 100-yard and 220-yard sprints, Read more →
Clair Warner played juvenile football in 1919 and junior football from 1920 to 1924. In 1925, Clair Warner joined the Regina Roughriders, beginning a career that spanned eight years and included four Grey Cup appearances. Retiring from the playing field Read more →
Wayne Shaw began to show his athletic abilities while attending Notre Dame College, where he excelled in track and field, hockey, and football. Upon graduation, Wayne moved up to the Saskatoon Hilltops and helped them win the Canadian championship in Read more →
George Reed played college football at Washington State and turned professional at age 21 with the Saskatchewan Roughriders. As a professional, George amassed a number of records, the most impressive of which are: most yards gained while rushing (16,116); the Read more →
In 1980, he won the provincial heavyweight championship in wrestling. Molle’s wrestling career included four Canadian heavyweight championships; a fifth place at the 1983 world championships; a bronze medal at the 1983 Pan American Games; a bronze medal at the Read more →