Memorable Manitobans: Manitoba Sports Hall of Fame

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The Manitoba Sports Hall of Fame was established in 1980 to preserve, celebrate and showcase the history and heritage of sport excellence and achievement in Manitoba.

There was no induction class in 2021 due to the global COVID-19 pandemic.

Individuals

Surname begins with the letter: A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z

Inductee	Year	Category
James McKenzie “Jim” Adams (1923-2005)	1998	Builder (softball)
Gail Adamson (1936-1996)	1998	Builder (synchronized swimming)
William “Bill” Addison (1908-2009)	1993	Builder (baseball, hockey)
Gary Aldcorn	2016	Athlete (hockey, lacrosse)
Doug Allen	1994	Builder (disabled skiing)
George Anderson (1890-1985)	1980	Builder (soccer)
Sandi Anderson	2009	Athlete (five-pin bowling)
Elizabeth Appleby-Levin	1986	Athlete (speed skating)
Ken Aseltine (1900-1973)	2004	Athlete (athletics)
Albert Atamanchuk	1992	Builder (weightlifting)
Susan Auch	2003	Athlete (speed skating)
Gordon Audley	1988	Athlete (speed skating)
Max Avren (1914-1993)	1993	Builder (sports medicine)
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Charles “Chuck” Badcock (1927-2007)	2006	Builder (sport medicine)
June Irene Baker Bagley (1928-2005)	2000	Athlete (golf)
Donald Henderson “Dan” Bain (1874-1962)	1981	Athlete (all-round)
Vaughan Lawson Baird (1927-2013)	1984	Builder (diving)
Don Baizley	2022	Builder (hockey)
Charles Baksh	2019	Athlete (cricket)
James Allan “Jimmy” Ball (1903-1988)	1980	Athlete (track and field)
Pat Ball	1994	Builder (figure skating)
Terry Ball	2012	Athlete (basketball)
Andy Bathgate (1932-2016)	1993	Athlete (hockey)
Frankie Battaglia (1910-1971)	1981	Athlete (boxing)
Isa Beairsto	2019	? (golf)
Keith Beard (c1927-2009)	2002	Builder (athletics)
Charley Belanger	2009	Athlete (boxing)
Ed “The Eagle” Belfour	2011	Athlete (hockey)
Alexander “Addie” Bell (1897-1949)	2008	Builder (hockey)
Lorne “Boom Boom” Benson	2014	Athlete (all-round)
Mark Berger	1994	Athlete (judo)
Andy Bieber	2019	? (football)
Ethel Viola Gilbert Bieber (1920-1988)	1991	Athlete (swimming)
Cliff Bishop	1998	Athlete (softball)
Halldor Bjarnason	2022	Athlete (cerebral palsy tricycling)
Allan Boes (1910-1995)	1983	Athlete (golf)
Cal Botterill	2016	Builder (sport medicine)
Doreen McCannell Botterill	1995	Athlete (speed skating)
Bob Boucher	1994	Athlete (speed skating)
D. C. “Mac” Braden	2019	? (curling)
Dale Bradshaw	2001	Builder (basketball)
Shirley Bray	2007	Builder (curling)
William Wright “Billy” Breen (1882-1927)	2019	Athlete (hockey)
Theresa Brick	2005	Athlete (athletics, weightlifting)
Clarence Edward “Wezer” Bridle (1926-2015)	1988	Builder (volleyball)
William Godfrey “Bill” Brigden (1916-2005)	1992	Athlete (paddling)
Walter “Turk” Broda (1914-1972)	1983	Athlete (hockey)
Harry Broverman	2009	Athlete (softball)
Cecil “Cec” Browne (1894-1985)	1980	Athlete (all-round)
Modere “Mud” Bruneteau	2019	? (hockey)
R. H. “Dick” Buckingham (1900-1987)	2004	Athlete (lacrosse)
Jim Bulloch (1920-1991)	1981	Builder (basketball)
Mike Burchuk	1999	Builder (volleyball)
Sylvia Burka	1983	Athlete (speed skating)
Kerry Burtnyk	2011	Athlete (curling)
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Charlie Caithness (1907-1985)	1986	Builder (soccer)
Bob Cameron	2011	Athlete (football)
Ralph Cantafio	2004	Builder (soccer)
Allan M. “Whitey” Carlson (1919-2004)	1996	Builder (basketball)
Bill Carpenter	2019	? (baseball)
John Carson	2007	Athlete (basketball)
Keith Carter	1987	Athlete (gymnastics)
Thomas Ray “Tom” Casey (1924-2002)	1993	Athlete (football)
Eddie Cass (1893-1985)	1980	Builder (baseball)
Bill “Red Dog” Ceretti (1912-1974)	2004	Athlete (football)
Angela Chalmers	2001	Athlete (athletics)
Archie Chawla	2015	Builder (badminton, squash, tennis)
Arthur Uniacke Chipman (1902-1993)	1997	Builder (football)
Bobby Clarke	1987	Athlete (hockey)
Juanita Clayton	2008	Athlete (softball)
Laurie Cohen (1904-1995)	1989	Athlete (athletics)
Cyril Hillyard Coaffee (1897-1945)	1982	Athlete (athletics)
Beth Cochran	2007	Athlete (basketball)
Jeff Collins (1946-2004)	2003	Builder (athletics)
Margaret Letty Gillard “Peggy” Colonello (1922-2020)	1994	Builder (golf)
Albert Ernest Horsemah “Abbie” Coo (1885-1967)	2004	Builder (hockey)
Art Coulter	2009	Athlete (hockey)
Eric Eaton Coy (1911-1985)	1980	Athlete (track and field)
Gordon Rosevear Cumming (1929-2020)	2015	Builder (sport medicine)
Andrew “Andy” Currie (1911-1990)	1989	Builder (football)
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Jim Daly	1994	Builder (athletics)
Susanne Dandenault	2019	Athlete (weightlifting)
Audrey Haine Daniels	2009	Athlete (softball)
Sam Davidson	1994	Builder (soccer)
Valerie Davies	1995	Builder (figure skating)
Merv Deckert	1986	Athlete (handball)
Mary Dempster	2003	Athlete (volleyball)
Bert De Pape (1918-1994)	1991	Builder (aquatics)
George Depres (1927-2008)	2006	Builder (all-round)
Laurent Louis “Larry” Desjardins (1923-2012)	1990	Builder (all-round)
Leslie Hamerton Divers	2009	Athlete (basketball)
Karen Doell	2008	Athlete (softball)
Maureen Dowds	1988	Athlete (athletics)
Jimmy Doyle (1933-1991)	1995	Athlete (golf)
Ernest Richard “Ernie” Draffin (1909-1982)	1981	Builder (soccer)
George Druxman (1929-1999)	2019	Athlete (football)
David John “Dave” Drybrough (1936-2021)	2009	Athlete (all-round)
Tanya Dubnicoff	2002	Athlete (cycling)
Robert H. “Bob” Dunbar (1859-1937)	2004	Athlete (curling)
Theo Dubois	1981	Athlete (rowing)
Jimmy Dunn	2019	Athlete (all round)
Frederick Roy “Fred” Dunsmore (1929-2014)	1989	Athlete (hockey)
Mervyn “Red” Dutton (1897-1987)	1998	Builder (hockey)
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Marjorie Isabel Edey (1913-1981)	1984	Athlete (golf)
Harold “Hal” Eidsvig (1915-1959)	2004	Athlete (golf)
Keith Elder	2009	Athlete (pistol shooting)
Herbert Saratchandra “Herb” Embuldeniya (1931-2017)	1999	Builder (boxing)
Nieva Embuldeniya	2018	?
Bill Ezinicki	2004	Athlete (hockey)
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Ronald A. “Sam” Fabro (1920-2018)	1988	Builder (all-round)
Bill Fairbairn	2007	Athlete (hockey)
Mervin Farmer	2014	Athlete (all-round)
Andrea Ferguson	2022	Athlete (ringette)
Faye Finch	2013	Athlete (all-round)
Gordon Fines	2014	Builder (baseball)
Jim Fisher	2008	Athlete (cycling)
Clarice Lawton Fitzpatrick	2012	Athlete (lawn bowling)
Albert Ford (1904-1988)	1986	Builder (swimming)
Russ Ford (1883-1960)	2002	Athlete (baseball)
Art Foster	2019	? (tennis)
Terence Fowler (1925-2000)	2007	Builder (boxing)
Marilyn Fraser	2020	Builder (athletics)
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Herb Gardiner	2016	Athlete (hockey)
Lisa Fraser-Gilmore	2004	Athlete (handball)
Frank Fredrickson (1895-1979)	1981	Athlete (hockey)
Ken Galanchuk	2010	Athlete (basketball)
Isny Johnson Gallimore (1919-2020)	1996	Athlete (all-round)
Charlie Gardiner (1904-1934)	1989	Athlete (hockey)
Lindsay Gauld	1997	Athlete (all-round)
Henry Gerow	2004	Athlete (target rifle shooting)
Alexander McTavish “Sandy” Gibb (1925-2010)	2000	Athlete (track and field)
Vera Tustin Gilbert (1911-1983)	2019	Athlete (swimming)
Morris Glimcher	2012	Builder (all-round)
Elfriede Goermann (1937-2020)	1987	Builder (gymnastics)
Monica Goermann	1991	Athlete (gymnastics)
Robert “Butch” Goring	1992	Athlete (hockey)
Ab Gowanlock (1900-1988)	1984	Athlete (curling)
Harry Peter “Bud” Grant (1927-2023)	1984	Builder (football)
Herb Gray	1995	Athlete (football)
Ted Green	2003	Athlete (hockey)
Sherman Greenfeld	2001	Athlete (racquetball)
Douglas Cole “Doug” Groff (1912-1993)	1983	Athlete (canoeing)
Wanda Guenette	2014	Athlete (volleyball)
Lloyd Gunnlaugson (1928-1988)	1990	Athlete (curling)
Hugh Gustafson	1997	Athlete (all-round)
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Curly Haas (1909-1977)	2004	Builder (baseball)
Eddie Haddad (1928-1970)	2008	Athlete (boxing)
John Thomas Haig (1877-1962)	2013	Builder (curling)
Robina Higgins Haight (1915-1990)	1984	Athlete (athletics)
Dan Halldorson (1948-2015)	2007	Athlete (golf)
Halldor “Slim” Halldorson	2019	? (hockey)
G. Sydney Halter (1905-1990)	1982	Builder (football)
Robert “Bob” Hamerton (1911-1990)	1991	Athlete (swimming)
Kelly Hand	2012	Athlete (sailing)
Frank J. Hannibal (1892-1959)	2004	Builder (football)
Fritz Hanson (1914-1996)	1980	Athlete (football)
R. W. “Bob” Harley (1888-1958)	2004	Athlete (soccer)
Glen Harmon (1921-2007)	2008	Athlete (hockey)
Barney Hartman	2013	Athlete (skeet shooting)
Charles Harvey	2019	? (golf)
Benjamin Hatskin (1917-1990)	1985	Builder (all-round)
Dale Hawerchuk (1963-2020)	2013	Athlete (hockey)
Frank Hawkins	2019	? (lacrosse)
Greg Haydenluck	2008	Athlete (all-round)
Barbara Heaps	2007	Builder (artistic gymnastics)
Andy Hebenton	2009	Athlete (hockey)
Jim Heighton	2016	Athlete (football)
Bill Heindl Sr.	2004	Athlete (all-round)
Jerry Hemmings	2007	Builder (basketball)
Lorie Henderson	2014	Builder (artistic gymnastics)
Samuel James “Sugar Jim” Henry (1923-2004)	2004	Athlete (hockey)
Walter Edgar “Hergy” Hergesheimer (1927-2014)	2009	Athlete (hockey)
Leible Hershfield (1909-1999)	1981	Athlete (all-round)
Bryan Aldwyn Hextall (1913-1984)	1985	Athlete (hockey)
Dennis Hextall	2008	Athlete (hockey)
Ron Hextall	2007	Athlete (hockey)
Mel “Sudden Death” Hill (1914-1996)	2004	Athlete (hockey)
Terrance John “Terry” Hind (1920-2007)	1985	Builder (all-round)
Alanna Yakiwchuk Hinrichsen	2016	Athlete (athletics)
Glen Hnatiuk	2014	Athlete (golf)
Vailla Hoggan	2007	Athlete (water skiing)
Ragnheidur Evelyne Olafson Holenski (1935-2023)	2009	Builder (softball)
Cathy Holtmann	2014	Athlete (basketball)
Margaret Homenuik	1998	Athlete (golf)
Ted Augustine Homenuik (c1934-2017)	2006	Athlete (golf)
Don Hornby	2019	Builder (rowing)
James Walter Houlden (1904-1994)	1982	Athlete (shooting)
Gerry Howard (1939-2015)	1996	Builder (softball)
John Armstrong “Army” Howard (1888-1936)	2004	Athlete (athletics)
Gordon Hudson (1894-1959)	1985	Athlete (curling)
Billie Hughes (1888-1975)	1984	Builder (trainer)
Clara Hughes	2012	Athlete (cycling, speed skating)
Robert Marvin “Bobby” Hull (1939-2023)	1989	Athlete (hockey)
Baxter Humby	2020	Athlete (muay thai/kickboxing)
Ollie Hynduik	1990	Athlete (five-pin bowling)
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Fred Ingaldson	2000	Athlete (basketball)
Joan Ingram	2002	Athlete (all-round)
James “Jim” Ioanidis (1937-2002)	2008	Athlete (tennis)
Michael Ireland	2012	Athlete (speed skating)
James Dickinson “Dick” Irvin (1892-1957)	1983	Athlete (hockey)
Charles William “Charlie” Ives (1915-2007)	1986	Builder (squash)
Dale Iwanoczko	2007	Athlete (volleyball)
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John Jackson (1887-1986)	2004	Builder (all-round)
Jack Jacobs (1919-1974)	2004	Athlete (football)
Eddie “Dynamite” James (1907-1958)	2004	Athlete (football)
Gerry James	1982	Athlete (football)
Patrick Jebbison	2022	Athlete (basketball)
Daniel Johnson	2000	Builder (special olympics)
Ivan “Ching” Johnson (1897-1979)	2004	Athlete (hockey)
Joey Johnson	2016	Athlete (wheelchair basketball)
Tom Johnson	1993	Athlete (hockey)
Lyndon Johnston	1993	Athlete (figure skating)
Charlie Johnstone (1873-?)	1990	Athlete (all-round)
Elaine Jones	2001	Athlete (all-round)
William “Bill” Juzda (1920-2008)	1992	Athlete (hockey)
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Max C. Kantor (1918-2007)	2004	Athlete (athletics)
Peter Kawulia	2006	Athlete (boxing)
Mike Keane	2016	Athlete (hockey)
Joseph Benjamin Keeper (1886-1971)	1984	Athlete (athletics)
Sheldon Kennedy	2020	Athlete/Builder (hockey, multi-sport)
Trevor Kennerd	2015	Athlete (football)
Catherine Ross Gordon Kerr (1921-2014)	1985	Athlete (swimming)
Gordon C. “Gordie” Kerr (1932-2006)	2007	Builder (hockey)
Dorothy B. Ferguson “Dottie” Key (1923-2003)	2019	Athlete (softball)
Al Kinley	2014	Builder (baseball, football)
Ruth Klassen	2020	Athlete (volleyball)
George Alfred Christian Knudson (1937-1989)	1988	Athlete (golf)
Joy Knudson	2001	Athlete (all-round)
Jack Kolt (1913-2002)	2001	Builder (all-round)
Gordon Konantz	1985	Builder (cross country skiing)
Corey Koskie	2013	Athlete (baseball)
Edward Joseph Albert “Ed” Kotowich (1934-1986)	2019	Athlete (football)
Charles “Charlie” Krupp (1906-1958)	1989	Builder (softball)
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Connie Laliberte	2014	Athlete (curling)
Donny Lalonde	1990	Athlete (boxing)
Harry Langford	2012	Athlete (football)
Reggie Leach	1997	Athlete (hockey)
Vince Leah (1913-1993)	1981	Builder (all-round)
Les Lear	2019	? (football)
Grant Ledyard	2005	Athlete (hockey)
Chuck Lefley	2014	Athlete (hockey)
Rhiannon Leier-Blacher	2016	Athlete (swimming)
Leo Lewis	2005	Athlete (football)
Vic Lindquist (1908-1983)	2004	Athlete (hockey)
Jo-Ann Percy Lindsay	2010	Athlete (golf)
Gordon Kenneth “Ken” Little (?-2013)	1998	Athlete (all-round)
Olive Elizabeth Bend Little (1917-1997)	1985	Athlete (softball)
Ian Lowe (1917-1977)	2004	Builder (baseball)
Lou Lucki	2019	? (softball)
Reid Lumbard	2008	Builder (curling)
William Edward “Bill” Lumsden (1907-1982)	1983	Builder (curling)
Ralph Lyndon	2020	Athlete (multi-sport)
David Lyon	1991	Builder (athletics)
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Todd MacCulloch	2014	Athlete (basketball)
Jack Llewellyn MacDonald (1925-2014)	1993	Builder (badminton)
Gerry Mackay	1990	Builder (baseball)
Don Mackenzie	2005	Builder (all-round)
Gordon Alexander Mackie (1922-2014)	1987	Builder (therapist)
Brian Maclaren	1989	Athlete (athletics)
Marcel Mangin	2005	Athlete (archery)
Billy Marquardt (1917-1962)	2004	Athlete (boxing)
Bud Marquardt	2004	Athlete (football)
Sandy Newsham Maskiw	2012	Athlete (softball)
Frank Mathers	2009	Athlete (hockey)
Jill Mathez	2008	Athlete (all-round)
Orest “Buck” Matiowski (1936-2014)	2002	Builder (all-round)
Frederick George “Steamer” Maxwell (1890-1975)	1988	Builder (hockey)
Ed Mazur (1929-1995)	1995	Athlete (hockey)
Chester William “Ches” McCance (1916-1956)	2004	Athlete (football)
Donald Grant McCannell (1918-1985)	2001	Builder (speed skating)
Murray McCaig	2008	Athlete (sailing)
Johnny McCreedy (1917-1979)	2004	Athlete (hockey)
Raymond Chris McCubbins (1945-2009)	1999	Athlete (athletics)
John K. “Jack” McCulloch (1869-1918)	1984	Athlete (speed skating)
Alvin Brian “Ab” McDonald (1936-2018)	1996	Athlete (hockey)
Bob McEachern (1914-1987)	1996	Athlete (five-pin bowling)
Jimmy McFadden (1920-2002)	2004	Athlete (hockey)
Tim McIsaac	2001	Athlete (swimming)
David McKay	1995	Athlete (wrestling)
Beatrice “Bea” McKenzie (1914-2011)	2004	Athlete (softball)
Ken McKenzie (1923-2003)	1999	Builder (hockey)
Frank Lorne McKinnon (1934-2015)	1989	Builder (all-round)
Keith McLennan	2014	Athlete (lacrosse)
Lura Margretta Price McLuckie (1912-1998)	2009	Building (curling)
Ward Wood McVey (1900-1967)	1999	Athlete (all-round)
Glenn “Keeper” McWhinney (1930-2012)	2011	Athlete (football, basketball)
Nicholas “Nick” Mickoski (1927-2002)	2004	Athlete (hockey, golf)
Al Miller	1995	Builder (all-round)
Colleen Miller	1998	Athlete (rowing)
Nick Miller	2015	Athlete (football)
Kaye Minions (1922-1990)	1993	Athlete (lawn bowling)
Shane Moffatt	2010	Athlete (baseball, hockey)
Jon Montgomery	2019	Athlete (skeleton)
Peigi “Faye” Morgan-Hayes (1928-2005)	1999	Builder (wheelchair sports)
Evelyn Wawryshyn Litwin “Evie” Moroz (1924-2022)	1992	Athlete (baseball)
William “Bill” Mosienko (1921-1994)	1980	Athlete (hockey)
Judy Moss (1916-2001)	1980	Athlete (diving)
John “Jack” Mowat (1925-2010)	1988	Builder (gymnastics)
Glenn Murphy	2004	Athlete (pistol shooting)
James Murphy	2009	Athlete (football)
James Adrian “Jim” Mutcheson (1925-2017)	2008	Builder (baseball)
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Bill Nairn	2009	Athlete (football)
Janet Maddin Neale	1987	Athlete (athletics)
Merlene Netterfield	1997	Athlete (golf)
Jeff Nicklin	2004	Athlete (football)
Tony Nocita	2003	Athlete (soccer)
Dennis Nord	1996	Builder (volleyball)
Janet Ruth Nutter	1986	Athlete (diving)
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Christine O’Connor	2010	Builder (soccer)
Ernest Peter “Ernie” O’Dowda (1915-1985)	1987	Builder (lacrosse)
Herbert Olafsson (1933-1992)	2003	Athlete (basketball)
Erick M. Oland	1985	Athlete (cycling)
Stan Oleson	2008	Builder (baseball, curling)
Harry “Pee Wee” Oliver	2014	Athlete (hockey)
Betty Mitchell Olson	1989	Athlete (speed skating)
Ken Opalko	2015	Athlete (basketball)
Maureen Orchard	2019	Builder (basketball)
Moe Oye	2000	Builder (judo)
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James Patrick	2008	Athlete (hockey)
Stephen Clifford “Steve” Patrick (1932-2014)	1988	Athlete (football)
Ken Peters	2015	Athlete (athletics)
George Henderson Phillips (1928-2015)	2010	Builder (all-round)
Bill Pidlaski (1919-1997)	1995	Athlete (golf)
Cornel Piper (1937-2018)	2019	Athlete (football)
Bruce Pirnie	1987	Athlete (athletics)
Garth Pischke	1989	Athlete (volleyball)
Ken Ploen	1987	Athlete (football)
Joe Poplawski	2004	Athlete (football)
Peter N. Porritt (1923-2019)	2000	Builder (field hockey)
Trevor Porritt	2000	Athlete (field hockey)
John Teddy Potter (1921-1999)	1998	Builder (football)
Jeff Powell	2015	Athlete (rowing)
Walter “Babe” Pratt (1916-1988)	1990	Athlete (hockey)
Vic Pruden	2004	Builder (basketball)
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Don “Bones” Raleigh	1998	Athlete (hockey)
Bill Ranford	2015	Athlete (hockey)
Ken Reardon	1996	Athlete (hockey)
Willard Reaves	2002	Athlete (football)
William Tulip “Billy” Reay (1918-2004)	1996	Athlete (hockey)
A. Bruce Reid	1986	Athlete (water skiing)
Ian Livingstone Reid (1931-2014)	1986	Builder (water skiing)
John Reilly	2016	Builder (rugby)
Robert J. “Bobby” Reith (1915-1997)	1986	Athlete (golf)
Eileen Whalley Richards	2001	Athlete (speed skating)
John Carl Ridd (1929-2003)	1983	Athlete (basketball)
Frank Rigney	2010	Athlete (football)
Conrad Stephenson Riley (1875-1960)	1982	Athlete (rowing)
H. Sandford “Sandy” Riley	2009	Athlete (sailing)
John Derek Riley (1922-2018)	2009	Athlete (rowing)
Martin Riley	1991	Athlete (basketball)
William Culver Riley (1907-1970)	1981	Builder (all-round)
Allan Robertson	1997	Builder (basketball)
Lorna Robertson	2008	Builder (all-round)
Walter Robertson (1886-1968)	2004	Builder (trainer)
Claude C. Robinson (1881-1976)	2004	Builder (hockey)
Mary Augusta Ruttan Robinson (1912-1993)	1996	Athlete (all-round)
Paul Robson	2020	Builder (multi-sport)
Mauriel Bremner Rogers (1904-2001)	2004	Athlete (golf)
Dorothy “Dot” Rose	2008	Athlete (curling, softball)
Cliff Roseborough	2004	Athlete (football)
Gord Rowland	1997	Athlete (football)
Alfred “Ralph” Rowley (1919-2007)	2008	Builder (basketball, tennis)
Andre Roziere	2019	? (archery)
Heather Newsham Ruby	2014	Athlete (softball)
Joe B. Ryan (1902-1979)	1982	Builder (football)
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Emile St. Godard (1905-1948)	2007	Athlete (dog sledding)
Jennifer Saunders	2020	Athlete (racquetball)
Jim “Babyface” Saunders	2019	? (boxing)
Roger Rene Joseph Savoie (1931-2009)	2005	Athlete (football)
Michelle Sawatzky-Koop	2022	Athlete (volleyball)
Terrence “Terry” Gordon Sawchuk (1929-1970)	1982	Athlete (hockey)
Jim Schreyer	2014	Builder (volleyball)
Gladwyn Scott	1992	Builder (all-round)
Glennis Scott	1986	Builder (baseball)
Jack Secter (1910-1978)	2004	Athlete (athletics)
Donald Sewell	1993	Athlete (rifle shooting)
Doran Sewell	1999	Athlete (target rifle shooting)
Shannon Shakespeare	2013	Athlete (swimming)
Norm Shanas	1994	Athlete (five-pin bowling)
Art Shaw	2019	Athlete (all round)
Fred Alexander Shero (1925-1990)	1999	Builder (hockey)
Alexandre Dimitri “Alex” Shibicky (1914-2005)	2019	Athlete (hockey)
William “Snake” Siddle	2019	? (baseball)
Art “Pop” Sidwell (1893-1980)	2002	Builder (swimming)
Svein Olafur Sigfusson (1912-1992)	1982	Athlete (athletics)
Guy Simonis	1994	Builder (all-round)
Harold “Bullet Joe” Simpson	2013	Athlete (hockey)
Marjorie Simpson	2005	Builder (synchronized swimming)
Grant Skinner	2003	Athlete (softball)
James Donald “Jimmie” Skinner (1917-2007)	2014	Builder (hockey)
Dallas Smith	2007	Athlete (hockey)
Robert Smith (1917-1967)	1998	Builder (baseball, hockey)
John Clawson “Jack” Smyth (1936-2007)	1982	Athlete (athletics)
Bert Snart (?-1988)	1983	Athlete (horseshoes)
Ed Sobie	2019	? (ten-pin bowling)
Al Sinclair Sparks (1933-2008)	1996	Athlete (boxing)
R. James Speers (1882-1955)	1983	Builder (horse racing)
Frank Stack (1906-1987)	1981	Athlete (speed skating)
Frederick George “Fred” Stambrook (1929-2005)	2003	Builder (soccer)
Grant Standbrook	2012	Builder (all-round)
Wally Stanowski	2004	Athlete (hockey)
Donald George Starkell (1932-2012)	2006	Athlete (all-round)
Zlatica Stauder	1988	Builder (rhythmic gymnastics)
Thomas Steen	2008	Athlete (hockey)
Douglas Graham Steeves (1934-2014)	2005	Builder (football)
John Sherratt “Black Jack” Stewart (1917-1983)	1997	Athlete (hockey)
Michelle Stilwell	2019	Athlete (wheelchair sport)
Kathryn Ursell Stoesz	2006	Builder (artistic gymnastics)
Angela Johnson Straub	2007	Athlete (basketball)
Danny Summers (1924-1999)	1995	Builder (hockey)
Robert “Bob” Summers (1922-1985)	1992	Athlete (horse racing)
Alistair Swanson (1911-1984)	2004	Athlete (athletics)
Larry Switzer	2007	Building (athletics)
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Anne Tachan	1994	Athlete (golf)
James Tettamanti	1990	Athlete (cycling)
Mary Rose Thacker Temple (1922-1983)	1984	Athlete (figure skating)
Vivian King Thompson	1984	Athlete (swimming)
Jimmy Thomson	2019	? (hockey)
Robert P. “Bud” Tinsley	1994	Athlete (football)
Ed Toews	2008	Builder (volleyball)
Bob Town	2007	Athlete (curling)
Tommy Town (1893-1957)	1985	Athlete (athletics)
John Emil Trager (1927-2014)	1995	Builder (ten-pin bowling)
Jim Trifunov (1903-1993)	1981	Athlete (wrestling)
Steve Trojack	1991	Athlete (boxing)
Gene Turk	1999	Athlete (squash)
Raymond Charles William “Moosie” Turnbull (1939-2017)	2009	Builder (curling)
Ronald G. Turnbull	2011	Athlete (cricket)
Dylis Turner	1997	Athlete (five-pin bowling)
U
James William “Jim” Ursel (1937-2021)	1997	Athlete (curling)
V
Hector Vergara	2019	Builder (soccer)
Joanne Mucz Vergara	2006	Athlete (swimming)
Kas Vidruk (1925-1986)	1987	Builder (all-round)
W
Chris Walby	2006	Athlete (football)
Aihlin Mcrae Burwell Triggerson Walker (1928-2009)	2004	Builder (golf)
Doreen “Dodie” Wardle (?-1996)	1991	Builder (figure skating)
Arthur “Bert” Warwick (1901-1963)	2004	Builder (football)
Nick Wasnie	2019	? (hockey)
James Kenneth “Ken” Watson (1904-1986)	1980	Athlete (curling)
Cecil Martin “Cec” Watt (1923-2006)	1993	Builder (curling)
Rick Watts	2006	Athlete (basketball)
Christian Weber	2002	Athlete (athletics)
Bill Wedlake	2013	Builder (basketball)
Ed Werenich	2020	Athlete (curling)
Arthur Mervin “Art” Werier (1938-2020)	2013	Athlete (table tennis)
Agnes Hilda White “Joan” Whalley (1918-2015)	1981	Builder (curling)
Edward Rupert Whitehead (1910-2010)	2004	Builder (figure skating)
Roy Williams (1927-2020)	2009	Athlete (basketball)
Peter Williamson (1946-1991)	1992	Builder (speed skating, cycling, coaching)
George Wilson	2015	Athlete (basketball)
Melford Russel “Mel” Wilson (1917-2007)	2004	Athlete (football)
Bonnie Wittmeier	1992	Athlete (artistic gymnastics)
Joe Wiwchar	2011	Builder (baseball)
Bryan Wood	2007	Athlete (curling)
Daniel John Howard “Pappy” Wood (1888-1978)	1981	Athlete (curling)
Alfred Wurr	1982	Athlete (wrestling)
X
Y
Z
Casimir “Kas” Zabowski (1911-2000)	2004	Athlete (golf)

Teams

Inductee	Year	Category
61st Battalion (1916)	2004	Team (hockey)
ANAF Scottish (1954)	1999	Team (soccer)
ANAF Scottish (1962)	2016	Team (soccer)
Bole & Richards Pair (1930)	1988	Team (rowing)
Ernie Boushy Mixed Teams (1964-1967)	1994	Team (curling)
Brandon University Bobcats (1987-1989)	2019	Team (basketball)
Brandon Wheat Kings (1949)	2009	Team (hockey)
Brandon Wheat Kings (1979)	2007	Team (hockey)
W. H. Burns Team (1932)	2004	Team (curling)
Kerry Burtnyk Team (1995)	2002	Team (curling)
Carman Goldeyes (1983-1988)	2013	Team (baseball)
Jim Congalton Team (1932)	2019	Team (curling)
CUAC Blues (1965)	1992	Team (softball)
Don Duguid Teams (1970 & 1971)	1981	Team (curling)
Elmwood Millionaires (1931)	2004	Team (hockey)
Flin Flon Bombers (1957)	1999	Team (hockey)
Bob Gourlay Team (1931)	2019	Team (curling)
Ab Gowanlock Team (1938)	2019	Team (curling)
Ab Gowanlock Team (1953)	2019	Team (curling)
David Hamblin Team (2002)	2008	Team (curling)
Gordon Hudson Teams (1928 & 1929)	2008	Team (curling)
Leo Johnson Team (1934)	2019	Team (curling)
Connie Laliberte Team (1984)	1984	Team (curling)
Manitoba Canoe Team (1937)	2019	Team (paddling)
Manitoba Centennial Voyageur Canoe Team (1967)	2010	Team (paddling)
Manitoba Selects (1970)	2013	Team (soccer)
Mabel Mitchell Team (1983)	2007	Team (curling)
Molson Canadians (1967-1968)	1991	Team (softball)
Nicolett Inn (1979, 1980 & 1982)	2006	Team (basketball)
Norwood Wanderers (1913 & 1914)	2004	Team (soccer)
Norwood / St. Boniface Legionaires (1952)	2006	Team (football)
Orest Meleschuk Team (1972)	1985	Team (curling
Portage Terriors (1942)	2001	Team (hockey)
Portage Terriors (1973)	2008	Team (hockey)
St. Andrews Super Saints (1972, 1975 & 1976)	2009	Team (basketball)
St. Boniface Seals (1938)	1997	Team (hockey)
St. James Rams (1963)	2011	Team (football)
St. James Rods (1961)	2009	Team (football)
St. Vital Bulldogs (1960 & 1962)	2012	Team (football)
St. Vital Bulldogs (1968 & 1969)	2007	Team (football)
Selkirk Steelers (1974)	2014	Team (hockey)
Smitty’s (1995-1997)	2004	Team (softball)
Stoughton Team (1996)	2007	Team (curling)
United Weston (1924 & 1926)	2004	Team (soccer)
University of Manitoba Bisons (1965)	2015	Team (hockey)
University of Manitoba Bisons (1969-1970)	1998	Team (football)
University of Manitoba Bisons (1975-1976)	2011	Team (basketball)
University of Manitoba Bisons (1978 & 1980)	2012	Team (volleyball)
University of Manitoba Bisons (1996-1997)	2020	Team (basketball)
University of Manitoba Grads (1931)	2004	Team (hockey)
University of Manitoba Juniors (1923)	2004	Team (hockey)
University of Manitoba Varsity (1928)	2004	Team (hockey)
University of Winnipeg Wesmen (1971-1974)	2016	Team (volleyball)
University of Winnipeg Wesmen (1988)	2001	Team (volleyball)
University of Winnipeg Wesmen (1992-1995)	2012	Team (basketball)
Ursel Team (1985)	2016	Team (curling)
Billy Walsh Teams (1952 & 1956)	2009	Team (curling)
Ken Watson Teams (1936, 1942 & 1949)	2013	Team (curling)
Jimmy Welsh Team (1947)	2019	Team (curling)
Winnipeg Blue Bombers (1939)	2004	Team (football)
Winnipeg Blue Bombers (1941)	2004	Team (football)
Winnipeg Blue Bombers (1958)	2004	Team (football)
Winnipeg Blue Bombers (1959)	2009	Team (football)
Winnipeg Blue Bombers (1961)	1994	Team (football)
Winnipeg Blue Bombers (1962)	2009	Team (football)
Winnipeg Blue Bombers (1984)	2010	Team (football)
Winnipeg Blue Bombers (1988)	2014	Team (football)
Winnipeg Braves (1959)	2003	Team (hockey)
Winnipeg Falcons (1920)	1980	Team (hockey)
Winnipeg Fury (1992)	2008	Team (soccer)
Winnipeg Goldeyes (1957)	2019	Team (baseball)
Winnipeg Goldeyes (1959)	2019	Team (baseball)
Winnipeg Goldeyes (1960)	2019	Team (baseball)
Winnipeg Jets (1976, 1978 & 1979)	2005	Team (hockey)
Winnipeg Junior Falcons (1921)	1992	Team (hockey)
Winnipeg Junior Monarchs (1935)	2004	Team (hockey)
Winnipeg Junior Monarchs (1937)	1993	Team (hockey)
Winnipeg Light Infantry (1952 & 1953)	2005	Team (basketball)
Winnipeg Maroons (1935)	2019	Team (baseball)
Winnipeg Maroons (1939)	2019	Team (baseball)
Winnipeg Maroons (1942)	2019	Team (baseball)
Winnipeg Maroons (1964)	2003	Team (hockey)
Winnipeg Mixed Bowling (1967)	2011	Team (five-pin bowling)
Winnipeg Monarchs (1915)	2004	Team (hockey)
Winnipeg Monarchs (1935)	2004	Team (hockey)
Winnipeg Monarchs (1946)	2000	Team (hockey)
Winnipeg Paulins (1954)	1993	Team (basketball)
Winnipeg Rams (1954)	2015	Team (football)
Winnipeg Rangers (1941)	2004	Team (hockey)
Winnipeg Rangers (1943)	2002	Team (hockey)
Winnipeg Rods (1955)	1996	Team (football)
Winnipeg Rods (1956)	2009	Team (football)
Winnipeg Rowing Club Senior Eights Rowing Team (1903)	2004	Team (rowing)
Winnipeg Rugby Football Team (1935)	1983	Team (football)
Winnipeg Scottish (1915)	2004	Team (soccer)
Winnipeg Shamrocks (1904)	2004	Team (lacrosse)
Winnipeg Stellars (1950 & 1951)	1995	Team (basketball)
Winnipeg Toilers (1926)	1982	Team (basketball)
Winnipeg Toilers (1927)	2004	Team (basketball)
Winnipeg Toilers (1932)	2004	Team (basketball)
Winnipeg Victorias (1896)	1990	Team (hockey)
Winnipeg Victorias (1901)	2004	Team (hockey)
Winnipeg Victorias (1911 & 1912)	2004	Team (hockey)
Winnipegs (1913)	2004	Team (hockey)
Winnipegs (1931)	2004	Team (hockey)
Winnipegs (1932)	1987	Team (hockey)
Howard Wood Team (1930)	2019	Team (curling)
Howard Wood Team (1940)	2019	Team (curling)

See also:

Manitoba Sports Hall of Fame

Sources:

“Manitoba Sports Hall of Fame inductees 1992,” Winnipeg Free Press, 8 November 1992, page 20.

Obituary [Alexander McTavish Gibb], Winnipeg Free Press, 5 August 2010.

“Provincial sports hall of fame to gain 9 champions,” Winnipeg Free Press, 5 July 2011, page D6.

“Centenarian who paved way for women in sport inducted into Manitoba Hall of Fame,” CBC News, 7 June 2019.

We thank Jon Waldman for providing additional information used here.

This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough.

Page revised: 22 April 2023

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