Wendy McConnell, President of The Huntsville Sports Hall of Fame Committee, announced today that there will be four new inductees honoured this year at the upcoming Sports Hall of Fame Induction.
John Cowan, Kenneth Donald, Don Thompson and Jon Burnside are the latest to be entered into the Hall. Kenneth Donald and Jon Burnside will be going in together for their tireless work and involvement with the formation of soccer in Huntsville, Don Thompson will be recognized for his longtime work with Junior Lacrosse and John Cowan for his ongoing efforts with academic and community sports.
All four inductees are well-deserving having spent countless hours volunteering within the community over many years and they will be honoured accordingly.
The Huntsville Sports Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony will take place at the Active Living Center, on Saturday May 14th at 7:30pm. Tickets will be available at Treasures and Trophies after April 15th, 2016 for $20.
In addition to the Induction Ceremony, the committee will be awarding the Jan Glenn and Mike Greaves trophies to the Male and Female Sports Persons of the Year as part of the evening’s festivities. The recipients of these prestigious awards will be announced closer to the Induction.
Past inductees to the Huntsville Sports Hall of Fame (to 2015) are:
BUILDERS: Donald Lough*, Thomas Pinckard, Dr. Deane Murdy Sr*., James Lumby*, Henry Tebby*, Royal Canadian Legion, Garth Thomas*, Randy Ellis, Peter Jacob, Robert Hutcheson, Michael Greaves* , George Hoo, Carl Nelson, Ted Logan*, Wendy McConnell , William (Bill) Nickalls*, Robert McCulley, R. T. (Ginger) Davies*, Aubrey (Aub) Percival, Roy MacGregor, Derek Mackesy, Stan Rimmington, Andy Cooke.
COACHES: Marilyn Leigh , Douglas Leigh , James Bishop*, Mye Sedore*.
MANAGERS: Laverne Reynolds*, Dr. E.G. Evans*, William (Bill) Muckler Sr., Charlie Murr*, Bob Adams.
ATHLETES: Gail Cummings-Danson, Jack Bionda*, Patrick Brothers*, David Arnold Andrew Longpre, John Clayton, James Higgs , C. Abbott- Conway*, James Meredith, Donald Stinson*, Andrew Mattice , Ivan Thompson, Paul Kennedy, Ethan Moreau , Scott Hutcheson, Dara Howell, Daniel Roycroft, Shannon Meunier Tiffany Finley-Tszuki, Donald McCormick, Robert Wild, Murray Ruby, Brian Thompson, Arthur Asbury*, Thomas Conlin, Ernest (Tann) Housser* , Gordon Middleton*, Evan Jenkins*, George Snowden*, Gordon Leverton*, Kenneth Ward*, Hattie Donaldson-Briggs* , Barry Webb, Stan Rimmington
*Denotes deceased member
Great choices Wendy…Congratulations on continuing this important event in Huntsville. I am particularly happy with Don Thompson being inducted. Don was my coach in junior for two years and I always appreciated what he brought to the game and to the town…Also Ken and John are great choices for Soccer and John Cowan’s contributions really don’t require further endorsements. Really awesome recognitions all around.