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Tom Burgess liked to say there wasn't a baseball park in North America that he hadn't either played or managed in. The pride of Lambeth spent almost 30 years in professional baseball, playing in the major leagues with the St. Louis Cardinals, Pittsburgh Pirates and Los Angeles Angels and coaching with the New York Mets and Atlanta Braves. He was also a coach and manager in the minors with various organizations, including the Detroit Tigers, and recently spent his "retirement" years as a ...

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Dr. Robert (Bob) McFarlane - One of London 's most celebrated athletes who rose to stardom in the late 1940's and 1950's. His most outstanding accomplishment was being the first winner of the coveted Lou Marsh award in 1950 as Canada 's male athlete of the year. McFarlane was Canada 's flag bearer at the 1948 Olympic Games in London , England and was a member of the 4x100 yards relay team that placed fifth. The team also included his brother Don. Both were standout sprinters and middle ...

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RAY GETLIFFE -- Became a national figure again during the 2003 and 2004 Hockey Day in London celebrations as the man who named Maurice Richard "the Rocket." One of London's athletic treasures at 90 years of age, he was a teammate of Richard's when the Montreal Canadiens won the Stanley Cup in 1942-43. Ray also won a Stanley Cup with the Boston Bruins in 1938-39. He played nine NHL seasons (439 regular-season and playoff games, 145 goals, 147 assists). NHL referee from 1946-1948. Played high ...

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Jack Fairs: Perennial Presence at UWO Jack Fairs has worked at the University of Western Ontario for over half a century as a teacher, mentor, researcher and coach. He is well known and respected for his extensive contributions in physical education and coaching, particularly in the sport of squash. He retired in 1988 but still continues to coach squash at his alma mater where he is professor emeritus of kinesiology. Commitment to coaching has been a hallmark of his distinguished career ...

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WALT McKECHNIE (Athlete Modern) ~ Played for eight teams including Minnesota, California, Boston, Detroit, Washington, Cleveland, Toronto and Colorado during 15 seasons in the NHL. Including playoffs he scored 221 goals and collecting 399 assists. Born London Jan. 19, 1947. Prolific stick-handler and playmaker. Began career with London Nationals Junior Bs before moving into A company at the old London Gardens. Maple Leafs drafted him in the first round as No. 6 overall. Most productive ...

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Peter Fowler An internationally renowned orthopaedic surgeon, he is a pioneer in the treatment of sports-related injuries. Along with Dr. Jack Kennedy, he established a sport medicine clinic at the University of Western Ontario - now called the Fowler-Kennedy Sport Medicine Clinic - that has an outstanding international reputation. Outstanding swimmer at age group, club and university levels. Along with competing well for the Western Mustangs, he swam for Canada in the Pan-Am Games in 1955 ...

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Peter Michienzi remembers arriving in London in 1949 in the middle of the night with no one at the train station to greet his family. None of them could speak English and the relatives who were supposed to meet them had left after the train was delayed. Michienzi has had quite a ride since his arrival on Christmas Eve from Italy with his parents and four siblings. In a few weeks, he'll be inducted into the London Sports Hall of Fame. He's one of four inductees being honoured in the second ...

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Marcus "Max" Gauss Max Gauss didn't gain the reputation as the Godfather of London soccer by accident. He earned the title the hard way as a driving force behind the development of the sport and in particular, of the London City professional team. Max has been the only president that City has ever known assuming the position when the club was first formed on Valentine's Day in 1973. Born in Filipovo in the former country of Yugoslavia on December 23, 1929, he learned his soccer in his ...

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SUE HILTON -- Born Susanne Lee Hilton in London on Sept. 14, 1943 she has excelled as a champion golfer, university professor and golfing teacher Her victories at age 18 in the junior and women's Canadian Close championships combined with the Ontario junior and senior titles in one year (1962) is unprecedented. Playing out of the London Hunt Club she ruled the links during the 1960s reaching the second round of the United States women's amateur tournament in 1962, reaching the 1964 US ...

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Frank Colman Imagine the thrill. Playing for the New York Yankees, in Yankee Stadium, the House that Ruth Built. Your teammates are guys with names like Joltin' Joe Di Maggio, Phil (Scooter) Rizzuto, Yogi Berra, Allie (Chief) Reynolds, Johnny Lindell, Charlie (King Kong) Keller, Tommy Heinrich, Ralph Houk, Joe Page . . . baseball legends all with Di Maggio and Berra going on to take their places in Baseball's Hall of Fame. Colman, the left-hander who honed his skills on the sandlots of ...

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