New Brunswick Sports Hall of Fame
From Academic Kids
The New Brunswick Sports Hall of Fame was established in 1970 to honor outstanding athletes, teams and sport builders in the Canadian province of New Brunswick. The facilities are located in the provincial capital city of Fredericton.
Some Hall of Fame members:
- Earl Avery - Harness Racing Hall of Fame driver
- Tony Currie - National Hockey League player
- Gordie Drillon - National Hockey League player
- Yvon Durelle - boxing champion
- Danny Grant - National Hockey League player
- Manny McIntyre - hockey and baseball star, in 1946 he became the first Black Canadian to sign a professional baseball contract
- Willie O'Ree - first Black player in the National Hockey League
- The Paris Crew - world rowing champions
- Ron Turcotte - Hall of Fame jockey who rode Secretariat to the Triple Crown
- Mabel Thomson - golfing champion
External Link:
- New Brunswick Sports hall of Fame Website (http://www.nbsportshalloffame.nb.ca/sports/default.aspx)
