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Invented early Canadian variant of floor hockey, coached in the AAU Junior Olympic Games, World War II soldier, YMCA Director in Toronto, President and creator of the Society of Directors of Municipal Recreation of Ontario (SDMRO), created the sport of ringette, inducted into the Ringette Canada Hall of Fame: SPHoF [219] 1962: Donald Jackson
Canadian Football Hall of Fame John Badham (April 1, 1937 – December 8, 2016) was a Canadian sportscaster and radio announcer. He did play-by-play commentary for five Canadian Football League teams for 22 seasons and announced at 24 Grey Cups .
Johnny Esaw, CM (June 11, 1925 – April 6, 2013) was a Canadian of Assyrian [1] descent, a sports broadcaster and television network executive. [2] He was a pioneer of sports broadcasting in Canada, best known for his involvement with figure skating, football, and international hockey.
The Canadian Broadcast Hall of Fame, started in 1982, recognizes Canadians in broadcasting or entertainment related industries who have "achieved outstanding success in helping raise industry standards from a material or humanitarian standpoint." The CAB Hall of Fame honours, in perpetuity, men and women whose contributions had demonstrated an ...
Wells was inducted to the CAB Hall of Fame in 1988. In recognition of his broadcasting career the City of Winnipeg named a street linking Canad Inns Stadium and the former site of Winnipeg Arena after him. He is an "Honoured Member" of the Manitoba Hockey Hall of Fame. He was inducted into the Canadian Football Hall of Fame in 1981.
In addition to the Foster Hewitt Award, he was posthumously inducted into the Canadian Football Hall of Fame as a media figure in 1989.. In honour of his passionate support of college and university athletics, the Canadian Intercollegiate Athletic Union named him as the recipient of its inaugural Cansave Award in 1979 shortly before his death, [3] although due to Sgambati's health he was ...
Cole was honoured in the Hockey Hall of Fame in 1996 as the recipient of the Foster Hewitt Memorial Award for broadcasting excellence. [35] In 2022, he was named the recipient of the Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television's Lifetime Achievement Award at the 10th Canadian Screen Awards. [36]
1984 - Hockey Hall of Fame Media Honouree [5] 1985 - St. Francis Xavier University bestowed upon him an honorary Doctor of Laws Degree [5] 1989 - Inducted into Canadian Sports Hall of Fame [18] 1990 - Broadcast Recognition Award - Atlantic Broadcasters' Association, in acknowledging Danny's contribution to the broadcast industry [19]