SPORTS HALL OF FAME LAUNCHES THE “BEST OF 100”
The North Bay Sports Hall of Fame in partnership with the City of North Bay 100th anniversary committee is pleased to make the first of four announcements identifying the “best of”. In 2000 as part of the 75th anniversary of the City of North Bay, the Hall initiated a program to identify the top 10 male and female athletes, the top 20 builders and the top 10 teams.
“We felt it was appropriate to carry out a similar exercise for the 100th anniversary of the city”, stated Board Chair Tim Lowe. “A lot has been accomplished in sport over the past 25 years and as part of the 100th anniversary celebrations, we wanted to recognize the accomplishments of those athletes, builders and teams.”
Committee Chair Dave Saad outlined the process for selection. “While our emphasis was on the last 25 years, our committee members also looked beyond the last 25 years. Accomplishments at the professional level and on the world stage have become more prevalent during the last 25 years. The people you will see on the lists, through their accomplishments, have brought fame and recognition to, not only themselves, but to our city has well and we are most proud to recognized what they have been able to do.”
Today the committee is pleased to present the top 15 male athletes.
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MALE ATHLETES |
HALL OF FAME INDUCTEE |
SPORT(S) |
NOTES |
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Rob Shaw - |
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Wheelchair Tennis |
ranked No. 8 in the world in the quad
division. Doubles finalist at Wimbledon and Roland
Garros. Silver medal at the Para pan American Games. Gold
in the men’s quad category in wheelchair tennis 2019 Para pan American Games
in Lima, Peru. First
Cdn tennis player to win multi-sport medals I singles competition 2020 Paralympic Games… 2019 (gold), 2023
(silver) Para pan American Games |
|
Dan Howe |
* |
Canoeing |
1996 Atlanta Olympics 9th
place finish 1995 Pan Am Games – C-2 gold & individual bronze in C_1 1000 Numerous top 10 finishes on the
international stage |
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Craig Rivet |
* |
Hockey |
2003 World Champion as member of Team
Canada, 18-year career NHL 923 games – 50 goals – 187 assists = 237
points Team captain Buffalo Sabres 3 years |
|
Mike O’Shea |
* |
Football |
16 seasons in CFL, 5-time CFL all-star, 2017
inducted into CFL Hall of Fame, named member of Argos All Time team, Coach
Winnipeg Blue Bombers 6-time Grey Cup champion – 3 as a player,
2 Head Coach, 1 Special Teams Coach |
|
Richard Charette |
* |
Track |
Cdn. Men’s Cross-Country Champion –
1991-92, Cdn. Junior Champion 1985, bronze junior 1500 @ Pan Am Games 1986.
CUA national champ team gold medal |
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Bayne Norrie |
* |
Football |
Queens U – 6 time all-star, MVP twice.
Edmonton Eskimos – 9 seasons, 1 Schenley award nomination, Grey Cup Player
award, played in 3 Grey Cups winning on |
|
Fred Juett |
* |
Soccer |
4 years professional soccer; coach
women’s soccer OUA national champions |
|
Steve Omischl |
* |
Free Style Skiing |
3 time Olympian – 2002, 2006, 2010, 5-time
Canadian champion, FIS freestyle champion twice |
|
Taylor Milne |
* |
Track |
Olympic Games in Beijing in 2008, Rio de
Janeiro in 2016 he also represented this country at a pair of Commonwealth
Games and the IAAF World Cross Country Championships and won eight medals at
Canadian track and Field Championships. |
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Alain Boucher |
* |
Track |
Cdn steeplechase champion 1990, 4th
Francophone games, 10th 1990 Commonwealth Games (Steeplechase).
1982 4th in world junior rankings, 1980 2nd best
Canadian runner |
|
Ab Demarco Jr. |
* |
Hockey |
505 professional hockey games, 71 goals & 150 assists 1968 Canada’s National Team, Junior hockey
all-star |
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Jim Sherrit |
* |
Hockey & multi sports |
hockey, football, soccer, rugby, baseball and
participated in track and field and gymnastics, all at a high level. 193
games – 63 goals – 72 assists World Hockey Assoc. - 193 games in the WHA, 2 Avco Cup
championships (referred to as the “who” between line mates Gordie and Mark
Howe |
|
Darren Turcotte |
* |
Hockey |
11 years in NHL,NHL all-star, 635 game – 195 goals – 216 assists 1991 1987/88 USA World Juniors, Nipissing
Lakers Women’s hockey coach |
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Tyler Nicholson |
|
Snowboarding |
a
gold medal at the 2013 FIS Junior World Championships. 2016
first overall in men’s slopestyle on the World Snowboard Tour. He also placed
in the top five in both the slopestyle and big air Olympic test events at the
PyeongChang 2018 venues. Numerous
podium finishes on the international stage In
his Olympic debut at PyeongChang 2018, Nicholson place seventh in slopestyle
and 13th in big air. |
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Ryan Hunter |
|
Football |
Kansas City Chiefs Super Bowl Champion, 2-time Grey Cup Champion,
Offensive Lineman of the Year 2024 2-time CFL all star One of only two Canadians to have one
both a Super Bowl and Grey Cup |
