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A MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT…
2020 was a year of tremendous upheaval for our province, testing the patience and endurance of our communities as we managed through the covid-19 crisis. The priority for all of us was to focus on mitigating the spread of this virus and keeping our communities safe.
To that end, we elected to reschedule our annual celebration to a spring gala at a new venue in order to recognize our inductees and special award recipients. Our annual induction ceremony and awards gala is in its’ 27th year and I offer my personal and profound thanks for your past support for our annual celebration and related community activities.
This year’s OSHOF Gala will present another stellar “Class of 2021” inductee lineup including an outstanding selection of special award recipients. Whether you choose to come on board as a major partner, as a corporate sponsor or with the purchase of individual tickets for you and your guests, your participation provides invaluable support enabling us to showcase and appreciate our most recognized sports athletes, community leaders and volunteer citizens.
Of course, you can expect to indulge in a fabulous evening of tasty hors d’oeuvres, cocktails and unforgettable entertainment and many opportunities to bid on selected treasures in the live auction and participate in our 50-50 raffle. It’s a night of networking with your sporting heroes, business, community and philanthropic leaders, not to mention the athletes themselves.
To our board of directors and volunteers who donate their time, talent and creativity, I extend my appreciation to them all!
We must rely upon your generosity to sustain our celebration, education and awareness of Ontario sporting accomplishments to our citizens and communities across Ontario. Sincere thanks for your consideration to support and join us for another OSHOF Gala, celebrating the best in Ontario sport.
I look forward to meeting you on this special night!
Mark Gravett, President Ontario Sports Hall of Fame
2 ONTARIO SPORTS HALL OF FAME | Celebrating 27 Years. “1994-2021” u | ABOUT THE HALL
ABOUT THE ONTARIO SPORTS HALL OF FAME The Ontario Sports Hall of Fame (OSHOF) is a volunteer, not-for-profit organization devoted to honouring Ontario’s greatest athletes, builders, personalities and media for their lifelong contributions to the Ontario sports scene.
It is the role of the Ontario Sports Hall of Fame to ensure that these memories remain firmly ingrained in our hearts and minds and that time will not diminish the nature of our legends’ deeds for generations to come.
The Hall of Fame was established in 1994 by Bruce Prentice, following a 15-year tenure as founder and president of the Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame. The inaugural class of honoured members was inducted in 1994.
Each year, the Ontario Sports Hall of Fame honours recipients of the Brian Williams Media Award, the Sandy Hawley Community Service Award, the Bruce Prentice Legacy Award and the Syl Apps, Ontario Athlete of the Year Award.
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ADAM VAN KOEVERDEN ABBY HOFFMAN Kayak Athletics
DANIEL NESTOR Tennis
BRAD PARK Hockey
BARBARA UNDERHILL PAUL MARTINI Figure Skating
BRIAN BUDD TOM WATT Soccer Hockey
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GORDON CRAIG, Broadcasting THE CANADIAN OPEN, Golf Brian Williams Media Award Sandy Hawley Community Service Award
JACK DOMINICO BIANCA ANDREESCU, Tennis Baseball Syl Apps Ontario Athlete of the Year Award Bruce Prentice Legacy Award
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President Mark Gravett [email protected]
Vice President Dan Giantsopoulos, LLM [email protected]
Vice President Dale Neilly [email protected] u | BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Kristy Balkwill Suzanne Primeau [email protected] [email protected]
Peter Conacher Nick Rossi [email protected] [email protected]
Jeffrey Johnstone Dimitri Sarabalos [email protected] [email protected]
Scott Morrison Stephanie Vaccari [email protected] [email protected]
Kamleh Nicola Kevin Yearwood [email protected] [email protected]
Theodore Papadatos [email protected]
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ONTARIO SPORTS HALL OF FAME | Celebrating 27 Years. “1994-2021” 7 u | 2021 GALA DETAILS
WHEN
Monday, May 31, 2021 5:30pm - 9:30pm
WHERE
The John Bassett Theatre (Inside the Metro Toronto Convention Centre - North Building) 250 Front Street West (Street Entrance) Toronto, ON M5V 3G5
ATTIRE
Black Tie / Business Formal / Festive Dress PARKING
Inside Metro Toronto Convention Centre, North Building (Enter off Simcoe Street, just 100 feet south of Front Street behind the InterContinental Hotel)
TICKETS
Tickets may be purchased online at www.oshof.ca using Pay Pal or credit card.
Alternatively, payment via cheque can be made out to:
“Ontario Sports Hall of Fame” and mailed to PO Box 15053, 1507 Yonge Street, Toronto, ON M4T 1Z0
HST is included for all pricing. Payments must be received prior to gala.
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CORPORATE SPONSORSHIP Presenting Cocktail Hall of Corporate Sponsor Reception Fame Group LEVELS & BENEFITS Sponsors $ 12,500 $ 7,500 $ 5,000 $ 2,500 20 Theatre Tickets 12 Theatre Tickets 10 Theatre 10 Theatre Gala Theartre Tickets Tickets Tickets Recognition as an OSHOF Presenting Partner for One Year Gala Naming Options Available at no charge Verbal Recognition by the MC at the Gala Celebration Sponsorship Recognition as a Supporting Partner for One Year Corporate Logo Recognition on Red Carpet Step & Repeat Corporate Logo Recognition in Commemorative Magazine Recognition on Website & Social Media Full Page Full Page Half Page Gala Commemorative Program Ad Space ( value $1000) ( value $1000) (value $650)
FOR SPONSORSHIP OPPORTUNITIES AND TABLE SALES PLEASE ACCESS OUR WEBSITE OR CALL www.oshof.ca / 647.204.9020
Gala Commemorative Gala Naming Options (No Tickets) Individual Magazine Advertising Ticket Inductee & Awards VIP Cocktail Party $ 3,500 Client provided ad: full colour, . $ 250 300 dpi preferred cymk Print and Advertising $ 2,500 1 Ticket Full Page ( 8.5" x 11" ) $ 1,000 Silent Auction $ 1,000 Half Page ( 8.5" x 5.5" $ 650 Photography $ 1,000 Horizontal ) “HST INCLUDED IN ALL PRICING”
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ATHLETICS Lew Hayman...... 2004. HORSE RACING Abby Hoffman ...... 2021 Red Storey ...... 2001. Frank Clair...... 1998. John Campbell...... 2017. Roger Attfield...... 2012. AUTO RACING Tony Golab...... 1997. Dick Shatto...... 1997. Sandy Hawley...... 1999. Scott Goodyear ...... 2014. Lionel Conacher...... 1986. Northern Dancer...... 1998. Joe Krol...... 1996. Avelino Gomez ...... 1997. BASEBALL Russ Jackson...... 1995. E .P . Taylor...... 1996. Paul Beeston...... 2019. KAYAK Tom Henke...... 2018. GYMNASTICS Adam Van Koeverden ...... 2021 John Hiller...... 2017. Elfi Schlegel ...... 2018. Tony Fernandez ...... 2016. Roberto Alomar...... 2015. LACROSSE George Bell...... 2013. GOLF Jack Bionda...... 2018. Pat Gillick ...... 2013. Gary Cowan ...... 2003. Bob Allan ...... 2017. Cito Gaston...... 2011. Ada Mackenzie...... 2003. Ron Taylor...... 2010. Moe Norman...... 1999. MEDIA George Selkirk ...... 2005. Sandra Post...... 1999. Joe Carter...... 2004. Alex Balding...... 1997. Jim Hunt...... 2004. James “Tip” O’Neill...... 1997. George Knudson ...... 1996 Trent Frayne...... 2002. Ernie Whitt...... 1997. Marlene Streit ...... 1995. Brian McFarlane...... 1999. Philip Marchildon...... 1996. Foster Hewitt...... 1995. Milt Dunnel ...... 1995 Ferguson Jenkins...... 1995. HOCKEY Dave Stieb...... 1995. Brad Park ...... 2021 Tom Watt ...... 2021 ROWING BASKETBALL Angela James...... 2019. Jack Donahue...... 2019. Denis Potvin...... 2019. Marnie McBean...... 2017. Leo Rautins...... 2016. Joe Primeau...... 2019. Silken Laumann ...... 2004. James Naismith...... 1996. Scott Stevens...... 2018. Ned Hanlan...... 2002. Brian Kilrea...... 2018. BOXING Father David Bauer ...... 2018. RUGBY Paul Coffey...... 2017. Al Charron...... 2018. Shawn O’Sullivan...... 2015. Bob Gainey...... 2017. Tommy Burns...... 2012. Ron Ellis ...... 2016. Lennox Lewis ...... 2012. Eric Lindros...... 2016. SAILING Sammy Luftspring ...... 1996. Herb Carnegie ...... 2014. Paul Henderson...... 2019. George Chuvalo...... 1995. Joe Nieuwendyk...... 2014. Larry Robinson...... 2014. SHOW JUMPING CURLING Dick Duff...... 2014. Russ Howard ...... 2011 Charlie Conacher...... 2013. Ian Millar ...... 2013. Ed Werenich, Paul Savage, Andy Bathgate...... 2012. Big Ben...... 1995. John Kawaja, Neil Harrison...... 2009. Cassie Campbell...... 2012. Al Hackner ...... 2004. Wendel Clark...... 2011. SKIING Ken Dryden...... 2011. Doug Gilmour...... 2011. Sarah Burke ...... 2016. DIVING George Armstrong...... 2010. Laurie Graham...... 2015. Beverly Boys...... 2005. Bobby Baun ...... 2010. Kathy Kreiner...... 2002. Dave Keon...... 2010. Steve Podborski...... 2002. FIGURE SKATING Howie Meeker...... 2010. Anne Heggtveit ...... 1995. Barbara Underhill...... 2021 Ted Lindsay...... 2009. Halvor Heggtveit ...... 1995. Paul Martini...... 2021 Phil Esposito...... 2004. Brian Orser...... 2012. Wayne Gretzky...... 2004. SOCCER Elvis Stojko...... 2009. George Hainsworth...... 2004. Don Jackson...... 2001. George Punch Imlach ...... 2004. Brian Budd...... 2021 Barbara Ann Scott ...... 1997. Harvey Pulford...... 2003. Dwayne De Rosario...... 2019. Toller Cranston...... 1996. Darryl Sittler...... 2003. Sir Stanley Matthews...... 1995. Petra Burka...... 1995. Red Kelly...... 2001. Red Storey ...... 2001. SQUASH Johnny Bower...... 1999. FOOTBALL Teeder Kennedy...... 1999. Sharif Khan...... 2015. Chris Schultz...... 2016. Frank Mahovlich ...... 1999. Garney Henley...... 2015. King Clancy...... 1998. SWIMMING Bill Symons...... 2015. Conn Smythe...... 1998. Cliff Lumsdon...... 2009. Tony Gabriel...... 2014. Syl Apps ...... 1997. Leo Cahill ...... 2013. Vicki Keith...... 2005. Paul Henderson...... 1997. Cindy Nicholas...... 2003. Angelo Mosca...... 2013. Bobby Hull ...... 1997. Michael “Pinball” Clemons...... 2009. Victor Davis ...... 2002. Lionel Conacher...... 1996. Alex Baumann ...... 1999. Doug Flutie...... 2009. Bobby Orr...... 1995. Bernie Faloney...... 2005. Marilyn Bell ...... 1997.
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TEAMS TENNIS WRESTLING BASEBALL Daniel Nestor...... 2021 “Whipper” Billy Watson ...... 1995. 1993 Toronto Blue Jays...... 2002. Carling Bassett-Seguso ...... 2003. 1993 Toronto Blue Jays...... 2001. TRACK and FIELD HOCKEY Donovan Bailey ...... 2005. 1941-42 Toronto Maple Leafs. . . . . 2003. Bill Crothers...... 1997. 1963-64 Toronto Marlboros. . . . . 2003. Tom Longboat ...... 1996 1958 Whitby Dunlops...... 1997. Bobbie Rosenfeld...... 1996. 1967 Toronto Maple Leafs...... 1997. u | SPECIAL AWARD WINNERS
SANDY HAWLEY COMMUNITY BRIAN WILLIAMS MEDIA AWARD SYL APPS ONTARIO ATHLETE SERVICE AWARD OF THE YEAR AWARD This award is presented annually to This award is presented annually to a person in the Ontario sports media Since 2014, this award has been an individual who best exemplifies a who has distinguished themselves in determined by the people of Ontario dedication to the community . their life's work, and career . who vote in an online poll with pre-selected athletes . To be eligible 2021 ...... The Canadian Open 2021 ...... Gordon Craig for the award, athletes must be 2019. . . .Western Ontario Athletic Association 2019...... Jerry. Howarth Ontario-born or Ontario-based and 2018...... Hazel McCallion 2018...... Harnarayan. Singh made an outstanding and memorable 2017...... Trish Stratus 2017...... Howard Starkman contribution to Ontario sports during 2016...... Peter Gilgan 2016...... Bob Elliott the previous calendar year . 2015...... William “Zeke” O’Connor 2015...... Roy. MacGregor 2014 ...... Michael. Burgess 2014...... Tom Cheek 2013...... Dave. Perkins 2013...... Ralph Mellanby 2021 ...... Bianca Andreescu 2012...... Darryl Sittler 2012...... Dave. Hodge 2019...... Tessa Virtue and Scott Moir 2011...... Adriano. Belli 2011...... Bill. Stephenson 2018...... Joey. Votto 2010...... Mort Greenberg 2017...... Penny. Oleksiak FERGUSON JENKINS 2016...... Brad. Sinopoli HERITAGE AWARD 2015...... Brooke. Henderson BRUCE PRENTICE LEGACY AWARD 2014...... Milos. Raonic This award was introduced to 2013...... Rosie. MacLennan This award is presented to an commemorate those one-of-a-kind 2012 ...... Patrick Chan individual whose outstanding events or special moments in time 2011...... Joey. Votto contribution to a sport or athletics that so embellish the long history 2010...... Daniel Nestor is already well documented . Their of sports in Ontario . 2009...... Eric. Lamaze legacy recognizes those feats as well 2005...... Damon. Allen as their remarkable contribution to 2016 ...... University of Toronto, 2004...... Adam Van Koeverden the people and well being of Ontario 1909 Varsity Football Team, 2003...... Mike Weir and beyond . . Inaugural Grey Cup Champions 2002...... Steve Yzerman 2015 ...... Joe Carter’s Home Run 2001...... Vince Carter 2021 ...... Jack Dominico wins the 1993 World Series 1999...... Mike Weir 2019...... Dr . Frank Hayden 2014...... Babe. Ruth’s first 1998...... Roger Clemens 2018...... Conacher. Family professional home run 1997...... Roger Clemens 2017...... The Queen’s Plate 2013...... Arnold. Palmer 2016...... Frank Selke Sr . & Frank Selke Jr . 2012...... Paul Henderson 2015...... Tim Horton 2011...... Terry Fox
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