ALUMNUS SUMMER 1973 U

..... < :E V, V, <..... u.... V, ai:: ALUMNUS SUMMER 1973 u. INCOMING SPORTS HALL OF FAME PRESIDENT'S SELECTIONS ANNOUNCED REMARKS AT Dr. Jack McMullen, '53, Chairman much at horn e with the rough, tough ANNUAL of the Loyola of Montreal Sports Hall Ti-Cats. For seven years, four Grey MEETING of -Fame, and Dick Irvin, Chairman of Cup games (won threelostone), Ralph the Selection Committee, announced terrorized opposing quarterbacks on Tuesday, June 19th that four mem from his defensive end position. A MAY 28 bers were added to the Hall: little quieter now, Ralph spends con In his address to members of the Ralph Toohy, '48, Dr. Bob Marches siderable time with his family. He is Association, In corning President Des sault, '50, the late Dr. Don Gagnon, living in the Hamilton area and works mond Lartigue commenting on the '54, and Gary Gagnon, '55. for Eastgate Ford. merger of Loyola and Sir George Perhaps the best known of the quar Bob Marchessault, who attended stated: tet is Ralph Toohy. "Terrible Ralph" Loyola High School and College from " Although one cannot depend en commenced his illustriousandattimes 1942 through 1950, competed in foot tirely on hindsight, one can reason controversial career at Loyola High ball, hockey, track and field, and box ably and accurately predict the future School. In his first year he played ing. In 1945 and again in 1946, he based on considerations of the past. Bantam, Junior, and Senior Football. was a Senior High School All -Star in I firmly believe that the traditions of After proving that he was too rugged football. The team won the interschol Loyola will remain. I predict that a for the Bantams and Juniors, he won astic title both years. However, it was Jesuit intellectual presence on the a starting berth in the backfield with on the ice that Bob was to win his campus will remain. If not Jesuit in the Senior High squad. In the same fame. He moved from Bantam, fact, the traditional spirit of enquiry academic year Ralph played Bantam through Junior, to three years of star will remain. I predict the campus will and Junior Hockey. Throughout his dom with the Senior High team. Scou.ts maintain a Catholic character, both in remaining high school years, he per came from all corners of Montreal to the universal sense and the broad formed in starry fashion with the watch the young centre iri action. In definition embracing all Christians, Senior football and hockey squads. 1945 he signed with Winged Wheelers imparting in addition to scholarship, Not content with his role at Loyola, Junior "B" team, then moved up to a quality of and meaning to life. And Toohy played a very brusi ng defence their Junior "A" team the following concern amongst students not only for with the Montreal Royals Junior " A" year. In 1947, again in Junior " A " , material things but more i mportantly Champions of the Province of Que with Sam Pollock as Coach, he signed for people. ' bec. - cont'd. page 2 " Certainly one does not need to In College he became the leader predict the continuance of the Loyola of the football and hockey squads. tone of academic excellence. Thesame Du r ing this period he also was con applies to its athletic excellence, the nected with a number of teams in the latter being very much a part of the Provincial Hockey League. In the sum trad ition of Loyola. However, the As mer months he took to the diamond sociation will need the supportandac in the Senior Snowdon Fastball tive help of all alumni. The insurance Leagu e. of my predictions cannot be carried Bu t he was just getting started. out by the Board of Directors alone. Con centrating more and more on foot " This is the beginning of a new ball, Ralph signed with the Montr eal foundation for Loyola but it is imp era II Alouettes. He was one of the Eager live that those of us who hold these Beaver s" along with Ke ith English, traditions as important help to perpe Johnny Toylor and Glenn Douglas. tuate what we feel is worth preserving. After five years and one Grey Cup Remember, in a few short years the with the Als (1949), he was traded Jod is retiring ofter students will graduate from the new to the Hamilton Tiger Cats. Hamilton four years' service as Holl of Fame University. Only if the Loyola spirit was his kind of team. He was very Chairman. - cont'd. page 3 2 HALL OF FAME (cont'd.) a " C" form with the Canadiens. In history. His hockey career was com 1948 and 1949 heplayedunderFrank parable to his football exploits. A fast Carlin with the Senior Royals. 1950 skating, cunning, tireless centre, Gory saw him perform with the McGill Red led High School and College teams men. By this time Dr. Marchessault to championship after championship. was concentrating onhisstudiesbuthe In both sports he possessed the knack found time to play "club" hockey in of being able to spotweaknesses in the Philadelphia and Syracuse while do opposition and was quick to capitalize. ing post-doctoral work at Uppsala, but His approach was very business -like was not allowed to play because he and he loved to play and win. In his had been paid by the Montreal Royals. four years of Varsity hockey at Loy At the time he wrote a letter to Sam ola he ledthelntercollegiateLeoguein Pollock telling his about the impres scoring three times. He won MVP siv e play in Scandinavia. Sam replied awards and was elected to many All that the Swedes and Russians could Star teams. never be as "good as we are". After graduation Gary played a bot " In retrospect, the discipline, of hockey with M.A.A.A . in Montreal courage and teamplay required to and intermediate hockey in Edmonton, participate in sports was unqu estion Alberto. He then turned his hand to ably the source of whatever pro Dic/c Irvin, Chairman of the Selection coaching and guided bantam and ju fessional success I achieved after Committee venile teams to championships in Ed wards." The words are Dr. Marches monton and Winnipeg. Aside from sault's. Don's younger brother Gary hockey coaching, he is a keen partici Dr. Marchessault, head of the entered Loyola in 1947. He immedi pant in curling, golf, skiing and squash. Chemistry Department, University of ately demonstrated his abilities in Gary lives in Edmonton and is em Montreal, is married with six children football and hockey. While he started ployed by the Hudson Bay Company. and resides in the Town of Mount his football career as a halfback, Gary The fourselecteesfor 1973-74were Royal. was converted to quarterback and be aggressive leaders and all deserve Don Gagnon, who died of cancer came one of the best, if not the best, the honor of being members of the in 1968, went through the usual Loyola quarterback, in Loyola's long football Loyola Sports Holl -of-Fame. athletic process of playing Bantam, Junior and Senior High School football and hockey before graduating to Col lege ranks. Throughout his High School and College career at Loyola and BILL PELTON STEPS DOWN: later, while studying Dentistry at Mc Gill, Don was an excellent pass re HIS CLOSING REMARKS ceiver and runner on the gridiron and a stellar blue! ine performer on ice. During his College days at Loyola, "The pr obi em we face is apathy; terms of effort, th en it was a success." Don was rated one of the most apathy from our members, apathy These were the words spoken by valuable players on both the football from our students, apathy within the Bill Pelton, the 1972-73 President and hockey teams. A rugged indi community. It is not the only problem when he addressed the Annual vidual, he always came to play. certainly. We have hod to cope with General Meeting of the Association. "Tiger" who never gave up as an the idefinite future status of Loyola; After his opening remarks he re athlete, demonstrated the same we hove financial problems; we have viewed the athletic, cultural, educa courage and tenacity when faced with undertaken to redefine our role so as tional and social events sponsored by death. He was an inspiration to all to make a fuller contribution to Loy the Association, noting the successes who visited with him. It is not sur ola; but the indifference, the inability and the failures. prising that he captained many teams, to involve people or reach them, is He congratulated the various event won All -Activity letters and a Most what drains your enthusiasm and Chairmen for their efforts and gave Valuable Player Award. He had makes you wonder sometimes if your special acknowledgement to Dr. Jock the intestinal fortitude that coaches efforts ore not futile." McMullen (Hall -of -Fame), Fronk search for and teammates admire. "The problem is not unique to our McNally Jr. (Bonspiel), Boz Holland Dr. Gagnon was a very well liked and organization. We ore not alone in (Steppingstones), Lorry Doherty (Brid respected dentist in the Lakeshore facing it- and we are not alone in ges), Bud Patton (Warriors' Club), area of Montreal. He specilized in facing to overcome it. The real ques Larry Boyle (Student Loon Fund) and children's care and performed many tion is, 'Did we make any progress?' all members of the 1972-73 Board of valuable services for the West Island and I don't really know. I think we did; Directors. He also had words of praise communities.

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