2010 - 11 Annual Program

$10 presents 2010 No v a Sc o t i a Sp o r t Ha l l o f Fa m e Induction AwardsÉééé The Sport Hall of Fame

Co n t e n t s 2010–2011

Premier’s Message / Chairman’s Message ...... 2 Education Scores High Marks (by Catherine Cox) ...... 3

2009 Induction Night Welcomes All-Star Field ...... 8 Co v e r Ph o t o s (clockwise, starting

Janice Cossar (by Katie Wooler) ...... 10 top left): 2010 No v a Sc o t i a Sp o r t Ha l l o f Mike Forgeron (by T.J. Collelo) ...... 14 Fa m e In d u c t e e s : Robyn Meagher (by Gail MacDougall) ...... 18 Robyn Meagher Gary Sabean (by Katie Wooler)...... 20 Kevin Heisler Cindy Tye (by Hugh Townsend) ...... 26 Ross Webb Gary Sabean Ross Webb (by Katie Wooler) ...... 30 Janice Cossar Carl ‘Bucky’ Buchanan (by Katie Wooler) ...... 34 Mike Forgeron Rick Rivers Kevin Heisler (by Joel Jacobson) ...... 38 Cindy Tye (centre left) Rick Rivers (by Bob Lewington) ...... 42 Carl “Bucky” Buchanan (centre right) Induction Procedure Meets with Success ...... 46 Past Chairs of Hall of Fame ...... 47 Our Mission / Our Vision ...... 48

Ed i t o r : Joel Jacobson

Contributors : T.J. Collelo, Catherine Cox, Joel Jacobson, Bob Lewington, Gail MacDougall, Hugh Townsend, Katie Wooler.

Co v e r De s i g n : Denise Poirier, Sport Nova Scotia

Ma g a z i n e Ph o t o g r a p h y : Nick Pearce, Hall of Fame staff, Hall of Fame archives, Inductee personal collections.

Ma r k e t i n g As s i s t a n ce : Karolyn Sevcik, Shane Mailman Co n t a c t : La y o u t a n d De s i g n : Paula Yochoff, Sport Nova Scotia Nova Scotia Sport Hall of Fame Sp o n s o r s h i p a n d Ad v e r t i s i n g : Karolyn Sevcik 1800 Argyle Street, Suite 446 Halifax, NS B3J 3N8 Pr i n t i n g : Halcraft Print Ltd. Te l : (902) 421-1266 Fa x : (902) 425-1148 E-m a i l : [email protected] www.nsshf.com

1 Premier’s Message n behalf of the Province of Nova Scotia, it is my pleasure to congratulate the athletes, builders and teams being inducted into the Nova Scotia Sport Hall of Fame. Your hard Owork, dedication and passion for your sport inspire Nova Scotians to lead healthy, active lifestyles and give back to the communities that helped them reach their goals. This year I had the amazing opportunity to attend the 2010 Olympic Winter Games in Vancouver, where I saw some of the world’s top athletes. I went to the Games to promote our great province, but perhaps more importantly, I went there to support our Nova Scotia athletes and performers. And now in February, sports fans across the country will turn their attention to Nova Scotia for the 2011 Winter Games, featuring our next generation of Olympic athletes. I have no doubt that hosting the Games will be a truly rewarding experience for our province and its people, with a legacy that will benefit athletes for generations to come. These people are ambassadors for Nova Scotia, and they make their province proud every day. As a symbol of my immense pride and respect for the entire Nova Scotia sporting community, I will present the Nova Scotia Sport Hall of Fame with a $500 Olympic gold coin that I received on behalf of the province at the Council of the Federation meetings in Winnipeg this summer. This coin represents the significant contribution that all the provinces made to the Vancouver Games, and now all Nova Scotians will be able to share it. This is also my way of thanking the Nova Scotia Sport Hall of Fame for recognizing our very best and inspiring the next generation of sports heroes. Congratulations to all tonight’s inductees. You have made Nova Scotia proud. Sincerely, Darrell Dexter Premier of Nova Scotia

Chairman’s Message

t’s the Hall’s vision to inspire pride in our communities by telling the stories of those outstanding achievements of our province’s sports heroes. On behalf of the Board of Directors, I wish to Icongratulate this year’s Inductees to the Hall. You are now members of a sport hall of fame that educates, entertains and inspires each of us to reach our dreams. The Nova Scotia Sport Hall of Fame is home to over 5,600 artifacts and has had more than 350,000 visitors in the past four years at our new facility; our education program has reached out to well over 10,000 students and 21 schools from around the province this year. Our state of the art facility at the Halifax Metro Centre entertains 25,000 plus youth annually in our sports simulator. These youth also get a chance to view the variety of achievements of our sport heroes. We are a non-profit organization that has demonstrated strong financial and governing guidelines. As Chairman, I want to congratulate our professional staff and dedicated group of volunteers for another successful year. Of course, it goes without saying, we couldn’t do it without your tremendous support and that of our Friend’s campaign and corporate sponsors. Sincerely, Floyd R. Gaetz Chair of the Board

2 Education Scores High Marks Thousands meet Hall heroes New partnerships developed

by Catherine Cox

Catherine Cox, summer education coordinator of the Nova Scotia Sport Hall of Fame, speaks to students about Nova Scotia sport heroes during a Cape Breton school presentation designed to inspire young people to succeed in life.

uring the spring of 2010, the Nova Scotia Sport In many instances special guests, such as Hall of Famers Hall of Fame enthusiastically announced it reached Bruce Beaton and Cindy Tye, accompanied off-site education Dover 10,000 school children province-wide with presentations, teaching children the value of goal setting, the the “Future Hall of Famers” education program. importance of believing in themselves, the meaning of the In addition to having an extremely active on-site program, word determination and the knowledge that true champions the Sport Hall of Fame was able to take the show on the do not succumb to adversity, they overcome it. road, visiting more than 21 schools outside of the Halifax Through the summer, the “Future Hall of Famers” Regional Municipality. From sports fairs to classrooms, from provincial education program delivered this important elementary to high school youth and from Cape Breton message to an even wider audience. Key community to Yarmouth to Amherst, young people were inspired and partnerships with the IWK Health Centre in Halifax and motivated by learning about the accomplishments of Nova Scotia Sport Hall of Fame Heroes. See Education Scores High Marks page 4

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the Tatamagouche Tim Horton Camp provided a perfect fit. “Giving these youth a chance to participate in an organized With these partnerships, the Nova Scotia Sport Hall of Fame activity centered around a sport, with a sport hero, really was able to encourage helps to illustrate children from a variety what it means to be o f b a c k g r o u n d s , Nova Scotian and who actively seek succeed at a high level i n s p i r a t i o n a l ro l e of athletics. During models, to emulate their these presentations, heroes. we interactively At the IWK, the Sport put into practise Hall of Fame visited principles like hard with the COMPASS work, dedication and program (a division for determination using severely behaviourally- the heroes of yesterday challenged children), to inspire the heroes bringing with them a o f t o m o r r o w, ” member of the Halifax explained spring/ Mooseheads hockey summer Nova Scotia team to show a real- Sport Hall of Fame life component to the Olympic snowboarder, Sarah Conrad, frolics during an IWK Mini-Olympics for in- education coordinator message of success. patients and their families. Catherine Cox. “We hope to continue this relationship... In addition, the children are requesting to visit the Nova Scotia Sport Hall of Fame” reported Diana Bennett, IWK recreation therapist. Furthering the IWK relationship, the Sport Hall of Fame sent five representatives, including Olympic athletes Karen Furneaux and Sarah Conrad, to participate in the IWK “mini-olympics” event, an opportunity to instill in children in-patients and their families a sense of hope and possibility, while teaching important aspects of Nova Scotia’s rich sporting heritage. A similar success was achieved during twice-a-month visits to the Tim Horton Camp for children from economically- challenged backgrounds. Children from Nova Scotia and beyond came together for ten-day camp sessions, during which time the Sport Hall of Fame delivered an educational presentation. The Sport Hall of Fame not only honoured, promoted and preserved Nova Scotia’s sport history and heroes, but also brought special guest Hall of Famers to compliment that message. In many instances, Hall of Fame sport heroes such as Mickey Fox, Beaton and Furneaux conducted outdoor activities, allowing children to feel like a sport hero and beginning the process of dreaming to become one.

4 Realizing that education extends well beyond the province’s youth, the Nova Scotia Sport Hall of Fame expanded its focus to a unique program geared to senior citizens. Visiting several senior centers in the HRM, the education program aimed to promote and preserve sport heritage and heroes of Nova Scotia while encouraging community nominations. Hall of Fame nominee Lionel Jackson beamed with pride as his accomplishments were acknowledged during a presentation before his peer residents at the Gladstone Berkeley. Several female residents stayed behind after the presentation to learn about the nomination procedure in detail and are currently preparing nominations for other residents to be submitted in January. The importance of adult education was very evident after a senior female resident at Oakwood Terrace in Dartmouth was visibly School children in Truro learn about Nova Scotia sport history from Hall of Fame staff moved during the Johnny Miles portion of and provincial athletes. the presentation. She explained that her father was one of the individuals responsible for transporting “In the last six months, we exceeded expectations in the the noted Nova Scotia marathon runner prior to his third number of schools we visited and the number of students Boston Marathon. that we were able to reach. By going outside the HRM we were able to be a true provincial sport hall of fame. I hope we can continue to do this program in all parts of the province. It’s great to go to places that don’t have the opportunity to come to us,” said Shane Mailman, Facility and Communications Manager. The Nova Scotia Sport Hall of Fame will actively continue to inspire Nova Scotians through education. The great successes and accomplishments of Sport Hall of Fame heroes provide motivating and relevant role models from whom everyone, youth to seniors and all in between, merit the chance to learn. It is through education that the Nova Scotia Sport Hall of Fame proudly gives back to a provincial community that so generously supports our rich Olympic kayaker Karen Furneaux shows the rudiments of her sport to Tim Horton campers during sporting heritage. a Hall education program at the camp in Tatamagouche.

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Cory MacIntosh, North Sydney, a winger with Cape Breton Screaming Eagles of the QMJHL, talks to children at Ashby Elementary School in Sydney.

Hall of Fame member, Mickey Fox, proudly watches a Tim Grey Cup Champion Bruce Beaton, in helmet, shows the proper Horton camper sink a shot during a clinic Mickey presented lineman’s stance at the Amherst Sports Fair. in the Future Hall of Famers program.

6 7 2009 Induction Night Welcomes All-Star Field

(Top left) Gus Fahey enters the World Trade and Convention Centre as he’s introduced to more than 800 attendees. (Top right) Bruce Beaton responds to a question from MC Bruce Rainnie. (Middle left) Softball superstar Jody Hennigar is acknowledged for his outstanding career. (Middle right) Brian Heaney proudly walks in as he’s welcomed to Induction Night. (Bottom left) Members of the Acadia 1976- 77 Basketball Team, John Townsend, John Archibald, Alan Oliver, Norman Whynot and Bruce Toigo, along with their teammates, listen to stories of their championship season. (Bottom right) Emcee Bruce Rainnie (right) asks Acadia hoop star Gordie West about his team’s marvellous season.

8 2009 Induction Night Welcomes All-Star Field

(Top left) Gary and Brett Clements, sons of inductee Roy Clements, stand respectfully while their father’s career is described. (Top right) Gordie Smith smiles at the memories of his wonderful golf career being highlighted during his induction. (Middle left) Fans enjoy recalling Acadia’s glorious basketball championship in 1976-1977. (Middle right) Roy Clements had an outstanding career as a soccer builder as evidenced by the display at Induction Night. (Bottom) Mickey Fox fondly recalls some of those game-winning shots shown on the big screen to the Induction Night audience.

99 Janice Cossar Athlete

by Katie Wooler

anice Cossar has always been a busy woman, most notably dividing her time between being a talented multi-athlete and an excellent role Jmodel for young women. Janice multi-tasked all through university, collecting three degrees, playing varsity soccer and field hockey, and supporting herself financially. “Whatever she did,” says brother Darren Cossar, “she excelled at it.” Janice’s interest in sports began in the backyard where she eagerly participated in whatever sport her brothers were playing. The lack of organized sport for young girls never discouraged Janice, but simply caused her to explore new avenues. At age ten, she started playing because she longed to be on the ice, but there wasn’t a girls’ hockey team. Janice became an excellent scorer in ringette and, as former coach Paul Puma puts it, “a real student of the game.” Janice participated in multiple national ringette championships, including 1989 when she played on “virtually one leg” after suffering a severe ankle sprain. Paul explains that Janice was “a team player” who “would never quit no matter how much pain she had to endure”. Janice’s unselfish nature made her an excellent mentor for the other players, and her humble attitude impressed coaches such as Paul. Janice brought her skill and cordiality to as well, joining the Saint Mary’s club team at age 15 and playing in the national hockey championships as the youngest participant a t age 17. In high school, Janice also took up basketball and softball, before commencing field hockey at Dalhousie. She caught on to new sports quickly, scoring 14 of Nova Scotia’s 16 goals in field hockey at the , after playing for only a year. Despite her success in all sports, Janice chose to focus on soccer because she wanted to “see how far she could go” in a sport with fresh opportunities. During her years at Acadia University, Janice participated in three AUS soccer championships, helping to bring home the gold every time. She was also named CIS All-Canadian three times as a keeper. Janice gained the honour of playing for the Canadian National Women’s soccer team from

10 1987-1990, representing Canada internationally. Janice describes the experience of playing in China in front of 50,000 people as “surreal”. Janice’s first international tournament, however, presented an enormous obstacle for the young soccer player to overcome. The competition in Taiwan immediately followed the death of Janice’s best friend and team-mate, Gunn Baldursson. Janice persevered and continued to perform at a high level, impressing Darren with her incredible “emotional strength”. Janice says that soccer maintained her sanity during that time of grief because being on the field allowed her to “escape all other aspects of her life”. Janice goes so far as to say that “[her] life would be totally different without sports” because being an athlete gave her confidence and a sense of responsibility. Throughout her athletic career Janice has been recognized as a five-time All-Canadian in ringette, a two-time AUS All- Katie Wooler works as a museum assistant at the Nova Scotia Star in field hockey, a three-time CIS All-Canadian in soccer, Sport Hall of Fame. She is a third-year BA student taking a and as the 1988 CIS tournament MVP for goaltending. double-major in English and Creative Writing at Dalhousie Janice only realizes now, looking back, how far sports have University and pursuing a career in writing and the arts. come for female athletes and she continues to support young women, not only with the example she has set, but also by volunteering at soccer clinics and coaching minor hockey. Cossar Clips She also applies her leadership skills as a senior probation Hometown: Dartmouth, NS officer for the Kentville justice department. Age: 46 Janice has proven her philosophy that “there is no need to Career Highlights: make excuses” by allowing her accomplishments to outshine • AUS Championship Gold medal, Acadia Soccer, the challenges she has faced. 1984, 1987 and 1988 • Silver medal in women’s field hockey at the 1985 Canada Summer Games • Played with the Women’s National Soccer Team, 1987, 1988, 1990 • CIS Soccer All-Canadian three times • MVP of CIS Women’s Soccer Championship Game, 1988 • Sport Nova Scotia Athlete of the Year for soccer, 1988 • Inducted in Acadia Sport Hall of Fame, 2000, 2003 • Attended first National Women’s Hockey Championships, 1982 Today: Co-coach of the Acadia Minor Hockey I.P. Program; Sr. probation officer, justice dept., Valley Region, Kentville, NS Resides: Wolfville, NS

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Carl & Janice For all your hard work, dedication and success, we applaud you. Congratulations on achieving induction into the Nova Scotia Sport Hall of Fame!! Sincerely, Hockey Nova Scotia board, staff and 23,000 members

12 Stand Up and Cheer for Acadia’s newest Nova Scotia Sport Hall of Fame members.

Janice Cossar (’91) & Cindy Tye (’94), Women’s Soccer Congratulations!

13 Mike Forgeron Athlete

by T.J. Collelo

legendary Cape Breton sports figure rowed his way not only to the top of the podium, but to a spot in the Nova Scotia Sport A Hall of Fame. Olympic gold medalist Mike Forgeron of Main-a-Dieu captured Olympic gold at the 1992 Olympic Games in , Spain as part of the -man skulls crew. Forgeron, along with teammates , , , Terence Paul, , Michael Rascher, and , won the 2,000 metre race in a time of 5:29.53, an Olympic record which lasted until the 2004 Games in . They were a mere .13 seconds ahead of the Romanians, while Germany placed third. “It takes a village as they say,” said the 44-year-old. “Every effort has not only the people in the race, but all the people who support you, make it possible for you to train, to perform like you have to, to win. I’m always the point guy for this stuff because I’m the guy in the race, but there’s a lot of people who share in it.” He recalled the race as being a photo finish.

14 “The scoreboard listed places three through six but held off one and two. I was sure we won but it was nice to see it confirmed.” Asked the reaction to the “golden” moment, Forgeron said it was “more like a ‘fait accompli’. It’s what we set out to do at the start of training. It would have been disappointing if we finished second. Romania had beaten us by two seconds in the semi-final and this race was simply fantastic. They were probably very confident they’d win (after the semi) but we’d trained hard and knew we could win.” He admitted euphoria set in soon after the victory. “(What we’d accomplished) really hit in the days afterward,” he noted. “Right after the (physically) painful when we finished.” race we were fatigued. It’s quite a long race (2000 metres), He recalled hearing the opposition’s national anthem a almost a sprint for five and a half minutes and it was year before when Canada was second at the Pan-American Games. “We wanted to make sure that didn’t happen again.” Forgeron was also a gold medalist in a four-man boat at the 1994 Commonwealth Games, won silver at the 1993 World Student Games and captured silver and bronze at the Pan-American Games in 1991. He was also inducted to the

Forgeron FACTS Born: Sydney, NS Lived In: Main-A-Dieu, NS Age: 44 Career Highlights: • Olympic gold medal, Barcelona, Spain, 1992 • Commonwealth Games gold medal, 1994 • Pan-Am Games silver and bronze medals, 1992 • World Student Games silver medal, 1993 • Nova Scotia Male Athlete of the Year, 1993 • Inducted in Canadian Amateur Sports Hall of Fame, 1994 • Rowing Canada Award of Merit, 1998 Today: Sales Representative, RICOH Canada Resides In: Mississauga, ON

1515 Canadian Amateur Sport Hall of Fame in 1994. When he arrived home in Cape Breton after Barcelona, the graduate of University of Western was greeted by a mile-long parade from the airport through Louisburg to Main-A-Dieu. “It was nice to see all the welcoming signs and the entire community take ownership of the whole event. It’s a really nice feeling all around,” he said. “I enjoyed racing when I was doing it because I got to put Nova Scotia on the world stage for my sport and show people across the province that we had competitive athletes and we were the best in the world and that we can achieve goals. “That was important for me in some ways to be a role model for other people to see that they can achieve dreams. It’s nice to have that recognized in return.” He continued, “There are challenges in whatever you do and I’m not sure one is greater than another. I’ve never dwelt on obstacles but just feel any roadblocks make you stronger and are beneficial to your success. You just have to work and prepare. To row at the international level, you have to keep working harder to continue rising up the ladder from the lower rungs to the top 10 to the top of the heap.” He smiled and said, “I’m a big believer in training and not over-complicating things. I believe in going forward.” Forgeron learned to row as a boy initially by accompanying his fisherman father in their rowboat to the fishing boat. “I didn’t learn competitive rowing until I got to University of

Western Ontario (where the sport was big) and realized the history of rowing in Nova Scotia and that it would be a good fit for me.” Forgeron works in sales with an IT equipment manufacturer and supplier. He and wife, Kim, and eight- year-old daughter Hannah, live in Mississauga, ON.

T.J. Collelo is a sports reporter with the Cape Breton Post (with added material from Joel Jacobson)

16 17 Robyn Meagher Athlete by Gail MacDougall

onsidering the fact that her outstanding track career began in Nova Scotia, Robyn Meagher was more than pleased to learn Cthat she will be inducted into the Nova Scotia Sport Hall of Fame. “I have a deep sense of awareness of my roots and the support I had growing up – from my family, my community and the Nova Scotia athletics community,” Meagher said. “I feel a lot of appreciation for that, so to be acknowledged as a Nova Scotian and have the chance to speak to the support I’ve had in Nova Scotia means a lot to me.” Meagher’s prominent journey began in Mulgrave and encompassed a track career that saw the dedicated runner represent Canada on the national and world stage. Twice Meagher wore the Canadian colours at the Olympic Games. She competed in the 3,000m race at the 1992 Games in Barcelona, Spain and four years later represented Canada in the 5,000m race at the Olympics in . Meagher, in 1994, was the silver medallist at the Commonwealth Games in Victoria. The middle distance runner reached the podium at numerous Canadian track and field championships as well. Meagher captured the Canadian Junior 1,500m title in both 1984 and 1985 and garnered a silver medal at the Pan Am Junior Championships in the Bahamas in 1984. Her numerous achievements were earned throughout the world, including the Francophone Games in Morocco in 1989 where she raced to a silver medal. Meagher also displayed her talents at track venues in England, Wales, New Zealand, Germany, USA, China and Spain. Meagher fondly recalls the thrill of competing on her first junior national team and the pride of wearing the Canadian singlet. Known for her humility, Meagher began her career

18 as an 11-year-old. The runner noted she suffered from chronic fatigue- Antigonish Coach type symptoms and wasn’t able to sustain her training for Bernie Chisholm, a a period of time. 2004 inductee into “The learning around that phase of my athletic career the Nova Scotia Sport brought me to a place of being in the moment and making Hall of Fame (builder the most of every part of the experience,” Meagher said. categor y), coached Meagher is left with a feeling of appreciation for a rich Meagher during her journey. teenage years until the “I feel a depth of gratitude for the support I’ve had, the runner left to attend the privilege to pursue that journey and learn about life along University of Victoria. the way,” she said. Meagher, according to Chisholm, exhibited a love of running from Gail MacDougall covers sports for the Antigonish Casket and the outset and had a fire in her eyes, no-quit attitude. She coaches high school and minor basketball. demonstrated the ability to rise to the occasion throughout her career. Meagher is one of the most decorated University of Victoria runners of all times, helping the team capture Meagher Moments back-to-back Canadian Interuniversity Sport cross country Born: Antigonish, NS championships (1986, 1987), while also securing a gold Age: 43 medal in the CIS 1,500m race. She was a member of the Career Highlights: 4 x 800m relay team that won a CIS gold in record time. • Canadian track and field team, 1992 and 1996 Summer The record still stands today. Olympics Meagher was inducted into the University of Victoria’s • Silver medal, 3000m, 1994 Commonwealth Games, Sport Hall of Fame in 2007. Victoria, BC Chisholm contends Meagher, the holder of eight Nova • Finalist, 1500m, 1990 Commonwealth Games, New Scotia records, is the most successful track athlete Nova Zealand Scotia has produced in the last 50 years. • Gold medal, 1992 World Cross Country Trials, In looking back at her career, which included some Victoria, BC health-related obstacles, Meagher indicated there were • Gold medal, 1992 Ekiden International Road Race, parts of the experience that were immensely enjoyable Beijing, China but there were some bitter learning lessons along the ride • Gold medal, 3000m, 1992 High Performance Meet, as well. Seattle, WA In her first year at the University of Victoria a bicycle • Gold medal, 3000m, 1991 Canadian Championships, accident that hospitalized Meagher put the athlete in a Montreal, QC reflective mode. • Gold medal, 1500m, 1990 Canadian Indoor “I felt appreciative of the learning and the growth that I Championships, Edmonton, AB had experienced through my athletic pursuits,” Meagher • National Junior champion, 1500m, 1984 and 1985 said. • CIS Gold medal, 4x800m, University of Victoria, “When faced with the possibility of not knowing if I 1988 could continue with that, it deepened my appreciation • CIS Gold medal, 1500m, 1990 and awareness for the opportunities I did have through • Inducted in University of Victoria Sports Hall of Fame, those athletic pursuits.” 1997 Meagher suffered another major setback a year after Resides: St. Catherines, ON competing in the Barcelona Olympics.

1919 Gary Sabean Athlete by Katie Wooler

iscipline and respect: according to 4th degree black Waterfield, sums Gary up by saying that “his humility and belt Gary Sabean, these are the qualities that set success [are] the perfect combination, and his humour [is] Dkarate apart from other sports. Throughout his a gift”. 14-year athletic career, Gary Sabean has shown the utmost Gary has managed to obtain the title of Canadian discipline and respect for his sport; however, initially, he Champion in the under-75kg division not once, but nine had no interest in karate at all. times – seven of those times consecutively from 1997-2003. It was his first competition, at which he did horribly, In 1999, he not only claimed first place in the middleweight that inspired him to try harder and commenced his love class, but he took home the title of open weight champion as for karate. Gary may have started off slowly, but his well. Gary has even taken first place honours worldwide in reputation quickly grew to precede him. Those who know competitions with over 100 participating countries, winning Gary, consistently describe him as personable, kind- gold in sparring at the 2001 World Chito-Ryu Karate hearted, and dedicated. Former manager Championship and being named the Grand Champion in of the NS provincial karate team, Ellen forms and sparring at the same tournament in 2004. Gary’s feats are not p u re l y p h y s i c a l

accomplishments. Mentally, Gary maintains a very positive attitude, stating that you can “always learn something in karate” no matter how many times you compete, whether you win or lose. He remembers that, after each national tournament, losing was an opportunity to focus on improvement, while winning was simply encouragement to try harder and do better. Even the disappointment of being unable to compete only prompted Gary to try harder. Gary was mentally psyched to fight against the defending world champion, when he suffered a broken jaw two days before the scheduled match and had to return home. He trained while his jaw was healing and, against doctor’s orders, went to nationals where he had one of his eyelids split open

20 during a fight. Gary opted to have his eye sewn up ring- side so that he might finish without disqualification. His Sabean Sketches determination enabled him to complete the championship Hometown: Digby/Weymouth Falls, NS in first place, taking home his ninth Canadian title, despite Age: 39 his injuries. Career Highlights: Karate, as a low-profile sport, doesn’t always get the • Nine-time Canadian Black Belt Champion in middle support it deserves, but Gary has proven that a team from weight division the small Nova Scotia Karate Association can win titles at • Canadian Black Belt Champion in open weight a national level. As a competitor, Gary Sabean earned such division prestigious titles as National Athlete of the Year (2000), and • Won gold in open weight and own weight class. 1999 winner of the overall sportsmanship award at a national Canadian Nationals tournament. • First in Sparring at the 2001 World Chito-Ryu After his retirement, he continued to be an active force Karate Championship in the sport of karate, earning the distinction of National • Grand Champion first in Forms and Sparring at the Coach of the Year in both 2007 and 2009. 2004 World Chito-Ryu Karate Championship “Karate needs people like Gary who stick with the • National Athlete of the Year, 2000 sport and then pass it on”, says Dave Kelly, former NSKA • National Coach of the Year, 2007 and 2009 president. Gary started giving back to his sport by initiating • Competed in over 20 different countries development programs with his close friend, Mitchell Today: An electrician; head coach for and German. Gary has always been especially interested in a member of the national coaching staff. junior programs because, he says, “the juniors believe they Resides: Calgary, Alberta can achieve anything”.

Gary currently puts his teaching skills to good use as a coach for the National team and as head coach for the Alberta team. He has just commenced teaching karate to four- to-six-year-olds. The first thing he covers with his students is bowing. Gary, a true ambassador of his sport, explains his teaching methods by reminding us that “karate begins and ends with respect.”

Katie Wooler works as a museum assistant at the Nova Scotia Sport Hall of Fame. She is a third-year BA student taking a double-major in English and Creative Writing at Dalhousie University and pursuing a career in writing and the arts.

2121 In a rare, quiet moment, Gary relaxes and prepares himself mentally for a key match at the Karate National Championships.

(A news story in 2000 after a triumphant nationals.)

22 The Halifax Ryuseikan Karate Club would like to congratulate

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Ross • John Piers • Basketball 1964-65 Fritz Schaefer • Dannie Seaman • Acadia Senior Women’s Varsity Maureen MacDonald Cliff Shand • H.L. “Bud” Thorbourne • Swim 1977-78 Minister Howard Shaw • Harry Trainor • Bridgetown Men’s Lawn Bowling Lou Shaw • Abbie Warden • 1973-75 Lou Siderski • George Warden • International Dory Racing - Lloyd Billy Smith • Heisler & Russell Langille Louis “Louie” Graham • Ted Stackhouse • TEAM 1952-55 THE Frank Stephen • Chester Gregory • Acadia University “Axemen” Springhill “Fencebusters” Baseball Bill “Red” Stuart • John “Hap” Hanlon • Basketball 1971 1927-28 ORIGINAL Dave Thomson • Reg Hart • Caledonia Rugby 1937 George Tracy • MEDIA AWARD Roy Haverstock • Halifax “Atlantics” Hockey 1952- SPORT HALL Jimmy Trott • Nedder Healey • 53-54 W.J. “Ace” Foley • Jack Twaddle • OF FAME William A. Henry • Halifax Queen Elizabeth “Lions” Angus Walters • Charles “Tiny” Herman • Basketball 1950 Terrence “Tiger” Warrington • INDUCTEES Grant Holmes • Halifax “Wolverines” Hockey 1983 Russel T. Ward • Vernon “Newt” Hopper • 1934-35 ATHLETE ATHLETE George Weatherbee • John “Timmie” Hunter • Kentville “Glooscap” 1951 Neddie Weaver • Clyde Gray Alfred “Ackie” Allbon • Roy Hunter • Kentville Wildcats Hockey 1926-27 Steven Whelan • George “Rock-A-Bye” Ross • Hector “Hec” Andrews • Nedder Hurley • New Glasgow High School Neil Wilkie • Sam R. Balcom • Gordon B. Isnor • Track and Field 1937 James “Minute” Wilkie • BUILDER Marty Barry • Roy Isnor • New Waterford Central High School Benny Woodworth • Wally Barteaux • Stanton Jackson • Basketball 1961 Frank Baldwin • Waldon Kennedy • Fabie Bates • TEAM New Waterford “Strands” Basketball TEAM D. Stanley Bauld Alf Kirby • 1946-47-48 Joey Beaton Gordon “Doggie” Kuhn • Jubilee Four Oared Crew of 1930 St. Agnes Juvenile Basketball - World Championship Sailing Richard Beazley • Robert Laidlaw • (Rowing) New Waterford 1932 Glen Dexter, Andreas Josenhans, Vaughan Black • Ves Laing • Ross Foley Four Oared Crew Stellarton “Albions” Baseball Alexander “Sandy” MacMillan Neddy Borne • Mellish Lane • (Rowing) 1951-52-53 1977, 1980 Arthur J. Brady • Sam Langford • St. Mary’s Four Oared Crew of Sydney Millionaires Hockey 1941 Henry “Ducky” Brooks • George Latham • 1909 (Rowing) Truro “Bearcats” Senior Baseball MEDIA AWARD Frank Brown • Jack Learment • Smith-Nickerson Four Oared Crew 1946 Alex Nickerson • George Brown • Sammy Lesser • (Rowing) Truro Bearcats “Seven Survivors” Freddie Cameron • Fergie Little • Hockey 1930-31 “Hockey Jack” Campbell • Tommy Little • 1980 Truro “Slugs” Girls Softball 1945- 1984 Mike Carney • Lester Lowther • 46-50 ATHLETE Frank Carroll • Mark & Mike Lynch • ATHLETE Carroll Charleton • Victor MacAulay • David Amadio • Marjorie Bailey Brown D.R. “Dempsey” Chisholm • Ritchie MacCoy • Paul Andrea 1981 Lyle Carter Roy Chisholm • “Big” Alex MacDonald • Don Bauld ATHLETE Gerald Mielke • Frank Condon • Ian MacDonald • Len Boss • Wayne Smith Jack Condon • Jack D. MacDonald • Edith Bauld Joe “Beef” Cameron • John Alexander “Johnny” Clark • BUILDER Johnny Conroy • R.J. MacDonald • Dr. W.A. “Buddy” Condy • Thurston Cook • Roddie MacDonald • Delmore William “Buddy” Daye • John “Brother” MacDonald • John Devison James Goode “Jimmy” Gray • Joe Crockett • Toby MacDonald • Foster “Moxie” Dickson • Jimmy McDonald • George Cutten • John MacIntyre • John Edward McCurdy P. “Skit” Ferguson Jesse Elroy Mitchell Art Dalton • “Mickey” MacIntyre • Fred Fox • MEDIA AWARD Hughie MacKinnon • Robie Davison • Lawson Fowler • BUILDER Earl R.J. Morton • Claire DeMont • Clarence “Coot” MacLean • Tyrone Gardiner George Dixon • Kirk MacLellan • Doug Grant Nathan Scoville “Nate” Bain • W.R. “Tee” Doyle • Silas MacLellan • Art Hafey Harold William “Harry” Butler • 1985 Burns Dunbar • Wilbert Martel • John “Junior” Hanna • Captain John Theodore Cruikshank • ATHLETE Bill Dunphy • Jimmy Martin • James Archibald “J.A.” Ferguson • Jimmy Hawboldt • Susan Mason (MacLeod) Vern Eville • Stephen “Duke” McIsaac • Robert Hayes • Judge Julian Elliot Hudson • Layton Ferguson • Bill McKay • Donald John Loney • Thomas Melvin “Ike” Murray J. “Bert” Hirschfeld • Beverley “Bev” Wade • Robert “Burglar” Ferguson • Jack McKenna • Dorothy Holmes John “Jack” Thomas • Vincent Ferguson • Sandy McMullin • Vida Large • Freda Noble Wales • Aileen Meagher • BUILDER Leon Fluck • Parker MacDonald TEAM Charlie Foley • Bert “Basket” Messervy Steve “Kid” MacDonald • Frederick Robert “Fred” Lynch • Tom Foley • Johnny Miles • Allister MacNeil Acadia University Men’s Basketball Les Topshee • Leigh Miller • Bob Forward • Avard Mann • 1930 MEDIA AWARD Jack Stan Fraser • Billy Mooney • S. “Chook” Maxwell • Halifax Curling Club Men’s 1927 Jimmy Fraser • Frank Morrison • Joseph “Joey” Mullins • Liverpool Jets Senior Women’s Dr. Cecil MacLean • Bob Goodhew • Ernie Mosher • Roy Oliver • Softball 1965-67 Angus “Sonny” MacDonald • David Pinkney Sr. • 1986 John Myketyn • 1997 2002 Ken Reardon ATHLETE Billy O’Donnell ATHLETE ATHLETE BUILDER Sylvester “Daddy” Bubar • BUILDER Jamie Bone Fabian Joseph Nancy Ellen Garapick Rick Bowness Cliff Roach • David Andrews Gerald “Gerry” Leslie Glinz • John Fortunato • Edwin Crowell Mark Smith Muriel Fage • Marty Martinello • Keith MacKenzie John “Jook” Munroe Courtney Malcolm Rod Shoveller • Bob Piers BUILDER BUILDER TEAM BUILDER Terry Henderson Steve MacDonald 1992 Alexander “Sandy” Young • Judy Lugar and Morag McLean Sailing Gordon S. Mont ATHLETE George Athanasiou Dr. William Stanish TEAM Fisherman’s Market Midget Boys TEAM Fred Cuvelier • Dorothy Walker Dalhousie University Volleyball Fast Pitch Softball 1981 Ismet “Hum” Joseph • Saint Mary’s University Football TEAM 1982 1973 Wayne Maxner Saint Mary’s Junior Hockey 1948 BUILDER Nova Scotia Voyageurs Hockey 2007 1971-72 ATHLETE 1987 Darius “Pat” Patterson • 2003 ATHLETE Bob Sayer ATHLETE Frank Dorrington 1998 Stan Hennigar Jr. John “Jack” Fritz • TEAM ATHLETE Rick Anderson Fred Lake • Phil Scott Jim Beckman Penny LaRocque Francis “Rocky” MacDougall • Saint Francis Xavier Hockey William “Bill” Carter • Malcolm Davis Charles Smith • 1950-51 Wilson Parsons Graham MacIntyre Wendell Young BUILDER William “Bill” Riley Clyde Roy • Janet Merry 1993 Ken Shea Barry Shakespeare • BUILDER Owen N. Sawler • BUILDER BUILDER Steve Konchalski ATHLETE Don Koharski TEAM Leo Amadio • Elizabeth Chard • Jerome Bruhm Dick MacLean • Shearwater Flyers Football 1957 Andrew Cole Lois MacGregor Leo Fahey Bob Wong Elizabeth Connor • TEAM Robert McCall • TEAM 2008 1988 Robert Mills Saint Francis Xavier Football 1963 ATHLETE ATHLETE Miriam Penney • Saint Mary’s University Basketball Doug Sulliman 1972-73 MEDIA Don Brien Douglas “Dugger” McNeil Peter Corkum Hugh Townsend David Piers BUILDER Al MacInnis Earl Arthur Ryan • 1999 Carroll Morgan Garfield MacDonald • James Creighton • Bill Kingston • ATHLETE 2004 BUILDER BUILDER ATHLETE Dave Downey Wayne Finck George “Porgy” Kehoe • Duncan Gillis • Art Dorrington David Fraser 1994 Mike Henderson Annie Longard • ATHLETE Hugh Little • Arnold Patterson Gladys Longard • Mike McPhee Gerry MacMillan Paul Boutilier Kathy Powers TEAM TEAM BUILDER Ann Dodge Tyrone Williams Amherst Ramblers Hockey Brookfield Elks Softball 1980 Peter Doig Bob Boucher • 1960-61 Karin Maessen Pat Connolly BUILDER John MacGlashen 1989 BUILDER Bernie Chisholm TEAM Hugh Matheson 2009 ATHLETE Robert “Bob” Douglas • Gail Rice Frank Garner Halifax Arcade Ladies Softball William James Roue • ATHLETE Hugh Alexander Campbell 1946-49 Bruce Beaton Herbert MacLeod • TEAM TEAM Mickey Fox Sydney Hale Roy • Brian Heaney Reginald J. Muise Saint Francis Xavier Football 1966 Glace Bay Colonels 1987 2000 Jody Hennigar BUILDER ATHLETE MEDIA Gordie Smith 1995 Donald “Chick” Charlton • Donnie MacIsaac • John Brophy ATHLETE BUILDER Nigel Kemp William Hannon Roy Clements • Donald Wheeler • Josephine Laba • Kevin Morrison 2005 Gus Fahey Paul MacLean Lawrence “Butch” O’Hearn TEAM ATHLETE Marie Moore BUILDER TEAM Stellarton Monarchs Senior Ralph Simmons • Neil Amadio • Acadia University Men’s Basketball Softball 1937-38 Kell Antoft • John Cassidy BUILDER Brian Langley Jackie Hayden 1976-77 Gussie MacLellan • Al Yarr David “Ducky” Webber 1990 Ken Mantin ATHLETE TEAM BUILDER 2010 TEAM Sydney Millionaires Hockey John Paris Jr. ATHLETE Reginald “Reg” Beazley • 1948-49 Peter Hope Nova Scotia Women’s Field Susan Smith Janice Cossar Sam Wareham • Hockey 1975 Murray Sleep • Mike Forgeron Jerry Byers • 2001 Robyn Meagher TEAM Gary Sabean BUILDER 1996 ATHLETE Antigonish Robertson’s Midget Cindy Tye ATHLETE Robert “Bob” Kaplan Cecilia Branch Softball 1984 Ross Webb Herman Kaplan • David Crabbe Donald MacVicar Nova Scotia Canada Games Men’s BUILDER Alfred “Alf” LeJeune Edna Lockhart Duncanson • Kathy MacCormack Spurr Basketball 1987 Carl “Bucky” Buchanan Duncan MacIntyre BUILDER MEDIA TEAM Marie McNeil Bowness Kevin Heisler Windsor Maple Leafs Senior Karen Fraser Moore Laurie Power • Al Hollingsworth Rick Rivers Ginny Smith Hockey 1963-64 BUILDER TEAM 2006 Taylor Gordon 1991 Fred MacGillivray, Sr. • Thorburn Mohawks Maritime Junior ATHLETE • Deceased ATHLETE Joyce Myers • Softball 1963-65 Terry Baker 1981 Canada Games Junior Boys Chris Clarke Walter Dann Softball Hilliard Graves John Giovannetti Cindy tye Athlete by Hugh Townsend

ften when I hear Cindy Tye’s name mentioned in soccer conversations or read about her in the media, I think first, Onot of the young woman who starred on university, provincial and national soccer teams, but of a pre-schooler in the 1970s who displayed athletic abilities far superior to her childhood friends. She was Cindy Montgomerie back in those days, daughter of Joan and Duff Montgomerie. They lived across the street from us in the Woodlawn area of Dartmouth. Later, when we moved to Colby Village, Cindy and her family bought a home just up the street. In those days, I saw a young girl, three, four and five years old, continually dribbling a soccer ball far better than any of her playmates, even better than youngsters much older than herself. It was obvious, even at that early stage, that she was going to excel at the game if given the chance. Well, she certainly got the chance, and she developed into a star at every level of the sport in which she competed. Cindy and her folks moved to Truro after that, but it wasn’t hard to follow her budding career, thanks to the press clippings that followed her everywhere. At Truro Junior High School, she was named female athlete of the year and her career was under way in earnest. What makes Cindy’s story so amazing is that, as great as she became as a soccer player, she was equally talented in other sports, helping win provincial championships in ringette, basketball and softball. She was particularly outstanding in ringette. So it was no surprise when she became her high school’s athlete of the year. But it was in soccer really that she became dominant. At Acadia University, she was instrumental in helping the Axettes win AUS championships and, in 1990, the CIAU national title, climaxing a tremendous season that year for the Valley school. She was an Atlantic conference all-star in each of the five years she played, and an all-Canadian, as well as an academic all-Canadian, in her final two years. Cindy’s achievements in senior soccer were just as impressive. She helped teams win provincial championships no less than 12 times, and she was a key

26 Tye Tidbits Born: Dartmouth, NS Age: 38 Career Highlights: • Member, Canadian national soccer team, 2001, 2002 • National CIS soccer champion, Acadia, 1990 • AUS Rookie of the Year, soccer, 1990 • AUS soccer all-star, 1991-95 • CIS soccer All Canadian, 1994, 1995 • Inducted in Acadia Sports Hall of Fame • Many times age group and senior women’s provincial soccer champions • Lifetime Achievement Award, Soccer Nova Scotia Resides: Bedford, NS

Hugh Townsend, inducted into the Hall of Fame in 2003, is a long-time sports journalist who still writes a weekly sports column for the Advocate. reason why her clubs captured four national silver medals and two national bronze medals. For her, there was also a national win in 1995 when she played with a team out of Edmonton. All-star and MVP awards followed her wherever she played. She became a member of Canada’s national team, climaxed by participation in the Algarve Cup in Portugal. It came as no surprise when Cindy began giving back to the game in other capacities, particularly as a coach, including stints with provincial youth teams. George Athanasiou, the long-time executive director of Soccer Nova Scotia, in a submission to the Sport Hall of Fame’s selection committee, said in part, “Cindy is a genuine person who has always exhibited a great love for soccer, great attitude for soccer, and has been an advocate of fair play. Cindy played the game at 100 per cent at all times. She was a leader on the soccer pitch and a constant inspiration to players around her. She always had the respect of opposing players and coaches, and conversely, she respected each and every one of the opposing players and coaches.” Those comments make it clear that Cindy (Montgomerie) Tye has always been a quality person, as well as a quality athlete and coach. You can’t ask more than that of anyone.

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29 Ross Webb Athlete by Katie Wooler

hose who know Ross playing CIS soccer at Saint Mary’s University. Webb will tell you No one has since broken his scoring records. Webb’s astounding The’s a modest 37 goals (eight in a single game) during his freshman season at guy; he is quick to credit Saint Mary’s seem reason enough for his induction into the his teammates for his Saint Mary’s University Sport Hall of Fame. This record also success. helped him to be named CIS Rookie of the Year and his While Ross hasn’t consistent high performance earned him the title of CIS let the numbers go to All Canadian four times. his head, the stats are still Born in Portsmouth, England, Ross began playing soccer at impressive: most goals in a a young age. His family relocated to Nova Scotia when he was single season; the AUS scoring 13 and, due to a new rule in minor soccer, Ross ended up on a title for five seasons; most senior team at age 15. career goals While attending Sackville High, Ross and the rest of in total the Kingfishers, coached by Don MacVicar, won during three provincial championships. MacVicar h i s describes the striker as “patient, intellectual time and subtle.” Dallas of the North American spent Soccer League took note of Ross’s sophisticated style as well, and they offered to draft him in 1974 when he was still in grade 11. High school peer Dennis Kirby says that the qualities that set Ross apart were his “accuracy” and the way “he put his head into the game.” Ross continued to excel on the Saint Mary’s Huskies team. Following his very successful rookie year, he signed with Toronto in 1979, but it was important to both Saint Mary’s University and Ross personally that he complete his education, so he declined the draft offer. Thinking back on his years at

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Webb Wonders Born: Portsmouth, England Career Highlights: • Most career goals and most goals per season in CIAU history while at Saint Mary’s University • First-team CIS All Canadian soccer four times • AUS Soccer All-Star five times • AUS Soccer MVP • Number one draft choice for the Toronto Metros (later Blizzard) in 1978 • Won a silver medal with the Dartmouth United Mooseheads at the 1990 National Championships • Inducted in Saint Mary’s University Sports Hall of Fame, 2004 Today: Policeman in the Halifax Police Department Resides: Halifax, NS

Saint Mary’s University, Ross’s only regret is that the varsity team never won a championship. want to try out for a team. When that child comes home Outside of university, Ross led many other teams in in a uniform and is part of a team, they have accomplished scoring, including the 1977 Nova Scotia Canada Games something. They are a hero.” team, the 1978 Scotia Olympics of the Nova Scotia Senior Soccer League, the Metro Soccer League Halifax City team, Katie Wooler works as a museum assistant at the Nova Scotia Halifax King of Donair, Charlotte Olde Dublin Pub, and Sport Hall of Fame. She is a third-year BA student taking a the Dartmouth United Mooseheads. He has also played double-major in English and Creative Writing at Dalhousie occasionally with Atlantic Canada’s top 35 and over team, as University and pursuing a career in writing and the arts. well as the Assante Sporting Rangers. Ross always stresses the importance of teamwork over his individual records, stating that the team was “the only motivation”. According to close friend Jim Sidey, “if you say the name Ross to any of his team-mates, you’ll get a smile.” Jim recalls numerous instances when Ross gave the others a laugh, such as one time, during a tournament, when nine of them piled into a single car. “As we pulled up to the hotel, Coach Clements yelled ‘Where’s Webb?’ Someone popped the trunk and Ross jumped out,” jokes Sidey. As Ross joins a prestigious list of Nova Scotia sport heroes this year, he reminds us of what a hero really is by saying, “a hero isn’t just the person who scores the winning goal, but a child who tells their parents that they

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32 A Look Back at Nova Scotia Sport History

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33 Carl “Bucky” Buchanan Builder by Katie Wooler

r. Carl “Bucky” Buchanan, educator and sport administrator, occasionally calls the Sport Hall of Fame and reminds me not to work too hard. This is funny advice from a man Dwho has built a legacy on hard work. -born Bucky arrived at what is now Cape Breton University in 1968 and found himself in uncharted territory. As the first full-time athletic director, one of Bucky’s initial moves was to organize the first Nova Scotia College Conference. Next, he was challenged to amalgamate two former colleges that now constitute CBU. He merged teams, unifying the young athletes with new team colours and a name that represented the whole island – The Capers. Under Bucky’s excellent coaching abilities, the Capers brought home a gold medal from the 1978 Canadian Colleges Athletic Association men’s hockey championship. Bucky says he found university sport appealing because varsity athletics not only builds character in young men and women, but also serves as an excellent “example for amateur sport groups” within the community. Bucky has always strongly supported the community, giving back extensively to the Island with which he fell in love. He linked the community with the college through sport, offering such initiatives as clinics and a gymnastics club, while involving himself with the Canadian Colleges Athletic Association. “Bucky was always trying to get more coaches,” recalls long-time friend Russ MacNeil of Bucky’s endeavours to organize sport. Former coach Laura Sanders attests to her athletic director’s compassion for his coaches, saying that he stuck by them during the bad times and “worked hard to make our lives easier”. Bucky served as chairman of physical education at the University College of Cape Breton for many years, further promoting sport in the public education system by introducing a Bachelor of Arts degree program with a sport concentration. Bucky took his enthusiastic promotion of sport to a national level when he was appointed president of the 1987

34 Buchanan Bytes Born: Sussex, NB Age: 68 Career Highlights: • Hockey coach and executive, 1968-2003 • National champion hockey coach, College of Cape Breton, 1978 • President, Canada Winter Games, Sydney, 1987 • Chair, Sydney section, World Junior Hockey Championships, 2003 • Soccer and gymnastics coach and builder • Inducted in Cape Breton Sports Hall of Fame, 2003 • Life Member, Hockey Nova Scotia • Queen’s Jubilee Medal, 2002 Resides: Albert Bridge, Cape Breton, NS

life member of Hockey Nova Scotia, and received such awards as the Canadian Celebration Medal and the Queen’s Jubilee Medal. Canada Winter Games. Thanks to Bucky, the legacy of the Bucky’s dedication to athletics has been made worthwhile event is still being enjoyed by residents of Cape Breton Island by the mutual learning experience and the “energetic and today. Bucky worked with architects to construct top-notch enthusiastic people” who he claims “are a dream to work facilities, such as the Canada Games complex, the Sullivan with”. His feelings are reciprocated by Russ MacNeil who Fieldhouse, and the Max Bell Sports Clinic. affirms that “working with Bucky was a pleasure”. The latter resulted from Bucky’s successful proposal to Aside from being the ideal sport ambassador and Max Bell for a grant and property to build a facility that community advocate, Bucky Buchanan has proven that would offer modern medicine and nursing services. The hard work is a pleasurable task when you have a job that Sports Clinic currently provides students and local residents you love. with health care, while the Fieldhouse offers the community a venue for many athletic activities. Bucky also made many symbolic cultural contributions to Katie Wooler works as a the Canada Games. He created an identity for Nova Scotian museum assistant at the Nova athletes by expanding the sport event to include choirs, Scotia Sport Hall of Fame. bands, anthems, and even a tartan. Bucky’s fondest memory She is a third-year BA student of the Canada Games is “the pride [that was] exhibited” by taking a double-major in the tournament’s volunteers. English and Creative Writing Bucky takes equal pride in his career that has been founded at Dalhousie University and on an extensive education in sport. He has attended multiple pursuing a career in writing universities, obtaining a BSc, a Masters, and finally a PhD and the arts. in sport administration and educational administration. His commitment to improving sport in Nova Scotia has been recognized on multiple levels. He was inducted as a

3535 CONGRATULATIONS

Cape Breton University congratulates Dr. Carl “Bucky” Buchanan, former CBU Athletic Director and Creating Champions committee member, on his induction into the Nova Scotia Sport Hall of Fame. The Cape Breton University Alumni Association congratulates Dr. Carl ‘Bucky’ Buchanan on his induction into the Nova Scotia Sport Hall of Fame. Creating www.cbu.ca www.cbu.ca

36 Nova Scotia Sport Memories

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37 Kevin Heisler Builder

by Joel Jacobson

evin Heisler’s election performance officer for Athletics Canada, remarked, to the Nova Scotia “Kevin has been a dedicated and appreciated leader KSport Hall of Fame in our sport at the provincial and national level, as a builder has met with specifically in his role as a coach on our national favour from many people team projects. connected to track and “He was head coach at the 1997 Pan American field in the Halifax Junior Championships and staff coach at area, the province and three World Cross Country Championships throughout Canada. since 1992, the latest Brussels in 2004. He The Halifax teacher has demonstrated a strong commitment and (now retired) has had eagerness to be the best he can be as a coach an outstanding impact and to provide the athletes with great care and as a volunteer mentor, sound advice.” coach, meet organizer, There are so many areas of expertise that Kevin board and executive member, brings to the table when he’s serving track and cross and promoter for more than country. His coaching ability has taken many athletes 35 years. to provincial and national titles and international Martin Goulet, events, but more so, his enthusiastic approach to each chief high individual athlete has made the experience one they treasure. His athletes and other coaches call him “unflappable”, “motivating”, “reassuring”, and “calm.” Athletes and c o a c h e s a l s o praise Kevin for initiating and fostering one of the finest track and field meets in Canada – the Aileen Meagher Classic, held annually in

38 Halifax since 1992. Rather than sending athletes away, at high cost, to face national and international talent and learn from competing against better athletes, Kevin decided to bring the better athletes to Halifax. The meet has drawn great crowds and created new fans of a sport that has its own base, but which is rarely seen by the general public beyond Olympic and World meets, along with a few other high profile events. As Peter Lord, track and field coach at Dalhousie University and former executive director of Athletics Nova Scotia said, “From its humble beginnings, there was always a vision of what the Meagher could become – a meet that can inspire, educate and entertain in a tight two-hour package.” His reputation as a meet director reaches to the basic Joel Jacobson is a former daily newspaper columnist who now needs of runners, starting with the largest elementary school writes and edits the Nova Scotia Sport Hall of Fame newsletter, meets in Nova Scotia in the last dozen years, to the highly- On The Go, and coordinates Hall of Fame Induction Night. competitive national cross country championships. His meets also enable officials to practise their skills and be evaluated for promotion to higher levels of certification. Heisler Hype Through the years, Kevin has been a middle distance Born: Halifax, NS coach of many provincial teams, the Canadian junior men’s Age: 58 and senior women’s teams team at world cross country Career Highlights: championships, headed Canada’s delegation at the 1993 World Cross Country Championships in Spain, and was • Eight-time Canadian national track and field coach at international championships Canadian team leader at a 2002 meet in Beijing. He has been twice named Athletics Nova Scotia’s coach of the year. • Provincial track and field coach at Legion, junior, senior and Canada Games Alex Gardiner, Director for Middle Distance Events, Athletics Canada, added, “Kevin has always been, and • Founder and director of Aileen Meagher International Track Classic continues to be, our ‘man in the East’. He always has the athletes in mind where he showcases track and field through • Seven-time meet direction, Canadian Cross Country Championships the Meagher meet with some of the world’s best competing • Head Coach, Halifax Wanderers Track and Field Club, alongside our rising stars. Kevin’s genuine warmth and 22 years Maritime friendliness is one reason athletes (from away) • Head Coach, Saint Mary’s University Cross Country want to come to the Meagher meet. Kevin and his team do Team, 10 years a superlative job making them welcome.” • Athletics Nova Scotia Coach of the Year, l998 and Kevin could sit back and relax after a four decade teaching 1999 career but he stays very involved – with the Meagher, of • Queen’s Golden Jubilee Medal, 2002 course, and also as head coach of Saint Mary’s University’s track and cross country programs, and a decades-long Resides: Clayton Park, NS connection to the Halifax Wanderers Club.

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41 Rick Rivers Builder by Bob Lewington

t is memories of a selfless gesture by a transplanted factory worker from Montreal that began to lay the foundation for Rick Rivers’ desire Ito make a difference in his lifetime. Tony Proulx, alone, turned a scrubby vacant lot adjacent to his place of employ into a playing field for the young people in Rick’s neighbourhood. Rick and his friends, forever grateful to Tony, played softball there in the spring and football in the fall. As time moved on, Rick would meet three individuals who offered him their wise counsel that would help him objectively develop the traits that define him as a person today - Bernie Custis, Neil MacVicar and Jim Gowen. Bernie, his football coach in Burlington, possessed a relaxed demeanour, a great appreciation of the human condition, and a brilliant football mind. Neil, the vice-principal at Cornwallis Junior High, loved to share his philosophy of athletics and physical education with Rick. Jim, a retired writer for the Halifax Chronicle Herald, was like a grandfather to Rick. Many of Rick’s noon hours were spent listening to Jim recount his memories of life in Nova Scotia, about politics, sports, the arts, or his fondest topic, rowing on the North West Arm, the basis of a thesis that earned Rick his first Masters degree. Rick has long believed that “there is no other sport that compares to football in developing character. The game teaches discipline, teamwork, accountability, confidence and physical fitness. Football is a microcosm of life. It is important that we give something back. To involve yourself in something you love and to pass on a great thing to our young people reaps rewards far beyond financial.” Rick’s unwavering adherence to these principles has been recognized for more than 40 years by the football community, especially members of the governing bodies of football across Canada. In a fitting tribute, the Board of Directors of Football Nova Scotia created “The Rick Rivers Lifetime Achievement Award”, as a symbol of his undying

42 commitment to the sport. Rick was the first to receive this award, humbly accepting it in 2008. A year later, Rick was selected a member of the first class of inductees of the Football Nova Scotia Hall of Fame. The scope of Rick’s involvement is vast. During his 32 years as a teacher at junior and senior high schools, he imparted his message about the value of sport and physical fitness to thousands of students. He worked tirelessly at the grass root levels of football, his dogged perseverance resulting in the creation of successful youth and school football programs. Rick was a major influence in founding the Provincial Elite programs for athletes under the ages of 19, 17 and 15. From their inception, these teams would become very competitive in inter-provincial and national competitions, with some of the coaches who trained these athletes being taught by Rick. He is a Master Course Conductor and has directed clinics develop a football community of which he is proud and for many of the active football coaches today. One of his that is proud of him. Rick’s passion for football spiked finest moments came at a Football Canada meeting when he again this fall and he can be found patrolling the sidelines planted the seed that grew into the Canada Cup. Rick was of Wickwire Field coaching the resurrected Dalhousie Tiger’s a tournament administrator in 2010 at Acadia University. Football Club. Nova Scotia’s Canada Cup teams, with Rick as coach, and general manager, won a silver medal in 2004 and a bronze Bob Lewington graduated from Dalhousie University in science, in 2005. retired from Labatt Brewery as manager of brewing operations. Rick’s love of sports began at a very early age. Born A long-time teammate of Rick in Burlington and at Dal, he and raised in Hamilton, Ontario, Rick dreamed of one helps coach four teams this year, including Citadel High and day playing for his hometown Tiger Cats. As a first-time Dal’s club team. spectator at Civic Stadium with one of the ‘Cats staunch supporters, his father Bill, little did young Rick know that he would indeed realize his dream. As quarterback, Rick led Rivers Report the Burlington Braves to conference, Ontario and Eastern Born: Hamilton, ON Canadian championships and a berth in the Canadian Junior championships in 1967. The following year, Rick was invited Age: 64 to the Tiger Cat training camp, where he practiced and Career Highlights: played alongside many of his heroes. Unfortunately Rick was • Inducted in Football Nova Scotia Hall of Fame 2009 among the last cuts, but was placed on the practice roster • Football Nova Scotia Volunteer of the Year, 1988, and lived his dream for the entire season. 1999 Rick has also contributed to football as an on-field • Volunteer of the Decade, Metro Touch Football official, clinician, educator, organizer, announcer, fundraiser, League, 2001 auctioneer, and even as a consultant on the film “Scotland, • Football coach, four different high schools PA”, in 2000. In summarizing Rick’s many achievements, • Provincial and regional champion coach, high school however, Richard Munro, the former CEO of Football football, track, cross country, Canada and long-time friend, said, “Rick brings reasoned • National level coach and/or official in football, and principled expertise to his contributions....” volleyball, basketball, gymnastics, canoeing In 1969, he came to Halifax and Dalhousie University, Resides: Halifax, NS where he studied, built a home and career, and helped

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44 extend their best wishes to Rick Rivers on the occasion of his induction as a builder into the Nova Scotia Sport Hall of Fame.

45 In d u c t i o n Pr o c e d u r e Me e t s Wi t h Su cc e s s Transparency, expanded committee participation highlight process

he revamped selection process for inductees to the A transparent first-ballot vote narrows the list, with the Hall of Fame, introduced in 2009, has proved to be top four vote getters in the athlete-team category receiving Tvery successful, creating transparency and expanded automatic election. Those others receiving at least 50 per participation while ensuring the province’s best athletes, teams cent of the first-ballot vote are then placed on a second and builders continue to gain the recognition they deserve. ballot, and require at least 75 per cent of the vote to attain Hall of Fame executive director Bill Robinson says a 24-person election. A maximum of six new members in the category review panel from across the province, all sport-knowledgeable can be elected each year. people, reviews the nominees, usually between 80 and 100 of The process is similar for builders with a maximum of them annually. two to be elected each year, unless there are extenuating Using a weighted point system, each of the 24 ranks his circumstances. or her top 10 in the athlete-team category and top five Chair of the Hall of Fame selection process is Hall of Fame builders. member Mark Smith, elected as an athlete in 2002. Two short lists – top point getters in athlete-team and Members of the two committees welcomed the new builder categories – in alphabetical order, are then presented process in 2009 and again saw its success in the 2010 election to a final 12-member selection committee, consisting of period. regional representatives with sport background expertise. Nominations are accepted until January 31 each year. The That committee meets in person to review the final list of selection process moves through committees from March nominees, with open and detailed discussion taking place through May. on each nominee.

S e l e c t i o n Co m m i t t e e Pe r s o n n e l 2010 Se l e c t i o n Re v i e w Pa n e l 2010 Se l e c t i o n Co m m i t t e e Ray Bradshaw Lois MacGregor Ch a i r m a n Bo Chisholm Carol MacLean Mark Smith Mike Drunken Dave MacLean Kevin Cameron George Hallett Rick Pottie George Hallett Mike Henderson Bruce Rainnie Mike Henderson Paul Hollingsworth Carol Rizzetto Paul Hollingsworth Nevin Jackson Alvin Sinclair Albert Johnson Albert Johnson Rick Swain Bill Kiely Nigel Kemp Hugh Townsend Carol MacLean Bill Kiely Blaine Whynott Karen Moore Dave LeBlanc Cecil Wright Dianne Norman Gail MacDougall Gordie Sutherland Hugh Townsend

46 Pa s t Ch a i r s of the Ha l l o f Fa m e Bo a r d o f Di r e c t o r s Ch a i r m a n ...... Floyd Gaetz Vi c e Ch a i r m a n ...... Dr. Bill Stanish Ca p e Br e t o n Re g i o n ...... Dave MacLean Ce n t r a l Re g i o n ...... Don Mills Fu n d y Re g i o n ...... Kelly Kolke Hi g h l a n d Re g i o n ...... Marc Champoux So u t h Sh o r e Re g i o n ...... Mike Boudreau Hugh Noble Dorothy Walker Va l l e y Re g i o n ...... Gerry MacMillan Halifax Centreville 1977 – 1979 1980 – 1983 Di r e c t o r -At-La r g e ...... Stephanie O’Connor Di r e c t o r -At-La r g e ...... Chris Crowell Di r e c t o r -At-La r g e ...... Mark Smith Li a i s o n ...... Blaise Landry Tr e a s u r e r ...... Rob Randall

St a f f Ex e c u t i v e Di r e c t o r ...... Bill Robinson Fa c i l i t y & Co m m u n i c a t i o n s Ma n a g e r ...... Shane Mailman Jim Bayer Bill White Eleanor Norrie Administration & Sp e c i a l Ev e n t s Wolfville Wolfville Truro Co o r d i n a t o r ...... Karolyn Sevcik 1983 – 1985 1986 – 1991 1991 – 1993 Au d i t o r s PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

Le g a l Co u n s e l Stephen Russell Russell Piggott Jones

Tom Lynch Danny Gallivan Fred MacGillivray In c o r p o r a t i o n Halifax Halifax Halifax 1993 – 1998 1998 – 2001 2002 – 2010 1983

47 O u r Mi s s i o n To honour, promote and preserve the sport history of Nova Scotia. O u r Vi s i o n To be the best provincial Sport Hall of Fame in Canada.

Administration he Nova Scotia Sport Hall of Fame is administered by a Board of Directors which consists of six regional representatives, a chairman, past chairman, directors-at-large, and a treasurer. The Board meets regularly to ensure sound management Tpolicy and direction in the program operations of the Hall. Ob j e c t i v e s o permanently record information and achievements of historical significance to sport in Nova Scotia; To research, catalogue, file and make available to the general public, including without limitation, students, writers, schools Tand universities, information and achievements of historical significance to sport in Nova Scotia; To publish books, periodicals, pamphlets and other literature recording information on the achievement of sports individuals, teams, and organizations of historical significance to sport in Nova Scotia, for distribution to members of the public; To conduct programs of education for organizations in the community, including without limitation, schools, universities and special care homes, for the purpose of educating the public with information and achievements of historical significance to sport in Nova Scotia; To maintain an archives of sport in Nova Scotia and exhibit to the public, literature, artifacts, photographs and other media information of historical significance to sport in Nova Scotia; To recognize, honour and pay tribute to individuals, teams or organizations who have achieved extraordinary distinction in, have given distinguished service to, and who have made major contributions to the development and advancement of sport in Nova Scotia.

Ha l l o f Fa m e No m i n a t i o n s he selection process for induction into the Nova Scotia Sport Hall of Fame is the responsibility of a 24-person review panel and the provincial selection committee. The 24-person panel reviews all nominations for final Trecommendation to the provincial selection committee. The provincial selection committee, which consists of 12 people, including a provincial chairperson, carefully scrutinizes the final recommendations. Upon their review, under the terms and criteria for entry into the Nova Scotia Sport Hall of Fame, the final candidates are selected and announced as inductees annually. Nominations for candidates are open to the general public and are received annually at the Nova Scotia Sport Hall of Fame with a January 31st deadline.

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