Stan Blain
July 27, 1916 – Apr. 18, 2009 When people talk about local contributors to sport, Stan Blain ranks with the best of them. And although his involvement spans a couple of sports, it is in softball that he has made his mark. Blain began his involvement in 1937 when he coached the St. Andrew’s Church […]
George Heggie
March 24, 1908 – November 9, 1990 Of all the time-honoured traditions that have graced communities across Canada, none is more exciting than the annual public school skating races in Galt. And no one has come to symbolize the races more than longtime race starter George Heggie. The late Heggie, who helped inaugurate the races […]
Gord Renwick
February 13, 1935 – January 6, 2021 Given that Gord Renwick has always had a passion for baseball, most observers would find it surprising that he rose to the highest levels of the international ice hockey world. But Renwick, one of the original build- ers of the formidable Galt Hornets senior hockey organization –– the […]
Thomas J. ‘Tim’ Turow
Sept. 6, 1908 – Aug. 20, 1995 For years Tim Turow was a fixture at the annual Cambridge Sports Awards banquet, presenting the trophy that bears his name to the city’s top athlete. The late Turow spent a lifetime involved in the local sporting life of our community, first in Preston, and later, in the […]
John Ashley
March 5, 1930 – January 5, 2008 When he retired following the 1971- 72 season, John Ashley was regarded as the top official in the National Hockey League. “I never hesitated putting him into any key game under any situation,” said NHL referee-in-chief Scotty Morrison. “He was the wheelhorse of our offi- ciating staff who […]
Cliff Bricker
April 23, 1904 – September 20, 1980 Cliff Bricker, called “the world’s most modest athlete” by Toronto Star writer Frederick Griffin, was a Canadian marathon champion, British Empire Games bronze medallist in the marathon, and a two-time Olympian (1928 Amsterdam, 1932 Los Angeles). Born at St. George of Pennsylvania-Dutch stock, having descended from the first […]
Derrick Campbell
For years short track speed skater Derrick Campbell (top photo, second from left), a product of the Cambridge Speed Skating Club, had dreamed of winning an Olympic gold medal. And although he had won almost every other individual award in Canada and on the world stage, he had to wait for his third Olympic Games […]
Ted Elsby
Jan. 3, 1932 – Nov. 5, 1985 In 1964 a six-foot, 255-pound CFL lineman became the first player since the Schenley Awards were instituted to be nominated in all three categories – best player, top Canadian and outstanding lineman. That player was Galt native Ted Elsby, No. 67 for the Montreal Alouettes. Ted, known as […]
Bill Ingraham
November 23, 1944 – March 14, 2014 Unquestionably the highlight of Bill Ingraham’s rowing life came on Labour Day weekend in 1991, just weeks after his father’s death, when he won a world title in Miami. But Ingraham didn’t stop there. He continued rowing for nearly two more decades. In 1991 Ingraham was 46 when […]
Cindy Overland
She was one of the best long track speed skaters Canada ever produced. Cindy Overland had all the requisite skills – she was determined, competitive, had plenty of athleticism and endurance, and was serious about her responsibility as an elite athlete. The only thing missing was luck. “Cindy was tough!” said former coach Tom Overend. […]