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List of Northwestern Ontario Sports Hall of Fame builders

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This is a list of the builders (coaches, officials, organisers and volunteers) inducted into the Northwestern Ontario Sports Hall of Fame that have a page on this wiki. The Hall of Fame website lists 105 builder profiles; 104 are listed below. One builder profile on the website has no name or biography (it was blank when fetched on 31 October 2026), so it could not be included.

Name Inducted Sport Community
Lorne Allard 1984 Hockey, Baseball, Track and Field, Boxing, Football, Soccer
Dave Allison 2009 Hockey
Chris Asseff 1994 Hockey, Football
Mitch Baryluk 1986 Basketball
Lee Batstone 2024 Football, Basketball, Track and Field, Swimming
Art Berglund 2004 Hockey
Norman Bevilacqua 2026 Hockey, Boxing, Rowing, Football
Lothar Bode 1989 Track and Field
Don Boyd 2025 Hockey
Charles J. Boyle 1990 Hockey, Track and Field
Fred Bragnalo 2010 Baseball, Hockey, Track and Field
Len Cameron 2001 Curling
Beryl Campbell 1992 Figure Skating, Skating
Albert Cava 2017 Hockey, Baseball
Bill Charlebois 2007 Curling
Art Chepil 2000 Hockey, Baseball, Fastball
Francis Clayton 2002 Wrestling
Gary Cook 2008 Hockey
Ray Cousineau 1998 Curling, Golf, Hockey
Thomas Crompton 1992 Soccer, Hockey
Harry Curtis 2006 Wrestling, Swimming, Cycling
Alex Dampier 2012 Hockey
Hilda Donati 1988 Hockey
Neil Duncan 1993 Curling, Soccer, Track and Field
Scott Fawcett 2018 Football
John French 1988 Curling
Michael Furlong 2019 Hockey, Football, Gymnastics, Swimming, Skiing
Don Gale 2011 Hockey, Football, Baseball, Curling, Golf
Peter Gallagher 2023 Football, Hockey, Baseball, Soccer, Squash, Running, Cross-Country Skiing, Golf
John Gasparini 2014 Hockey
Joe Greaves 1984 Baseball, Football, Softball, Basketball, Boxing, Curling, Track and Field
Mike Guzzell 1982 Skiing, Alpine Skiing, Cross-Country Skiing, Ski Jumping
George Gwozdecky 1988 Soccer, Tennis, Hockey, Water Skiing, Football, Running, Figure Skating, Ski Jumping
Dick Henderson 2012 Basketball, Track and Field, Gymnastics, Curling
Mickey Hennessy 1994 Hockey, Boxing
Andy Higgins 2005 Track and Field, Cross Country
Richard Hill 2018 Baseball, Hockey, Softball, Broomball
Todd Hinds 2016 Wrestling
Harry Hollinsworth 1991 Boxing, Track & Field
Alex Irving 1992 Hockey, Baseball, Lob-ball
Jack James 1996 Football, Hockey, Track and Field
Jim Johnson 2016 Hockey
George Gwozdecky Jr. 2010 Hockey
Monty Kerr 1994 Curling
Robert Keyes 1985 Hockey
Merv King 2004 Judo
Patti Kitler 2022 Cross-Country Skiing, Para-Nordic Skiing
Jamie Kompon 2023 Hockey
Mike Kostick 1995 Hockey, Baseball, Softball
John Kubinec 2000 Hockey
Joe MacArthur 1991 Hockey, Lob-Ball
Irene MacLeay 2017 Swimming
Al Maddox 2006 Cross Country Skiing
Don Main 2009 Curling
Brian Mallon 2013 Curling, Golf
Ernie Marchiori 1997 Skiing, Alpine Skiing, Nordic Skiing, Ski Jumping
Albert Massaro 1990 Hockey, Auto Racing, Broomball, Bowling, Roller Hockey
Jim Mauro 2015 Baseball
Thomas McAuliffe 1991 Running, Skiing, Swimming
Bob McCammon 1994 Hockey
Thomas Bernard McCormack 1987 Hockey
Thomas McCranor 1992 Badminton, Track & Field, Cycling, Harness Racing, Lacrosse, Soccer, Hockey
Bill McDonald 2026 Hockey, Baseball
Cam McEwen 1999 Curling
Lyn McIntosh 2011 Skiing, Auto Racing
Bill McKenzie 1983 Basketball, Football, Soccer, Fastball, Softball, Hockey, Baseball, Track and Field
Brian McLean 2013 Bowling, Tenpin Bowling
Hiroshi Mitani 1982 Judo
Robert Morgan 1990 Skiing
Ken Nicolson 1998 Football, Hockey, Curling
Reino Niemi 1995 Wrestling, Track and Field, Football
Fred Page 1986 Hockey
Henry Parks 1995 Wrestling
Louie Passador 1996 Hockey
Charlie Paul 1990 Curling, Horseshoes
R.H. Bob Peters 2002 Hockey
Albert Pudas 2004 Hockey, Golf, Baseball
Reijo Puiras 1993 Cross-Country Skiing
John Ritchie 2007 Skiing, Alpine Skiing, Football
Karen Saarimaki 2024 Curling, Golf
Louis Salatino 1999 Hockey
Bill Salonen 2014 Hockey, Baseball, Football
Frank Sargent 1982 Hockey, Curling, Golf
Cecil Saunders 1987 Baseball
Nels Scavarelli 1985 Softball, Baseball, Rowing, Boxing, Track and Field, Hockey
Bill Selman 2012 Hockey
Stan Shipston 2001 Ringette, Soccer, Speed Skating
Dave Siciliano 1995 Hockey
Ken Slater 2022 Soccer, Curling
Ab Slivinski 1993 Football, Hockey, Baseball, Golf, Basketball, Wrestling, Track and Field, Soccer
Craig Spiess 1996 Skiing, Alpine Skiing
Thomas Fry Sr. 1989 Curling
Lloyd Stansell 2019 Curling
Vern Stenlund 2015 Hockey
Don Sutherland 2005 Hockey, Football, Track and Field, Cross Country, Wrestling, Basketball, Volleyball, Nordic Skiing
Barbara Thompson 2025 5 Pin Bowling
Joe Tookenay 1996 Hockey
Harry Tuckwell 1991 Rowing, Hockey
George Walters 2003 Track & Field, Running, Badminton, Tennis
Arline Wilson 1997 Curling
Viljo Wirkkunen 2008 Hockey, Baseball, Curling, Golf
Paul Wirtz 2008 Figure Skating
John Wiwcharyk 1998 Hockey
Peter Young 2023 Fastball, Hockey, Football, Basketball, Baseball, Auto Racing

See also

Sources

The Hall of Fame publishes these profiles on its website (https://www.nwosportshalloffame.com/); the pages here were written from archived copies on datum.locker.