40th anniversary of the Manitoba Sports Hall of Fame

To celebrate the 40^th Anniversary of the Manitoba Sports Hall of Fame & Museum, we inducted 28 individuals and 15 teams in a special 40^th Anniversary Veteran Induction Celebration. 

The following individuals were inducted posthumously:

• Isa Beairsto – Golf 
• Andy Bieber – Football
• D. C. Mac Braden – Curling
• Billy Breen – Hockey  
• Modere “Mud” Bruneteau – Hockey
• Bill Carpenter – Baseball 
• George Druxman – Football    
• Jimmy Dunn – All Round 
• Art Foster – Tennis    
• Vera (Tustin) Gilbert – Swimming 
• Charles Harvey – Golf 
• Halldor “Slim” Halldorson – Hockey
• Frank Hawkins – Lacrosse      
• Dot (Ferguson) Key – Softball
• Ed Kotowich – Football 
• Les Lear – Football     
• Lou Lucki – Softball 
• Cornel Piper – Football 
• Andre Roziere – Archery
• Jim “Babyface” Saunders – Boxing
• Art Shaw – All Round 
• Alex Shibicky – Hockey
• William “Snake” Siddle – Baseball 
• Ed Sobie – Ten Pin Bowling
• Jimmy Thomson – Hockey
• Nick Wasnie – Hockey

Harry Nightingale (Lacrosse) and Mary (Pitts) Dopson (Athletics) were also inducted.

And the following teams were inducted:

• 1930 Howard Wood Team – Curling        
• 1931 Bob Gourlay Team – Curling 
• 1932 Jim Congalton Team – Curling 
• 1934 Leo Johnson Team – Curling 
• 1935 Winnipeg Maroons – Baseball 
• 1937 Manitoba Canoe Team – Paddling 
• 1938 Ab Gowanlock Team – Curling 
• 1939 Winnipeg Maroons – Baseball 
• 1940 Howard Wood Team – Curling 
• 1942 Winnipeg Maroons – Baseball 
• 1947 Jimmy Welsh Team – Curling 
• 1953 Ab Gowanlock Team – Curling 
• 1957 Winnipeg Goldeyes – Baseball 
• 1959 Winnipeg Goldeyes – Baseball 
• 1960 Winnipeg Goldeyes – Baseball