Tom Hawthorn
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Victoria, BC, Canada
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Kaye Vaughan scored a memorable Grey Cup touchdown for the Ottawa Rough Riders
Vaughan was an all-star 10 times, and TSN once ranked him at No. 41 of Canadian football’s Top 50 players, most of whom were quarterbacks, running backs and pass receivers → Read More
Canadian sailor Dave Howard was the second-oldest living Olympian
After commanding a frigate in the Second World War, Mr. Howard played a key role in the revival of the Canada’s Cup race, competed in the 1956 Games in Melbourne and remained active in his sport for decades → Read More
B.C. rock critic Tom Harrison was a champion of the West Coast music scene
Harrison chronicled the emergence of punk and was a tastemaker for generations of fans while writing for the Georgia Straight, an alternative weekly, and later for the daily Province → Read More
Scoring dynamo helped Canada win 1961 world hockey championship
His success on the international stage came after he broke into the National Hockey League as a 19-year-old rookie with the New York Rangers → Read More
Writer Robert Hogg produced ‘splendidly sublime poetry’ and organic crops
Mr. Hogg had a background in the Beat Generation and Black Mountain poets, and championed the work of Canadians during his many years teaching at Carleton University, as well as running his own farm near Ottawa → Read More
Author Rebecca Godfrey wrote a riveting account of a Victoria teen’s murder
Her book about the beating death of Reena Virk won the $25,000 British Columbia Award for Canadian Nonfiction, and it is being adapted into an eight-episode limited series by Hulu → Read More
Dave Dryden created the template for the modern hockey goaltending mask
Though he was once named most valuable player in the World Hockey Association, his on-ice achievements never equalled those of his brother, legendary Habs netminder Ken Dryden. Dave Dryden is dead at 81 → Read More
Sharp-witted writer Helen Potrebenko explored class divisions and everyday misogyny
She had a long career producing poetry and fiction, and her novel Taxi!, which garnered little attention when it was published in 1975, found a more receptive audience in recent years → Read More
Maple Leafs player Jim Pappin scored pivotal goal in team’s last Stanley Cup win
Pappin’s goal gave Toronto a 2-0 lead in a game in which they would claim the Stanley Cup with a 3-1 victory. The Leafs have not won a championship since → Read More
Defenceman Larry Hillman placed ‘Hillman Hex’ on Maple Leafs
The youngest player ever to win a Stanley Cup, Hillman once had a conflict with the Toronto team that resulted in a fine, and he vowed that they wouldn’t win the playoffs again until they paid him back, supposedly starting a streak of bad luck that continues to this day → Read More
Rough Riders fan favourite was also a star on skis
Believed to have been the oldest living former player in Canadian football, Johnny Fripp was inducted into both the Ottawa Sports Hall of Fame and the Canadian Ski Hall of Fame → Read More
Mike Bossy, New York Islanders great, four-time Stanley Cup champion, dies at 65
Mr. Bossy died in Montreal on Thursday night. He announced in October that he had been diagnosed with lung cancer → Read More
Doctor John Emery won gold at 1964 Olympics in surprise bobsledding victory
John Emery later became a high-profile cosmetic surgeon with a practice in San Francisco, appearing on television to discuss his techniques with the likes of Oprah Winfrey and Phil Donahue → Read More
B.C. swimmer Joan McLagan competed at Hitler’s 1936 Olympics
Joan McLagan was named Canada’s top female athlete in 1942 and 1943, but because of the Second World War she never had another chance to take part in the Games. Her death leaves just one surviving competitor from the notorious Nazi Games → Read More
Cancer survivor Steve Fonyo’s run across Canada raised $13.5-million for research
Steve Fonyo was inspired by Terry Fox but couldn’t emerge from his idol’s shadow, and in later life he became addicted to drugs and committed a tragic litany of misdeeds → Read More
‘Home-run queen’ Evie Moroz played with storied women’s baseball league
Evie Moroz and her teammates, who spent summers playing games throughout the U.S. Midwest, inspired a Hollywood film starring Madonna and Geena Davis → Read More
Hulking Hamilton Ticats legend Angelo Mosca was known as Mr. Nasty
His notoriety on the football field followed him when he became a pro wrestler and prolific pitchman who starred in TV ads promoting Chevy trucks, Kraft foods and Miller Lite beer → Read More
NHL defenceman Leo Boivin delivered devastating body checks
The Hall of Famer, who started out with the Leafs then spent most of his career with the Bruins, once said ‘I’m simply paid to hit’ → Read More
Dynamic B.C. restaurateur overcame discrimination in famous case
The indefatigable daughter of immigrant market gardeners was a Cubmaster, model, travel agent, columnist, paper-flower maker, boutique owner, cabaret hostess, radio show host and real estate agent → Read More
Former star baseball player Helen Nicol Fox dead at 101
Helen Margaret Nicol was born on May 9, 1920, in Ardley, a hamlet in central Alberta about 185 kilometres north of Calgary → Read More