William J. F. (Bill) Dadson
William J. F. Dadson, better known as either Bill or Lefty, was born in Bowmanville, ON, and as a teenager was a standout in both baseball and track and field. He was a successful football quarterback, voted Most Valuable Player on his Bowmanville High School team, and also played forward on an Ontario Juvenile B hockey championship team.
Bill moved to Peterborough in 1947 and made an immediate impression on the baseball scene. He starred as a lefthand hurler for a number of years and was a member of the Outboard Marine Club which won the Ontario Sr. B title in 1949. Two seasons later, he was the outstanding pitcher of the Toronto Viaduct League with an impressive 14-2 won-lost record against top-notch competition.
He also played basketball and was on the Peterborough OMC team that went to the Ontario finals in 1952. Bill coached women’s basketball teams and was organizer and first President of the four-team Peterborough Intermediate Baseball League formed in 1958. He died in 2008.
Year Inducted:
1988
Status:
Deceased
William J. F. Dadson, better known as either Bill or Lefty, was born in Bowmanville, ON, and as a teenager was a standout in both baseball and track and field. He was a successful football quarterback, voted Most Valuable Player on his Bowmanville High School team, and also played forward on an Ontario Juvenile B hockey championship team.
Bill moved to Peterborough in 1947 and made an immediate impression on the baseball scene. He starred as a lefthand hurler for a number of years and was a member of the Outboard Marine Club which won the Ontario Sr. B title in 1949. Two seasons later, he was the outstanding pitcher of the Toronto Viaduct League with an impressive 14-2 won-lost record against top-notch competition.
He also played basketball and was on the Peterborough OMC team that went to the Ontario finals in 1952. Bill coached women’s basketball teams and was organizer and first President of the four-team Peterborough Intermediate Baseball League formed in 1958. He died in 2008.