Robert (Honey) Tompkins
Robert (Honey) Tompkins was born at Deseronto, ON and moved here in 1937 at the age of 19. He played outstanding hockey at all levels, starting in junior at Napanee,…
Read MoreJ. T. (Joe) Stewart
Joe Stewart was a Peterborough native who excelled in many sports, a ‘team player’ with initiative and versatility as his participation in numerous sports at championship level indicates. If there…
Read MoreJ. E. (Jackie) Dugan
Jackie Dugan started his pugilistic career locally, but soon went on to make a name for himself at provincial and national levels. He was described by sportswriters of the day…
Read MoreEdward E. (Eddie) Murphy
Edward E. Murphy was in the vanguard of outstanding athletes who came to Peterborough in the 1930s. A Toronto native, Eddie was a perennial all-star shortstop, good enough to be…
Read MoreGladys I. Mortimer
Gladys Mortimer came from a family of athletes and she excelled in sport, particularly softball and basketball. She was a lefthanded first-baseman on Westclox teams that won many city titles,…
Read MoreRichard E. (Rick) Kinsman
This agile athlete was an amateur star of the 1960s and pro entertainer of the 70s in gymnastics and trampoline. As a student of PCVS and member of the YMCA,…
Read MoreP. D. (Pat) Baker
Pat Baker was born in St. Catharines, ON in 1939. He was a fine hockey player, playing right wing with the 1952 Ontario Bantam A Champion Peterborough Shamrocks and three…
Read MoreNorman (Bill) Calladine
Born in Peterborough, Norman (Bill) Calladine moved to the United States as a hockey player while in his early 20s, and achieved considerable prominence early in life. Bill excelled in…
Read MoreE. J. (Ned) Vitarelli
E. J. (Ned) Vitarelli was another one of this city’s many fine all-round athletes. He competed in most sports but it was in hockey and lacrosse that he is best…
Read MoreM. (Marge) Hawthorne
Marge Hawthorne was an all-round athlete, a serious competitor in softball, bowling, basketball, golf and curling. For 13 seasons, she was an integral cog in a classy Westclox Softball Team…
Read MoreA. L. (Lex) Robson
This Scottish-born golfer left his imprint in Canadian golfing history, and also on the Peterborough sports community. Many local golfers owe their early knowledge of how to play the game…
Read MoreLambert Collins
Lambert Collins belongs to the early baseball and hockey eras of this city. He was a rugged, aggressive hockey player on Peterborough teams of the 1920s. In 1923, he was…
Read MoreDr. J. Ralph Clark
Ralph Clark was born at Pontypool, ON, but moved to Peterborough at age seven and in his early years was a standout baseball player. In 1929, he was a member…
Read MoreDr. Don Curtis
Dr. Don Curtis was heavily involved in the administrative level of numerous Peterborough sporting activities, a man who worked behind the scenes where hard work is often unrecognized or overlooked.…
Read MoreStuart W. (Stu) Shea
Born at Darford, ON, Stuart Wallace Shea moved here in 1949 and spent the next two decades amassing a super record of victories in skeet shooting. These include: 1961 –…
Read MoreMarvin Buchan
Marv is a city native with above-average soccer ability. However, it is as a coach and instructor that he is best recognized. He played from 1949 well into the 1970s,…
Read MoreJohn (Johnny) Davis
Born in 1944, Johnny Davis is a Peterborough native who played all of his minor lacrosse here, starting at age five in the old Miller Bowl. His first junior lacrosse…
Read MoreHarold E. Jones
Harold E. Jones is a Peterborough native who was a prominent boxer, and also one who helped develop numerous others of note in the sport. He began boxing at age…
Read MoreHarold (Shrimp) McDougall
Harold McDougall began his hockey career as a member of the late L.S. LeBarr’s Lakeview team in the City League. Because he was just 14 years old, McDougall earned the…
Read MoreEdward G. (Eddie) Starr
Starr, whether with one ‘r’ or two, is the right name for this excellent athlete. Born in Peterborough in 1917, Eddie’s name is prominent in our sports history in baseball,…
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