The PEI Sports Hall of Fame & Museum

The PEI Sports Hall of Fame & Museum

Harley, Harry – Track and Field

Harley, Harry – Track and Field

In an era when Island athletes ranked among the best in Canada, Harry Harley established himself as one of this province’s most capable and enduring track and field performers, representing Prince Edward Island at both the regional and national levels with distinction...
Walters, George – Track and Field

Walters, George – Track and Field

Along with the other lads who made the Lunenburg Academy track and field famous in the 1930s, George Albert Walters got himself into shape by running dozens of laps around the old school. This typified the determination that would push George Walters to more than two...
Halpenny, Bill – Track and Field

Halpenny, Bill – Track and Field

To a boy participating in the relatively unstructured sports that were played on Prince Edward Island during the summer of 1896, the revival of the Olympic Games in Athens, Greece during that summer was likely of little interest. For Bill Halpenny (pronounced...
Francis, Barney – Track and Field

Francis, Barney – Track and Field

Like many young Canadians, and several of our province’s Hall of Fame athletes, Barnaby Peter Francis’ involvement in sport was interrupted and delayed by the First World War. Born September 22, 1898 on Lennox Island, Barney Francis took part in his first competitive...
Groom, Alfred – Track and Field

Groom, Alfred – Track and Field

“It’s not the pole that makes the difference, it’s the man.” -Alf Groom Born in Summerside on August 11, 1936, the young Alfred received his primary education in his hometown, before receiving his secondary education at Rothesay Collegiate Military School in New...