The PEI Sports Hall of Fame & Museum

The PEI Sports Hall of Fame & Museum

McNeill, John – Sports Writer

McNeill, John – Sports Writer

John “The Realm” McNeill is considered by many to be a legend in local sports reporting. His popular column “The Realm of Sport” ran for 56 years in the Journal Pioneer, where he touched the lives of thousands of Islanders. When his last column was published in 2001,...
Connors, Maxine – Sports Builder

Connors, Maxine – Sports Builder

Born Maxine Claire Kellock on January 8, 1936 in Antigonish, N.S., Maxine was a driving force in the swimming community in Summerside and across Prince Edward Island . She was a well respected swimming coach, nationally rated official and a devoted volunteer to...
Hogan, Jim – Sports Builder

Hogan, Jim – Sports Builder

James T. ” Jim” Hogan was a man of action and sincerity. For over five decades, he was a major part of the social fabric of Prince Edward Island. His legacy of guidance and leadership influenced the direction of sport and community in the province throughout the...
Doherty, Ivan – Sports Builder

Doherty, Ivan – Sports Builder

Born in Boston, Massachusetts, on May 4, 1926, Ivan James Doherty grew up in Charlottetown, in the neighborhood of Hensley Street, and revealed his future promotional genius even as a boy of ten. Young Ivan regularly produced and presented what became known as the...
Keough, Gerald – Sports Builder

Keough, Gerald – Sports Builder

Often referred to as ” Mr. Everything” it was Gerald Keough’s vision and efforts that built the minor sports system that exists in the community of Tignish. Growing up in the 1940’s and 1950’s in Tignish Keough did not have the opportunity to participate in sports as...