The PEI Sports Hall of Fame & Museum

The PEI Sports Hall of Fame & Museum

Boswell, Dr. David – Sports Advocate

Boswell, Dr. David – Sports Advocate

Born April 30, 1927 on his father’s farm in Victoria, P.E.I., David MacGregor Boswell would quickly establish his lasting interest and proficiency in a variety of athletic competitions. By 1946 David Boswell was acknowledged to be one of Canada’s top quarter milers....
White, Nancy – Speed Skater

White, Nancy – Speed Skater

Individuals who have participated in other sports as well as speed skating say that no sport is quite as demanding. Suited to her natural strength and stamina, speed skater Nancy White would become the Island sweetheart, and a celebrity to her native Montague, in the...
O’Brien, Kevin – Speed Skater

O’Brien, Kevin – Speed Skater

Kevin O’Brien’s competitive spirit and principle of doing his absolute best in any given moment shaped a short but very successful career in competitive speed skating. As a child, Kevin had to wear corrective leg braces for two years which were then removed when he...
MacPhail, Cecil – Softball

MacPhail, Cecil – Softball

As a player, coach, manager and administrator, Cecil MacPhail’s involvement with the sport of softball is a story in itself. Cecil began playing the game at a very young age and during those early years he saw action on almost every softball diamond on Prince Edward...