The PEI Sports Hall of Fame & Museum

The PEI Sports Hall of Fame & Museum

Paul, William John – Running

Paul, William John – Running

First Nations people have a long tradition of running excellence. Tom Longboat was one of the greatest of all, and Prince Edward Island has produced more than its fair share, notably the great Michael Thomas who was the first Islander to run the Boston Marathon, and...
Thomas, Michael – Running

Thomas, Michael – Running

He was the greatest distance runner Prince Edward Island ever had and one of the finest in Canada. Michael “Mick” Thomas of Lennox Island was born in 1885, and was already in his mid- twenties before Father John A. MacDonald encouraged him to take up running...
Jones, Hon. J. Walter – Rugby

Jones, Hon. J. Walter – Rugby

As every Islander knows, there are really two major Island activities whose outcome provides all of us with a sense of mythic fulfillment: sport and politics. And no Islander ever achieved a greater success in this two-ring circus than the Honourable John Walter...