by adminrevolutionca | Jan 19, 2022 | Inductees
Born in Miscouche, P.E.I., on July 10, 1935, Walter “Peanuts” Arsenault began his boxing career on September 22, 1945, boxing continuously for 27 years, and, remarkably for his sport, without the benefit of a manager. His professional career spans 114 ring battles,...
by adminrevolutionca | Jan 24, 2022 | Inductees
Ron Atkinson has devoted a great deal of his life to the sport of skeet shooting, both as a competitor and as an administrator. He was first introduced to the sport at nineteen years of age when a neighbour took him out to the local gun club in Charlottetown. He took...
by adminrevolutionca | Jan 24, 2022 | Inductees
The PEI Sports Hall of Fame contains many great athletes, who have recorded amazing feats. Many of their stories are well known, and most are household names to Islanders who know their sports. Maybe less well-known, but equally important, are the builders – those who...
by adminrevolutionca | Jan 24, 2022 | Inductees
Ranked among the world’s best shots in international big bore rifle competitions, Bob Barwise became one of this province’s most celebrated ambassadors of sport. In his shooting career, Bob traveled from the Caribbean to South Africa to compete in shooting...
by adminrevolutionca | Jan 19, 2022 | Inductees
When baseball pitcher Harry Bernard moved down from Tignish to Summerside in the early ’30s, little did he suspect that his eldest son Gerard would become Summerside’s greatest ball-player from 1945 through 1952 – but that is exactly what took place. Born September...
by adminrevolutionca | Jan 19, 2022 | Inductees
On July 3, 1977, the Prince Edward Island Sports Hall of Fame recognized the tremendous accomplishments of the 1977 Bill Jenkins Curling Team, made up of Bill Jenkins, Alan Mayhew, Sandy Stewart, John Scales and Coach Doug Cameron [inducted 2001]. This team skilled...
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