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52334 A1587 Manitoba Sports Hall of Fame Collection     Fred "Steamer" Maxwell, Born May 19, 1890. Was Inducted Into The Manitoba Sports Hall Of Fame Posthumously. He Never Turned Professional Though He Had Many Offers, But He Did Excel In Amateur Competition. He Joined The Monarch Seniors In 1909 After Four Years In Minor Hockey. He Was A Member Of The Monarch Seniors When They Won Th Eallan Cup In 1914-1915, Defeating Melville In The Final Round. His Position Was Rover, This When The Seven Man Game Ruled. From Active Hockey He Turned To Coaching The Winnipeg Monarchs In 1916 - 1917 And 1917 To1918, And The Winnipeg Falcons In 1919. This Winnipeg Falcons Team Won The Allan Cup, And The Following Year Was The Olympic Gold Medalists Title Winner And World Champions In 1920. He Coached The Winnipeg Maroons, A Professional Club And In 1933 And 1934 He Coached The Winnipeg Team Which Won The World Championship. He Was As Well A Referee And Was In A Number Of Allan Cup And Memorial Cup Finals  HockeyPersonalitiesSports 1988, November 5
52333 A1587 Manitoba Sports Hall of Fame Collection     George Knudsen, Born In Sturgeon Creek, Winnipeg. Manitoba Junior Golf Champion From 1954-55. Apart From Five Ontario Open And Five Canadian Professional Golfers Association Championships, He Posted Weight Major Tournament Victories On The American Tour And,  GolfPersonalitiesSports 1988, November 5
52328 A1587 Manitoba Sports Hall of Fame Collection     Gordon Audley Was Born In 1929 In Winnipeg. He Entered His First Speed-Skating Competition In 1939 And Won, Setting Manitoba Records In Both 110 And 220 Yard Events. He Represented Canada At The Olympics In 1948 (St. Mortiz) And In 1952 (Oslo) Where He Won The Only Canadian Medal, A Bronze In The 500 Meter. He Won The Manitoba Senior Championships In 1953, 1954, And 1955. In 1956 He Represented Canada In His Third Olympics (Cortina, Italy) And The World Championship In Oslo, Norway. Was Inducted Into The Manitoba Sports Hall Of Fame, Nov 5, 1988  PersonalitiesSkatingSports 1988, November 5
52335 A1587 Manitoba Sports Hall of Fame Collection     Jack Mowat Taught Gymnastics As A Volunteer For 32 Years, 3 Times A Week. He Competed And Travelled With The Leaders Corps Of The Central Ymca, Directed To 1966 National And World Trials In Winnipeg. He Gained Status As An International Judge At The Pan - American Games In Winnipeg In 1967. After 1967 He Travelled As An International Judge Across Canada And To Competitions Held In Cuba And Santa Domingo. He Was Awarded A Life Membership In The Canadian Gymnastics Federation In 1986, And Inducted Into The Manitoba Sports Hall Of Fame On November 5th, 1988  GymnasticsPersonalitiesSports 1988, November 5
52331 A1587 Manitoba Sports Hall of Fame Collection     Maureen Dowds, Born In Whitehorse, Yukon, 3 July 1948. Moved To Goderich, On, In 1959 And Began Her Track And Field Career In High School In 1963. Moved To Winnipeg In 1965, Where She Dominated In Her Sport At St. James Collegiate. In 1968 And 1969 She Was The Only Woman To Be Named As University Of Manitoba'S Female Athlete Of The Year In Consecutive Years. Won A Bronze Medal At The Pan American Games In Winnipeg 1967. From 1969 - 1974 She Retired From Competition. In 1975 She Set A Canadian Record At The Pan American In Mexico City Of 16.46 Meters. This Record Has Survived As Manitoba Record Until 1987. She Was Inducted Into The Manitoba Sports Hall Of Fame Nov 5, 1988  PersonalitiesSportsTrack & FieldWomen 1988, November 5
52332 A1587 Manitoba Sports Hall of Fame Collection     R.A. "Sam" Fabro, Born 8 Dec. 1920 In Udine, Italy. Came To Winnipeg, Mb, As A Child. His Career Includes: Junior Winnipeg Rangers Memorial Cup, 1940 - 1941 (Hockey); Chairman Of Baseball, Pan American Games, Winnipeg, 1967; Blue Bombers Order Of Merit 1988; Chairman Of The Manitoba Hockey Hall Of Fame And Manitoba Marathon Foundation, 1984 - 1988; Chairman Of The Manitoba Sports Hallof Fame, 1982 - 1988; Chairman Of The Marathon 1978 - 1984. Inducted Into The Manitoba Sports Hall Of Fame November 5, 1988. Portrait By Carla Feeny  PersonalitiesSports 1988, November 5
52330 A1587 Manitoba Sports Hall of Fame Collection     Steve Patrick, Born In 1932 In Glenella, Mb. Served As Manitoba Mla From 1962-1977. Was All-Star Medal Guard For The Winnipeg Blue Bombers From 1952- 1964. Was A Member Of Four Grey Cup Championships And Played In Six Grey Cup Games. Was Team Captain For Four Years. Named To All-Canadian Team In 1957. Was Runner-Up For The Schenley Award For The Most Outstanding Western Canadian In 1957. Named Bomber Lineman Of The Year In 1957, Named To The Western All-Star Team In 1958 - 1959. Won The Tommy Lumsden Trophy For Outstanding Canadian In 1959. Was Named As One Of Twelve All-Time Great Blue Bombers Of The Half Century. Inducted Into The Manitoba Sports Hall Of Fame, Nov 5, 1988  FootballPersonalitiesSports 1988, November 5
52329 A1587 Manitoba Sports Hall of Fame Collection     Wezer Bridle, Born In 1926 In Winnipeg. Was Inducted Into The Manitoba Sports Hall Of Fame On Nov 5, 1988. Developed The High School System Of Volleyball. Was Star Player For The Winnipeg Redskins, Which Was Ranked Among The Top Two In Canada From 1957- 1962. Was Canada'S First International Referee And Officiated At The Pan American Games In 1967; The Olympic Games In Montreal 1976; Canada Vs Cuba, In Winnipeg, 1977; Canada Verses Usa In Winnipeg 1978  PersonalitiesSportsVolleyball 1988, November 5
52327 A1587 Manitoba Sports Hall of Fame Collection     Zlatica Stauder Was Inducted Into The Manitoba Sports Hall Of Fame On 5 Nov. 1988. Introduced Rhythmic Gymnastics To Manitoba In 1969. Developed And Taught First Courses For Coaches And Teachers On Compulsory Routines. Has Prepared Gymnasts For Canadian Championshiips Since 1973. Has Played Internationally And Is Recognised As A Brevet Judge Which Is The Highest Honour In International Judging. She Was Born In Czechoslovakia  CzechsGymnasticsPersonalitiesSportsWomen 1988, November 5