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A native of Woodstock, Ontario, Kerry Leitch reached the junior ranks as a figure skater and was also a professional baseball player. After his competitive days ended, he turned his attention to coaching which led to a career that spanned six decades. His early mentors were world-renowned coaches Otto Gold and Marcus Nikkanen. He was the long-time head coach of the Preston Figure Skating Club and he coached both pair and singles. A world championship and Olympic coach, his Champions Training Centre in Cambridge, Ontario, was home to both Canadian and international competitors. He and his coaching team led 48 Canadian champions to the top of the podium, including Lloyd Eisler, Katherina Matousek, Christine (Tuffy) Hough, Doug Ladret, Cynthia Coull, Mark Rowsom, Cindy Landry, and Lyndon Johnston.

As a former Figure Skating Coaches of Canada President and board member of the Canadian Figure Skating Association (now Skate Canada), Leitch helped to push the sport forward through his roles as a coach and sport administrator. He authored figure skating coach certification courses in both Canada and the USA, and was a featured presenter at many Canadian, US and ISU seminars for coaches, skaters and judges.

Inducted into the Skate Canada Hall of Fame.

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – The ProRodeo Hall of Fame is excited to announce it will be celebrating 35 years in the Pikes Peak region with an open house on Aug. 6.

The event will take place from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. on the Hall of Fame grounds, is free to the public, and will feature food, entertainment and music throughout the day.

There be fun for all ages, including pony rides and face painting for kids, stage coach rides, caricatures and roping demonstrations.

Additionally, the open house will feature several different forms of entertainment, including the Gold Canyon Wild West Gunfighters, trick roper Craig Ingram and the Pikes Peak Rangerettes Drill Team.

Country music artist Trinity Seely will perform at 10:30 a.m., 12:30 p.m. and 2:15 p.m., and the Flying W Wranglers will close out the day’s festivities, performing from 5-7 p.m.

“The ProRodeo Hall of Fame has 35 years of proud history to celebrate since first opening in 1979 here in Colorado Springs,” HOF Director Kent Sturman said. “This open house is a way to showcase our history and achievements to both tourists and local residents alike. We hope the community of Colorado Springs, as well as many people from across the country, join us to celebrate this milestone. We are proud to call Colorado Springs home.”

The event will feature vendors in the pavilion area and autograph sessions with state rodeo queens and 2014 Miss Rodeo America Paige Nicholson, as well as past and current inductees and world champions.

“A Look Back at the ProRodeo Hall of Fame and Professional Rodeo” historical exhibit featured in the 101 Gallery opened May 1, and will be open through September. In the gift shop, 35th anniversary merchandise will be featured.

The Tennessee Sports Hall of Fame and “Music City” are preparing for the delegates to experience the 44th annual ISHA conference.  Come early, stay late! With such a diverse lineup, Music City’s set list has something great for you and your family!

“The Tennessee Sports Hall of Fame is truly honored and excited to host the 2014 International Sports Heritage Association Conference,” said Executive Director Dr. Bill Emendorfer. “Nashville is one of the great cities to visit in the United States. Tennessee is a blend of great food, fabulous entertainment and true southern culture. This year’s conference will provide an opportunity to hear exclusive features from experts in a wide range of fields. The conference will set your stage for your success with the help from the many experts presenting at this year’s event.”

The opening session will begin on Monday, October 27, taking the delegates on a behind-the-scenes trip to 1220 Exhibits where a hands-on session in the art and craft of mount-making will take place. The visit will conclude with a catered barbecue lunch, courtesy of our host and Gold Medal Sponsor 1220 Exhibits. The Welcome Reception Monday evening will be held at the Tennessee Sports Hall of Fame, located in the heart of downtown Nashville, with light hors d’ouevres and adult beverages.  This will give you a great opportunity to network with your colleagues, who are facing the same struggles, and challenges you are, and the vendors who are there to help solve them.

The Evening of Champions dinner will be held on Tuesday evening at Bridgestone Arena in the Patron Club Luxury Lounge with keynote speaker Hope Hines, author of In Hines’ Sight: The Ups, Downs and Rebounds of 40 Years in Sports Broadcasting. 
The final Wednesday session will hit home with all institutions — Where Have All the Women Gone? This session will be presented by Joan Cronan, Athletic Director Emeritus at the University of Tennessee. Cronan helped build and oversee one of the nations most respected and popular women’s programs, which grew to 10 sports and had a multi-million dollar budget. Dr. Amy Baker, Sport Management Associate Professor at Belmont University, will also present on Wednesday. Her topic focuses on the importance of the achievements made by women in sports and how Title IX played a huge role in creating opportunities in all areas of sports and those of us who honor these individuals.

The conference will conclude with the Farewell Lunch Wednesday afternoon. We have the pleasure of hosting Ralph Schultz, President & CEO of the Nashville Chamber of Commerce. Most importantly, Ralph was very instrumental in taking the Adventure Science Center from off the map to a main attraction in Nashville. He will explore this topic and more as we send you off with a book full of ideas.

October is the perfect time to visit Nashville.  The conference is in the heart of all things music with the County Music Hall of Fame and Honkey Tonk row offering you and your family a chance to see the next great country music star…and maybe a few of your favorites, too.

But Nashville is not just about the music.  While you are here, visit The Hermitage, presidential home of Andrew Jackson, which has more original furnishings than any other presidential home. Check out the winery at Belle Meade Plantation, take a stroll through Edwin and Percy Warner Park or cheer on the hometown teams, the Tennessee Titans and the Nashville Predators.  If you are a foodie, Nashville has 8 restaurants that made Southern Living’s list of 100 Places to Eat Now. And don’t forget the shopping. The nearby Opry Mills mall was named the “Top Shopping Destination in the Southern Region” by Groups Today Magazine and Nashville as a whole was voted #4 of the Best U.S. Cities for Shopping by readers of USA Today and 10Best.

So come to set your stage for success with your Hall, and enjoy all Nashville has to offer!!!

IMG_1650 LCSHoF has been involved in the 150th anniversary of the 1864 Charlottetown Conference in PEI by installing an exhibit featuring our Maritime Honored Members as well as showcasing some of our Special Treasures. Special artifacts featured are the Olympic relay torches used in each of the Olympic Games Canada has hosted, miniature replica Grey Cup belonging to Wayne Gretzky, 1887 shotput trophy from the World’s Fair won by George Gray, and a Gold Medal from the 1928 Olympic Games in Amsterdam won by the Women’s 4x100m team.   This exhibit is located on the Waterfront in Charlottetown until Sept. 7, 2014.  A special thank you to PEI 2014 for their support of the creation of this major off-site exhibition.

Canada’s Sports Hall of Fame’s (CSHoF) 2014 Induction will be held in Toronto on Oct. 22, 2014 at the Mattamy Centre. The Athletes who will be recognized with Canada’s highest sporting honor are Ski Jumping champion, Horst Bulau, pioneer of the Superpipe event, Sarah Burke, dual sport champion, Pierre Harvey, Women’s hockey pioneer, Geraldine Heaney, Figure Skating superstar, Elizabeth Manley and Canada’s gift to rugby, Gareth Rees. The Builders who who will be honored are wheelchair basketball pioneer, Tim Frick and renowned basketball coach, Kathy Shields.

 

 

bryant museum emmyAnd the winner is…”MAMMA CALLED”!   The Paul W. Bryant Museum is proud to announce that the documentary on the life and times of legendary Crimson Tide football coach Paul “Bear” Bryant was presented the 2014 Emmy for Best Historical Documentary by the Southeast Chapter of the National Academy for Television Arts and Sciences. “I did not want another biography of Coach Bryant.  I wanted to present his legacy – what it is today, what he means to people right now,” stated Museum Director, Kenneth Gaddy, after the ceremony. Watch the Trailer for “Mamma Called” The collection of the Paul W. Bryant Museum provided historical information, film footage and photographs that combined with recent interviews from Coach Bryant’s family, friends, and former players to create “Mamma Called”.  For more information call the Paul W. Bryant Museum (205)348-4668 or visit the website. The Paul W. Bryant Museum is located in Tuscaloosa, Alabama on The University of Alabama campus.

ON YOUR MARKS… Olympic Museum launched a new exhibit design to explore the concept of time. 

olympic museum 2“Chasing Time” explores the relations that sport has with time, beyond timing and measuring instruments.

Time matters in sport. This exhibition explores the experience, the meanings and social implications of time in sport. Sporting time has to be measured and quantified but time also generates excitement and passion and has inspired art, music, film and sculpture. The exhibition combines material to take the visitor on a journey through time and sport, socially, technologically and artistically.

Open 7 days a week in Summer*! Come visit and discover this exciting exhibition!
A schedule of talks and concerts supports the exhibition. Click here for that schedule.

 

The Olympic Museum, a lesson in history and humanity

As one of the Lausanne’s prime tourist sites, already 100,000 visitors have discovered the new Olympic Museum since it reopened!

The ambition of the museum is to be the heart of the Olympic Movement where visitors can explore the history and heritage of the Games, and the relationship between the Games and society as a whole. The Lausanne Olympic Museum’s collection has some of the most impressive artworks. It’s collection from a legacy that is unique in the world of Olympism and sport.

More than just a place for presenting collections, this is a museum of an idea, a philosophy of life, telling stories in which the human element is the centre of attention. It’s also an extraordinary interactive and virtual experience with of audio-visual and multimedia content. Three levels of completely redesigned galleries incorporate the latest technological innovations, using specially films and interactive displays.

Visitors – from all nations and cultures – arrive at the Olympic Park and ascend the Olympic Walk past sculptures and also a running track. A Poetic, landscaped, historical, contemporary, sustainable and Olympic dimension.

The museum capture the powerful Olympic Story. Make your own journey through The Museum and the Park and be an Olympian for a day ! Click here for official website.

Dr. Gary Bowie – Multisport Builder

Don Horwood – Basketball Builder

Carol Huynh – Wrestling Athlete

Keith Morgan – Judo Athlete

Don Phelps – Hockey Builder

Phyllis Sadoway – Ringette Builder

Susan Sloan Kelsey – Swimming Athlete

2000 Synchro Swim Team – Synchronized Swim Team (Erin Chan, Kirstin Normand, Reidun Tatham)

Broder’s Chinook Basketball Teams 1958-1962 – Pioneer Award

Rod Phillips – Bell Memorial Award

On June 16th, the Nova Scotia Sport Hall of Fame announced eight new additions to the Hall of Fame, all of whom will be recognized at the Induction Awards Night on Saturday, November 1st at the World Trade and Convention Centre in Halifax.

This year’s athletes include Theresa MacCuish, Richard G. Munro, Ken Poole, Kevin Dugas, andthe late Scott Fraser. Theresa graduated Saint Francis Xavier as the all-time leading scorer in CIS women’s basketball, and Richard never lost a race during his five years at Dalhousie when he topped the podium at every Atlantic and national university track meet he attended. Ken will be inducted for a long string of badminton victories including a silver medal at the Commonwealth Games and a finalist position at the U.S. Open, and Kevin will be enshrined for more than 3 decades of golfing victories including 16 Atlantic Canadian PGA Championships. Stock car racer Scott hadmany first-place finishes throughout the Maritimes and the U.S., where he out-raced drivers from across the province and around the world.

Dr. Cathy Campbell and Anthony Hall will be inducted in the builder category. Cathy has dedicated years to bettering national soccer teams with her knowledge in sports medicine while also coaching one of the province’s greatest track stars, and Tony has led canoe and kayak teams to unprecedented success while training some of Nova Scotia’s finest Olympic and World Champion paddlers.

This diverse inductee class is rounded out by the 1998 Truro Bearcats Hockey Club, a team that will be forever remembered for giving Nova Scotia its second-ever Allan Cup win after more than six decades of waiting.

 

world_series_trophy_rings_steinberg400 PEOPLE VISIT THE NOVA SCOTIA SPORT HALL OF FAME FOR PUBLIC VIEWING OF WORLD SERIES TROPHY

On June 5th, the Bluenose Bosox Brotherhood and Nova Scotia Tourism Agency brought the MLB World Championship trophy to the Hall of Fame for a public viewing. Four hundred people passed through the Hall that day, and visitors were able to have their photo taken with the trophy and with Executive Vice President & Senior Advisor to the President of the Red Sox Dr. Charles Steinberg, who brought his collection of World Series rings. There are three former MLB players inducted in the NS Sport Hall of Fame.