Monday, October 10, 2011

2012 NOMINATION BEGIN NOW

 NOMINATION PROCESS FOR 2012: by Brian Zelley
                                                           Roger Adolph

As of October 10, 2012, two nominations are in for 2012

ALL ROUNDER   -   ROGER ADOLPH
JUNIOR/YOUTH  -   TONY DUFFY
                (part of the Tony Duffy story told by coach Barry)

Some additional names have been nominated:
As of November 24, 2011 there are 14
nominations in various categories:
                                   DONNIE ORR - at the 2000 Olympic games

Allan Bayne, Bert Lowes, Charles John, Donnie Orr, 
George Armson, George Shiels, Harry Twist, Mandy
LaPointe, Michael Olajide jr.,  Roger Adolph, 
Tony Duffy, The Cooke Family, Nanaimo Boxing Club,
1984 Junior National Boxing Championships and the
Senior Canadian Olympic box-offs.


                               (report from the Burnaby Sports Hall of Fame)


                     ALLAN BAYNE at the 1994 Commonwealth Games - bottom right


                     George Shiels, for Campbell River coach


January 31,  2012, two new nominees:
 GERONIMO BIE and WAYNE SPONAGLE
*Wayne is presently a coach at the Spruce Capital Warriors
boxing club in Prince George, and is well respected across
Canada.  Also, Wayne is a recent inductee into the 
Prince George Sports Hall of Fame. 


NANAIMO BOXING CLUB
Was formed in 1971 and has operated for over 40 years with
a variety of achievements.  In 1978, they began a tournament
that would be in operation until the Eighties called the
Bathtub Capital Golden Gloves Championships.  
Action in Nanaimo in the mid-Seventies with Bob Pegues vs Les Hamilton
and referee Joe Cooke (part of the Cooke family that has been nominatd).





Sunday, July 31, 2011

2011 INDUCTEES BCABHOF

2011 INDUCTEES






LENNIE WALTERS 

ALAN BROWN

JAMIE OLLENBERGER
OLLENBERGER  IN THE GYM



LINDY LINDMOSER

MATT O'BRIEN
(photo of Matt and Oscar De La Hoya 1995)
MATT O'BRIEN - Professional boxer
(from the O'Brian treasure chest)



CAMPBELL RIVER EAGLES BOXING CLUB

Thanks to the following folks for helping with the stories,
 photos and information on the ten inductees

 Al Principe, Alan Brown, Brandon John Irvine, Dale Walters, 
Freddy fuller, Gary Wood, Glenn McGee, Gordie Lawsn,
Gordy Racette, Jesse Kaellis, Jodi and Matt O'Brien, 
John Bevilacqua, John Paonessa, Kelly Ricketts, 
Michael Olajide Jr.,  Ray Beaulieu, Rick Fleck, 
Stan Smith, Steve Wood and Tommy Boyce
(a mighty team of folks that all pitched in to help tell the stories)

Tuesday, February 22, 2011

EDDIE HADDAD


SAMMY MAY and EDDIE HADDAD - Island boxers - 1948 Golden Gloves


2010 INDUCTEES
CHRIS IUS - DALE WALTERS - DAVE BROWN 
DICK FINDLAY - EDDIE HADDAD - ELIO IUS 
FRED DESROSIERS - FRED  and FREDDIE FULLER
FRANK SCOTT - HAROLD MANN - JIMMY WALTERS
MANNY SOBRAL -PAT O'REILLY - RICK BROUGH