Canada’s Sports Hall of Fame was established in 1955 as a recognition program and historical archive of sport in Canada. Until 2019, induction into Canada’s Sports Hall of Fame did not have a named award. The Order of Sport Award was established in 2019 to mark the occasion which, together with Induction, is Canada’s highest sporting honour.
What distinguishes Canada’s Sports Hall of Fame’s recognition program from other sports awards or hall of fame organizations is its consideration of any person’s significant contributions to sport in Canada irrespective of the type of sport or game, with who the sport or game is accredited, or with whom or how it is organized within Canada or Internationally.
All sports competitors (Athletes) and those who support sport (Builders) who have helped build Canada through sport, Canadian or otherwise, amateur or professional, are eligible for nomination by the public of Induction into Canada’s Sports Hall of fame and to receive the Order of Sport, Canada’s highest sporting honour.
The individuals listed below were born in Manitoba or resided in Manitoba when the outstanding performance or contribution was made.
Name begins: A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z
Inductee
Year
Category
Susan Auch
2016
Athlete (speed skating)
B
Donald Henderson “Dan” Bain (1874-1962)
1971
Athlete (multi-sport)
James Allan “Jimmy” Ball (1903-1988)
1959
Athlete (athletics)
Sylvia Burka
1977
Athlete (speed skating)
C
Robert Earle “Bobby” Clarke
2005
Athlete (ice hockey)
Cyril Hillyard Coaffee (1897-1945)
1956
Athlete (athletics)
James Alexander “Jim” Coleman (1911-2001)
1985
Builder (sports journalist)
Kirby Cote
2024
Athlete (para swimming)
Eric Eaton Coy (1911-1985)
1971
Athlete (athletics)
D
Donald Gordon “Don” Duguid
1991
Athlete (curling)
E
F
Terrance Stanley “Terry” Fox (1958-1981)
1981
Not applicable (honorary)
G
Charles Robert “Charlie” Gardiner (1904-1934)
1975
Athlete (ice hockey)
H
Melvin “Fritz” Hanson (1914-1996)
1987
Athlete (football)
Bernard Conrad “Barney” Hartman (1916-2016)
1980
Athlete (skeet shooting)
Clara Hughes
2010
Athlete (cycling, speed skating)
Robert Marvin “Bobby” Hull (1939-2023)
1986
Athlete (ice hockey)
I
J
Eddie “Dynamite” James (1907-1958)
1975
Athlete (football)
K
Joseph Benjamin Keeper (1886-1971)
2015
Athlete (athletics)
Sheldon Kennedy
2020
Builder (ice hockey)
Dr. Sandra Kirby
2018
Builder (sport administration)
Cindy Klassen
2017
Athlete (speed skating)
George Alfred Christian Knudson (1937-1989)
1969
Athlete (golf)
L
M
Tim McIsaac
2022
Athlete (para swimming)
N
David Nedohin
2023
Athlete (curling)
O
P
Q
R
Eileen Alma Whalley Richards (1923-2015)
2015
Athlete (speed skating)
S
Terrence “Terry” Gordon Sawchuk (1929-1970)
1975
Athlete (ice hockey)
T
James “Jim” Trifunov (1903-1993)
1960
Athlete (wrestling)
U
V
W
James Kenneth “Ken” Watson (1904-1986)
1969
Athlete (curling)
Brian James Williams
2022
Builder (sport broadcaster)
Daniel John Howard “Pappy” Wood (1888-1978)
1977
Athlete (curling)
X
Y
Z
This page was prepared by Rick Mutton and Gordon Goldsborough.
Page revised: 8 January 2025
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