Credits
Canada's Sports Hall of Fame gratefully acknowledges the financial investment by the Department of Canadian Heritage in the creation of this online presentation for the Virtual Museum of Canada.
Project Partners:
- Alberta Sports Hall of Fame and Museum
Donna Hateley, Managing Director - BC Sports Hall of Fame and Museum
Sue Griffen, President & CEO
Jason Beck, Curator - Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame
Tom Valcke, President & CEO
Scott Crawford, Director of Operations
Kevin Glew, Curator - Canadian Football Hall of Fame and Museum
Meghan Sturgeon, Curator - Canadian Golf Hall of Fame and Museum
Karen Hewson, Director
Meggan Gardner, Curator - Canadian Ski Museum
Ivo Krupka, Chairman
Carly Thomas, Museum Manager during the project
Jessie Davis, Interim Museum Manager
Katie Graham-Louis, student - Hockey Hall of Fame
Phil Pritchard, Vice President, Resource Centre and Curator
Craig Campbell, Manager, HHOF Images and Archival Services - Saskatchewan Sports Hall of Fame and Museum
Sheila Kelly, Executive Director
Jacqueline Campbell, Curator - Toronto Catholic District School Board
Stacey Coray, Senior Manager, Partnership Development - Toronto Star
Mike Simpson - Sports Editor
Bob Hepburn, Director, Community Relations and Communications
Elaine Muller, Assistant Manager, Pre-Publishing Services
Carol Elder, Manager, Library & Resource Services
Mary Ormsby, Associate Sports Editor
Dave Perkins, Sports Editor - Webscapes
Andrew Ferencevic, President
Sarah Thomson, Executive Assistant
Phil Blais, Software Engineer
Project Supporters:
Media
- Brian Williams, Broadcaster, TSN
Authors
- Tom Thurston, author of Strongman: The Doug Hepburn Story
- Janet Matthews - author of the Marilyn Bell Story (Chicken Soup for the Canadian Soul: Stories to Inspire and Uplift the Hearts of Canadians)
- Dr. Don Morrow, University of Western Ontario - author of the LW Marsh: The Pick and Shovel of Canadian Sporting Journalism paper
- David Blaikie - author of The Canadian Story
Athletes
A very special thank you to the athletes who shared their stories and/or artefacts to include in this on-line exhibition.
- Russ Jackson
- Marlene Stewart Streit
- Nancy Greene
- Sandra Post
- Barbara Ann Scott
- Marilyn Bell
- Gaetan Boucher
- George Hungerford
- Roger Jackson
- Sandy Hawley
- Graham Smith
- Silken Laumann
- Susan Nattrass
- Jacques Villeneuve
- Daniel Igali
- Adam van Koeverden
- Phil Esposito
- Don Jackson
- Caroline Brunet
- Petra Burka
- Bill Crothers
- Bruce Kidd
- Cindy Klassen
- Catriona Le May Doan
- Chantal Petitclerc
- Mike Weir
Family / friends of athletes:
- Pat McFarlane (Bob McFarlane)
- John S. Wintrup (Theo Dubois)
- George McCauley (Lou Marsh)
- James Worrall (Phil Edwards)
Other museums/archives/organizations:
- Ontario Museum Association
Marie Lalonde, Executive Director
Pierre Bois, Special Projects Manager
- Bobby Orr, Hall of Fame
Cheryl Ward, Manager
- Musee Gilles Villeneuve
Alain Bellehumeur - Directeur General
- Metras Museum, University of Western Ontario
Ted Hessel - Curator
- Trinity College School, The John D. Burns Archives
Viola Lyons, Library & Archives Assistant
- Standardbred Canada
Elynne Meaney, Resource Centre Liaison
Jeff Porchak, Web Director
- Canadian National Exhibition Archives
Linda Cobon, Manager, Records and Archives
- Canada's Sports Hall of Fame
Sheryn Posen, Chief Operating Officer
Janice Smith, Executive Director
Nick Brentanos, Webmaster
Rolph Schwarz, Researcher/Writer
Bruce Weir, Video Producer
Arden Herbert, Curator
Kathy Dostaler and Eric Lavoie, Translators
- Students
Steve Bennett
Thomas Lee
Diego Noronha
Abigail Cudjoe
Mauricio Curbello
Tyson Geick
James Dempsey