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Inductees by Category: Athletes

These athletes have demonstrated exceptional accomplishments throughout their career. We salute them here and welcome them into the Burnaby Sports Hall Of Fame.

The graduate of Burnaby South Secondary, Jim Nelford distinguished himself in one of sport’s most intense cauldrons, golf’s PGA Tour where he played from 1978 to 1988.
Anna Schnell Schnell was an elite player on an elite Burnaby Lake Rugby Club squad. In her six seasons (2004-2010), Schnell was a dominating force as Burnaby Lake won three
Burnaby lacrosse icon Russ Heard will be inducted into the Burnaby Sports Hall of Fame in February. The lanky Heard was a scoring machine for the Burnaby Lakers.
Alex MacKay, a longtime resident of Burnaby, was considered one of the best defensive players to ever play the game of lacrosse.
Darlene Currie, a resident of Burnaby for 35 years, represented Canada on the hoop hardwood many times. She played in three Pan-American Games in 1959, 1963 and 1967 in Winnipeg
Cowie is a visually impaired athlete who has participated in nine para-cycling world championships as a road and track cyclist. He’s won 14 national championships and snagged a silver medal
Soccer was Bob Mills game and he played it very well. During a lengthy career, he began his playing days in the PTA sponsored Capitol Hill team and later moved
During Michelle Hendry's four years at Simon Fraser University, the team went 110 wins, 23 losses with three Conference Championships and three trips to the NAIA National championships.
A resident of Burnaby for more than 50 years, John Haar, is the only athlete in UBC history to be offered professional contracts in three different sports... baseball, soccer and
Hank Grenda is an accomplished all-round athlete in football, baseball, basketball, lacrosse, soccer and hockey who took his talent to coaching as well at the high school and college level.

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