Arguably the most successful team in the history of the Burnaby Girls club, the Optimists were successful in winning two of the club's three national titles to date. The other
Bill Popowich is a Burnaby native and Burnaby South grad began coaching in the New Westminster high school district and soon after became involved at the executive level in staging
Ken Lind turned a career-ending leg injury into a life-long service to the game of soccer. With a promising soccer career behind him, Lind embarked on a 30-year crusade to
Stuart Ballantyne, who graduated from both BCIT and Simon Fraser University, is a worldwide major sports and entertainment producer with down-home Burnaby roots.
Jay Triano is arguably the best player to ever don a Simon Fraser University basketball jersey. The Niagara Falls, Ont. native finished his university hoop career on Burnaby Mountain with
Gary Stevens excelled in both lacrosse and soccer. The North Burnaby product was inducted into the Canadian Lacrosse Hall of Fame in 2003, following a career in the senior A
