House of Kin Sports Celebrity Dinner

This Year is the 38th Year!

For many years, the local Kinsmen Club hosted an annual sports celebrity dinner to recognize local athletes for their accomplishments.  In 1962 they started inducting members into a Sports Hall of Fame. Its purpose is to honour great area sports persons who have excelled in sports and contributed to furthering the development of sports within our community.  This event has witnessed the growth of over 150 individuals and teams in the hall of fame.

This Year's Sudbury Sports Hall of Fame Inductees

ADMINISTRATION: Art Connor

Art will be celebrating his 38th anniversary with the Silver Stick.

ADMINISTRATION: Vern Dow (Posthumously)

From 1970, Vern Dow coached the Cambrian women's curling team for 18 years. Vern passed away in 1991.

BUILDER: Gord Apolloni

Gord Apolloni has dedicated more than 30 years to boxing. He is currently head coach of the Ontario National Boxing Centre.

BUILDER: Mirl "Red" McCarthy (Posthumously)

Red was a co-founder of Ringette in 1963. Red was the Recreational Director in Espanola, a position he held for 41 years. He passed away in 1995.

CORPORATE: Investors Group

Investors Group has made remarkable contributions to the community, backing the Dragon Boat races and raising $750,000 for charity since the first race in 2000.

PLAYERS: Gerty Desjardin & Maurice Lafrance

Gerty and Maurice were a top-level Canadian figure skating pair. In 1958-59, they won the Northern Ontario Championships and went on to represent Canada in 1960.

PLAYERS: The Cambrian Women's 1985-1986

National Curling Champions The Cambrian Women's Team became the first and only team to take national curling honours for the Sudbury college.

PLAYERS: J.R. "Chucker" Ross

In basketball, he was on the 1953 NOSSA championship team with Sudbury Secondary School and in curling, he skipped for the Northern Ontario teams at the nationals, the 1974 Brier, the 1982 Mixed, and the 1987 Seniors.