July 6, 2021 — Press release
From the Burlington Sports Hall of Fame
SEAN FOLEY — Builder: Golf
- Attended Notre Dame Catholic Secondary School
- Recipient – Golf Scholarship Tennessee State University
- Began golf teaching career at Glenn Abbey Golf Club (Oakville)
- Moved to Orlando Florida (2006) where he began working with Stephen Ames (2014 inductee: Canadian Golf Hall of Fame)
- Current students include: Justin Rose (2016 Olympic Gold medalist); Cameron Champ; Lydia Ko; Danny Willett and Sam Horsfield
- Former students include: Tiger Woods; Sean O’Hair; Hunter Mahan
- Twice featured on the cover of Golf Digest
- Voted top golf teacher in the world by players on the PGA tour
DR. JOHN KENDALL — Athlete/ Builder: Running
- Founder Burlington YMCA Post-Cardiac Club — “a revolutionary concept”
- Co-founding Father of The Burlington Runners Club
- Recipient of Queen’s Commemorative Jubilee Medal
- Recipient of the Physicians Care Award
- Accomplished distance runner: former Canadian Veterans Record holder 100 mile distance; completed a double crossing of the Grand Canyon; competed in the Boston Marathon
- Medical Director: American Marathon Trials (1980–1984); Toronto Marathon (1990–1993); Skylon Marathon (1995–2002)
- Honourary Staff Member at Burlington’s Joseph Brant Hospital
JIM LAWSON — Athlete/ Builder: Hockey, Football / Horse Racing
- Graduate Aldershot High School
- Recipient Hockey Scholarship Brown University
- Played Burlington “AAA” Midget Hockey; AHL-Nova Scotia Voyageurs; Drafted by Ottawa 67s as a 15 year old
- Drafted by Montreal Canadians — Injuries short-circuited NHL career
- First Independent Chair, CFL Board of Directors & twice served as interim Commissioner of the CFL
- Leadership and resolution led to revival of Woodbine Racetracks
- Recipient of the prestigious Commissioners Award
- Current CEO of Woodbine Entertainment
- Recognized as one of the TOP 25 most influential sport persons in Canada
DON LOVEGROVE — Builder: Media
- Alumnus Burlington Central High School
- 37 year career in sport journalism with the Hamilton Spectator including the Burlington Bureau
- Known as “The Dean of Amateur Sports”
- Covered first College Bowl at Varsity Stadium — 1964
- Recipient: CIAU Media Award
- Inductee: Hamilton Hurricanes Hall of Fame; “Mohawk College Sports Hall of Fame”; Hamilton Soccer Hall of Fame
- Spectator award winning sport journalist, Steve Milton penned: “Don was one of those giants upon whose shoulders the current generation of local sports media will stand.”
CAROL ANGELA ORCHARD — Builder: Gymnastics
- Graduate Burlington Central High School
- Credits her lifelong passion for Gymnastics being a former member of the Burlington Gymnastics Club
- Highly decorated National & International coach: Gymnastics Canada; Gold Coach Award for International Excellence; Women’s Program Service Award; Life Member Award
- Olympic Coach Life Member Award
- Two-time International Senior Coach of the Year
- Recipient highest honour of recognition by the International Gymnastics Federation: Honourary Diploma of International Coaching
- Respected Analyst — CBC Television: Covering Olympics; World Championships; Pan Am & Commonwealth Games
Burlington Sports Hall of Fame Induction
RECEPTION
Tuesday, October 26th — Burlington Golf & Country Club
5:30 — Doors Open
6:00–7:00: Cocktail Social
7:00–8:00: Formal Inductions
8:00 p.m. — Evening Concludes / Social
Tickets: $60 per person *** Hors D’Oeuvres will be served throughout the evening/ Cash bar. Contact Wayne Heslop: #905-520-8922 or Email: wayne.heslop@cogeco.ca
**** N.B: Number of attendees will be determined based on COVID-19 capacity restrictions set out by the Government of Ontario.