Featured Inductee: Jeffrey Carl Simpson - Multi Sport

Year Inducted: 1993
Home Town: Ajax

More about Jeffrey Carl Simpson:
Jeff was born in Ajax, Ontario in 1957.  At the age of 18, Jeff was involved in a motor vehicle accident which left him confined to a wheelchair.  In 1979, Jeff became a member of the Toronto Bulldog Wheelchair Sportsclub.  He was an original member of the murderball team and served as Captain for several years.  This team won medals in all levels of competition. In 1981, at the Regional Games in Burlington, Jeff won gold medals in the 100 meter, 200 meter and murderball.  He also won silver medals in the shot put and club throw and a bronze medal in snooker.  These track events earned Jeff two Ontario and one Canadian record.  In the same year at the National Games in Scarborough, Jeff won a silver medal in murderball and a bronze medal in shot put.  In 1983, Jeff set three Ontario records in the 100, 200 and 400 meter events at the Ontario Games.  He also won a silver in the discus and a bronze in the slalom event.  Competition at the National Games in Alberta won him a gold medal in murderball.  Jeff was named Top Wheelchair Athlete in Ontario in  1983.   Jeff was founder of the Durham Hot Wheels Disabled Sport Club and was head coach until his death in 1990.  He was also co-founder of the Durham Regional Police Games.