Featured Inductee: Tom Olinyk - Multi Sport

Year Inducted: 2015
Home Town: Oshawa

More about Tom Olinyk:
To say that Tom Olinyk was a multi-sport athlete would be an understatement. He could play basketball, football and eventually rugby, all with the same grit and enthusiasm.And it was his play on the basketball court and football field while attending Oshawa Central Collegiate which established him as a pretty good athlete. He remained on the court during his tenure as a student at Ryerson Polytechnical Institute (now Ryerson University) and his contribution to this program was such, he earned student athlete of the year honors in 1959. His leadership qualities took hold while being named captain of the Ryerson squad, which would win provincial basketball honors in 1959 and 1961. Olinyk ventured into the rugby world in 1960 and competed on a high level with the Oshawa Vikings during a 20-year span. He later turned his attention at an executive level with the very same organization.Returning to the basketball court, Olinyk competed with the Oshawa Hawks and emerged provincial A and B champions. And once back on the football field, he played with the Oshawa Imps, turned Impalas and eventually the Hawkeyes as a linebacker.Olinyk would later turn his attention to officiating in basketball and football, including holding the sticks at several Canadian Football League (CFL) games in Toronto.