The objective of the Oshawa Sports Hall of Fame is to recognize and honour the achievements of Oshawa individuals and teams who have attained prominence and distinction in sports as well as those who have made a major contribution to the development of sport.
Located inside the Tribute Communities Centre, the Sports Hall of Fame plaques and citations are displayed on the main level walls. The 3600 square foot Museum housing artifacts, memorabilia and photographs is also located on this level at the west end behind Section 119. The new Museum location opened officially in the spring of 2008.
Year Inducted: 1990
Birth Date: March 18, 1931
Home Town: Oshawa
More about Billy Goulding:
Billy "The Kid" Goulding, born in Oshawa on March 18, 1931, started his amateur boxing career in 1946 at 15 years of age, with the Oshawa Amateur Athletic Club.
Billy won 60 of his 65 bouts either by knockouts or by unanimous decisions. As a result, Billy "The Kid" was rated as one of Canada's best amateur welterweights and won the main event of numerous boxing cards across the Province of Ontario. Unfortunately for many of Billy's opponents, they ended in a horizontal position. Opponents had difficulty slipping or ducking Goulding's jolting left hook and explosive right cross.
In his prime, the angelic-faced Goulding displayed excellent co-ordination, power, inexhaustible determination, grit, discipline and ring savvy beyond his years. These credentials, along with his ability to throw pile-driving punches with regularity, earned Billy Goulding the following achievements:
1946-1949 - Ontario Welterweight Championships1947 - Canadian Welterweight Championship - Finalist1948 - Canadian Olympic Trials - Finalist1949 - British Empire Games - Finalist
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