Year Inducted: 2001
Home Town: Oshawa
More about Joseph Matthew Piontek:
Born in Oshawa, Joseph (Oscar) Piontek had a most outstanding 30-year softball career and hockey career, as both a player and player/coach.
Joe achieved many individual awards with a number of local softball and hockey teams. In addition, he made a major contribution to softball in Oshawa as an excellent teacher and leader.
Joe experienced two different 5-year time spans of continuous success in the 50's and 60's. During those periods, his teams won 10 overall provincial OASA championships at the senior A and B level. His teams represented the City of Oshawa with distinction across the Province of Ontario and the United States. He was a member of the 1956 Tony's Fastball Team that finished third at the world championships in New Bedford, Illinois.
Jim Piontek is truly an Oshawa softball hall of famer.
Year Inducted: 2023
Home Town: Oshawa
More about Karen Nelson Walters:
Karen Nelson Walters, a former Oshawa resident, represented the city at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles.Born in Jamaica, Karen grew up in Oshawa and began a remarkable track and field career at Grandview Public School and Donevan Collegiate. A seven-time gold medalist at the OFSAA provincial championships in hurdles and long jump, she led Donevan to the overall girls’ championship in 1982 and the senior girls’ team title in 1983. Karen still holds many regional records from LOSSA, COSSA and OFSAA competitions.Karen was a six-time Canadian senior national champion in long jump and 100-metre hurdles, and the Canada Games national champion in both events. She placed fourth at the 1982 Commonwealth Games in the 100-metre hurdles and was a finalist in long jump before representing Canada at the 1984 Olympic Games in the hurdles.As a student at the University of Texas-Austin, she became a five-time NCAA all-American and was named to the Southwest Conference all-decade team for the 1980s. She was the recipient of the University of Texas team MVP award in 1987.
Year Inducted: 2019
Home Town: Oshawa
More about Ken Babcock:
Ken Babcock has been the athletic director at Durham College since 1995, and is the current president of Baseball Oshawa. In his leading role at Durham College, Ken has helped lead Durham Lords sports teams to an astonishing 42 provincial gold medals and 105 medals overall in the Ontario Colleges Athletic Association (OCAA) and an additional five gold and 22 overall medals in the Canadian Colleges Athletic Association (CCAA). On top of those duties, Ken also served as athletic director for the first eight years of existence at the University of Ontario Institute of Technology (UOIT), where he oversaw the Ridgebacks’ first Ontario University Athletics (OUA) medal. A tireless worker, Ken has served a variety of roles on the executive of the OCAA, including president from 2001 to 2003, founded the Canadian Intercollegiate Baseball Association (CIBA) in 1994, created the Durham College Sports Hall of Fame in 1997, helped launch the OCAA Hall of Fame in 2003, and has drawn multiple provincial and national championship tournaments to Oshawa. He planned, developed and launched the birth of the UOIT varsity athletics program in 2003, and has been a driving force behind construction of athletic facilities on campus, which not only serve the students but also the wider community. A native of Brockville, Ont., and father of two, Ken has also given back to the Oshawa community beyond the campus, primarily through Baseball Oshawa, where he has coached since 2005 and served as president since 2012. He was a member of the organizing committee for the 2000 Ontario Summer Games, 2008 Ontario Special Olympics Spring Games, as well as the baseball portion of the 2015 Toronto Pan-Am Games.
Year Inducted: 2018
Home Town: Oshawa
More about Kevin Dillon:
A life-long Oshawa resident who excelled first as an athlete and then as a coach for nearly 30 years at his alma mater, Paul Dwyer High School. As a student at Dwyer, in 1977, he was the Ontario Juvenile 800 and 1,500-meter champion and set an Ontario record in the 2,000-Metre Steeplechase at the Canada Summer Games. The following year he won the Indoor 1,500 at the Ontario Championships and won both the 800 and 1,500 at the 1978 OFSAA championships.He represented Canada at the 1978 World Cross Country Championships in Scotland, where he finished eighth and helped the Canadian Junior team win the silver medal. He was also a bronze medalist at the Commonwealth Games trials and the Canadian Junior 1,500-metre champion.Following high school, Kevin accepted a scholarship to Villanova University in Philadelphia. There, Kevin made the Dean's List several times, competed at five NCAA championships in cross country and track, was part of an indoor world record two-mile relay team and a bronze medalist at the 1980 Big East Cross-Country Championship.In 1981, Kevin won the Canada Games 3,000-metre steeplechase in record time. At the 1983 Ontario Track and Field Championships he won the 1,500-metre race.A business, math and physical education teacher at Dwyer from 1986 until retirement in 2015, Kevin mentored and coached numerous athletes who excelled in track and field, and cross country and went on to bigger and better things. Most notably, Matt Hughes, NCAA and Pan-Am champion, Olympic finalist and Canadian record holder in the 3,000-meter steeplechase.Kevin also convened the LOSSA track and field championships for 16 years and played key roles at several other high school events, including bringing the OFSAA championships to Oshawa in 1993 and 2015.For his many accomplishments as an athlete and a builder, Kevin Dillon is an excellent addition to the Oshawa Sports Hall of Fame.
Year Inducted: 1998
Home Town: Oshawa
More about Kevin William McClelland:
Kevin, born and raised in Oshawa, played in the Oshawa Minor system from 1971 to 1979. From 1979 to 1982 he continued his career with Niagara Falls of the OHL. Kevin's NHL career began in 1981 when he was drafted by the Hartford Whalers and continued with the Pittsburgh Penguins, Edmonton Oilers and Detroit Red Wings. His playing career ended in 1993 with the AHL St. John's Maple Leafs because of a serious knee injury. Kevin's illustrious career includes being named an OHL Molson Cup winner, four Campbell Cup Division titles, four Stanley Cups and a Player's Choice award for community involvement with the St. John's Maple Leafs. Kevin served four years as honorary chairman of Edmonton's Cancer Society and participates in charitable events in aid of the C.N.I.B., Children's Wish, Muscular Dystrophy and the Cancer Society. Today Kevin resides in Barrie with his wife and three sons where he serves as the assistant coach of the OHL Barrie Colts.
Year Inducted: 2023
Home Town: Oshawa
More about Larry Lloyd:
Larry Lloyd began a phenomenal lacrosse career in 1965 with the Oshawa Green Gaels.Larry won four Minto Cup national Junior A championships with the famed Green Gaels, who won an unmatched seven straight titles from 1963 to 1969. He scored 155 goals and added 119 assists for 274 points in 63 regular season games with the Green Gaels, and added 57 goals and 49 helpers in 28 playoff games.Larry netted seven goals and added six assists in his first Senior A game with Brooklin in 1968. In his Senior A career with Brooklin and Windsor, he amassed 356 goals 671 points in 179 regular season games, and added 57 goals and 89 points in 37 playoff games.Larry played three seasons of pro lacrosse, with the Detroit Olympians and the Philadelphia Wings, and was twice voted to all-star teams with the Wings. He was inducted into the Oshawa Sports Hall of Fame in 1992 and the Canadian Lacrosse Hall of Fame in 2000 as a member of the Oshawa Green Gaels, and again into the national hall of fame in 2015 in the veteran player category.
Year Inducted: 2007
Home Town: Port Hope
More about Lee Ann Wilson:
Lee Ann (Roberts) Wilson, born in Port Hope, Ontario began her Baton Twirling career at five years old with the Harvey Dancing Academy in Oshawa. When her potential became evident, she changed teachers and began training with a nationally acclaimed coach and choreographer Betty Feist Lyons of Hamilton. After winning four Canadian Baton Twirling Championships and finishing fifth at the National Baton Twirling Championship in St. Paul, Minnesota, it was time to take the sport to the next level. Lee Ann formed the Oshawa Camaros Baton Club becoming Head Coach and Technical Director thirty years ago in October of 1977. The club was awarded titles at Provincial, National and World competitions besides winning the Canadian Baton Twirling Federation Canadian Group Challenge Cups in 2004 and 2005. Lee Ann is involved as a competition director for Durham, Ontario and Canadian championships, and she was treasurer of the provincial body that won a Sport Recognition Award. Her proudest moment and achievement was seeing her daughter be the Canadian representative for the 2006 World Twirling Champsionships in Rome, Italy and the first Camaro member to achieve that status. Receiving the Canadian Baton Twirling Federations Lifetime Achievement Award in 2005 was a highlight for Lee Ann, and with her family's support she continues to promote the sport of Baton Twirling.
Year Inducted: 1987
Home Town: Salzburg, Austria
More about Leo Albert Haunsberger:
Born in Salzburg, Austria in 1927, Leo Haunsberger was a guiding force in judo in Oshawa from the time of his arrival in Canada in 1951. Leo's long career in judo was highlighted by his appearance at the 1972 Munich Olympics as manager/coach of the Canadian judo team. He was also team leader of the Canadian judo contingent at the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics. Leo coached for Canada at World Championships in 1969 at Mexico City and again in 1971 at Ludwigshaven, Germany. An accomplished judokan in his own right, Leo was a three time Austrian champion and also won at the age of 50, the 35 and over Master's Championship in Canada.
Since 1953, he has coached many national and international competitors. He has held many executive positions in the Canadian Judo Federation. From 1983-86 Leo was President of the North American Judo Federation. In 1971, Leo received an Achievement Award from the Province of Ontario for making an outstanding contribution to amateur sport. Other awards followed including a 1985 Judo Ontario Award.
Year Inducted: 1986
Home Town: Oshawa
More about Lorraine Murphy:
Lorraine contributed more to the advancement of five-pin bowling in this region than anyone. She served on league executive committees for 40 consecutive years. She helped form the Ontario Durham Five-Pin Bowlers Association in 1968, aided in the formation of the Mixed Majors League in 1960, and coached a ladies' zone championship team which qualified for the provincial championship. She was named Treasurer of the Year by the Ontario Five-Pin Bowling Association in 1982. She was named Membership Director of the Year in 1980 by the same body, and in 1982 was awarded a life membership in the Ontario Durham Five-Pin Bowlers Association. A fine participant in bowling, too, Lorraine was also a shortstop and catcher on the Oshawa squad which captured the 1934 Ontario Ladies Softball Championship under coach George Campbell, a fellow inductee into the Oshawa Sports Hall of Fame.
Year Inducted: 2025
Home Town: Oshawa
More about Marc Savard:
Marc Savard played four incredible seasons with the Oshawa Generals in the Ontario Hockey League, winning two league scoring titles and amassing the most career assists (281) and points (413) in the franchise’s storied history. He scored the game-winning goal in overtime of Game 6 in the OHL finals, as Oshawa defeated Ottawa to win the J. Ross Robertson Cup as league champion in 1997. Marc won the Eddie Powers Trophy as the OHL points scoring leader twice and the Canadian Hockey League’s top scorer award after piling up 139 points in the 1994-95 season. During the championship run in 1996-97, in addition to having the most assists and points in the regular season, he led the way in both categories in the playoffs, with 24 assists and 37 points in 18 games.Marc was selected in the fourth round of the 1995 NHL draft by the New York Rangers and had an excellent pro career before retiring due to concussions. In 807 career games with the Rangers, Calgary Flames, Atlanta Thrashers and Boston Bruins, he scored 207 goals and added 499 assists for 706 points. He was a member of the 2010-11 Stanley Cup champion Bruins and played in two consecutive NHL all-star games, in 2008 and 2009. Marc is now an assistant coach with the Toronto Maple Leafs and involved in fundraising for concussion research with his foundation Project91. He had his No. 27 retired by the Oshawa Generals in 2016.Marc Savard is a most worthy addition to the Oshawa Sports Hall of Fame.
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