Year Inducted: 2010
Home Town: Oshawa
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Stan Marchut, born in Oshawa in 1938, attended elementary school at Holy Cross Public School and secondary school at Central C.V.I. After graduating from the University of Toronto, Stan became an integral member of the Oshawa sporting community for more than 40 years whole teaching at Eastdale Collegiate and Durham College. At Eastdale, he was the Physical Education Head and coached many sports including football, volleyball and basketball. He was the founder of the Oshawa Times Classic Senior Boys Basketball Tournament and organized it for more than 20 years. He was awarded the prestigious Peter Beach Award by the Lake Ontario Secondary School Athletic Association for his outstanding contribution to Secondary School sports. It was at Durham College that Stan put up numbers that will impress for years to come. During an incredible 24 year run with the Women's Volleyball Program, Stan amassed a staggering 357 wins (the most in Canadian College Athletic Association history) against only 139 losses. During the period 1984 to 2008, the Lords never missed the Ontario playoffs earning medals 10 times and winning 4 Provincial Championships. He was coach of the year 7 times and in 1994 was recognized with the Canadian Colleges Athletic Association Coaching Excellence Award. In 2001, he was inducted into the Durham College Sports Hall of Fame. Following his retirement in 2007, Stan continued to support the Women's Volleyball program at Durham.
Year Inducted: 1995
Home Town: Toronto
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Terry was born in 1931 in Toronto,educated at Saint Malachy's College in Belfast, Northern Ireland, the University of New Brunswick and called to the Bar in 1953.
Since establishing his practice in Oshawa, Terry has taken a leadership role in the development of a number of community projects, including the Civic Auditorium Complex and Founding Chairman of Oshawa's Sports Hall of Fame. Terry has chaired countless committees which have served Oshawa's cultural, humanitarian and sporting life. No cause or project is too small for Terry to lend his support. The awarding of the Centennial Medal (1967), the Queen's Silver Jubilee Medal (1977), the Ontario Bicentennial Medal (1984), the 125th Commemorative Canada Medal (1992) and an Honorary Doctor of Laws, University of New Brunswick (1994) are testimony to Terry's leadership qualities.
Terry continues today as a Director of Maple Leaf Gardens, the Oshawa Generals and as a Governor of Canada's Sports Hall of Fame.
Oshawa and its citizens have benefited from Terry's vision and determination. He certainly typifies the slogan "Let's build it ourselves for ourselves".
Year Inducted: 1990
Home Town: Niagara Fall
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This Niagara Falls native moved to Oshawa where he began his hockey career. Terry played from Atom to Midget with C.Y.O., then Junior B, and finally Junior A with the 1967 to 1971 Oshawa Generals.
Terry was Boston's 1971 second amateur draft pick. The right-winger spent only one year in the minors before his 1972 inclusion on the Bruins\' N.H.L. roster. His strong work ethic and scrappy determined style earned him the reputation as the heart and soul of the team during his 14-year career, two of them as captain.
His brief retirement in 1985 ended with his appointment as the Bruins\' head coach. He rekindled the spirit of the team and led it to the team\'s first Stanley Cup final in 10 years and to some of its more memorable victories.
After two seasons, Terry retired as coach. He now devotes his determination and energy to a number of charitable causes, including the American Liver Foundation and the Cancer Institute.
Year Inducted: 2006
Home Town: Oshawa
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Terry Lloyd has distinguished himself as one of the finest athletes and builders of both box and field lacrosse in Oshawa. After graduating from Oshawa's minor lacrosse ranks in the 1960's, Terry went on to play four seasons with the Oshawa Jr. Green Gaels before turning pro in 1974 with the Philadelphia Wings of the National Lacrosse League. In his two seasons with the Wings, he scored 190 goals, including a league leading 113 goals in 1975. Terry returned to Ontario to finish his playing days in the Ontario Lacrosse Association's Major Series, first with the Brooklin Redmen, and then the Peterborough Lakers with whom he helped capture a Mann Cup in 1984. As a builder, Terry has continued to show his passion and commitment to the sport. He co-founded the renowned Oshawa Blue Knights Field Lacrosse program. For more than 20 years, he has been the driving force behind one of the most successful sport organizations in Canada capturing 61 provincial and 7 national field lacrosse championships at various age levels. Terry has served as director and manager of Canada's National Junior Field Lacrosse team at four world championships between 1988 and 2003.
Year Inducted: 2001
Home Town: Oshawa
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Born in Oshawa, Tom (Chico) OConnor's outstanding sporting career started in 1945, playing for both Oshawa minor hockey and Oshawa Legion baseball teams.
uc0u8232 Over the next five years Tom honed his hockey and baseball skills, winning MVP awards and a scoring title.'a0 In 1950 Tom moved through the junior ranks in both sports, including the 1951/52 season with the Oshawa Generals.
uc0u8232 In hockey, from 1954 to 1960, Tom starred with the Whitby Dunlops, who won the Allen Cup national championships in 1957 and 1959.'a0 He also played a major role on Canada's World Championship team in Oslo, Norway in 1958.
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uc0u8232 Tom also coached the Oshawa Juvenile Fastball Team to an Ontario championship in 1973.
Year Inducted: 2015
Home Town: Oshawa
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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.
Year Inducted: 2022
Home Town: Oshawa
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Oshawa resident Vaso Vujanovic, a coaching giant on the collegiate and university soccer scene.Vujanovic has an extensive soccer background that dates back to his native Yugoslavia, where he played semi-professionally. He began coaching at Durham College in 1973 and led the men’s team for 17 seasons, compiling an overall record of 128-35-7 for a phenomenal winning percentage of .774, while winning 12 OCAA provincial medals, including two gold and CCAA national bronze medal. Vujanovic won the inaugural CCAA national coach of the year award in 1988.Vujanovic returned to the Durham College athletic program in 1999 to take on the role as head coach of the women’s team. The Lords were dominant for the next decade, racking up an incredible record of 119-37-11 and winning five provincial championships in a seven-year span between 2002 and 2007 and one CCAA national bronze medal.Vujanovic later became the first coach of the men’s soccer team at the University of Ontario Institute of Technology (UOIT) in 2009 and laid the groundwork toward building a perennial contender for the Ridgebacks program. The field where both the Ridgebacks and Lords play is now named Vaso’s Field in his honour.Vujanovic has also been active in the Durham Region soccer community as a coach and executive member. He has coached teams of both genders and various age groups, and was involved in the Durham Region Soccer Association on the executive level for many years.
Year Inducted: 2024
Home Town: Oshawa
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Veronica Dyer Tearney dominated the high school track and field scene locally and went on to a distinguished university career in the sport. Born and raised in Oshawa, Veronica was a star athlete representing R.S. McLaughlin Collegiate and Vocational Institute. She was a four-time OFSAA provincial gold medallist, an eight-time OFSAA medallist, and led her high school to the OFSAA junior girls team title in 1993 on home soil at the Oshawa Civic track. During that time, Veronica was also a two-time Canadian junior track team member, competing at the Pan Am Juniors and World Juniors, and was the 1995 Canadian junior champion in the women’s 100-metre sprint hurdles. Veronica earned a full track and field scholarship to Syracuse University, where she continued to excel. She set school records in the indoor pentathlon and 60-metre hurdles, earned the outstanding freshman athlete of the year award in 1996, and was named captain of the women’s track and field team in 1998. She was also named a Big East Conference performer several times in sprint hurdles, long jump and relay events, and was recognized as a Big East Conference academic all-star in 1996 and 1997. Internationally, Veronica represented Canada at the 2001 World University Games in the 100-metre hurdles and 4x100-metre sprint relay, helping the team to a sixth-place finish. She also won a bronze medal at the 2000 Olympic trials in the sprint hurdles. For her many accomplishments on the track, Veronica Dyer Tearney is a terrific addition to the Oshawa Sports Hall of Fame.
Year Inducted: 2007
Birth Date: May 25, 1921
Home Town: Berwick
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Born in Berwick, Nova Scotia on May 25, 1921, Wally and his parents moved to Oshawa when he was only four. Wally developed his hockey skills in Oshawa and joined the Oshawa Generals for the 1939-1940 season helping lead them to the Memorial Cup Championship. He turned professional with the Hershey Bears of the American Hockey League in 1941-1942 before joining the Royal Canadian Air Force in 1942 and playing for various R.C.A.F. teams the next four years, and joined the Quebec Aces of the Quebec Senior Hockey League to make an Allen Cup apperance in 1944-1945. In 1945, he was claimed by the Toronto Maple Leafs of the National Hockey League and played for the Pittsburgh Hornets in the A.H.L. for two seasons, leading them in scoring in the 1945-1946 season. He was then traded to the Boston Bruins of the N.H.L. and played there in 1947-1948, before walking away from the second year of his contract to go into the business world (Cliff Mills Motors) back in Oshawa. Special recognition goes to Wally as he was the first to develop his skills in Oshawa, play for the Oshawa Generals and proceed to the N.H.L. He has truly earned his place in the Oshawa Sports Hall of Fame.
Year Inducted: 1997
Home Town: Oshawa
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Walter was born in Oshawa in 1931 and received his education at South Simcoe School, OCVI and Central Collegiate. He excelled in several sports, particularly track and field where he successfully represented Oshawa in provincial, national and international competitions, and was named to the 1952 Olympic Team. In 1951, Walter was named Oshawa Athlete of the Year.
While attending Central Collegiate, Walter was the leading scorer at a number of provincial basketball tournaments and played football on the high school teams as well as with the Oshawa Red Raiders. Walter earned a tryout with the Toronto Argonauts but a serious knee injury ended his football career. During his years in athletics, Walter won countless medals, trophies, plaques and ribbons.
Later in his career, as a member of the Canadian Masters Track and Field Team, Walter won both provincial and national championships, and was recognized by the Ontario Government for his achievements.
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