Willie O’Ree was born October 15, 1935 in Fredericton. A graduate of the New Brunswick Amateur Hockey Association, O’Ree who was known for his speed and checking abilities throughout his…
Ralph “Tiger” Thomas
Ralph “Tiger” Thomas is a well-known amateur and professional boxer who has been inducted into several sports Halls of Fame. Thomas spent the better part of 33 years promoting and…
Ethel Babbitt
It has been years since Mrs. H.R. (Ethel) Babbitt won the Canadian Ladies’ Singles and Mixed Doubles tennis championship, and yet her accomplishments as a New Brunswick amateur athlete remain…
Chris Skinner
Chris Skinner was born in 1961 in Saint John, the son of community activist and educator, Clifford ‘Nick’ Skinner. Skinner became a professional football player and was a star running…
Manny McIntyre
Born near Fredericton in 1918, Manny McIntyre grew up playing ice hockey and baseball. As a child, he played shinny, a type of pick-up hockey, on frozen ponds using wooden…
Chester Eatmon
Chester Eatmon was born in Elm Hill on 7 Jun 1904 to William Bateman Eatman and Rosella Blanch McIntyre. Chester Aldophus Eatmon married Edna McCarty in November 10, 1925. Chester…
Eldridge Eatman
Eldridge Eatman was born in 1880 outside Fredericton and lived most of his life in Saint John. He was a world-champion sprinter and first world war veteran. Thirty years before Jesse…