| Andrea | Ruste | 2023 | Volleyball, 2006-2009
Two-Time Team MVP
2-Time OUA Bronze Medallist; 3-Time OUA All Star
Awarded OUA Champion for Life 2008
OUA & CIS Libero of the Year Award 2008-09
Two-Time CIS National Leader for Digs
Represented Canada at FISU Games Serbia 2010
Canadian Senior Women’s National Team 2009
Purple Blanket Award 2008-09
Inductee, Western Volleyball Wall of Honour 2016 |
| David | Ploughman | 2023 | Track & Field, Football, 1979-1983
Four Time Yates Cup Champion; Vanier Cup Finalist 1979 & 1982
All Canadian Defensive Back 1982
CIAU Gold Medallist 4X200m; Silver Medallist 4X400m 1980
OUA 4X Gold Medallist; 4X400m, Distance Medley, 4X200m
Purple Blanket Award 1982-83
Won Grey Cup with Winnipeg Blue Bombers 1984
Inductee, University of Toronto Sports Hall of Fame 2013 as a Coach of 1993 Yates Cup and CIAU Championship Team |
| Ryan | McKie | 2023 | Hockey, 1999-2003
5 year OHL Career with
London Knights and Sudbury Wolves
Four-Time OUA West 1st Team All Star
Two-Time All Canadian; CIS National Champions 2002
Robert McChesney Award for Ability & Sportsmanship
in 2002 and 2003
Purple Blanket Award 2002-03
Inductee Western Hockey Hall of Honour 2018 |
| Chris | Marcus | 2023 | Football, 1978-1981
Yates Cup Champions 1979 and 1980
Mitchell Bowl Champions and Vanier Cup Finalist 1979
CFL Career with the Ottawa Rough Riders 1982-83
Mustang Defensive Backs Coach 1985-1989
Mustang Special Teams Coordinator 2002-07; 2012-15
Recruiting Coordinator and Academic Advisor 2016
Inductee Western Wall of Champions 2018 |
| Kristina | Farr (Dorfman) | 2023 | Track & Field, 1994-1999
Track Events MVP 1996 & 1997
Three-Time OUA Gold Medallist
CIS Gold Medallist in 600m and 1000m
Labatt’s Trophy Winner as Team MVP 1996 and 1999
Cross Country 1996-1999; Team MVP 1997
All Canadian and OUA All Star 1998
Purple Blanket Award 1997-98
FWP Jones Award – Western’s Athlete of the Year 1998-99
Inductee Western Track & Field Hall of Fame 2010 |
| Jamie | Crombie | 2023 | Squash, 1984-1989
Four-Time OUA All Star
Three-Time OUA Champion; Four time OUA Team Champion
Represented Canada at Four World Team Championships
Pan American Games Gold Medal 1993; Bronze 1995
Inductee Canadian Squash Hall of Fame May 2023 |
| Leah | Boody (Bishop) | 2023 | Squash, 1998-2002
Three-Time Team MVP
OUA Individual Champion 2000, 2002
Three-Time OUA Team Champion
Four-Time OUA 1st Team All Star
Player/Coach for Two Seasons 2000-01 and 2001-02
OUA Coach of the Year 2001-02
Purple Blanket Award 2001-02
FWP Jones Award – Western’s Athlete of the Year 2001-02 |
| Connie | Beukeboom | 2023 | Track & Field, Cross Country, 1988-1991
Cross Country 1988-91; All Conference Honours 1988
OWIAA Team Cross Country Champions 1989, 1990
CIAU Team Cross Country Champions 1989, 1990
Track & Field 1987-91; Four-Time All Canadian
Labatt’s Trophy Winner as Team MVP 1989
Don Wright Trophy – Outstanding Career Award 1990-91
Purple Blanket Award 1990-91 |
| Wendy | Wiebe | 2022 | Rowing 1984-1987
OWIAA Champion 1984, 1985
Provincial Champion in Women's Coxless 1985
Royal Canadian Henley Regatta Champion 1984, 1985, 1987, 1989
Commonwealth Games Gold Medalist 1994
Pan American Games Gold Medalist 1995
World Championships Gold Medalist 1993, 1994, 1995 |
| Paula | Schwan | 2022 | Cross Country and Track & Field 1989-1994
Team Captain 1992, 1993
F. W. P. Jones Award 1993-94
Purple Blanket Award 1994
OWIAA Cross Country Champions 1989, 1990, 1992
CIAU Cross Country Champions 1989, 1990
MVP Track and Field 1991 |
| Michelle | Weber | 2022 | Field Hockey player 2005-2009
Team Captain 2006-2009
Assistant Coach 2016, 2017
Rookie of the Year 2005
Purple Blanket Award
All Canadian Gold Medalist 2007, 2008
OUA Gold Medalist, 2006-2009
Team Ontario Field Hockey 2003-2012
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| Josip | Mrkoci | 2022 | Wrestling Coach 1980-1982
OUAA Gold Medalist 1972-73
CIAU Silver Medalist 1973
Six Provincial Individual Champions coached
Five National Individual Champions coached
|
| Josie | Josten | 2022 | Diving Athlete 1978-1981
Gymnastics Athlete 1981
Diving Coach 1983-1991
OWIAA Coach of the Year 1986-87
Dive Ontario President 1998-2008
Pan American Games Diving Committee 2015
Canada Games Diving Committee 2022
|
| Jeremy | Jonckheere | 2022 | Volleyball Player
Claude Brown Memorial Award 2002
Purple Blanket Award 2002
OUA Rookie of the Year 1997
Two-time OUA All Star
Dr. Dale Iwanoczko Award of Merit 2001
Men's National Volleyball Team
Western's Men's Volleyball Wall of Honour 2016
|
| Duane | Forde | 2022 | Football Player 1987-1990
Co-Captain 1989
George McCullagh Trophy 1989, 1990
Yates Cup Champion 1988, 1989, 1990
Vanier Cup National Champion 1989
Purple Blanket Award 1990-91
Football Wall of Champions 2009
OUA All Star 1989, 1990
Atlantic Bowl Champion 1989
CFL Draft 1991
Five-time Grey Cup Player
Mississauga's Sports Hall of Fame
|
| Adrian | Jordan | 2022 | Track & Field 1995-1999
Two-time Murray McNie Award
Two-time Don Wright Award
Purple Blanket Award 1999
Mustangs Track & Field Wall of Honour 2014
Eight-time OUA Gold Medalist
OUA MVP 1998, 1999
CIS Gold, Silver, and Bronze Medalist
|
| Michael | Forgeron | 2020 | Rowing
Canadian National Team 1991
Pan American Games Silver Medalist 1991
Olympic Gold Medalist 1992
World Student Games Silver Medal 1993
Nova Scotia Male Athlete of the Year 1993
Rowing Canada Award of Merit 1998
World Championships 1993, 1994, 1995
Canadian Olympic Hall of Fame 1994
Canadian Amateur Sport Hall of Fame 1994
Nova Scotia Hall of Fame 2010
|
| Kristina | Lemon | 2020 | Softball Player
Three-time Captain
Three-time OUA All Star
Ontario Championship Game MVP
Mustang Softball MVP
Purple Pipe Winner
University All Stars Team
Two undefeated seasons 2006, 2008
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| Jen | Cotten | 2020 | Track & Field Player 2005-2007, 2008-2010
F.W.P. Jones Trophy 2008-2009, 2009-2010
Purple Blanket Award 2008-2009
Five-time Labatt’s Trophy Winner as team MVP
Three-time Don Wright Trophy Winner
OUA All Star 2007-2010
OUA Outstanding Performer 2009-2010
All Canadian 2005-2009
All Canadian Outstanding Athlete 2008-2009, 2009-2010
Pan American Junior Team 2005
Ontario Team at Canada Games 2005
Provincial Espoir Team 2006, 2007
National Team at the North American, Central American, Caribbean Championships 2008, 2009, 2011, 2012
National Team at the Jeux de la Francophonie Silver Medalist 2009
Record holder in Long Jump
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| David | Edwards | 2020 | Women’s Volleyball Coach 2004-2013
Led the Mustangs to an OUA Provincial Championship
Coached Forest City Volleyball Club
Ontario Summer Games Gold Medalist 2000
Two-time OUA First All Star Honours, selected as team's MVP |
| Dave | Sapunjis | 2020 | Football Player
Yates cup 1986, 1987, 1989
Atlantic Bowl 1986, 1989
Vanier Cup 1989
OUA All Star 1987, 1989
CFL Draft 1990
CFLs Most Outstanding Player
CFL Most Outstanding Canadian 1995
CFL All-Star 1993, 1995
Three-time Grey Cup Player
Grey Cup Champions 1992
Dick Suderman Trophy 1991, 1992, 1995
Western Football Wall of Champions 2005 |
| Dave | Mills | 2020 | Track & Cross Country 1978-80, 1981-83
Track team captain 1982-83
Middle/long distance coach 1984-89, 1994-2002, 2004-2006
Western Head Coach 2015-2016
Western Track and Field Coach 1994-present
Nine-time OUA medalist
Six-time CIAU medalist
CIAU Gold Medalist in 1500m 1983
Murray McNie Award 1982-83
Canadian Junior Team 1979
Canadian Team 1982
Five-time National Champ
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| Bob | Robinson | 2020 | Wrestling 1977-1980, 1984
Purple Blanket Award 1984-85
Western University's Wrestling Wall of Honour 1979
Two-time All Canadian 1980-81, 1984-85
Five-time OUAA and CIAU
Member of OUAA Championship team
Olympic team member 1984
World Cup Bronze Medalist 1982
Grand Prix of Germany Silver Medalist 1984
World Championships 1982, 1983
Commonwealth Games Gold Medalist 1982
World University Games FiSU 1981
Pan American Games Bronze Medalist 1983
National Senior Open champion 1981, 1982, 1983 |
| Amanda | Anderson | 2020 | Basketball Player 2005-2010, Coach 2011-2012
F. W. P. Jones Trophy Recipient 2009-2010
Purple Blanket Award 2009-2010
OUA All Star 2005-2010
All Canadian 2005-2007
Member of Junior National Team 2004
All-time leading scorer in Mustang history |
| Kelly | Russell | 2019 | Rugby 2005-2009; Team rookie of the Year 2005
CIS National rugby Champions 2005
Three-Times OUA All-Star; OUA MVP 2008
Four-Time 1st Team All Canadian; 3-Time CIS Tournament All-Star
Purple Blanket Award 2008-09; Finalist for FWP Jones Trophy
Member of Canadiannational team for 14 Years
Rugby Canada's Fifteens Player of the Year 2013
Gold Medalist Pan American Games Toronto 2015
Bronze Medalist Olympic 7s Rio 2016 |
| Dr. Robert K. "Bob" | Barney | 2019 | Director of Intercollegiate Athletics 1972-1979
Pieva Gold Medal for Excellence in Teaching 1985
Founding Director of the International Center for Olympic Studies 1989
Originator of Olympika: The International Journal of Olympic Studies 1989
Lifetime Honorary member of the Canadian Olympic Studies 1992
IoC Olympic Order 1997: ISOH Lifetime Achievement Award 2009
Author of Mustangs 100: A Century of Western Athletics 2013
Honorary Doctor of Laws for distinguished academic career 2014
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| Becky | Stevenson | 2019 | Rowing 1973-1978; Builders women's Athletic Alumni
Ontario Universities Women's Eights Champions 1974, 1976, 1977
First female Western rower to compete internationally
Women's Pairs at World Rowing Championship 1974 & 1975
Gold medalist Women's Pairs at Canadian Henley Regatta
Olympian, Montreal 1976
Western's Rowing Wall of Excellence Inductee 2016 |
| Eva | Havaris | 2019 | Soccer 2001-2003, Two-Time Golden Boot Award Winner as Team's Top Scorer
Two-Time OUA 1st Team All-Star and 1st Team All Canadian
CIS Outstanding Player of the Year 2002
Purple Blanket Award 2002-03
FWP Jones Award- Western's Athlete of the Year 2--2-03
OUA Women of Influence Outstanding Scholar-Athlete 2004
FISU World Universiade Turkey 2005
Western Soccer Wall of Honour 2015 |
| Jude | St. John | 2019 | Football 1991-1994, Team Captain 1994
OUA All-Star Offensive Tackle 1994
Yates Cup, Mitchell Bowl & Vanier Cup Champions 1994
14 Year CFL Career with Hamilton Tiger Cats & Toronto Argonauts
3-Time CFL Easter All-Star, Grey Cup Champion 2004
Western Football Wall of Champions 2010
London Sports Hall of Fame Inductee 2015 |
| Andrew | Nisker | 2019 | Tennis 2003-2006
#1 Singles player all four years
Undefeated in Career Regular Seasons Singles play
Purple Blanket Award 2006-07
ITF/ATP Professional Tennis Tour 2000-03
Davis Cup Tennis Team Member 2002
Pan American Games Santo Domingo, DR 2003
|
| Paul A. | Thomas | 2019 | Hockey 1982-1985; 2-Time 2nd Team OUA All-Star
Purple Blanket Award 1984-85
G. Howard Ferguson Award- Outstanding Athlete and Scholar 1985
2-Time OHL All-Star with the Niagra Fall Flyers
Team Canada Olympic Hockey Program
Signed as a free agent by Colorado Rockies 1980-81
Western Hockey Hall of Honour Inductee 2014 |
| Anne | Benedetti | 2019 | Lacrosse Player, Coach & Team Captain 2000-2003
Three-Time Team MVP; Two-Time OUA All-Star
OUA Silver Medalist 2002; OUA Bronze Medalist 2001
Purple Blanket Award 2002-03
OUA Women of Influence Outstanding Scholar-Athlete 2003
Member of Canadian Lacrosse Team 2000-2007
Competed for Canada at the Lacrosse World Cup 2001 |
| Scott | Stoneburgh | 2018 | Squash 1989; OUAA Player of the Year 1992-93
Four OUAA Team Championship Titles
Four Top 4 Finishes at the U.S. Intercollegiate Championships
Purple Blanket Award 1992-93
Canadian Open Squash Champion 1991, 1992, 1993
Canadian Doubles Squash Champion 1994, 2005-2007
North American Open Pro Doubles Champion 1996
U.S Open Pro Doubles Champion 1998, 2001
Canadian Mixed Doubles Champion 1998, 2001
Head Coach Cornell Squash Team, Men 1999-04 Women 2002-04
Inductee Etobicoke Sports Hall of Fame
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| Michael | Lynch | 2018 | Basketball 1990-1994, 1995-96, 2 Time OUA Leading Scorer
3-Time Team MVP & OUA Conference First Team All-Star
Member of CIAU Championship Team 1990-91
CIAU All Canadian Honourable Mention 1993-94
Purple Blanket Award 1993-94
1990-91 Championship Team Inductee London Sports Hall of Fame 2012
Western Men's Basketball Wall of Honour Inductee 2014 |
| Marilyn | Robbins (Nunn) | 2018 | Alpine Skiing and Tennis 1974-1978
Two-Time OIWAA Team Champions Alpine Skiing
Can Am Champion Alpine Skiing 1975
Purple Blanket Award 1977-78
FWP Jones Award- Western's Athlete of the Year 1977-78 |
| Jennifer | Lam | 2018 | Badminton 2003-2011; OUA Rookie of the Year 2003-04
Eight-Time OUA All Star, Six-Time OUA MVP
Five OUA Team Championship Titles
Purple Blanket Award
FWP Jones Award- Western's Athlete of the Year 2006-2007
World Universiades Games Bangkok 2007 China 2011
World University Badminton Championships Portugal 2008
OUA Woman of Influence (Top Scholar-Athletes) 2010
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| Terri | McNutt | 2018 | Wrestling 2001-2006; Three-Time Team Captain & Team MVP
Four-Time Team MVP; OUA Women's Co-MVP 2003-04
Four Individual
OUA Gold Medals Three CIS Individual Medals - 1 gold, 1 silver, 1 bronze
Five-Time All-Star
Three-Time CIS All Canadian
Ranked 1st in CIS and 1st in North America at 51 kg January 2006
Purple Blanket Award 2005-05
FWP JOnes Award- Western's Athelete of the Year 2005-06
Alternate Canadian Olympic Wrestling Team 2008
Canadian National Champion 2009
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| Robert | Foxcroft | 2018 | Men's and Women's fencing Coach 1969-1981
OUAA Mens Champions 1977-78, 1978-79
OWIAA Women's Champions 1978-79,1979-80
Canadian Champion in the Sabre 1960, 1972-74
Competed INternationally 1958-1974; Olympian 1964, 1972
One of the Founders of the Ontario Fencing Association 1979 |
| Dr. Nick | Bontis | 2018 | Soccer and Track & Field 1988-92, 1994-95
Soccer Team Captain & Team MVP 1990,1991
OUAA West Divison All Star 1990,1991
CIAU Tournament All-Star 1988
Track & Field Team Captain 1992, 1995; Team MVP 1992
Two-Time OUAA Silver Medalist & Bronze Medalist Long Jump
Purple Blanket Award 1992
G. Howard Feguson Award- Outstanding Athlete and Scholar 1992 |
| Randy | McAuley | 2018 | Football and Track and Field 2003-07
Three-Time OUA Football All-Star, Yates Cup Champion 2007
george McCullagh trophy- Western's Football MVP 2007
Al Time Leading Rusher -3,626 Yards & Kick return Leader
All Time Touchdown Record -43 ; Second All Time Scoring Leader
OUA t&F Gold Medal in 60m, Bronze Medal in 300m 2005
3-CIS Gold Medals in 4X400 Relay; 4-Silver Medals in 4X200 Relay
Purple Blanket Award 2006-07, CIS Community Service Award 2008
Dr. Claude Brown Trophy - Western's Athlete and Scholar 2008
Western Football Wall of Champions Inductee 2018 |
| May | Alizadeh
(Allison) | 2017 | Cross Country 1983-1986
Track & Field 1984-1987
OWIAA All-Star Cross Country 1983, 1986
OWIAA All-Star Track & Field 1984, 1987
CIAU All Canadian Cross Country 1983, 1984, 1986
Two-Time OWIAA Champions Cross Country & Track & Field
Two-Time CIAU Champion Cross Country 1983, 1984
Purple Blanket Award 1986-87
FWP Jones Award- Western Athlete of the Year 1986-87
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| Lori | Coleman
(Robertson) | 2017 | Squash 1989-1992
Team Captain & MVP 1991-92
3-Time OWIAA Individual Champion and All-Star
National Team Member 1989-1992
Purple Blanket Award 1991-92
FWP Jones Award- Western's Athlete of the Year 1991-92 |
| Derek | Krete | 2017 | Football 1993-1997
1st Team OUAA All-Star & All Canadian- 1994, 1996, 1997
Yates Cup and Vanier Cup Champions 1994, 1995
Presidents Trophy
CIAU Top Defensive Player 1994
Purple Blanket Award - 1996-97
Dr. Claude Brown Trophy- Western's Athlete of the Year 1996-97
Western Football Wallof Champions Inductee 2014
Chatham Sports Hall of Fame Inductee 2015 |
| Bonnie | Matsubayashi
(Cooper) | 2017 | Volleyball 1991-1997-98, Team Captain 1997-98
Team MVP 1993-94, 1994-95, 1997-98
OUA Champions 1997-98\Tournament All-Star- OUA Championship 1997-98
CIS All Canadian- Honourable Mention 1997-98
Purple Blanket Award 1997-98
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| Chris | McCauley | 2017 | Hockey 1983-1987
Team Captain 1985-86, 1986-87
2-Time OUA Firest Team All-Star,
3-Time CIAU All Canadian
Led Western to a 20-2 Record in 1986-87
1st in OUA
Purple Blanket Award 1986-87
London Knights (OHL) 1979-1983
NHL Draft Pick (Pittsburgh Penguins) 1982
Two years of Professional Hockey in Austria & England |
| The Hon. David J. | Nadeau | 2017 | Hockey 1976-78, 1979-80 |
| Bob | Pearson | 2017 | Football & Wrestling 1956-1960
OUAA Football All-Stars & Yates Cup Champion 1958
National Football Champions 1959
OUAA Wrestling Individual Champion 1959-60
Purple Blanket Award 1959-60
Purple Blanket Award 1959-60
CFL Draft Pick - 5th Round Montreal Alouettes 1960
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| Jane | Rumball | 2017 | Rowing 1997-2005 -Three-Time Women's Rowing MVP
Undefeated in OUA Single Sculls 2001-05
Six Time national University Champion in Women's Pair and Eight
Purple Blanket Award 2005-06
World Rowing Champion in Women's Pair 2008
Olympian 2008 - Women's Eight (Beijing) |
| Robert | Westman | 2017 | Track and Field 2000-2005 - 2 Time Captain & Team MVP
2X OUA 1st Team All-Star, 3X CIS 2nd Team All Canadian
8 OUA Medals
14 CIS Medals including 4 gold medals
#2 Western All Time in 300m - 33.79 sec
Don Wright Trophy 2004-05 Outstanding Career Award
Purple Blanket Award 2003-04
Dr. Claude Brown Trophy - Western's Athlete of the Year 2004-05
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| Dr. Craig | Boydell | 2016 | Builder; Head Basketball Coach 1990-2006 Holds Western Coaching Record for Most Wins (327), Highest Winning Percentage and Most Wins in One Season (36) Five-time Conference Champions – Four-time OUA Champions Four-time OUA West Coach of the Year Coach of the first ever CIS Basketball Championship 1990-91 CIS Coach of the Year 1998-99 |
| Andy | Fantuz | 2016 | Football 2002-05 – OUA & CIS Rookie of the Year 2002 OUA 1st Team All-Star 2002, 2003, 2005 1st Overall Career Receiving – 4,123 Yards 4-Time CIS All Canadian Hec Crighton Trophy – CIS Most Outstanding Player 2005 Dr. Claude Brown Trophy – Western’s Athlete of the Year 2005-06 Canadian Football League (CFL) Player 2006-2016 CFL Most Outstanding Canadian Award & CFL All-Star 2010 |
| Jim | Grozelle | 2016 | Basketball 1998-2003 – Team MVP 2001, 2003 OUA All-Rookie Team 1998-99 – Four-time OUA West All-Star Record Holder – Most Points in One Game – 50 OUA Champions 1998-99, 2000-01, 2001-02 2-Time CIS All Canadian; CIS Tournament All-Star 2001-02 CIS Ken Shields Award – Excellence in Basketball, Academics & Community Involvement 2001-02 Purple Blanket Award 2002-03 Dr. Claude Brown Trophy – Western’s Athlete of the Year 2002-03 G. Howard Ferguson Award – Outstanding Athlete and Scholar 2003 |
| Jennifer | Kryszak | 2016 | Rugby 2001-06, Wrestling 2002-04 Co-Captain Rugby 2002-05, Team MVP 2004-05 OUA All-Star 2003, 2004, 2005; CIS All Canadian 2003, 2004 OUA & CIS Rugby Silver Medalist 2002 OUA Rugby Champions 2003, 2004, 2005 CIS Rugby Champions 2004, 2005; CIS Bronze Medal 2003 OUA Wrestling Silver Medalist 2003-04 Purple Blanket Award 2004-05 FWP Jones Award – Western’s Athlete of the Year 2004-05 |
| Cathy | Lund | 2016 | Rowing, Nordic Skiing 1980-85 OUA Rowing Champions 1981, 1982, 1984 Purple Blanket Award 1984-85 FWP Jones Award – Western’s Athlete of the Year 1984-85 Head of Charles, Boston 1st & English Henley 2nd 1981 World Championships – 1981, 1982, 1983, 1986 Olympian 1984 |
| Janet | MacKay (Thompson) | 2016 | Track & Field and Ice Hockey 1969-73 3 Individual Gold Medals T&F (Hurdles, Relays) 1970, 1973 WIAU and OWIAA T&F Team Champions 1969, 1970, 1972 Assistant Captain Ice Hockey 1970-73 Purple Blanket Award 1972-73 FWP Jones Award – Western’s Athlete of the Year 1972-73 |
| Sara | Nathanson | 2016 | Soccer 1994-98 – Team MVP 1997-98 3 Golden Boot Awards (Season Top Scorer) 1st in Career Scoring 53g/68g OUA Champions 1994 – CIS Tournament All-Star 1994 4-Time OUA All-Star and 4-Time CIS All Canadian Purple Blanket Award 1997-98 FWP Jones Award – Western’s Athlete of the Year 1997-98 Inductee Women’s Soccer Wall of Honour 2015 |
| Andy | Van Ruyven | 2016 | Rowing 1971-76 OUAA Champions 1971,1972, 1973, 1974 Purple Blanket Award 1975-76 Dr. Claude Brown Trophy – Western’s Athlete of the Year 1975-76 World Championships 1971, 1975 (Bronze Medalist) Olympian 1972, 1976 FISA World Rowing Championship 55+ – Gold Medalist 2010 |
| Sean | Basilio | 2015 | Hockey 1992-96; Goalie – OUAA & CIAU All-Star 1993-94 OUAA West Division & CIAU Player of the Year 1994-95 OUAA Champions 1994-95 Bill L’Heureux Trophy – OUAA Hockey MVP 1994-95 Purple Blanket Award 1995-96 |
| Vickie | Croley | 2015 | MEd'87; Track & Field Coach for 23 years, 1993-Present
CIS Champions 2001-02 (Women's) 2011-12 (Men's), OUA Women's Coach of the Year 1995-96, 2001-02,
CIS Coach of the Year 2000-01 (Women's), 2011-12
Co-Coach of Olympian Damian Warner 2012-Present |
| Laurie | Danowski | 2015 | BA'88; soccer 1984-88, OWIAA Champions 1985, 1986
1st Team All Canadian and OWIAA All Star 1987, Golden Boot Award (Top Scorer) 1984, 1985, 1987, Purple Blanket Award 1987-88 |
| Jerry | Gonser | 2015 | Basketball Coach 1964-74, Football Assistant Coach 1962-68, Nordic Skiing Head Coach 1972-96 O-QAA Basketball Champions 1968 Co-Founder of National Association of Basketball Coaches of Canada 1968 President of National Association of Basketball Coaches of Canada 1970-74 |
| Christian | Heffernan | 2015 | Football and Track & Field 2000-05 – Football Captain 2004 OUA All-Star Football & Track & Field; CIS All-Canadian in T&F OUA & CIS Champion 4x400m Relay & 4-CIS Silver Medals in 4X200m Relay Purple Blanket Award 2003-04 Dr. Claude Brown Trophy – Western’s Athlete of the Year 2003-04 Canadian Football League (CFL) Player – 2005-06 |
| Beth | Johnston | 2015 | BSc'74; Basketball 1971-74, OWIAA Champions 1971-72, 72-73, 73-74, Scoring and Rebounding Leader 1971-74, Top Ten All Time PPG and RPG |
| Steve | McCullough | 2015 | Track & Field 1986-90 OUAA All-Star & CIAU All-Canadian 1989-90 Murray McNie Trophy – Track & Field MVP 1989-90 Purple Blanket Award 1989-90 Dr. Claude Brown Trophy – Western’s Athlete of the Year 1989-90 |
| Marnie | Rolt (Simpson) | 2015 | BA'00, M.Cl.Sc'02; Volleyball 1996-97-1999-00, 1st Team All Canadian 1998-99, 1999-00
Purple Blanket Award 1999-00, F.W.P. Jones Trophy Award 1999-00 |
| Mary Etta | Campbell (Barclay) | 2014 | Basketball, Volleyball, Track & Field, Softball 1956-60 Basketball Captain 1959-60 WIAU Basketball Champions 1957-58, 1959-60 WIAU Volleyball Champions 1959-60 Purple Blanket Award 1959-60 |
| Karen | Danylchuk | 2014 | Coach Tennis 1986-93, Golf 2007-09, Administrator OUA Tennis Champions 1986-87, 1989-90, 1991-92, 1992-93 OUA Golf Champions 2-Times Assistant Coach at World University Golf Championships 2008 Western’s Coordinator of Women’s Intercollegiate Athletics 1986-2001 OUA Honour Award - Contribution To Interuniversity Sports 2002 Purple Blanket Award 2002-03 |
| William | Lacey | 2014 | Rowing 1988-92 OUAA Individual Champion 1988, 1991 OUAA Champions 1988 Canadian National Rowing Team 1989-1992 World Rowing Championships 1992 |
| Doug | McGregor | 2014 | Wrestling 1977-82 – Western Wrestling MVP 1982 OUA & CIAU Individual Champion 1982 OUA Team Champions 1977-78, 1978-79 National Team Member & Pan Pacific Games Silver Medallist World University Games (FISU) 1977 Purple Blanket Award 1981-82 |
| Angela | Nobes (Campbell) | 2014 | Basketball 1993-98 – Team Captain 1995-98 Team MVP and OUA West Player of the Year 1996-97, 1997-98 OUA West All Star 4-Times 1994-98 CIAU Tournament All Star 1996-97 CIAU All Canadian 1996-97, 1997-98 Purple Blanket Award 1996-97 FWP Jones Award – Western’s Athlete of the Year 1996-97 |
| Sarah | Ostler | 2014 | Field Hockey 1984-86, 1988, Indoor Hockey 1985-87, 1989 Team Captain - Both Teams For All Years OWIAA All Star Field Hockey 1985-86, 1987-88 OWIAA All Star Indoor Hockey 1986-87, 1988-89 CIAU First Team All Canadian Field Hockey 1987-88 Purple Blanket Award 1988-89 FWP Jones Award – Western’s Athlete of the Year 1988-89
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| Thomas | Perks | 2014 | Soccer 1993-98, Captain 1996-97 OUAA Champions 1996, 1997 – CIAU Bronze & Silver Medalist (‘93 & ‘96) OUAA All-Star 1995, 1996, 1997 – OUAA West MVP 1997 CIAU All-Canadian 1997 & CIAU Championship All-Star 1993, 1997 Purple Blanket Award 1996-97 Dr. Claude Brown Trophy – Western’s Athlete of the Year 1997-98 |
| Bill | Salter | 2014 | Football and Wrestling 1954-58 OUAA Individual Wrestling Champion 1958 OUAA and CIAU Track & Field/Cross Country Official Long-time Board Member of “W” Club |
| Heather | Cartwright | 2013 | Rowing Athlete 1988-90, Lightweight Coach 1991-93 OUA Champion Eights & Fours 1988, 1989 OUA Team Champions 1988, 1989 Coach of OUA Team Champions 1991, 1992 Rowing Coach at Harvard, Boston University and Princeton Coach of Provincial and Canadian National Rowing Teams |
| Terry | Davis | 2013 | Football 1974-79 – Starting Lineman for Five Years OUAA All-Star 1977 Yates Cup Champions 1974, 1976, 1977, 1979 Vanier Cup Champions 1974, 1976, 1977 |
| Dr. Phil | Fitz-James | 2013 | Rowing Coach 1957-1992 Founder of Western’s Rowing Program – Men 1961 & Women 1969 OUAA Men’s Champions – 14 Times OWIAA Women’s Champions – 10 Times Canadian Team Coach at World Championships 1970 |
| Brigitte | Gagne | 2013 | Fencing 1985-89, Tennis 1987-88 Captain of Fencing 1986-88 OUA Individual Foil Champion 1985-86, 1986-87 OUA Team Champions 4-Times 1985-89 Provincial Foil Team Champions 1987-88, 1988-89 Purple Blanket Award 1988-89 FWP Jones Award – Western’s Athlete of the Year 1988-89 |
| Frank | Jagas | 2013 | Football 1990-1995 – Punter and Place Kicker Western Career Points Leader – 392 Yates Cup Champions 1990, 1994 & Vanier Cup Champions 1994 Purple Blanket Award 1993-94 Dr. Claude Brown Trophy – Western’s Athlete of the Year 1994-95 |
| Melanie | MacKay | 2013 | Swimming 1979-82 – Captain 1979-81 CIAU Gold Medalist 200m Breaststroke 3-Times 1979-82 All Canadian 1981 – Purple Blanket Award 1981-82 Member of Canadian National Swim Team 1975, 1976 Olympian 1976 Swimming Coach Oakville Aquatics 2003-13 |
| Jeff | Petter | 2013 | Basketball 1985-90 – 2-Time OUA All-Star OUAA Champions 1987-88, 1988-89 Only Mustang to play in 4 National Championship Tournaments Purple Blanket Award 1989-90 Dr. Claude Brown Trophy – Western’s Athlete of the Year 1989-90 |
| Mary Ross | Barker | 2012 | Builder 1935-48 Teacher and Coach Director of Physical Education for Women 1935-48 Member of Order of Canada 1999 – “A Pioneer in Athletics and Teaching Physical Education to Canadian Women” |
| Trevino | Betty | 2012 | Track & Field 1991-95 – 4-Time CIAU All-Canadian Western Record Holder – 60m, Long Jump 1994 CIAU Champion – 4x200m Relay, Long Jump Purple Blanket Award 1993-94 Dr. Claude Brown Trophy – Western’s Athlete of the Year 1994-95 Canadian National Team 1995-2000 – Long Jump Champion 1996 Silver – Commonwealth Games 1998 & Pan American Games 1999 |
| Barry | Howson | 2012 | Basketball, Track & Field 1959-62 OUAA Basketball Champions 1960-61, 1961-62 2-Time OUAA Basketball All-Star – League Leading Scorer OUAA Track and Field Champion – High Jump & 100 yds 1964 Olympian & Pan American Games 1967 Canadian Basketball 2001 |
| Sharon | Lane | 2012 | Track & Field 1976-1982 OUA Team Champions 4-Times 1978-1982 OUA Champion 50m Hurdles, 50m Sprint 1980 OUA Record for 50m Hurdles 1980 – Still Stands Purple Blanket Award 1979-80 FWP Jones Award – Western’s Athlete of the Year 1979-80 Canadian National Record Holder 100m Hurdles 1979-82 Pan American Games Silver Medal 1979; Olympian 1980 |
| Michele | Mommersteeg | 2012 | Basketball 1988-93 - Team Captain 1990-92 Western’s Career Scoring Leader – 1003/71g 1993 OWIAA Rookie of the Year 1988-89 – Team MVP 1990-91 OWIAA West Player of the Year 1992-93 OWIAA All Star 1988-89, 1989-90, 1990-91, 1991-92 CIAU 2nd Team All Canadian 1992-93 Purple Blanket Award 1992-93 FWP Jones Award – Western’s Athlete of the Year 1992-93 |
| Dave | Mottram | 2012 | Wrestling 1985-89 – Team MVP 1985, 1989 OUAA Individual Champion 1985, 1986, 1989 CIAU Individual Champion 1986, 1989 4-Time Ontario Senior Wrestling Champion National Senior Wrestling (Greco-Roman) Champion 1988 Pan American Games 1991 Purple Blanket Award 1988-89 |
| Claude | Riopelle | 2012 | Football 1973-77 – CIAU All-Canadian 1976, 1977 Yates Cup Champions 1974, 1975, 1976 Vanier Cup Champions 1974, 1976, 1977 Purple Blanket Award 1977-78 7th Round Draft pick in Canadian Football League 1976 |
| Jo Ann | Smith (Bugler) | 2012 | Volleyball, Basketball, Field Hockey, Ice Hockey, Archery 1962-66 WIAU Volleyball Champions 1962-63 WIAU Basketball Champions 1964-65, 1965-66 WIAU Field Hockey Champions 1963 Purple Blanket Award 1965-66 FWP Jones Award – Western’s Athlete of the Year 1965-66 |
| Heather | Allison (Simpson) | 2011 | Basketball, Volleyball, Tennis, Track & Field 1956-60 WIAU Bronze Baby Basketball Champions 4-Times 1956-60 WIAU Volleyball Champions 4-Times 1956-60 Purple Blanket Award 1959-60 |
| Larry | Haylor | 2011 | Football Coach 1984-2006 CIS Record for Most Wins as a Coach – 178-47-4 Yates Cup Champions 1985, 1986, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1994, 1995, 1998 Vanier Cup Champions 1989, 1994 OUAA Coach of the Year 1986, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1993, 1994, 1998 CIAU Coach of the Year 1990, 1998 |
| Marnix | Heersink | 2011 | Basketball 1966-68; 1971-72 Freshman Player of the Year 1966-67 O-QAA Champions 1967-68 Father E.C. LeBel Plaque – O-QAA Most Outstanding Player 1967-68 3-Time Team MVP – 3-Time O-QAA All-Star CIAU First Team All Canadian 1971-72 |
| Vaughn | Peckham | 2011 | Volleyball 1966-69,1971-72, Rugby 1967-69, Golf OUAA Volleyball Champions 1967-68, 1968-69 CIAU Volleyball Silver Medallist 1968-69 OUAA Rugby Champions 1968 Purple Blanket Award 1971-72 Western Volleyball Coach 1978-85 – OUAA Champions 1978-79 Founder of Forest City Volleyball Club 1988 |
| Mike | Potts | 2011 | Soccer 1996-2001 – 5-Time OUA All-Star & 3-Time CIAU All-Canadian Duncan A. McLarty Award – Western Soccer MVP 1998, 1999, 2000 4-Time OUA Champions & 2-Time CIAU Champions 1998, 1999 Joe Johnson Award – CIAU Soccer Player of the Year 1999, 2000 Howard Mackie Award – CIAU Athlete of the Year 1999 Purple Blanket Award 1999-00 Dr. Claude Brown Trophy – Western’s Athlete of the Year 1999-00, 2000-01 |
| Jill | Purola (Holman) | 2011 | Cross Country and Track & Field 1982-90, 5-Time OWIAA Cross Country All-Star CIAU All-Canadian Cross Country 1982, 1983, 1984, 1989 4-Time OWIAA Track & Field Team Champions 5-Time OWIAA Cross Country Team Champions 5-Time CIAU Cross Country Team Champions Canada Summer Games Gold Medalist in 1500m & 3000m 1985 Member of Canadian National Team 1990 |
| Angela | Schneider | 2011 | Rowing, Track & Field, Cross Country Skiing 1978-86 OWIAA Rowing Individual 2-Times Gold and Silver Commonwealth Games Bronze Medal 1986 Olympian 1984 – Silver Medal Women’s Coxed Fours Recipient of the Carol Anne Letheren Award for International Leadership on Women and Sport |
| Jennifer | Symmes (Plaskett) | 2011 | Field Hockey 1995-00, OUA All Star Field Hockey Coach 2001-03 CIS and OUA Field Hockey Coach of the Year 2002-03 Coached OUA Silver Medal 2003-04 Coached Ontario U-16 Women Gold Medal at Nationals 2004 |
| Jeff | Arp | 2010 | Football 1977-82 Co-Captain of Football Team 1980, 1981 Yates Cup Champions 1979, 1980, 1981 OUAA First-Team All-Star 1980, 1981 CIAU All-Canadian 1979, 1980, 1981 Purple Blanket Award 1980-81 Canadian Football League (CFL) Player 1982-86 |
| Belinda | Chou | 2010 | Wrestling 1997-2001, Team Captain CIAU Gold 2001, Silver 2000 OUA Champion 1998-2001 OUA 1st Team 1998-2001; OUA MVP 2001 Purple Blanket Award 2000-01 FWP Jones Award – Western’s Athlete of the Year 2000-01 World University Games (FISU) Bronze Medalist 2002 |
| Mary Lou | Dresser | 2010 | Athlete Basketball 1955-59, Volleyball 1956-59; Coach Basketball 1960-70, Track & Field WIAU Bronze Baby Basketball Champions – 1954-55, 1955-56, 1958-59 Coached 9 Straight WIAU Bronze Baby Championships 1960-69 Purple Blanket Award 1958-59 FWP Jones Award – Western’s Athlete of the Year 1958-59 |
| Jim | Parker | 2010 | Track & Field 1964-67, Golf OUAA Champion – 2 Gold, 2 Silver in 440-yard Hurdles 1965, 1966 CIAU Mile-Relay Team Champions 1965 CIAU 300-m Champion – Western and Canadian Record Holder Assistant Track & Field Coach – 35 Years |
| Beverly | Pierce (Warner) | 2010 | Basketball and Track & Field 1966-70 WIAU Basketball Champions 1966-67, 1967-68, 1968-69 WIAU High Jump Champion 1967 Purple Blanket Award 1969-70 FWP Jones Award – Western’s Athlete of the Year 1969-70 |
| Tanya | Tygesen | 2010 | Fencing Athlete 1986-90; Coach OWIAA Individual Champion 3-Times OWIAA Team Champions 1986-87, 1987-88, 1988-89 Coach – OWIAA Team Champions 2-Times National Champion 4-Times Provincial Champion 7-Times Commonwealth Championships Gold Olympic Team Candidate 1996 |
| Ron | Watson | 2010 | Hockey Coach 1965-86 Career Record of 200-93-32 CIAU Coach of the Year – Runner-Up 1972-73 Founding Member of Canadian Hockey Coaches Association 1969 Coordinator of Intercollegiate Athletics 1986-88 Associate Dean of the Faculty of Kinesiology 1989-97 Director of the School of Kinesiology 1997-2001 |
| Guy | Zink | 2010 | Wrestling 1970-75 OUAA Champions 1970-71, 1972-73, 1974-75 OUAA Individual Champion 1970-71, 1971-72, 1972-73, 1974-75 CIAU Individual Champion – 1972-73, 1974-75 George Oliphant Trophy – Wrestling MVP 1971-72, 1972-73 National Open Champion 1973 World Championships, World University (FISU) Games 1973 Purple Blanket Award 1974-75 |
| Chris | Cavender | 2009 | Basketball 1982-87 Captain of Basketball Team 1984-87 Two-Time OUAA All-Star John P. Metras Trophy – Team MVP 1986, 1987 Purple Blanket Award 1986-87 G. Howard Ferguson Award – Outstanding Athlete and Scholar 1986-87 |
| Mary | Chisholm (Kraus) | 2009 | Volleyball 1971-76 OWIAA Volleyball Champions 5 Times 1971-1975 CIAU Volleyball Champions 1971-72, 1974-75, 1975-76 CIAU Volleyball Silver 1972-73, 1973-74 National Team Member 1973-75 World University Games (FISU) Volleyball Player 1973 |
| Sandy | Cooper-Ryder | 2009 | Track & Field 1974-78 Canadian National Team Member All Time Athletics Canada Rankings – Pentathlon, High Jump, Hurdles High School Track &Field Coach - 29 Years Eight OFSAA Overall Team Championships, 12 Championship Titles London Sports Council Coach of the Year 2005 Founder of the London Legion Track and Field Alliance 2004 YMCA Women of Excellence Award for Sports & Fitness 2009 |
| Harold | Gretzinger | 2009 | Track & Field 1974-79 Five-time OUAA Gold Medallist 50m Hurdles Murray McNie Trophy – 3-Time Team MVP Maple Leaf Indoor Games – 5 Gold Medals Canadian Champion 50m Hurdles 1976,1978; 100m Hurdles 1978 |
| Jim | Joy | 2009 | Wrestling 1956-60 George Oliphant Trophy – Wrestling MVP 1959 Keegan Trophy – OUAA Wrestling MVP 1959 Wrestling Individual Champion – 3 Times Wrestling Team Champions 1957-58, 1959-60 Canadian Lightweight Sculling Champion 1958-62 |
| Nancy | Lemon (O’Shea) | 2009 | Basketball 1980-85, Team Captain 1981-85 Team MVP 1982-83, 1983-84, 1984-85 OWIAA All Star 1981-82, 1982-83, 1983-84, 1984-85 Top Ten All Time Career Rebounds 408/60g Purple Blanket Award 1983-84 FWP Jones Award – Western’s Athlete of the Year 1983-84 |
| John | Priestner | 2009 | Football 1976-79, Team Captain Yates Cup Champions 1976, 1977 Vanier Cup Champions 1976, 1977 OUAA All-Star 1976, 1977 CIAU All-Canadian 1977, 1978 Canadian Football League (CFL) Player 1980-85 East Division CFL All-Star 1981 |
| Nancy | Wilson | 2009 | Ice Hockey 1973-1977, Team Captain Coach BC Women’s Hockey at Canada Winter Games 1999 Coach Vancouver Griffins Professional Women’s Team 2001-02 Coach Team Canada U22 Women’s Hockey Team 2007 Assistant Coach Canada’s National Women’s Hockey Team 2008 Founded & Operated Centre Ice Female Hockey School - 18 Years Head Coach University of British Columbia Women’s Hockey 2008-09 |
| Stacey | Allaster | 2008 | Tennis 1982-86 – OWIAA Singles Champion OWIAA Team Champions 1985-86 Previous Vice President of Tennis Canada VP Sales & Marketing and Tournament Director of the Rogers Cup 2002-05 President of Women's Tennis Association (WTA) 2006 – Present Globe & Mail “Top 25 Leaders in Canadian Sport” 2003, 2005 Named by Forbes Magazine as one of the "Most Powerful Women in Sports" |
| Joe | Dell’Aquila | 2008 | Wrestling 1974-77 OUAA Team Champions 1974-75 CIAU Individual Champion 1974, 1975, 1976 Keegan Trophy – OUAA Most Outstanding Wrestler 1975 World University (FISU) Games 1977 1976 Olympic Team Alternate Canadian Wrestler of the Year 1977 |
| Ted | Hessel | 2008 | Football 1953-57 Volunteer with Alumni Association, Western’s Senate – 24 Years Previous Executive Director and President of the W-Club Curator of the John P. Metras Sports Museum |
| Patricia | Kitchen | 2008 | Swimming 1970-77 – Captain 1973-77 OWIAA Champion and Record Holder in Breast Stroke 1970-74, 1977 CIAU Champion in Breast Stroke 1974, 1976 Purple Blanket Award 1976-77 FWP Jones Award – Western’s Athlete of the Year 1976-77 |
| Jens | Kraemer | 2008 | Soccer 1982-84 OUAA First-Team All-Star CIAU All-Canadian 1983, 1984 Duncan A. McLarty Award – Soccer MVP 1982, 1983 Purple Blanket Award 1984-85 National Team Program 1988-89 Canadian Professional Soccer Leagues 1987-98 Head Coach Canadian Professional Soccer League 1999 |
| Barry | Mitchelson | 2008 | Football and Basketball 1961-64 Freshman Athlete of the Year Purple Blanket Award 1963-64 Canadian Football League (CFL) Player 1964-66 |
| Marion | Munro | 2008 | Volleyball 1968-72, Tennis 1968-72 Captain of Volleyball Team 1969-72 OWIAA and CIAU Volleyball Champions 1971-72 National Volleyball Team Member 1970-72 Ontario Singles Tennis Champion 1968, 1970 Purple Blanket Award 1972-72 FWP Jones Award – Western’s Athlete of the Year 1971-72 |
| Natascha | Wesch | 2008 | Rugby Coach 1994 – 2016 OUA Champions 2003-04, 2004-05, 2005-06, 2007-08 CIS Champions 2004, 2005 CIS Silver Medal 2008 OUA Coach of the Year Three Times CIS Coach of the Year 1998 |
| Alison | Armstrong (Doherty) | 2007 | Track and Field 1979-83 OWIAA Track & Field Team Champions 1978-79, 1982-83 CIAU Track & Field Team Champions 1979-80, 1982-83 OWIAA High Jump - 3 Gold Medals, Long Jump - Bronze Medal CIAU High Jump – 3 Gold Medals and record 1.78 m 1982-83 FWP Jones Award – Western’s Athlete of the Year 1982-83 World University Games (FISU) 1985, 1987 Commonwealth Games 1986 Western’s Women’s Track & Field Coach 1990-93 |
| Heather | Clarke | 2007 | Rowing 1978-82, Nordic Skiing 1980-82 OWIAA Rowing Team Champions 1978-79, 1980-81, 1981-82 Women’s Four at Henley Regatta, 2nd Place 1981 Women’s Eight at World Championship, 4th place 1981 FWP Jones Award – Western’s Athlete of the Year 1981-82 Pan Am Games, Rowing 1986 Olympian Rower 1980, 1984, 1988 |
| Roger | Jackson | 2007 | Rowing 1959-63 OUAA Champions 1960-61, 1961-62, 1962-63 Three-Time Olympian – 1964 (Gold Medallist), 1968, 1972 Canada’s Sports Inductee 1964 Lou Marsh Trophy – Canada’s Most Outstanding Athlete 1964 Officer of the Order of Canada 1983 Chief Executive Officer of Own the Podium 2005 |
| Alma | Moir | 2007 | Figure Skating Coach 1978 – Current OUA Championships – 9 Times from 1981-2007 OUA Coach of the Year |
| Terry | Rotondo | 2007 | Track & Field 1969-76, Football 1972-77 OUAA Gold Medal Track & Field 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975 Western Record Holder in 50m, 300m and 400m Relay OUAA Football All-Star 1974, 1976 Yates Cup Champions 1974, 1976 Vanier Cup Champions 1974, 1976 Purple Blanket Award 1975-76 |
| Darwin | Semotiuk | 2007 | Head Football Coach 1975-84 Yates Cup Champions 1975, 1976, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982 Vanier Cup Champions 1975, 1976 OUAA Coach of the Year 1976-77, 1981-82 CIAU Coach of the Year 1976-77 Chair of Intercollegiate Athletics 1982-2001 |
| Pierre | Vercheval | 2007 | Football 1984-88 OUAA All-Star and CIAU First-Team All Canadian 1986, 1987 J.P. Metras Trophy – CIAU Most Outstanding Lineman 1987 East West Shrine Bowl 1988 Yates Cup Champions 1985, 1986 Canadian Football League (CFL) Player 1988-96, All-Star 1994 Canadian Football 2007 |
| Eleanor | Ward (Richardson) | 2007 | Volleyball, Basketball, Track & Field 1958-62 WIAU Volleyball Champions 1958- 62 WIAU Basketball Champions 1959-60 Canadian Indoor National High Jump Record 1961 Olympic Trials Pentathlon Second Placement 1965 FWP Jones Award – Western’s Athlete of the Year 1961-62 Western Track & Field Inductee 2004 |
| Judy | Alaszkiewicz | 2006 | Volleyball 1971-77, Archery 1973-74 OWIAA Volleyball Champions Six Times 1971-1977 CIAU Volleyball Champions 1971-72, 1974-75, 1975-76 CIAU Volleyball Silver 1972-73, 1973-74, 1976-77 Volleyball Team Captain 1972-77 National Team Member 1973-75 World University Games (FISU) Volleyball Player 1973 Purple Blanket Award 1976-77 FWP Jones Award – Western’s Athlete of the Year 1976-77 |
| Sandra | Anschuetz | 2006 | Cross Country 1982-83, 1985-87, Track & Field 1983-84, 1987 OWIAA Team Champions – Cross Country 1982, T&F 1983 OWIAA Gold Medal Cross Country 1985, 1987 OWIAA All Star Cross Country 1982, 1985, 1987, T&F 1983, 1987 CIAU 2 Silver and 1 Bronze medals CIAU All Canadian Cross Country 1982, 1985, 1987, T&F 1983, 1987 Purple Blanket Award 1985-86 FWP Jones Award – Western’s Athlete of the Year 1987-88 |
| Mike | Barry | 2006 | Wrestling 1975-77 OUAA Individual Champion 1975-76, 1976-77 CIAU Individual Champion 1975-76 1976 Olympian Canadian Open Champion 1977, 1978, 1979 |
| Jeff | Lay | 2006 | Rowing 1988-93 Gold Medallist Varsity Light Four 1991 Silver Medallist Varsity Light 8 1991 and Varsity Heavy 8 1993 World Champion (Eights) 1993 Pan American Games 1995 – Two-Time Silver Medallist 1996 Olympian – Silver Medallist-Lightweight Coxless Fours Western Rowing Coach – Six Seasons |
| Sabine | Nolke | 2006 | Fencing 1976-80, Coach 1981-90 OWIAA Foil Team Champions 1978-79, 1979-80 OWIAA Individual Gold and Silver Medals OWIAA Six-Time Team Champions – Coach |
| Sean | Reade | 2006 | Football 1992-96 - OUAA & CIAU Rookie of the Year 1992 OUAA MVP 1995 – Four-Time OUAA All-Star OUAA Yates Cup Champions 1994, 1995 CIAU Vanier Cup Champions 1994 CIAU All Canadian 1994, 1995 Western Career Rushing Leader – 2905 yards Purple Blanket Award 1995-96 Dr. Claude Brown Trophy – Western’s Athlete of the Year 1995-96 Canadian Football League (CFL) 1996 |
| Michele | Vesprini | 2006 | Basketball 1991-96 – Team MVP 1994-95, 1995-96 OUA West Rookie of the Year 1991-92 OUA West Player of the Year 1993-94, 1994-95, 1995-96 CIS First Team All-Canadian 1993-94, 1994-95, 1995-96 Western All-Time Career Scoring Leader – 1,171 Points Purple Blanket Award 1994-95 FWP Jones Award – Western’s Athlete of the Year 1994-95, 1995-96 |
| Ron | Zanin | 2006 | Basketball 1965-70, Track & Field 1965-67 Western Basketball MVP – 1968-69 O-QAA Basketball Champions 1967-68 O-QAA Gold Medallist Hurdles 1965 Purple Blanket Award 1968-69 Dr. Claude Brown Trophy – Western’s Athlete of the Year 1968-69 |
| Jim | Henshall | 2005 | Football and Basketball 1967-70 O-QUAA Basketball Champions 1967-68 Purple Blanket Award 1969-70 |
| Steve | Rucchin | 2005 | Ice Hockey 1990-94 Team Captain 1992-93 – Team MVP 1993-94 Bill L’Heureux Trophy – OUAA Most Outstanding Player 1993-94 Three-time OUAA First Team All-Star CIAU First Team All-Canadian - Final Four Tournament All-Star 1993-94 CIAU MVP Finalist 1993-94 Purple Blanket Award 1993-94 National Hockey League (NHL) 1994-2005 |
| Rick | Scarborough | 2005 | Football 1974-77 OUAA Yates Cup Champions 1974, 1976 CIAU Vanier Cup Champions 1974, 1976 OUAA All-Star 1974, 1975 CIAU All-Canadian 1976 George McCullagh Trophy - Western's Football MVP |
| Heidi | Thompson (Kolb) | 2005 | Swimming 1982-86 OWIAA Team Champions 1985-86 OWIAA Individual Medals – 5 Gold, 6 Silver, 7 Bronze CIAU Individual Medals – 3 Gold, 1 Silver, 5 Bronze Three-Time All Canadian 1984-86 Purple Blanket Award 1985-86 FWP Jones Award – Western’s Athlete of the Year 1985-86 |
| Yvette | Walton | 2005 | Volleyball 1956-61, Basketball 1957-60, Tennis 1956-60, Archery 1957-61 Five-Time WIAU Volleyball Champions WIAU Basketball Champions 1957-58, 1958-59, 1959-60 Purple Blanket Award 1959-60 FWP Jones Award – Western’s Athlete of the Year 1959-60 Volleyball Coach of Champions 1964-65 |
| Tyrone | Williams | 2005 | Football 1988-92 – Four-Time OUAA All-Star OUAA Yates Cup Champions 1988, 1989, 1990 CIAU Vanier Cup Champions 1989 – Game MVP Two-Time CIAU All-Canadian – Purple Blanket Award 1991-92 Dr. Claude Brown Trophy – Western’s Athlete of the Year 1991-92 National Football League (NFL) 1992-95,1997 Canadian Football League (CFL) 1995-96 First Player to Win a Vanier Cup, Super Bowl (‘92 & ‘93) and Grey Cup Inducted into the Nova Scotia Sports 2004 |
| Mary | Wong-Mark | 2005 | Basketball 1931-37, Soccer 1934-36 Basketball Bronze Baby Champions 1935-36, 1936-37 Scored 20 Points in the 1937 Bronze Baby Championship Game Acclaimed basketball’s “outstanding player in the series” Served on Western’s Women’s Athletic Committee |
| Brad | Creelman | 2004 | Swimming 1989-93 – Four-Time Team MVP OUAA Champion – 9 Gold, 14 Silver Medals Four-Time OUAA First Team All-Star and CIAU All-Canadian OUAA Swimmer of the Year 1991-92 CIAU Champion – 6 Gold, 3 Silver Medals Set 3 OUAA Records and 1 CIAU Record 1991-92 Undefeated CIAU Champion – 50m Freestyle 1989-93 Dr. Claude Brown Trophy – Western’s Athlete of the Year 1992-93 |
| Marty | Demaree (Day) | 2004 | Basketball 1976-80 – OWIAA All-Star 1979-80 Top Ten All Time Career Scoring – 791/50g Top Five All Time Career Rebounds – 426/50g Record Holder – Most Points in One Game – 45 Record Holder – Most Rebounds in One Game – 21 Purple Blanket Award 1979-80 |
| Peg | Duncan (Fairs) | 2004 | Swimming – Synchronized (solo) & Speed 1955-59, Volleyball 1956-59, Archery 1958-59 WIAU Swimming Championship 1955-56, 1956-57, 1957-58 MVP Synchronized Swimming 1958-59 WIAU Volleyball Championships 1956-57, 1957-58, 1958-59 Purple Blanket Award 1958-59 |
| Sue | French (Lee) | 2004 | Cross Country 1978-82, Track & Field 1979-83 OUAA Champion – 3 Gold, 2 Silver, 1 Bronze CIAU Champion – 5 Gold, 1 Silver, 1 Bronze Three-Time OUAA All-Star, Two-Time All Canadian World Cross Country Champion 1984, 1985 & T&F Champion 1987 Broke the Canadian Record for 10,000 m Three Times Olympian 1984, 1988 |
| Terry | Kilroy | 2004 | Wrestling 1979-86 Five-Time OUAA Individual Champion OUAA Team Champions 1978-79 CIAU Individual Champion 1980-81, 1982-83, 1983-84 Purple Blanket Award 1980-81 |
| Helen | Luckman | 2004 | Western Women’s Vice-Chair of Athletics 1981-1986 Field Hockey Coach 1976-78, 1981-84 Tennis Coach 1984-86 – OWIAA Champions 1985 White Blanket Award 1985-86 Founding Member of Women’s Athletic Alumnae Two time President of Women’s Athletic Alumnae Author of Mustang Tales – The Story of Women’s Sports at the University of Western Ontario 2004 |
| Gary | Miller | 2004 | Soccer 1976-80 – Team MVP 1978 OUAA First Team All-Star 1977, 1979 CIAU Second Team All-Canadian 1979 Purple Blanket Award 1979-80 Men’s Olympic Soccer Assistant Coach 1982-83 Ontario U-17 Coach – Gold Medal Canadian Championship 1992 U-17 and U-20 National Team Coach 1999 |
| Tim | Tindale | 2004 | Football 1990-94 – OUAA First Team All-Star 1991, 1993 OUAA Yates Cup Champions 1990 Omega Trophy – OUAA MVP 1991, 1993 CIAU First Team All-Canadian 1991, 1993 Hec Crighton Trophy – CIAU Most Outstanding Player 1991, 1993 Purple Blanket Award 1993-94 Dr. Claude Brown Trophy – Western’s Athlete of the Year 1993-94 Howard Mackie Trophy – CIAU Athlete of the Year 1993-94 National Football League (NFL) Player 1994-98 |
| Harvey | Barkaukas | 2003 | Track & Field – Shot put, Discus, Hammer 1970-76 Three-time OUAA Shot Put Champion OUAA Medallist – 3 Silver, 1 Bronze 1970, 1971 Murray McNie Trophy –T&F Team MVP 1973-74 Purple Blanket Award 1975-76 8-time Ontario Open Champion – 12-time Canadian Open Medallist |
| Lionel K. | Conacher | 2003 | Football 1956-60, Wrestling 1956-57 O-QAA Yates Cup Football Champions 1957, 1959 1st Canadian Intercollegiate Championship - Churchill Cup 1959 George McCullagh Trophy - Western's Football MVP 1959-60 Canadian Football League (CFL) Player 1960 |
| John | Hatch | 2003 | Tennis 1980-83 – Team MVP 1983 Western’s 1 Ranked Singles Player 1981, 1982, 1983 OUAA Singles Champion 1981, 1982, 1983 OUAA Team Champions 1980, 1983 |
| George | Hill | 2003 | Football 1967-71 – Team Captain 1970, 1971 OUAA Yates Cup Champions 1971 OUAA All-Star 1969, 1970, 1971 First Team All-Canadian 1971 Dr. Claude Brown Trophy – Western’s Athlete of the Year 1971-72 |
| Marnie | McBean | 2003 | Rowing 1986-90, OWIAA Team Champions 1986-89 OWIAA Singles Champion 1990 First Canadian to Win Three Olympic Gold Medals 1992, 1996 Pan-American Games Gold 1999 World University Games (FISU) Silver 1989 Purple Blanket Award 1989-90 FWP Jones Award – Western’s Athlete of the Year 1989-90 |
| Mike | Murphy | 2003 | Rowing 1967-71 O-QAA Champion, Freshman Eight 1967 O-QAA Champion, Varsity Eight 1968, 1969, 1971 Pan American Games 1971 National Team Member, World Rowing Championship 1971 President Rowing Canada 1989-92, 1998 Rowing Canada Official, Olympic Games 1992 |
| Jane | Riddell | 2003 | Basketball, 1972-77 – OWIAA Champions 1972-73, 1973-74 Assistant Coach Basketball 1979-82 Assistant Coach Soccer 1985-86 – OWIAA Champions WAA Executive member and long time supporter Chief Operating Officer – Good Life Fitness |
| Tom | Arnott | 2002 | Football and Track & Field 1976-80 OUAA Yates Cup Football Champions 1976, 1977, 1979 CIAU Vanier Cup Football Champions 1976, 1977 Canada Games 1977 – Decathlon Canadian Indoor T&F Championships 1979 – Bronze (Pentathlon) Purple Blanket Award 1980 |
| Doug | Hayes | 2002 | Basketball and Football Coach 1969-1990 OUAA Yates Cup Football Champions 1971 CIAU Vanier Cup Football Champions 1971 OWIAA Women’s Basketball Champions 1971-72, 1972-73, 1973-74 OUAA Men’s Basketball Champions 1987-88, 1988-89 OUAA Coach of the Year 1975-76 |
| Mary | Keyes | 2002 | Builder, Awarded Posthumously Basketball, Softball 1959-64 Vice President, Women’s Athletic Committee 1962-63 Director, School of Physical Education & Athletics, McMaster 1981-87 Hamilton’s Woman of the Year for Health, Sport and Fitness 1985 Driving Force Behind the Creation of Canadian Association for the Advancement of Women & Sport |
| Blake | Marshall | 2002 | Football 1984-87 - OUAA All-Star 1985, 1986 OUAA Yates Cup Champions 1985, 1986 Atlantic Bowl MVP 1985, 1986 - First Team All-Canadian 1986 Purple Blanket Award 1986-87 Dr. Claude Brown Trophy – Western’s Athlete of the Year 1986-87 Canadian Football League (CFL) Player 1987-93 Grey Cup Champions 1987, 1993 |
| John | Stiefelmeyer | 2002 | Basketball 1987-91 – Four Time All-Canadian OUAA Champions 1987-88, 1988-89, 1990-91 CIAU Player of the Year 1989-90 CIAU Champions and National Tournament MVP 1990-91 Purple Blanket Award 1990-91 Dr. Claude Brown Trophy – Western’s Athlete of the Year 1990-91 G. Howard Ferguson Award – Outstanding Athlete & Scholar 1990-91 |
| Rick | Van Waterschoot | 2002 | Water Polo 1972-77, Swimming 1973-76 Water Polo Team MVP 1975-76 Purple Blanket Award 1975-76 Canadian National Water Polo Team 1976, 1977 World University Games (FISU) 1977 |
| Robert | Vigars | 2001 W-Club, 2013 WAA | Coach – Cross Country, Track and Field, Gymnastics 1968-2013 Holds Western Record for Championships won - 43 14-Time National Champion – 10 Women’s & 4 Men’s Titles 29-Time OUAA Champion – 16 Cross Country, 12 T&F, 1 Gymnastics CIS Coach of the Year 14 Times – OUA Coach of the Year 28 Times Cross Country Coach – World Student Games 2010 1st Recipient of the Distinguished Service Award for OUA T&F 2000 London Sports Hall of Fame Inductee 2013 |
| Joanne | Kennedy | 2001 | Swimming 1976-81, Captain 1977-80 5 CIAU Individual Golds 1977, 1978, 1980 11 OWIAA Individual Golds Kay Miles Trophy – MVP Swimming 1976-77 Purple Blanket Award 1979-80 FWP Jones Award – Western’s Athlete of the Year 1979-80 |
| William | Kennedy | 2001 | Swimming 1971-73 Three-Time CIAU Gold Medallist 1971-72, 1972-73 CIAU Record Holder 1971-72 – 200 yd. Butterfly Pan American Games Bronze Medal in 100-m Backstroke 1971 Canada Games 1969 – 3 Gold Medals Commonwealth Games 1970 – 2 Gold Medals 1972 Olympian |
| Brian | Renken | 2001 | Wrestling 1975-80 CIAU Champion 1975-76, 1977-78, 1979-80 OUAA Champion 1975-76, 1976-77, 1977-78, 1979-80 George Oliphant Trophy – Wrestling MVP 1975-76, 1977-78 Canada Games 1975 – Gold Medalist Olympian 1976, 1980 |
| Steve | Samways | 2001 | Football 1982-1987 – OUA MVP 1985-86 OUA Yates Cup Champions –1982, 1985, 1986 Atlantic Bowl Champions 1985, 1986 Hec Crighton Trophy – CIAU Most Outstanding Player - Nominee 1985 G. Howard Ferguson Award – Outstanding Athlete and Scholar 1986 |
| Kent | Thexton | 2001 | Cross Country and Track & Field 1982-89 OUAA & CIAU Cross Country Champions 1985-86 All-Canadian in Cross Country and Track & Field Six Individual OUAA Medals – 3 Gold, 1 Silver, 2 Bronze Dr. Claude Brown Trophy – Western’s Athlete of the Year 1985-86 |
| Janet | Dick (Takahashi) | 2000 | Track & Field, Cross Country 1975-80 OWIAA Champions Track & Field 1979-80 OWIAA Track & Field Medals – 8 Gold, 5 Silver, 4 Bronze MVP Track & Filed 1975-76, 1978-79 MVP Cross Country 1977-78, 1979-80 Summer 1980 – 2 Gold at Ontario Championships 800 m, 1500 m Purple Blanket Award 1978-79 FWP Jones Award – Western’s Athlete of the Year 1978-79 |
| Bill | Killeen | 2000 | Volleyball 1980-85, Team Captain – 3 years Two-time Volleyball Team MVP – Five-time OUAA All-Star Purple Blanket Award 1984-85 Dr. Claude Brown Trophy – Western’s Athlete of the Year 1984-85 Canadian Senior Volleyball Champions 1984, 1985, 1986 Four-time Canadian Senior Championship All-Star |
| Charles | Nixon | 2000 | Wrestling 1965-68 Wrestling Team MVP 1965-66 – OUAA MVP 1966-67 O-QAA Individual Champion 1966-67, 1967-68, 1967-68 Dr. Claude Brown Trophy – Western’s Athlete of the Year 1967-68 Western Wrestling 1985 |
| Ron | Potter | 2000 | Western Football Coach 1969-74 CIAU Vanier Cup Champions 1971 Canadian Champions, Senior ORFU Head coach London Lords, Senior ORFU 1965, 1966 Two-Time President of the W-Club Canadian Football League (CFL) Draft Pick |
| Mike | Tomlak | 2000 | Ice Hockey 1985-89 – Three-Time Team MVP OUAA First Team All-Star 1985-86, 1986-87, 1987-88, 1988-89 CIAU All Canadian 1986-87, 1988-89 Purple Blanket Award 1988-89 Dr. Claude Brown Trophy – Western’s Athlete of the Year 1988-89 National Hockey League (NHL) Player 1989-94 |
| Jane | Allison (Peckham) | 1999 | Volleyball 1965-67, Basketball 1967-69, Field Hockey 1966, T&F 1968 WIAU Volleyball Champions 1965-66 WIAU Basketball Champions 1968-69 Basketball Captain 1968-69 FWP Jones Award – Western’s Athlete of the Year 1968-69 |
| Rock | Basacco | 1999 | Soccer 1975-79, Captain 1975, 1976, 1977 OUAA All-Star 1976, 1977 – OUAA Top Goal Scorer 1977 Purple Blanket Award 1977-78 Soccer Coach 1995-99 – OUA Champions 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999 Coach of the Year OUA 1997, 99 – CIS 1999 CIAU Silver 1996 – Gold 1998,1999 |
| Jeff | Glass | 1999 | rack & Field 1982-88 Four-Time National Champion in 60m Hurdles 3 Consecutive CIAU Gold Medals in 60m Hurdles Dr. Claude Brown Trophy – Western’s Athlete of the Year 1987-88 World Indoor Games 1985, Commonwealth Games 1986 1984 Olympian |
| Clive | Llewellyn | 1999 | Wrestling 1972-75, Two-time Captain OUAA Team Champions 1972-73, 1974-75 Three Time OUAA and CIAU Champion Pan-American Games Silver Medalist 1975 Canadian Senior Champion 1980 Olympian 1976, 1980 |
| Robert | Pierce | 1999 | Track & Field, Wrestling, Football 1949-53 National Wrestling Semi-Finalist 1950 Intercollegiate Football Champions 1949 Purple Blanket Award 1952-53 Canadian Mile Relay Champion 1951 British Empire Games – Track & Field 1950 |
| Bill | Rozalowsky | 1999 | Football 1974-79 – OUA All-Star 1977 OUAA Yates Cup Champions 1974, 1976, 1977, 1979 CIAU Vanier Cup Champions 1974, 1976, 1977 CIAU Vanier Cup MVP 1976, 1977 Purple Blanket Award 1978-79 |
| Al | Morrow | 1998 W-Club, 2005 WAA | Rowing 1969-73, Water Polo 1969-72 Purple Blanket Award 1972-73 National Rowing Team 1970-76 Coach of Western Women’s Rowing Team 1989-98 – 6 OWIAA Championships National Team Coach 1977, 1979, 1980, 1983-89 Canadian Olympic 1993 Olympian Athlete 1976; Coach 1992,1996, 2000 |
| Art | Froese | 1998 | Football 1963-67, All-Star 1965 League Rushing Leader 1965 George McCullagh Trophy - Western's Football MVP 1965 Canadian Football League (CFL) Player 1967-68 |
| Dave | McCann | 1998 | Football 1978-83, Co-Captain 1982 OUAA Champions 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982 Vanier Cup Finalist 1979, 1982 Dr. Claude Brown Trophy – Western’s Athlete of the Year 1982-83 |
| Coulter | Osborne | 1998 | Basketball 1952-55, Track & Field 1952 Basketball Champions 1952-53, 1953-54, 1954-55 Ontario Provincial Basketball Champions 1956 1956 Olympian |
| Mary Lou | Whitwell (Monteith) | 1998 | Swimming, Volleyball, Track & Field 1960-64 Swimming Captain 1960-64 Three Time Swimming Champion Pan-American Swimming Trials 1963 Volleyball Champions 1962-63, 1963-64 Purple Blanket Award 1963-64 |
| Dutch | Decker | 1997 | Basketball and Tennis Player 1942-44 Coach - Badminton and Tennis 1961-88, Volleyball 1965-74, Curling 1968-73, Golf 1962-85 18 Provincial Championships as Coach in various sports First Curator of John P. Metras Sports Museum |
| Craig | Labbett | 1997 | Football 1974-78 OUA All-Star 1975, 1976, 1977 Record Holder – 61 Receptions for 1203 Yards CIS Champions 1974, 1976, 1977 Purple Blanket Award 1977-78 Canadian Football League (CFL) Player 1978-80 |
| Ray | Monnot | 1997 | Basketball, 1954-57, Captain 1955-56, 1956-57 All-Star 1955-56, 1956-57 Dr. Claude Brown Trophy – Western’s Athlete of the Year 1956-57 1960 Olympian |
| Mary | Riseborough (Nichol) | 1997 | Volleyball, Basketball, Archery, T&F 1962-65 Volleyball Champions 1962-63, 1963-64, 1964-65 Purple Blanket Award 1964-65 |
| Bill | Smith | 1997 | Hockey 1977-81 Season Scoring Record 25 goals 31 assists Hockey All-Canadian 1980-81 1978 Olympian |
| John | Wydareny | 1997 | Football 1959-63 Undefeated Canadian Champions 1959 Canadian Football League (CFL) Player 1963-72 Canadian Football League (CFL) All-Star 1969, 1970 |
| Egon | Beiler | 1996 | Wrestling 1978-81 Three-Time OUAA Individual Champion Three-Time CIAU Individual Champion Ten-Time Canadian Amateur Freestyle and Greco-Roman Champion Three-Time Olympian 1972, 1976, 1980 (Boycotted) Two-Time Commonwealth Games Gold Medallist 1974, 1978 Pan American Games Gold Medallist 1975 |
| Bob | Easun | 1996 | Swimming 1952-56 Six-Time Individual Champion CIAU and O-QAA Record Setter in 400-yard Freestyle Relay Team Record Setter in 6 Events Captain of the Swim Team 1953-54 |
| Sue | Hilton (Higgs) | 1996 | Basketball 1961-65, Volleyball 1961-62, Golf 1960 Four-Time WIAU Basketball Champions 1961-65 WIAU Volleyball Champions 1961-62 FWP Jones Award – Western’s Athlete of the Year 1964-65 |
| Ross | Hurd | 1996 | Basketball 1979-84 OUA West Champions 1983-84 Four-Time OUA West All Star and Team MVP 1980-84 J.P. Metras Trophy - Men's Basketball MVP OUA Career Record 703 Rebounds Purple Blanket Award 1983-84 Dr. Claude Brown Trophy – Western’s Athlete of the Year 1983-84 |
| Brent | Mundy | 1996 | Football 1960-65, Wrestling 1959-62, Track & Field George McCullagh Trophy - Football MVP 1964-65 Purple Blanket Award 1964-65 Dr. Claude Brown Trophy – Western’s Athlete of the Year 1964-65 |
| Lesley | Thompson-Willie | 1996 | Rowing (Coxswain) 1978-79, 1980-83, Gymnastics 1977-79, 1980-82 Rowing Coach 1983 OWIAA Champions 1978-79, 1981-82 Purple Blanket Award 1981-82 Commonwealth Games Coxswain 1986 (Gold), 1994 (Gold) Olympic Rowing Coxswain 1980, 1984 (Silver), 1988, 1992 (Gold), 1996 |
| Patricia | Washburn (Reid) | 1996 | Curling and Softball 1963-67 Curling Player and Coach Curling Ontario Championship 1966 Canadian Olympiad Curling Silver Medalist 1967 Softball Captain |
| Greg | Marshall | 1995 | Football 1978-82 Vanier Cup Champions 1979, 1980, 1981 Hec Creighton Trophy – CIS Football MVP 1980-81 Dr. Claude Brown Trophy – Western’s Athlete of the Year 1981-82 Canadian Football League (CFL) Player 1982-84 |
| John | Metras Jr. | 1995 | Football 1959-64, Track & Field 1959-62 OUAA All-Star 1959, 1960, 1961, 1963 CIAU Football Champions 1959 OUAA T&F Champion in Javelin 1959-60, 1961-62, 1962-63 Dr. Claude Brown Trophy – Western’s Athlete of the Year 1962-63 Purple Blanket Award 1963-64 |
| Donald | Prowse | 1995 | Football 1952-55, Basketball 1951-55 Basketball Champions 1951-52, 1952-53, 1953-54, 1954-55 Captain of Basketball Team 1954-55 Purple Blanket 1954-55 |
| George | Shepherd | 1995 | Football and Track & Field 1956-60 Three-time Track & Field Individual Champion in 440 Yard Hurdles Canadian Track & Field Champion 440 Yard Hurdles 1958-63 Canadian Record Holder 440 Yard Hurdles 1958-63 British Empire Games 1958 1960 Olympian |
| June | Taylor (Gregory) | 1995 | Synchronized Swimming and Swimming 1947-51 Canadian Solo and Duet National Champion 1949 First US National Solo Champion 1950 Senior Indoor Solo Champion 1951 Four-Time Intercollegiate Solo Champion Three-Time US National Title Champion (for Western) 1950-53 International Swimming 1991 |
| Dr. Earle | Zeigler | 1995 | Football, Wrestling and Swimming Coach 1949-50 to 1955-56
Wrestling Intercollegiate Champions 1952-53
Colts Wrestling Champions – 3 times
First Dean of Western's Faculty of Physical Education |
| Dale | Creighton | 1994 | Builder Football 1954-58 Football All-Star Yates Cup - Football Champions 1958 Past President of W-Club (1980’s) Chairman of Fund-Raising Committee for the Metras Museum |
| Ed | Meads | 1994 | Football 1956-58 Football All-Star 1957, 1958 George McCullagh Trophy - Western's Football MVP 1957-58 Past President of W-Club |
| Doug | Mitchell | 1994 | Football and Wrestling 1963-67 Football All-Star 1964, 1966 O-QAA Wrestling Individual Champion 1964-65, 1966-67 Dr. Claude Brown Trophy – Western’s Athlete of the Year 1966-67 |
| Ray | Takahashi | 1994 | Wrestling 1978-82, Head Coach 1985-Present Four Time OUAA Individual Champion 1978-82 Four Time CIAU Individual Champion 1978-82 Three-Time Olympian 1976, 1980 (Boycotted), 1984 Pan American Games Gold Medallist 1983 Commonwealth Games Gold Medallist 1978, Silver Medallist 1982 World University Games 1981 and World Championships 1982, 1983 Dr. Claude Brown Trophy – Western’s Athlete of the Year 1981-82 |
| Fran | Wigston | 1994 | Builder, Volleyball Coach 1971-79 Seven Consecutive OWIAA Champions 1971-78 CIAU Champions 1971-72, 1974-75, 1975-76 CIAU Runner-Up 1972-73, 1973-74, 1976-77 Coached World University Games (FISU) Team 1973 Competed in Volleyball, Basketball and T&F 1954-57, Swimming 1956-57 Three Time Volleyball Champions 1954-57 Basketball (Bronze Baby) Champions 1954-55, 1955-56 |
| Gary | Boug | 1993 | Football 1959-63, Basketball 1958-61 O-QAA Football Champions 1959 Co-Captain of Football Team Two Time O-QAA Basketball Champions 1960-62 Captain of Basketball Team Purple Blanket Award 1962-63 |
| Phil | Mohtadi | 1993 | Squash 1975-79 Four Time OUAA Squash Champions 1975-79 OUAA Singles Champion 1976 U.S. Intercollegiate Team Champions 1977 U.S. Intercollegiate Singles Champion 1976 Dr. Claude Brown Trophy – Western’s Athlete of the Year 1979-80 |
| Jim | Neale | 1993 | Wresting and Golf 1952-56, Football 1954 Captain of Wrestling Team 1954-55 Wrestling Individual Champion 1955-56 Captain of Golf Team 1954 Golf Individual Champion 1953 Senior Intercollegiate Golf Champions 1953, 1955 Purple Blanket Award 1955-56 |
| Therese | Quigley | 1993 | Tennis 1971-75, Volleyball 1971-75, 76-77 Five Time OWIAA Volleyball Champions 1972-75 CIAU Volleyball Champions 1972-73, 1975-76, 1976-77 CIAU Volleyball Runner-Up 1972-73,1973-74, 1976-77 National Team Member 1973-75 World University Games (FISU) Volleyball Player 1973 Purple Blanket Award 1974-75 FWP Jones Award – Western’s Athlete of the Year 1974-75 |
| Ralph | Simmons | 1993 | Football 1952-56, Basketball 1952-54, Hockey 1953-55 Football Champions – Yates Cup 1952-53, 1953-54 Canadian Football League (CFL) Draft Pick 1956 |
| Mike | Yuhasz | 1993 | Football 1945-49, Basketball 1945-48, Wrestling 1947-49 Wrestling Individual Champion 1947-48, 1948-49 Football Assistant Coach, 16 Seasons Wrestling Coach 1949-50, 1955-57, 1958-63 |
| Joan | Breakspear (Hamilton) | 1992 | Swimming 1936-39, Tennis 1937-39 Manager of Basketball Team 1939 Member of Women’s Athletic Committee 1936-39 1st President of the Women’s Athletic Alumnae 1987 |
| Bill | Britton | 1992 | Football 1954-57 Two Time All-Star Fullback League Rushing Leader George McCullagh Trophy – Western’s Football MVP 1956-57 |
| Jack | Cowin | 1992 | Football and Wrestling 1961-64 All-Star Defensive Tackle 1961-64 George McCullagh Trophy – Western’s Football MVP 1963-64 Individual Wrestling Champion 1964 |
| Bill | L’Heureux | 1992 | Men's Hockey Coach 1950-63 Women's Hockey Coach 1966-78 First Senior Men's Hockey Coach Football Assistant Coach 1950-58 |
| Duncan | MacKinlay | 1992 | Football 1974-78, Wrestling 1975-78 OUAA All-Star, All-Canadian 1977-78 Team and Individual OUAA Wrestling Champion 1978 |
| Mary | Riezebos | 1992 | Basketball 1970-75, Track & Field 1970-73 Three Time OWIAA Basketball Champions 1971-74 OWIAA Track & Field Champions 1971-72 Four Individual OWIAA T&F Gold Medals 1971-72 Purple Blanket Award 1973-74 FWP Jones Trophy - Western’s Athlete of the Year 1973-74 |
| Jamie | Bone | 1991 | Football 1975-79, Assistant Coach 1980-88 All-Canadian Quarterback 1977-78 Quarterback for two Vanier Cup Championships 1976, 1977 Three Time OUAA All-Star Hec Crighton Trophy – CIAU Most Outstanding Player 1978 Purple Blanket Award 1978-79 Dr. Claude Brown Trophy – Western’s Athlete of the Year 1978-79 |
| Martha | Borschke (Gleeson) | 1991 | Basketball 1961-64, Field Hockey 1963-64 Track & Field 1963-64, Volleyball 1960-62 Captain of Basketball Team 1963-64 Captain of Field Hockey Team 1963-64 Volleyball Champions 1960-62 Bronze Baby Basketball Champions 1961-64 |
| Hugh | Douglas | 1991 | Football 1939-43 Captain of Football Team 1943 Assistant Coach 1945-47, Intermediate Coach 1946 Intermediate Football Champions 1939, 1946 |
| Jack | Fairs | 1991 | Football 1942-46, Intermediate Football Coach 1947-66 Intermediate Basketball Coach 1947-64, Tennis Coach 1958-59 Squash Coach for 44 years Football Champions 1959 18 OUAA Squash Championships 1964-1991 |
| Doug | MacKenzie | 1991 | Football and Track & Field 1955-58 O-QAA Pole Vault Champion 1955-56 Dr. Claude Brown Trophy – Western’s Athlete of the Year 1958-59 |
| Tom | Williamson | 1991 | Basketball 1960-64, Tennis 1960-62 Basketball Champions 1961-62, 1962-63 O-QAA Scoring Title 1962-63 Captain of Basketball Team 1963-64 Dr. Claude Brown Trophy – Western’s Athlete of the Year 1963-64 |
| Glynn | Leyshon | 1990 | Wrestling 1952-57, Coach 1964-80 Captain of Wrestling Team 1954 CIAU Wrestling Champion 1952-53, 1953-54 Coach of 7 League Champions 1964-80 National Wrestling Coach 1966-79 Olympic Wrestling Coach 1980 |
| Bill | McDonnell | 1990 | Football and Wrestling 1972-76 CIAU Football Champions 1974 OUAA Wrestling Champions 1974-75 Individual Wrestling Champion 1972-73, 1974-75, 1975-76 Purple Blanket Award 1974-75 Dr. Claude Brown Trophy – Western’s Athlete of the Year 1974-75 |
| David | McGuffin | 1990 | Basketball and Track & Field 1966-70 Captain of Basketball Team 1969-70 Captain of Track & Field Team 1969-70 O-QAA High Jump Champion Purple Blanket Award 1968-69 |
| Gordon | Risk | 1990 | Football, Basketball, Boxing, Track & Field, Swimming 1939-42, 1945-46 Coach of Women's Swimming and Men’s Boxing Intermediate Boxing Champion 1945-46 Purple Blanket Award 1945-46 |
| Dorothy | Timpany | 1990 | Basketball 1931-37, Soccer 1934-36 Bronze Baby Basketball Champions 1935-36, 1936-37 |
| Don | Wright | 1990 | Track & Field 1929-33 Undefeated in Track & Field 1929-33 Broad/Long Jump Record Holder for 44 Years G. Howard Ferguson Award – Outstanding Athlete & Scholar 1933 |
| Pat | Demaray (Laing) | 1989 | Basketball 1950-54, Coach 1957-59 Bronze Baby Champions 1957-58, 1958-59 Track & Field Coach 1957-59 First recipient of Women’s Athletic Alumnae Award |
| Pete | Fraser | 1989 | Hockey 1972-75 OUAA Hockey All-Star 1974-75, 1975-76 Western's Hockey MVP 1972-73, 1975-76 Western's First Hockey All-Canadian |
| Robert | Gage | 1989 | Editor of W Club Newspaper Member of W Club Advisory Board Member of W Club Committee Curator of John P. Metras Sports Museum# |
| Raymond | Johnson | 1989 | Football 1956-58, Wrestling 1955-58 Football All-Star Tackle 1956 Captain of Football and Wrestling 1957-58 Individual Wrestling Champion 1957-58 Dr. Claude Brown Trophy – Western’s Athlete of the Year 1957-58 |
| Dennis | Walker | 1989 | Football 1965-70, Rowing, Volleyball Football All-Star Tight End 1970 Co-Captain of Football Team 1969 Freshman Crew Captain in Rowing 1970 |
| George | Wearring | 1989 | Football 1946-50, Basketball 1946-50 Basketball All-Star 1947-48, 1948-49, 1949-50 Basketball Scoring Champion 1949-50 1952 Olympian in Basketball |
| Herbert | Ballantyne | 1988 | Football 1942-46, Hockey 1945-46 Captain of Football Team 1945 Football Assistant Coach 1947-49 |
| Milton | Jewell | 1988 | Football 1926-31, Hockey 1928-30 Noted High School Coach and Educator |
| Pete | Martin | 1988 | Football 1960-64 George McCullagh Trophy – Western’s Football MVP 1963 Canadian Football League (CFL) Player 1965-72 |
| Ole | Sorensen | 1988 | CIAU, OQAA Wrestling Champion George Oliphant Trophy – Men's Wrestling MVP 3 Times Dr. Claude Brown Trophy – Western’s Athlete of the Year 1970-71 Commonwealth Games 1970 Pan American Games 1971 World Student Games 1973 1972 Olympian |
| Joseph | Breen | 1987 | Football Coach 1929-35 Yates Cup – Western's First Championship 1931 Canadian Football 1963 Canadian Sports 1975 |
| June | Burr | 1987 | Founding Member of the W Club Business Manager of Western Athletics for 12 Years Secretary to Athletics Director John Metras for 13 Years Manager of J. Gordon Thompson Athletic Building for 13 Years |
| William | Ewener | 1987 | Football 1934-38, Wrestling 1934-37 Captain of Wrestling Team 1936-37 Undefeated Wrestling Champion 1934-37 |
| Angus | McLachlin | 1987 | Football 1926-31 Yates Cup – Captain of Western's First Championship 1931 Rhodes Scholar 1933 |
| Robert | Allen | 1986 | Football 1941-44, Basketball 1941-46, Track & Field 1945-46 Football All-Star 1941, 1942, 1943 All-Eastern Canadian Tackle 1946 |
| Roy | Kent | 1986 | Football 1937-39, Boxing 1937-39 Yates Cup – Undefeated Football Champions 1939 Boxing Champion 1937-39 Canadian Football League (CFL) Player 1940 |
| Bob | LaRose | 1986 | Football 1968-70, Basketball 1966-70 Basketball Champions 1967-68 Canadian Football League (CFL) Player 1970-76 |
| Grant | McLaren | 1986 | Track & Field and Cross Country 1970-73 Cross Country Champions 1970-71, 1971-72 Cross Country Individual Champion 1971-72 World Student Games 1970 Commonwealth Games 1970 Pan American Games 1971 Two-Time Olympian 1972, 1976 |
| Phillip | Monckton | 1986 | Football 1971-75, Basketball, Rowing Vanier Cup – Football National Champions 1971, 1974 Pan American Games Rowing Gold Medallist 1975 Pan American Games Rowing Silver Medallist 1979 Two-Time Olympian Rowing1976, 1984 |
| Bill | Storen | 1986 | Head Football Coach 1935-39 Yates Cup – Undefeated Football Champions 1939 |
| Elfrida | Berzins | 1985 | Director of Western Women’s Athletics 1956-70 Volleyball Coach 1952-65, 11 consecutive Championships 1953-64 Archery Coach 1952-70, 7 Championships Basketball Coach 1954-57, Champions 1954-55, 1955-56 Track & Field Coach Olympian for Latvia 1926 & 1931 (Women’s Olympics), 1928 |
| Dr. Vincent | Callaghan | 1985 | Football 1919-23, Basketball 1919-23 Coach of the Meds '23 Interfaculty Basketball Team Team Physician for Western Football 1937-65 |
| Douglas | Cook | 1985 | Football 1940-47 All-Star Centre 1945, 1946 Captain of Football Team 1946 Canadian Football League (CFL) Player 1947-48 |
| Peter | Fowler | 1985 | Swimming 1956-64 Captain of Swim Team 1957-58 Co-Captain of Swim Team 1958-63 Thirteen OQAA Gold Medals Pan American Games 1959 Dr. Claude Brown Trophy – Western’s Athlete of the Year 1962-63 |
| Morton | Golden | 1985 | Boxing 1935-40 Captaing of Boxing Team 1938-39 Undefeated Boxing Champion 1935-40 Heavyweight Champion at only 145 lbs |
| Harry | Wade | 1985 | Football 1948-50, Basketball 1948-51 Yates Cup – Football Champions 1949 Basketball Champions 1948-49, 1949-50, 1950-51 Basketball All-Star 1952 Olympian in Basketball |
| Gino | Fracas | 1984 | Football 1951-55 Yates Cup – Football Champions 1952, 1953 Intercollegiate All-Star and Leading Scorer for 2 Seasons George McCullagh Award – Western’s Football MVP 1954 |
| Reginald | Ort | 1984 | Football 1947-52, Hockey 1947-49, Swimming 1949-50, Wrestling 1948-49 Captain of Football Team 1951 G. Howard Ferguson Award – Outstanding Athlete & Scholar 1952 Dr. Claude Brown Trophy – Western’s Athlete of the Year 1951-52 |
| Ray | Truant | 1984 | Basketball 1950-53, Football 1950-53 Basketball Champions 1950-51, 1951-52, 1952-53 Yates Cup – Football Champions 1950, 1952 Dr. Claude Brown Trophy – Western’s Athlete of the Year 1952-53
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| Frank | Turville | 1984 | Football 1927, Basketball 1926-28 Basketball Champions 1926-27- Western’s First Basketball Championship Football Champions 1927 – Western’s First Football Championship |
| George | Willis | 1984 | Football 1934-39 Intercollegiate All-Star 1936, 1937, 1938 Eastern Canadian All-Star 1938 |
| George W. | Arnott | 1983 | Football and Basketball 1947-51 Yates Cup – Football Champions 1947, 1949, 1950 Football All-Star 1949-50 Four Consecutive Basketball Championships 1947-51 |
| Alfred | Hurley | 1983 | Football and Basketball 1936-40 George McCullagh Award – Western’s Football MVP 1939 Team Captain of Football and Basketball 1939-40 All-Star Quarterback 1939 |
| Paul | Thomas | 1983 | Basketball 1946-50 Four Consecutive Basketball Championships 1946-50 Four Time Basketball All-Star 1952 Olympic Canadian Basketball Coach Canadian Basketball 1980 |
| Whitman | Tucker | 1983 | Football and Basketball 1959-62, Track & Field 1961-62 Football All-Star 1961 George McCullagh Award – Western’s Football MVP 1961 Dr. Claude Brown Trophy – Western’s Athlete of the Year 1961-62 Canadian Football League (CFL) Player 1962-70 CFL All Star 1967 |
| Frank G. | Cosentino | 1982 | Football 1956-60, Basketball 1957-58 Captain of Football Championship Team 1959 Coach of the Football Team 1970-74 Yates Cup – Football Champions 1971, 1974 Canadian Football League (CFL) Player 1960-69 |
| Dr. John | Girvin | 1982 | Football 1952-58, Basketball 1952-56, Swimming 1956-58 Captain of an Undefeated Football Season 1957 G. Howard Ferguson Award – Outstanding Athlete & Scholar 1958 |
| Dr. Jack C. | Kennedy | 1982 | Football 1937-41, Basketball 1936-37 Team Doctor in Football for 15 Years Founder and Director of Hon. Ray Lawson Sports Injuries Clinic at Western Orthopaedic Consultant for Western’s Football, Hockey, Basketball, Wrestling and Swim Teams 1972-81 |
| Dr. Stewart | Ward | 1982 | Football 1928-34, Basketball 1926-32 Western's First Yates Cup Champions 1931 Captain of Football Team 1934 G. Howard Ferguson Award – Outstanding Athlete & Scholar 1934 Football Team Doctor 1939-40 |
| Dr. David Robert | Campbell | 1981 | Football 1961-67, Basketball 1964-65, Wrestling 1963-64, Track & Field George McCullagh Trophy – Western’s Football MVP 1964 Dr. Claude Brown Trophy – Western’s Athlete of the Year 1965-66 Canadian Football League (CFL) Player 1974, 1975 |
| Dr. Duncan A. | McLarty | 1981 | Soccer Assistant Coach 1943-48 Member of Western’s Athletic Directorate 1947-71 Western’s Representative to the C.I.A.U. 1950-71 President of the C.I.A.U. (Central) 1954-56 Charter President of the C.I.A.U. 1961-63 President of the O.Q.A.A. 1970-71 |
| Claude A. | Moore | 1981 | Football 1937-42, Hockey 1937-41, Track & Field Football All-Star Football Team Captain 1940 Intercollegiate Javelin Record Holder |
| Robert J. | Phibbs | 1981 | Basketball 1945-51, Football 1946-49, Track & Field 1947-48 Basketball All-Star, Team Captain Dr. Claude Brown Trophy – Western’s Athlete of the Year 1948-49 Canadian Olympic Basketball Team 1952 |
| Kay | Miles (Easun) | 1980 W-Club, 1990 WAA | Swimming and Volleyball 1950-54, Basketball 1952-54 Volleyball Champions 1952-53, 1953-54 Won 6 OQAA Swimming Championships First White Blanket recipient 1953-54 Only female recipient of the Dr. Claude Brown Trophy - Western’s Athlete of the Year 1953-54 Championship Swim Team Coach 1954-55, 1955-56 |
| Don | Getty | 1980 | Football and Basketball 1952-55 Yates Cup – Football Champions 1954, 1955 Basketball Champions 1952-53, 1953-54, 1954-55 Dr. Claude Brown Trophy – Western’s Athlete of the Year 1954-55 Canadian Football League (CFL) Player, two Grey Cups 1955-65 |
| Dr. Paul | Hauch | 1980 | Football and Basketball 1926-32, Swimming 1931-32 Captain of Football Team for 6 Years Yates Cup – Football Champions 1931 Captain of Basketball Team 1930-31 G. Howard Ferguson Award – Outstanding Athlete & Scholar 1932 |
| John P. | Metras | 1980 | Director of Athletics 1945-73 Head Football Coach 1940-69, Head Basketball Coach 1945-64 Recipient of the first Canadian College Bowl Award National Association of Basketball Coaches Merit Award Canadian Football 1980 J.P. Metras Award for CIS Outstanding Lineman – established 1974 Lifetime record of 106 victories, 76 losses, and 9 Championships |
| Charles V. | Box | 1979 | Football 1934-38, Boxing 1934-36 Two time Football All-Star; Multiple Positions Boxing Champion 1934-35, 1935-36 Western's First Alumni Director 1945-50 |
| Doug | McNichol | 1979 | Football 1949-53, Basketball 1949-53 Yates Cup – Football Champions 1949, 1950, 1952 George McCullagh Trophy – Western’s Football MVP 1952 Canadian Football League (CFL) Player 1953-60 Captain of Basketball Team 1951-53 |
| F. Murray | McNie | 1979 | Track and Field Coach 1933-68 Coach of two League Champions Coach of Western’s athletes who were in the 1948 Olympics Trainer for the Canadian Olympic Track Team 3 times Assistant Coach of the Canadian Olympic Track Team 2 times |
| Bill | Mitchell | 1979 | Football, Wrestling and Track & Field 1956-60 Yates Cup – Football Champions 1957, 1959 Omega Award – MVP in OUAA 1958-59 George McCullagh Trophy – Western’s Football MVP 1959 Dr. Claude Brown Trophy – Western’s Athlete of the Year 1959-60 Canadian Football League (CFL) Player 1960-68 |
| Jim | Farmer | 1978 | Basketball 1937-39, Football 1936-39 Captain of 1937-38 Championship Basketball Team All-Star Fullback, League Scoring Champion OQUAA Football Referee-in-Chief for 7 Years |
| Joe | Krol | 1978 | Football and Basketball 1938-42 Yates Cup – Football Champions 1939 Basketball Champions 1938-39, 1939-40 Canadian Football League (CFL) Player with 6 Grey Cup teams 1942-52 Lou Marsh Trophy – Canada’s Top Athlete 1946 Canada’s Sports 1975 |
| John | Loaring | 1978 | Track & Field and Swimming 1935-40 Intercollegiate Track Champion – 440 yd Hurdles Olympic Silver Medallist – 440 yd Hurdles British Empire Games Gold Medallist – 440 yd Hurdles J. W. Davies Trophy – Canada's Top T&F Athlete 1938 |
| Don | McFarlane | 1978 | Track & Field 1947-50, Football 1944-45, 1946-48, 1949-51 Yates Cup – Football Champions 1946, 1947, 1949, 1950 Canadian and Intercollegiate 800m record holder 1948 Olympian in 1 Mile Relay and 800m |
| Robert | McFarlane | 1978 | Track & Field and Football 1945-51 Yates Cup – Football Champions 1946, 1947, 1949, 1950 Football All-Star, League Scoring Champion Undefeated in Canadian Intercollegiate T&F Competition 1948 Olympian in 400m Hurdles and 4×400m Relay Lou Marsh Trophy – Canada’s Top Athlete 1950 Dr. Claude Brown Trophy – Western’s Athlete of the Year 1949-50 J.W. Davies Trophy – Canada’s Top Track Athlete 1947, 1948 Western’s Athlete of the Century 1978 |
| Jack | Parry | 1978 | Track & Field 1947-48, Football 1946-50 Undefeated in Intercollegiate 100 yds, 100 m and Long Jump Yates Cup – Football Champions 1946, 1947, 1949 Dr. Claude Brown Trophy – Western’s Athlete of the Year 1947-48 |