HALTON HILLS SPORTS HALL OF FAME
ATHLETE – BUILDER – SOCCER – INDUCTED IN 2023 A tough defender for the Western Mustangs, Gary Miller was the team MVP in 1978 and was a first team Ontario university all-star in both 1977 and 1979. He was also named a second-team all-Canadian in 1979. Miller’s distinguished career was recognized in 2004 when he…
ATHLETE – TRACK & FIELD – CANOE – KAYAK – INDUCTED IN 2017 Growing up in Hungary, Gabby Szanto set a string of national age group high jump records and was a member of the Hungarian junior track and field team. After moving to Canada in 1989, she continued to compete, and excel, in masters competitions…
ATHLETE – RHYTHMIC GYMNASTICS – INDUCTED IN 2019 Emily Boycott is one of Canada’s most decorated Special Olympic athletes. Boycott began her athletic career as a swimmer at 13, but it was two years later when her mom Debbie started the Oakville Butterflies rhythmic gymnastics team, that she really made her mark. Boycott competed in three…
ATHLETE – BUILDER – HOCKEY – INDUCTED IN 2013 Del Beaumont rose through the hockey ranks until his career was interrupted by the Second World War. Upon his return, he helped local teams reach great heights both as a player and a coach. An original member and team captain in the Little NHL, Beaumont went…
ATHLETE – LACROSSE – INDUCTED IN 2025 Daryl Veltman was the first overall pick in the 2008 National Lacrosse League draft. In his rookie season, he led the Boston Blazers with 34 goals and was named to the NLL all-rookie team. Over nine NLL seasons, Veltman played 136 games, scored 165 goals and had 461 points.…
ATHLETE – ROWING – INDUCTED IN 2019 Cristy Nurse was a member of the Canadian women’s rowing team from 2010 to 2016, winning six world championship medals — four silver and two bronze — and representing Canada at the 2016 Olympics in Rio de Janeiro. Nurse was a member of the Guelph Gryphons’ Ontario university…
ATHLETE – SWIMMING – INDUCTED IN 2016 An accomplished swimmer who took part in Olympic trials, Colleen Shields made a name for herself in the open waters of Lake Ontario. Shields is one of only three swimmers to complete three crossings of Lake Ontario, each time establishing a record for the oldest woman to complete…
ATHLETE – WRESTLING – INDUCTED IN 2011 After winning the provincial high school title in 1971, Clive Llewellyn followed with Canadian under-18 and under-20 championships. He excelled with Canada’s junior team, placing seventh at the World Under-18 and fifth at the World Under-20 Championships. Llewellyn continued his winning ways at the University of Western Ontario,…
ATHLETE – BUILDER – TRACK & FIELD – VOLLEYBALL – INDUCTED IN 2007 Known by many as a successful high school coach, Bruce Andrews authored his own accomplished athletic career. An exceptional middle-distance runner, Andrews won back-to-back Canadian juvenile cross-country titles in 1956 and 1957. At the 1960 Ontario high school championships, he earned a…
ATHLETE – HOCKEY – INDUCTED IN 2014 Although he was never drafted, Brian Hayward carved out an 11-year NHL career, earning three league awards. Hayward led the Guelph Platers to a four-game sweep of Prince Albert to win the 1978 Centennial Cup, the national Jr. A championship. He starred at Cornell University, being named an…