1989 BELLEVILLE SPORTS HALL OF FAME INDUCTEES

  • Belleville McFarlands – Allan Cup

    TEAM, HOCKEY

  • Belleville McFarlands - World Cup

    TEAM, HOCKEY

  • James “Jim” Benedict Driscoll

    ATHLETE, JUDO

  • Gary Schreider

    ATHLETE, FOOTBALL

  • Jack Sisson

    ATHLETE, FOOTBALL

BELLEVILLE McFARLANDS - ALLAN CUP

TEAM, HOCKEY

1958 ALLAN CUP CHAMPIONS

Back Row: Eddie Marineau, Jean-Paul Payette, Wayne “Weiner” Brown, Barton Bradley, John Muretich, Keith MacDonald

Centre Row: Claude Tice (Executive), Robertson Collins (Executive), Arthur Charlton (Trainer), Lionel Botley, Armand “Bep” Guidolin, Russ Kowalchuk, Joe Lepine, Gerry Goyer, Keith Montgomery, Davey Jones, Frank Grandame (Executive), Ralph Graham (Executive)

Front Row: Hillary “Minnie” Menard, Don Barclay, Floyd Crawford, Drury Denyes (Manager), Ike Hildebrand (Coach), Gordie Bell, Maurice “Moe” Benoit

Seated: Philip Denyes (Mascot)

The McFarlands defeated the Kitchener-Waterloo Dutchmen to win the O.H.A. Senior “A” Title. They went on to defeat South Porcupine for the All-Ontario Championship and Levis, Quebec for the Eastern Canada Title. Down three games to one against the Kelowna Packers, they rebounded to win the next three games to capture the Allan Cup for the Senior Canadian Championship.

BELLEVILLE McFARLANDS - WORLD CUP

TEAM, HOCKEY

1959 WORLD HOCKEY CHAMPIONS

 Back Row: Jean-Paul Lamirande, Lou Smrke, Davey Jones, Wayne “Weiner” Brown, Fiori Goegan, Keith MacDonald, Denis Boucher

Second Row: Armand Duffy (President Booster Club), Mayor Gerald Hyde, Donald Barclay (Trainer), Claude Tice (Executive), Peter Conacher, Billy Graham, Barton Bradley, John McLellan, Al Dewsbury, Maurice “Moe” Benoit, Lionel Botley, Hillary “Minnie” Menard, Gordon “Red” Berenson, Robertson Collins (Executive), Ralph Graham (Executive)

Front Row: Drury Denyes (Manager), Floyd Crawford, Ike Hildebrandt (Coach), Harvey J. McFarland (Sponsor) Gordie Bell, Jean-Paul Payette, Billy Reay (assistant Manager)

Absent: Marv Edwards, George “Goose” Gosselin

Following three victories in the preliminary rounds, the “Macs” won the medal round to capture the World Championship in Prague, Czechoslovakia. They defeated the Soviet Union 3-1 in the most crucial game. On March 15, 1959, the Belleville McFarlands, representing Canada, were crowned World Champions.

JAMES “JIM” BENEDICT DRISCOLL

ATHLETE, JUDO

A native of Sarnia, Ontario, Jim Driscoll worked tirelessly for over thirty years to develop Judo programmes in Canada. As a participant, he held a Third Degree Black Belt – the Yodan – which was awarded to him in 1979.  He started training youngsters in Judo at the Belleville Y.M.C.A. in 1952, and continued the lessons until 1982.   In 1978, Jim received the Member of the Order of Canada in Rideau Hall in Ottawa from Governor-General Jules Leger.   For seven years he was the Secretary General of Judo Canada serving internationally at Judo conferences in Munich in 1972, in Lausanne in 1973 and in Vienna in 1975.  He was a Director of the Canadian Olympic Association during the Olympics in Montreal in 1976.

Until his death in 1982, Jim maintained a keen interest in both Judo and the Y.M.C.A.

GARY SCHREIDER

ATHLETE, FOOTBALL

Born in Belleville, Ontario in 1934, Gary Schreider began his athletic pursuits at St. Michael’s Academy, which he attended until he completed 10th grade. He moved on to St. Michael’s College School in Toronto where he established a Canadian Junior 60-yard dash record while training under Lloyd Percival. Football was Gary’s game and he starred with the Queen’s University Golden Gaels, winning the Intercollegiate Championship in 1953 and again in 1955. He went on to play nine years in the Canadian Football League with Ottawa, British Columbia and Hamilton and was three times a CFL all-star. Gary was called to the bar of Ontario in 1963 and practised law until 1984 when he was appointed Master of the Supreme Court of Ontario.

JACK SISSON

ATHLETE, FOOTBALL

A resident of Belleville since 1954, Jack Sisson spent his formative years in Peterborough before entering Queen’s University. He led the Golden Gaels from 1949 to 1953 while playing halfback at Queen’s. Jack is best known as a coach, advisor and mentor to countless athletes at Quinte Secondary. He has worked tirelessly to improve football officiating in the Quinte District, and has, over the years, refereed many Inter-collegiate games. Under his tutelage at Quinte, his teams won numerous Central Ontario Secondary School Championships.

Jack continues his athletic pursuits to this day having biked across Canada in 1987. He can also be found on the gridirons of the Quinte District in the fall, signalling first downs.