Saturday, March 24, 2012

2012 Nominees as of March 2012

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 NOMINEES:
For the British Columbia Amateur Boxing
Hall of Fame selection for 2012:
(Updated: April 19th. 


2012 Nominees
Allan Bayne, Bert Lowes,
 Charles John, Cooke Family,
Donnie Orr, George Armson, 
George Shiels, Geronimo Bie,
Harry Twist, John O'Shea, 
 Laurie Mann, Mandy LaPointe, 
*Marg O'Reilly,  Michael Olajide jr., 
*Roger Adolph, Tony Duffy, 
*Wayne Sponagle, 
*Nanaimo Boxing Club,
*Spruce Capital Warriors
Boxing Club of Prince George, 
*1984 Junior Nationals and the
 Senior Olympic team box-offs.

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Photos are of the various nominees
Photo of Bert Lowes and Pat West
with boxers of the South Hill
Boxing Club, and below photos
of boxers that were members of 
the South Hill or Fireghters 
boxing clubs of Vancouver.




Boxers that fought under the
direction of Bert Lowes at 
one time:
Freddy Fuller, Dick Findlay,
Dave Wylie,  Brian Zelley,
Gordie Lawson, Jimmy Walters,
John Gamble, Frankie Scott
and Lindy Lindmoser.


Lindy boxer for the South Hill
club along with others such as
Jimmy Walters and Harold Mann
and would also coach at the 
Firefighters until it closed in the 
early Seventies.  Lindy, Bert
Lowes and George Armson would also be part of the 1984 Junior
 Nationals and Senior Olympic box-offs that was held in the 

George Shiels, boxing coachj                                   Mandy LaPointe, boxer

Each boxer and builder has a story to tell.
Some of the nominees are already 
inductees of other halls of fame.

Bert Lowes  is one of seven inductees of 
the BC Sports Hall of Fame and
Harry Twist is an inductee of the
Burnaby Sports Hall of Fame
and
Allan Bayne and Laurie Mann
Prince George Sports Hall of Fame
ALLAN BAYNE, INDUCTEE
PRINCE GEORGE SPORTS HALL OF FAME 




                                    DONNIE ORR - 2000 Olympic Games

ROGER ADOLPH
*Nominated as an All-Rounder
for his combination of boxing
excellence, and his role as a
builder in various areas.

In the Seventies, Roger and
Ed Williams were two key 
folks behind the revival of 
the Buckskin Gloves.  And,
in 2012 he is a boxing coach.
                                  MICHAEL OLAJIDE Jr. 
                 Amateur and Professional  Boxer
              *Made his pro debut in Victoria, BC