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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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
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.
Amateur and Professional Boxer
*Made his pro debut in Victoria, BC
