Athlete

England Fred

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Played hockey, soccer, lacrosse and baseball
Considered one of the city’s finest athletes
Halfback with the Regina soccer team that won the Sons of Scotland Cup for the North West Territories championship in 1897 and 1898
Captain of the Capital hockey team from 1904 to 1907 and helped the team win territorial championships in 1904 and 1905
Played on the lacrosse team that won the N.W.T. championship in 1904
Played baseball with the CPR team that won a city championship in 1905
Donated the first known hockey trophy in Regina
Served on city council for 17 years and numerous boards
England Road in Regent Park is named in his honour

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Joined the Canadian Football League’s Saskatchewan Roughriders in 1965 playing until 1976
Played slotback, punter, halfback and defensive back
Played in 179 consecutive games – holds team records for career punts and yards and the Grey Cup mark of an 87-yard punt
Played in five Grey Cup games – 1966, 1967, 1969, 1972 and 1976
Was an assistant coach with the Riders in 1980 and assistant general manager from 1985 to 1988
Was Roughriders’ general manager from 1988 to 1999
Won two Grey Cups – in 1966 as a player and in 1989 as general manager
Elected to Roughriders’ Plaza of Honor in 1991

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Member of the Regina Pats and played in the 1950 Memorial Cup
Spent 14 seasons playing professional hockey, including six years in the National Hockey League winning Stanley Cups in 1953 and 1955
Won the Calder Cup with the American Hockey League’s Hershey Bears in 1958
Won the Western Professional Hockey League championship with the Edmonton Flyers
Was an AHL all-star and the WPHL most valuable player
Coach/general manager of the Regina Pats
Coach of the 1980 Canadian Olympic Hockey team
Scout for the Edmonton Oilers

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Played hockey in Regina’s minor programs from age eight, through to Regina Pats of the Western Canada Hockey League. Won 1980 scoring title, helping the Pats advance to Memorial Cup.
Selected as outstanding player in Canadian junior hockey and was first overall draft choice of NHL’s Montreal Canadiens.
Between 1980-90 played 556 regular-season NHL games.
Also played in minor leagues and in Europe.
Pats retired his jersey (12), WHL annually recognizes a player for community contributions with Doug Wickenheiser Memorial Trophy and Regina named an arena in his honour.

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Pitcher on Luther College city champions 194 7-49.
MVP for Legion of the Girls Intercity Softball League after winning 11 games in 1950-including a 27-batter, no-hitter.
Recruited by Parichy Bloomer Girls of the National Girls Baseball League in 1951.
Knee surgery ended her pro career.
As Western Canadian champion, Legion qualified for the 1953 world women’s softball championship in Toronto, where she faced 30 batters while throwing a no-hitter.
Coached Teenettes in 1972, Co-Operators of the Rambler Park Men’s Softball League in 1978-79 and SGI to a women’s city title in 1981.

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Born in Rosetown, won Ladies’ Golf tournaments in Kindersley, Rosetown and Outlook in 1935 at age 14.
At age 15 won 1936 provincial championship at the Wascana Country Club.
Runner-up in 1937; won again in 1938 and 1941.
In 1938, she was conferred a Life Membership at the Prince Albert Municipal course.
To this date, she is the youngest woman to win a Canadian Provincial Title.
While provincial championships were suspended during the war, she was six-time Lobstick winner at Waskesiu between 1938-47.
At 16, the youngest player at 1937 National in Winnipeg, reaching the quarterfinals.
In 1938, reached the quarterfinals at the National in Ottawa.
Won 1947 Saskatoon City championship and 1973 Regina City championship.
Wascana Country Club champion nine times from 1958-76.
Sponsors the Regina City Ladies’ Golf Championship.