Athlete

Simon Doug

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Member of the National Team from 1971-80, competing Internationally in World Cups and in both the 1975 and 1979 Pan-Am Games
Named team captain and selected to world all-star teams three times as an outfielder
Played for Washington State (1971-7 4) where he won All-Conference and All-America honors in Pac-8
Set or tied Pac-8 records with three home runs, nine RBl’s, 14 total bases, two triples in one game and two home runs in one inning
Spent 12 seasons through 1970’s and 80’s playing manager of the senior Regina Red Sox
Coached minor baseball after retiring as a player, earning coach-of-the-year laurels from Saskatchewan Baseball Association
Assisted in developing an Advanced Coaching Manual as member of sport’s technical committee and inducted into Saskatchewan Baseball Hall of Fame 1994

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Represented Saskatchewan 17 times at various golf championships, including nine times in 24 years, starting in 197 4, as a member of the Willingdon Cup team
Seven-time member of Saskatchewan Senior Men’s Amateur team from 1996-2004; won Provincial Senior’s Championship in 1996 and was runner-up five times in the Saskatchewan Amateur Men’s Championship
Provincial Mid-Amateur Champion in 1997, won first of three Provincial Sand Greens Championships in 1964 and won Saskatchewan Teachers’ Championship ten times
Served as Royal Regina Golf Club Director. Awarded by the Regina Public School Board for 30 years of coaching, primarily badminton, another sport he excelled at

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Played eight seasons as defensive end with CFL Saskatchewan Roughriders from 1953 – 60; enshrined in Riders’ Plaza of Honor in 2001
After progressing through Junior Hockey team’s minor system, spent two seasons with Regina Pats, appearing in 1952 Memorial Cup. Later played senior hockey
Tremendous all-around athlete, grew up in Regina and participated in City’s Parks League Hockey and won numerous awards in track & field
Served as Assistant Coach with Junior Football’s Regina Rams for four National Championships in the 1970’s

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Played with Team Canada attempting to qualify for the 1992 Olympics. Also on Team Canada from 1994 – 97, attempting to qualify for the World Cup
Played professionally with indoor and outdoor leagues, including teams in Winnipeg, Toronto, Montreal, Vancouver and Edmonton
Began playing local soccer in 1978 and made Saskatchewan Under-16 team in 1985, progressing to be a member of the Canada Games training squad in 1987
Started coaching youth and men’s squads in Regina in 1991, using knowledge gained while instructing at his pro team’s high performance camps, and became a driving force behind the World Class Players Cup Tournament in Regina

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During five junior seasons with Western Hockey League’s Regina Pats (1987-92) set team record for games played with 352.
Scored 50 and 46 goals last two seasons, plus added 10 goals in eight playoff games in 1990-91; captain during final season; earned laurels as team MVP and most popular player.
Fourth-round draft of NHL’s Minnesota North Stars in 1992; played in East Coast, American and International hockey leagues and also in Hungary and Austria and England, winning MVP honours in England and ECHL.

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Named Canadian lnteruniversity Athletic Union outstanding male basketball player in 1986-87 – only Saskatchewan player to have won the Mike Moser Memorial Trophy.
Completed University of Regina career averaging Cougars record of 23.1 points per game, placing him second as team’s all-time scoring leader (1,362) and second in rebounds (495).
Team MVP all four seasons and first-team (GPAC) conference all-star 1985-89; GPAC MVP in 1987; first-team All-Canadian (CIAU) in 1987 and 1989, second-team in 1988.