Northwestern Ontario Sports Hall of Fame

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Northwestern Ontario Sports Hall of Fame
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Northwestern Ontario Sports Hall of Fame
Established1978
Location219 South May Street, Thunder Bay, Ontario
TypeSports Museum
Public transit access Bus-logo.svg Thunder Bay Transit via City Hall Terminal

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Website Northwestern Ontario Sports Hall of Fame

The Northwestern Ontario Sports Hall of Fame , established in 1978 in Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada, is dedicated to the people of Northwestern Ontario who have achieved greatness in sport. It is located on 219 South May Street in Downtown Fort William. [1]

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History

The Northwestern Ontario Sports Hall of Fame building was constructed in 1916 by Canadian architect Francis R. Heakes. [2] It operated as the Fort William Land and Titles Building from 1917 to 1971, prior to the Hall of Fame moving there in 1996. [3]

Notable inductees

There are 330 inductees in the Northwestern Ontario Sports Hall of Fame as of 2025; including 184 athletes, 95 builders, and 51 teams. [3]

References

  1. "Directory". www.visitthunderbay.com. June 30, 2023. Retrieved October 15, 2025.
  2. "Heakes, Francis Riley | Biographical Dictionary of Architects in Canada". dictionaryofarchitectsincanada.org. Retrieved October 16, 2025.
  3. 1 2 "Home". NWOSportsHallofFame. Retrieved October 15, 2025.
  4. Dunick, Leith (July 25, 2013). "Paralympic gold medalist Andrea Cole to be inducted into NWO sports hall of fame". tbnewswatch.com. Retrieved December 10, 2019.
  5. "Allan Cup 1927 Fred Kearney". allancup.ca. Archived from the original on March 10, 2016. Retrieved February 14, 2020.
  6. "Page, Frederick – Biography – Honoured Builder". Legends of Hockey. Hockey Hall of Fame. Retrieved November 25, 2018.
  7. March, Ashley (April 28, 2015). "Who is Fred Page, and why do hockey players battle for his trophy?". Cornwall Seaway News . Retrieved November 25, 2018.
  8. "Page, Frederick (Fred)". The Chronicle-Journal. Thunder Bay, Ontario. December 26, 1997. p. 31.
  9. "Deaths: Sargent". The Chronicle-Journal. Thunder Bay, Ontario. September 29, 1988. p. 31.
  10. "Frank Sargent dead at 86". The Chronicle-Journal. Thunder Bay, Ontario. September 29, 1988. p. 3.
  11. "Northwestern Ontario Sports Hall of Fame names 6 new inductees - Your Thunder Bay". September 3, 2025. Retrieved October 13, 2025.
  12. "Dave Siciliano". Northwestern Ontario Sports Hall of Fame. Thunder Bay, Ontario. 1995. Retrieved August 7, 2021.
  13. "Joe Wirkkunen". Northwestern Ontario Sports Hall of Fame. 2008. Retrieved August 21, 2024.

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