Title

N.F.C.V.I. Senior Boys Basketball Team 1953

Description

All Ontario Champions 1953 In photo, left to right: Back Row: Mr. A.G. McColl (Principal), Bob MacDougall, Frank Slater (Manager), John Sheppard, Bill Burleigh, Ray Nagy, Mr. J.V. Rose (Coach) Front Row: Dave Hanniwell, Ron Renzetti, Larry Triano, Howie Triano (Captain), Andy Fisher, Horace Logan, Emil Badovinac.

en-CA Under the leadership of coach Jimmy Rose, Niagara Falls Collegiate Vocational Institute (N.F.C.V.I.) won the Ontario Interscholastic Senior Basketball Championships three years running 1951-52-53. In 1951, N.F.C.V.I. defeated Humberside 43-32 and then won the Queens University Invitational when they beat Kingston Collegiate 75-26. In 1952, N.F.C.V.I. Seniors beat Windsor Patterson 65-63 to win for the second straight year. They played three games in 24 hours eliminating Ottawa Tech. That year, they also won the Queens University Tournament. In 1953, for the third straight year, the N.F.C.V.I. Senior Basketball team won the championship by defeating Assumption Runnymede and North Toronto. They played 71 games with no losses and a school record. They always played as a team and were proud to do so.

en-CA Inducted at ceremony held on January 17, 2010.

Identifier

http://www.nflibrary.ca/nfplindex/show.asp?b=1&ref=oo&id=319345

Type

Still Image

Medium

Digital image

Is Part Of

Niagara Falls Public Library Digital Collections

Subject

Niagara Falls Virtual Sports Wall of Fame

Awards

Portraits - Biographical

Sports - Recreation - Leisure

Provenance

City of Niagara Falls Sports Wall of Fame

Spatial Coverage

Canada - Ontario - Niagara Falls

Source

Niagara Falls (Ont.) Public Library

Date Created

2010-01-07

Date Modified

2010-01-07