Title

Niagara Falls Collegiate-Vocational Institute (N.F.C.V.I) - Senior Rugby District S.O.S.S.A Champions 1945 - 2012 Sports Wall of Fame Inductees

Description

en-CA 2012 Sports Wall of Fame Inductees. Front Row (left to right): Bill Mateyk, Paul Thomas, Frank Ingold, Vernon Anderson, Jim Climenhage, Captain, Cliff MacGillivray, Alex MacGillivray, Harry Wyss, Cliff Prest, Dan Pangborn. Second Row: Desmond Clement, Matt Merstorf, Bill Moir, Don Mackenzie, Al D’Amico, George Tice, Paul Clement, Bob Price. Third Row: Tom Prata, Manager, Ange Damore, J. Lennert, Frank Leifl Fourth Row: E.J. McGirr,Principal, Jimmy Rose, Athletic Director, Gord Dorst, Coach, Ken Borisuk, Coach. Missing from photo: Bill Sullivan. The 1945 N.F.C.V.I. Senior Rugby Team lost only one game during the regular schedule. They defeated teams from Stamford, Fort Erie, Port Colborne, Welland and St. Catharines to win the Niagara District Championship. It was quite an accomplishment, as the 1944 N.F.C.V.I. Championship Rugby Team was rebuilt after a number of the players graduated. The 1945 N.F.C.V.I. Senior Rugby Team were extremely proud to bring back the Niagara District Championship trophy for a second year in a row.

Identifier

http://www.nflibrary.ca/nfplindex/show.asp?b=1&ref=oo&id=380553

Creator

City of Niagara Falls Staff

Type

Still Image

Is Part Of

Niagara Falls Public Library Digital Collections

Medium

Black & white digital image

Provenance

City of Niagara Falls

Date

January 2013

Subject

Awards

Portraits - Biographical - Team

Sports - Recreation - Leisure

Niagara Falls Virtual Sports Wall of Fame

Spatial Coverage

Canada - Ontario - Niagara Falls

Source

Niagara Falls (Ont.) Public Library

Date Created

2013-02-04

Date Modified

2013-02-06