Builder : Touch FootballYear Inducted: 2014Date of Birth: January 1st, 1943Born in: Ottawa, Ontario Ed Laverty was the driving force behind the Ottawa Nepean Touch Football League for over 50 years. Born in Ottawa in 1943, Laverty was instrumental in the development and growth of Touch Football, both locally and nationally. He has worked for…

Athlete : HockeyYear Inducted: 1988Date of Birth: December 10th, 1906Born in: Collingwood, Ontario Lloyd Laporte (deceased) was the founder, coach and manager of the junior hockey Inkerman Rockets. Year after year they won the Ottawa Valley title. In 1951, they beat the Ottawa champions, Eastview St. Charles, then South Porcupine, St. Mary’s, and Quebec Citadels…

Athlete : HockeyYear Inducted: 1983Date of Birth: November 13th, 1926Born in: Ottawa, Ontario Jean-Paul ‘Lally’Lalonde (deceased) was a Canadian Navy boxing champion, Eastern zone. He played with the Sudbury Wolves’ world championship hockey team in 1949. Pro football with Ottawa Trojans, Rough Riders, and Alouettes. Helped Peterborough win Canadian senior lacrosse championship and Mann Cup…

Athlete : BoxingYear Inducted: 1994Date of Birth: April 7th, 1929Born in: Ottawa, Ontario A prominent boxer in the 1940s, he won the Quebec Golden Gloves and reigned as Canadian Amateur bantam weight champion in 1940. He fell short in his bid to earn a berth on the 1948 Canadian Olympic team when he lost his…

Athlete : HockeyYear Inducted: 2018Date of Birth: March 21, 1964Born in: Ottawa, Ontario Jim Kyte, a 6-foot-5, 210-pound defenceman who played 598 regular-season games across 13 seasons for five NHL teams, accumulated 1,342 penalty minutes and was regarded as one of the toughest players of his time. But there’s more to Kyte. He was the…

Athlete : FootballYear Inducted: 2006Date of Birth: October 28th, 1945Born in: Baltimore, Maryland Mark Kosmos played college football at the university of Oklahoma where he received his BA. After graduation Mark went on to enjoy an outstanding CFL career winning 4 Grey Cups with three different teams, including Montreal, Hamilton and Ottawa. Mark was a…

Athlete : RowingYear Inducted: 2002Date of Birth: November 22nd, 1970Born in: Ottawa, Ontario She became interested in the pull of the oars at the age of 21. While setting her sights on a journalism career, she attended McGill University then Carleton University and was a member of the national women’s rowing team from 1996 to…

Athlete: SoccerYear Inducted: 2015Date of Birth: Feb 13th, 1981Born in: Ottawa, Ontario Playing midfielder, Kiss was named to Canada’s national women’s Soccer team in 2000 at age 19 and played in 75 international games during her career. Her outstanding accomplishments began while serving as team captain at the 2003 Pan Am Games, where she contributed…

Athlete : YachtingYear Inducted: 1984Date of Birth: January 2nd, 1929Born in: Ottawa, Ontario Competed for Canada in 1956 and 1964 Olympics in Finn Class yachting, in 1968 Olympics in Starr Class. Won International Class 14 title in ’63 and ’64. Member three-boat team that won World International Class 14 in 1958, 1961. Designer of the…

Athlete : HockeyYear Inducted: 1988Date of Birth: January 27th, 1911Born in: Ottawa, Ontario Thomas Raymond ‘Ray’ Kinsella (deceased) played in the National Hockey League (NHL) with the Ottawa Senators. He was a welterweight Eastern boxing champion and boxing instructor at the Ottawa Boys’ Club. Founding member of Civil Service Recreation Association (RA). Headed two subscription…