New Brunswick Sports Hall of Fame New Brunswick Sports Hall of Fame  
About the Sports Hall    Contact Us    Français 
New Brunswick Sports Hall of Fame New Brunswick Sports Hall of Fame
 
 
 
Visitor Information
News
Events/Exhibits
New Inductees
Honored Members
Nominations
Support the Hall
Sports Pioneers
Our Heritage
Sponsors
Newsletters
Virtual Exhibit
Photo Gallery
 
Thursday, September 09, 2010
 
John Meagher, Ph. D.
Multi-Sport
 

Hometown: Fredericton
Category: Builder

  • Called the “Builder” of New Brunswick’s Sports Builders
  • Developed, and headed, the School of Physical Education at UNB, guiding an estimated 2,500 graduates during his 31 year career
  • Locally, conducted hundreds of hockey clinics and National Coaching Certification Program (NCCP) courses
  • Assisted and advised in the design/construction of gymnasia, hockey arenas, tennis courts and outdoor fields for schools and communities all over Eastern Canada
  • Originator, and director, of the 1967 NB Winter Games, the first provincial games in New Brunswick
  • Three-time member of NB mission staff at the Canada Games (‘67, ‘69 and ‘71)
  • Co-authored (with fellow Honoured Member Vance Toner)“The First Steps - A Master Plan for Sport In New Brunswick” in 1978
  • Provincially, conducted hundreds of workshops for coaches, physical education teachers and recreation personnel
  • Nationally, served three terms (1963 - 1966) on federal government’s Fitness and Amateur Sport Advisory Council
  • Authored three major, national reports including 1969's “Amateur Hockey in Canada - A Blueprint for the 70's”
  • Recipient of Honor Awards and Certificates of Merit from the Atlantic Provinces Health, Physical Education and Recreation as well as the Canadian Association of Health, Physical Education and Recreation
  • Recipient of Queen’s Silver Jubilee Medal in 1977, awarded in recognition of worthy and devoted service
  • Named to

    Inducted: 2009

  •  
     
     

     

     
     
       
     
    Privacy Policy Copyright © New Brunswick Sports Hall of Fame Inc. All Rights Reserved, 2003