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Hometown: Saint John
Category: Athlete
Competed in badminton from 1973-1994
Won 36 New Brunswick; 24 Maritime; 15 Canadian 7 Pan American championships
Won 5 consecutive Canadian men’s singles championships (1983-87)
At 1987 Canadian Championships, he won the men’s singles, men doubles, and mixed doubles championships, registering a "triple crown"
Competed at Commonwealth Games, 1986 & 1990, won silver medals at both Games in team event
Competed at Devlin Cup, (vs. United States), 1983; Thomas Cup (similar to Davis Cup in tennis) 1984 & 1988; World Championships, 4 times
NB Athlete of the Year (1983-86)
Selected by City of Saint John to the "Group of Five", in 1989, as the city’s outstanding sports figure.
Inducted: 2001
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