Builder Walter Golding, Saint John: Golding founded the Trojan Athletic Club, which is still active in Saint John today. The Club encompassed many sports including baseball, football, hockey, and basketball for men and women, and was the spawning ground for many of New Brunswick's best athletes such as Andrew (Beef) Malcolm, Margaret Purdy, Dorothy Brockway and others. He brought outside teams to Saint John to compete against the Trojans, thereby introducing Maritime teams to Eastern Canadian competition in basketball. He managed the Trojans for 15 consecutive seasons, during which they won 12 provincial, nine Maritime, and one Eastern Canadian title in the senior division, the only time it was won by an New Brunswick team. The 1932 Trojans were inducted into the Sports Hall of Fame in 1978.

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