Basketball player William Reardon, Woodstock : An all-round athlete, Reardon was considered by many to be the best basketball player of his era. As a 15-year-old he played for the Woodstock Senators in the Eastern Canadian intermediate championship; at 18, he led his high school team to the interscholastic title, dethroning the five-time champion Saint John Trojans. He went on to St. Francis Xavier University, where as a freshman, he was named captain of the basketball team, and was the team's top scorer. While at St. F. X. he also played football and tennis, and won the Maritime intercollegiate light heavyweight boxing championship (1932). Following university, he returned to Woodstock and starred for the basketball Senators for several seasons. He also played senior-level rugby and baseball during this time.

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