by Chris | Jul 11, 2019 | Uncategorized
JOHN CAMPBELL COACH If one had to pick just two words to describe John Campbell, those words would surely be ‘innovator’ and ‘communicator’. John traveled to the 1968 Olympics in Mexico City and returned to the small B.C. mining town of Revelstoke (Population, 5,000)...
by Chris | Jul 11, 2019 | Uncategorized
KENT ANDREWS COACH It is entirely possible, that no one has committed as much time to coaching and mentoring in B.C.’s volleyball community than Kent Andrews. Kent was first introduced to the sport of volleyball in 1949 at Willington Beach (Powell River, B.C.) on a...
by Chris | Jul 11, 2019 | Uncategorized
MARILYN POMFRET BUILDER Marilyn Pomfret grew up in Winnipeg, but moved west in 1951 to attend UBC. After teaching high school for several years, Marilyn returned to UBC to teach, coach volleyball and serve as the women’s athletic director. Under her guidance, UBC...
by Chris | Jul 11, 2019 | Uncategorized
GREG RUSSELL ATHLETE Most Hall of Fame journeys start from being exposed to a sport at an early age, but Greg Russell’s journey to volleyball dominance didn’t start until his Grade 12 year at Claremont Secondary School in Victoria, B.C. From there, Greg would go on to...
by Chris | Jul 11, 2019 | Uncategorized
MARY MACDONALD ATHLETE Mary Macdonald moved to Vancouver from Toronto and immediately had an impact on volleyball in B.C. After having success winning four National Titles with the Toronto V-Club, Mary helped found and turn the Vancouver Alums Volleyball Club into a...
by Chris | Jul 11, 2019 | Uncategorized
1971 VANCOUVER CALONAS TEAM The 1971 Vancouver Calonas were part of a dynasty that dominated women’s volleyball in Canada from 1966-75 and won nine consecutive National Open Championships. In Vic Lindal’s last year as head coach, the 971 team played an undefeated...
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