Jorge Luis Sport: Boxing Year Inducted: 2006 Jorge Luis won a lot of tough fights in his young boxing career, but the one fight he could not win showed up on a hospital X-ray film. A badly broken ankle suffered in a traffic accident proved to be too much of an...
Ashley James Kirkey Sport: Boxing Year Inducted: 1970 Ashley James Kirkey, born in 1915, started boxing in Cornwall in 1932 for Scotty Raynor. He had his first ring battle with Paddy Welsh, winning this bout while fighting for the West End Boxing Club. Ashley fought...
Gordon Hodge Sport: Wrestling Year Inducted: 1968 Gordon Hodge was born in Cornwall in 1890. He was educated in public and high schools and then went on to University. In 1914, he joined the Canadian Army. Gordon was recognized as a star athlete: his chief sports were...
Arthur (Art) Gagnon Sport: Boxing Year Inducted: 1969 Arthur "Art" Gagnon, born 1911, was one of Cornwall's outstanding boxers. A rugged railroad worker who started out doing a little boxing on the side. Deciding to give it a go, Art won the Golden Gloves...
Roland (Bull Neck) Desjardins Sport: Wrestling Year Inducted: 1969 Roland "Bull Neck" Desjardins, born in 1916, started wrestling in Cornwall, fighting out of the Knights of Columbus Hall and the Canadian Legion Hall on Pitt Street. He won the Cornwall Championship in...
Howard Cunningham Sport: Boxing Year Inducted: 1974 Howard Cunningham's biography indicates exceptional ability in many fields of athletics, he is best known for his boxing accomplishments and we welcome him into the Sports Hall of Fame in that category. In 1939, he...
Ernest (Ernie) H. Booth Sport: Boxing Year Inducted: 1970 Ernest "Ernie" H. Booth, born on April 15, 1905 in Rochdale, Lancaster, England, came to Cornwall in 1929. Ernie learned the art of self-defense in England. He fought in Cornwall, Ottawa, Montreal, and the USA....
Gerald (Jerry) Blanchard Sport: Boxing Year Inducted: 1968 Gerald "Jerry" Blanchard, born in 1920, started boxing at the age of twelve. In 1937, he won his first Championship, the Quebec Golden Gloves. In 1938, he was runner-up in the finals of the Canadian...
