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Welcome to the Barrie Sports Hall of Fame
Dedicated to recognizing and honouring outstanding achievements within our local sporting community.
The Barrie Sports Hall of Fame is proud to welcome the
Class of 2025 Inductees & Award Recipients
40th Anniversary • 1985-2025
Joe Rockbrune
John Crawley Award
"Local Lifetime Achievement"
Dan Forgrave
Jean McCann Award
"Unsung Hero"
Sydney Shawyer
Corson-Johnston Trophy
"Amateur Athlete of the Year"
Ann Scully
Memorial Trophy
"Coach of the Year"
Shine Some Light On Your Stars!
Become a Teammate of the BSHoF!
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We want to highlight and celebrate your athletes’ exciting achievements!
Become a Teammate and help us share the love of your game!
Since 1984, the Barrie Sports Hall of Fame has been dedicated to recognizing and honouring outstanding athletes, coaches, and sports builders from our local community.
Each October, the Hall of Fame inducts individuals who have made significant contributions to sports in Barrie, achieving excellence in their respective fields locally, nationally, and internationally.
The City of Barrie graciously allowed the Allandale Recreation Centre to become the home of the Barrie Sports Hall of Fame. It’s here that the portraits celebrating the great men and women from Barrie’s sporting history – both past and present – have been displayed for over forty years.
Who's Next?
Do you know a champion athlete or sports builder worthy of a Hall of Fame Induction or an Award?
Click the button to nominate them today!
Nomination Form
Our Motto
Honour The Past
Barrie is rich with sport history and excellence. We are proud to honour those who have excelled in their sporting careers and share their legacy with our community.
Celebrate The Present
With some many amazing sports organizations operating out of Barrie, we want to do our part to highlight and celebrate our local athletes' exciting achievements in our area.
Inspire The Future
By Honouring the Past and Celebrating the Present, we hope to Inspire the Future stars of Barrie athletics to strive for excellence in their sporting fields so that one day, maybe they will be recognized by the Barrie Sports Hall of Fame.
Message from Our Chair
Tom Ewles
It would be an easy task to tell you all about our recent growth and our relationship with the City and its sponsors, but I won’t. This is a special milestone – our 40th Anniversary! We wouldn’t be here unless we recognize my predecessors, those volunteers who took the time to recognize that Barrie has a sporting heritage worth celebrating. From its start in 1985, many members of our community have given of their time to turn the Sports Hall into the organization it is today. The Barrie Sports Hall of Fame has a future in celebrating its past.
To past chairs, board members, members at large, sporting organizations, service clubs, and sponsors over the past 40 years, thank you for your dedication and support.
Regrettably, many of them have passed on, but they are not forgotten. One doesn’t get to be the 40 year chair, without some community-oriented “parents”.
Sport has grown immensely over the past 40 years. It’s big business, yet at its basic level it just people having fun and playing. Traditional sports such as hockey, baseball, football, track and field, boxing ruled the day in 1985. Sport is now diverse and inclusive; boundaries are being challenged – imagine flag football as an Olympic sport, and a professional women’s hockey league. As Sport evolves so must the Sports Hall. Past terms of reference such as residency, amateur or professional status, and sports that don’t presently meet the federal or provincial sport funding guidelines, may do so in the future.
Our work is ongoing, and ever evolving – please consider joining us!
Annual
Induction Ceremony
Each October, the Barrie Sports Hall of Fame hosts its annual Induction Ceremony. The Hall inducts individuals who have made a significant contribution to sports in Barrie, achieving excellence in their respective fields locally, nationally, and internationally.
The Hall also presents several other awards, including Amateur Athlete of the Year, Lifetime Achievement, Unsung Hero, Team Official of the Year, and Honoured Team.
Click the button below to review our most recent Induction Ceremony.