The Canadian Sports Hall of Fame is inducting its class of 2018 tonight and it includes one of the best to ever suit it up for the B.C. Lions.
Damon Allen is one of eight inductees this year, which includes a former NHLer, a world champion wheelchair racer and a pair of Olympic medallists.
"Today we celebrate those who have inspired Canadians of all ages through sport and contributed to our world-class sports system in exceptional ways,” Kirsty Duncan, minister of sport, said in April when the 2018 class was announced.
“On behalf of the Government of Canada, I offer my most heartfelt congratulations to Canada's Sports Hall of Fame Class of 2018.”
Meanwhile, the president and CEO of the Canadian Sports Hall of Fame called the 2018 class a group of “proud international ambassadors for Canadian values.”
Here’s the full list of 2018 inductees, in alphabetical order:
- Jeff Adams - Six-time World Champion wheelchair racer, he captured thirteen Paralympic medals and is an advocate promoting equal treatment for people with disabilities.
- Damon Allen - Four-time Grey Cup champion and considered one of the most distinguished quarterbacks in the Canadian Football League.
- Mary Baker - The first Canadian to sign with the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League as a catcher and the first female sport broadcaster in Canada.
- Chandra Crawford - Olympic Gold Medallist in Cross Country Skiing and dedicated to empowering girls across North America to stick with sports and lead healthy, active lifestyles.
- Alexandre Despatie - First athlete ever crowned FINA world champion in all three categories of diving and two-time Olympic Silver Medallist.
- Dave Keon - Four-time Stanley Cup Champion with the Toronto Maple Leafs and the third-highest all-time points leader in franchise history.
- Dr. Sandra Kirby - A former Olympic rower and an accomplished educator, sport administrator, coach and activist fighting sexual harassment and abuse and violence against children in sport.
- Wilton Littlechild - A pioneering role model, organizer and advocate for Indigenous sport in Canada that spans over five decades.
