OLBA Hall of Fame

The Hall of Fame celebrates outstanding athletes in the player, legacy player and builder categories.

Inductees reflect excellence of play provincially, nationally and internationally on behalf of the Province of Ontario.

The Ontario Lawn Bowls Association is proud to induct the following members into the Hall of Fame.

Nominations
If your club has a member who you feel has been one of the great "builders" of the sport in Ontario, please nominate that person.

Please include the person's name and a description of her or his contributions to the game.

Send these nominations to the OLBA Secretary, newsham@olba.ca

2022 Inductees

Outstanding Bowls Achievement Category:
Chris Stadnyk
Mark Sandford
Shirley Ko
Helen Wright

Lifetime Achievement Category:
John Bush

Legacy Bowler Category:
Joe Green

Para Bowler Category:
Vivian Berkeley

Bowls Builder Category:
Ian Howard
Sharyl Ann Milligan

2020 Inductees

Male Player Category:
Kevin Jones
Wayne Wright

Female Player Category:
Carol Carter
Helen Culley

Male Legacy Player Category:
Joe Dorsch
Ian Jones

Long Term Athlete Development:
Alex Graham

Builder Category:
Jean McCron
Peter McFalls
Bob North
Carl Thiel
Lillian (Lily) Webb

2019 Inductees

Read background information about our Inductees from the 2019 Event Program.

Male Player Category:
Dave Anderson
Steve McKerihen
Fred Wallbank

Female Player Category:
Andrea Weigand
Jo Anne Bugler
Maureen Thompson

Male Legacy Player Category:
George Boxwell
Burnie Gill
Mark Gilliland

Female Legacy Player Category:
Eleanor Crossen
Shirley Otis Jones
Gloria McFalls

Builder Category:
Gord Terwillegar

2018 was the inaugural year of the OLBA Hall of Fame

2018 Inductees

Read background information about our Inductees from the 2018 event program.

Male Player Category:
Ryan Bester
Ron Jones
Dave Houtby
Bill Boettger

Female Player Category:
Sandie Laila Hassan
Kelly McKerihen
Doreen Creaney
Chrystal Shephard

Female Legacy Player Category:
June Bell
Jean Wintermute
Emma Todd

Male Legacy Player Category:
Jim Law
Karl John Beacom
Neil Salkeld

Awards