Formed in 1981 by the Ramoca Shrine Club and the Knights of Columbus, the Owen Sound Sports Hall of Fame is dedicated to the people who have participated in local sports, either as participants or as builders.
In 1984, the City Parks and Recreation Committee stated its support for the continuation of the Hall, and in 2004 the Owen Sound Sports Hall of Fame underwent a major renovation at the Harry Lumley Bayshore Community Centre.
Elections and inductions are held to honour new inductees every two years.
Past inductees include: the Owen Sound Mercurys, winners of the 1951 Allan Cup; the Owen Sound Greys, winners of the Memorial Cup in 1924 and 1927; the Owen Sound North Stars, winners in 1979, 1980 and 1989 of the President's Cup, which is symbolic of the Canadian Lacrosse Association's Senior 'B' Championship; the Bond Purple Raiders, winners of the 1957 Ontario Basketball League Championship; Stanley Cup winner Harry Lumley; and many other groups and individuals that have contributed to sport in Owen Sound.
Hall of Fame Criteria & Nomination Form
The induction criteria for the Owen Sound Sports Hall of Fame can be found here.
Nomination forms can be found here.
Completed forms can be submitted to:
City of Owen Sound
Attention: Nicole Olmsted
808 2nd Avenue East
Owen Sound, ON N4K 2H4
or email nolmsted@owensound.ca
The next Sports Hall of Fame Induction is 2026!
The Deadline to submit your nomination form is December 31st, 2025.
2024 Hall of Fame Inductees and Ceremony Details
The 2024 Sports Hall of Fame Inductees are:
ATHLETES:
BUILDERS:
TEAMS:
SPECIAL MERIT:
Tickets on sale now at City Hall, $50.00 per ticket!
A ceremony will be held on Friday, May 3, 2024 at the Harry Lumley Bayshore Community Centre, Semi-Formal Dress Code
Social Hour: 5:30 pm to 7:00 pm
Dinner: 7:00 pm to 8:30 pm
Inductions 8:30 pm to 10:00pm
For further details, please reach out to:
Nicole Olmsted at 519-376-4440 ext. 1256 or email nolmsted@owensound.ca
Elections and inductions are held to honour new inductees every two years.
If a nomination for this year was not successful, please feel free to reapply on the City’s website for the 2026 induction when applications open again. Nomination form linked above or here.
Tickets will be available for purchase at City Hall August 15 to September 5, 2022.
For further details, please reach out to Lauren Stewart at 519-376-4440 ext. 1256 or by email lstewart@owensound.ca
Athletes:
Builders:
Teams:
Please note that due to COVID-19 preventative measures, the Induction Dinner & Ceremony scheduled for Friday, May 8, 2020 at the Bayshore Community Centre has been postponed to Friday, May 6, 2022.
Tickets will be available for purchase at City Hall April 1, 2022 to April 15, 2022.
For further details, please reach out to Lauren Stewart at 519-376-4440 ext. 1256 or by email lstewart@owensound.ca
Athletes:
Builders:
Teams:
Special Merit:
Athletes:
Builders:
Teams:
Special Merit:
The Induction Ceremony was held on Friday, May 4, 2018 at the Harry Lumley Bayshore Community Centre.
Athletes:
Builders:
Teams:
Special Merit:
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Owen Sound, ON
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Phone: 519-376-1440
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