Muzammal Nawaz
Muzammal Nawaz was born in Liverpool England and the family moved to Canada where his father enrolled him in karate at the age of 7…
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Famous Burlingtonians
Sports
Famous Burlingtonians who have been recognized internationally for their contributions to sport who are from Burlington, Ontario, Canada.
Neil Lumsden
Neil Lumsden played 10 seasons as a full back in the Canadian Football League (CFL) with Toronto, Hamilton as well as Edmonton and won three…
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Nick Weslock
Nick Weslock was an amateur golfer from 1946-1969. Within this time he won the Ontario Open seven times, defeating fields comprised mostly of professionals. In…
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Nicolas Youngblud
Nicolas Youngblud was born in Burlington. He was a goaltender for the Canada men’s national water polo team, which claimed the silver medal at the…
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Paul Beraldo
Paul Beraldo is a retired Canadian professional ice hockey centre. He was selected 139th overall in the 1986 NHL Entry Draft by the Boston Bruins.…
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Paula Schnurr
Paula Schnurr won 28 Ontario Women’s Interuniversity Athletic Association (OWIAA) indoor/outdoor championship medals, 18 of them gold. In addition, she set 2 Canadian Interuniversity Athletics…
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Peter Crosbie
Crosbie was a goalie who played all his minor hockey in Burlington and then played Junior A for the St. Catharines Black Hawks and London…
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Pierre Lamarche
Lamarche was a Canadian Junior Tennis Champion and a National Men’s Champion. He was a Canadian Davis Cup team member and captain for both the…
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Ralph Sazio
Ralph Sazio has held a number of different positions in the CFL but is best known as the most successful coach for the Hamilton Tiger…
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Renata Fast
Renata grew up in Burlington where she played hockey with the Burlington Barracudas before playing Defense for Clarkson University (NCAA) where she helped Clarkson win its…
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Rick Foley
Foley was a Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman who played 67 NHL games with the Chicago Black Hawks, Philadelphia Flyers, and Detroit Red Wings. He…
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Rick Lanz
Rick Lanz is a former professional ice hockey defenceman who spent 10 seasons in the National Hockey League and is best known for his time…
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Ron Angus
Ron Angus participated in 23 consecutive Senior National Judo Championships, is a 10 times World Masters Champion and was a member of the Canadian Judo…
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Ron Foxcroft
Ron Foxcroft is best known for his work as a basketball referee and for his invention, the pea-less Fox 40 whistle. He was the first…
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Ron Sedlbauer
Ronald Andrew Sedlbauer is a former professional ice hockey left winger who played seven seasons in the National Hockey League. Sedlbauer played junior hockey for…
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