Yarmouth County native Carl Trask was a distinguished athlete who starred on virtually every mens team at Acadia during the late 1920s and early 1930s. He excelled in swimming, water polo, rugby and baseball, and he was captain of the 1930 men’s varsity basketball team that captured the Eastern Canadian Championship. In the Eastern Canadian […]
Earle “Andy” Anderson ’33
August 25, 2012
Digby native, Earle “Andy” Anderson was a keen participant in several athletic endeavors. Arriving on the Acadia campus during the 1930-’31 academic year, he wore the Acadia colours for three seasons, starring in English rugby, hockey, track and field and baseball. Football In football this powerful and agile offensive athlete starred alongside the likes of […]
George Spicer “Gammie” Atkins- 1915
August 25, 2012
Spencer’s Island, Nova Scotia native George “Gammie” Atkins first atttacted attention on the English rugby field during the fall of 1909, starring for the Horton Academy team. Following two academic years and outstanding .performances on the rugby field, George entered Acadia during the fall of 1911 and continued his football heroics with the Acadia varsity […]
John Leggitt- 1948
August 25, 2012
Glace Bay native John Leggitt starred in both varsity rugby and hockey, being considered by his peers as probably the rugby team’s best inside three-quarter and hockey’s top defensive defenseman of their time. For three seasons as well he played creditably in interclass basketball and interclass track, but it was on the rugby field and […]
Burnett A. Ralston- 1935
August 24, 2012
Burnett A. Ralston–better known as “Burnie”-was born in Shelburne, Nova Scotia but attended Morris Street, Halifax Academy and Saint John High Schools. A gifted athlete who participated in interclass basketball, baseball, swimming, track and field, hockey and soccer, he is best remembered athletically as an excellent varsity English rugby and basketball performer. On the football […]
1955-56 Men’s Rugby Team
August 24, 2012
The 1955 rugby season was destined to be an historic one for the Axemen as the subsequent fall Canadian Football was to replace the longtime popular sport. On the field of action during the fall months of that ’55-’56 academic year, the Fred Kelly-guided footballers showed plenty of skill and indomitable spirits as they overcame […]
Francis Mouzar- 1944
August 24, 2012
The late Francis Mouzar, a 1944 graduate of Acadia University and a longtime baseball star of the Nova Scotia and Maritime-championship winning Liverpool Larrupers, was excellent in both intercollegiate basketball and English rugby. First appearing on the Acadia campus in the thirties as a student of Horton Academy where he starred in athletics, he was […]
Frank Theakston- 1941
August 24, 2012
A graduate of Acadia in 1941 with a Bachelor of Science in Physics and Mathematics and subsequently a Nova Scotia Tech graduate with Bachelor and Masters Degrees in Engineering, Frank Theakston was an outstanding athlete, starring in both rugby and hockey. On the grid iron this former Colchester Academy performer saw action with the ’38 […]
1936-37 English Rugby Team
August 22, 2012
…captured the Maritime Intercollegiate crown in an historic marathon contest. The ’36-’37 English Rugby Squad has often been described as one of the most successful teams during Acadia’s first century of existence. Following a very exciting ’35-’36 campaign in which they captured Provincial Intercollegiate honours with a 6-3 triumph over St. F.X. and barely missed […]
James Feindel – 1938
August 17, 2012
..whose achievements established a standard for future Axemen. One of the finest all-round athletes ever to grace the playing fields of Acadia was the late Dr. James Robert Feindel, better known to the sports followers of his time as “Jo-Jo”. Jim Feindel, who departed from Acadia during the spring of 1938, entered Dalhousie University that […]
1949-50 Men’s Rugby Team
August 7, 2012
’49-’50 Men’s Rugby Team Inducted into the Hall of Fame in 1990 One of the finest clubs ever to represent Acadia University was the ’49 Rugby Axemen, a team that captured Nova Scotia and Maritime Intercollegiate titles and Maritime senior championship with its prestigious prize; the McCurdy Cup. Coached by the incomparable Major Fred Kelly, […]
Johnny MacAskill
August 7, 2012
John Macaskill- 1952 Inducted into the Hall of Fame in 1990 Johnny MacAskill, born in Boston but a Glace Bay resident during his formative years, first attracted attention on the Acadia campus during the fall of’ 49 as he and his teammates won the Maritime Intercollegiate rugby title with a sudden-death victory over Mt. Allison. […]
Howie Ryan
August 7, 2012
Howard R. Ryan- 1931 (1909-1975) Inducted into the Hall of Fame in 1990 Howie Ryan, a member of a well known Truro sports family, was a most gifted athlete in rugby, hockey and track and field, at Acadia from the fall of ’27 to the spring of ’31. As a member of Coach Fred […]
James Gray
August 7, 2012
James Goode Gray- 1948 Inducted into the Hall of Fame in 1989 Jimmy Gray is undoubtedly one of the all-time greats in hockey history at Acadia. A native of Joggins Mines, NS, Jim entered Acadia in the fall of 1939 and was quickly recognized as a superb all-round athlete. Despite being proficient in basketball, rugby, […]
Arnold Eugene “Bunty” Forde
August 7, 2012
Arnold Eugene “Bunty” Forde- 1955 Inducted into the Hall of Fame in 1989 Arnold Eugene “Bunty” Forde, a native of Sydney, NS, was considered to be one of Acadia’s best all-round student athletes during the 1952-55 period; having starred in English rugby, basketball, and track and field. As captain of the rugby team and under […]
Alden Clark- 1924
August 7, 2012
Alden Clark- 1924 Inducted into the Hall of Fame in 1988 Alden Richardson Clark, born and educated in Fredericton, New Brunswick, was a tremendously gifted and versatile athlete who starred at Acadia in English rugby, hockey, basketball and track and field during the 1920-24 era. Alden began his contribution to the sports life at Acadia […]