Hall of Fame Inductees

Canadian Athletic Therapists Association Hall of Fame

Roy (Sandy) Archer
A native of Regina, Sandy served in the Canadian Army Medical Corps for five and a half (5 1/2) years. He has been head trainer for the Saskatchewan Roughriders Football Club since 1950 and was also head trainer for the Regina Pats Hockey Club for 16 years. Other notable activities Sandy was associated with were the Canadian Winter Games in Saskatoon (1971), the Saskatchewan Winter Games (1974) and the Winter Games in Lethbridge (1975). He is a member of the National Athletic Trainer Association. Sandy is a founding member of the Canadian Athletic Therapists Association, holding the position of President from 1971-1973 and was also the Canadian representative in the BIKE Trainers Foundation in 1972.

Charles (Chuck) Badcock
Born in St. John's Newfoundland, Chuck served with the Royal Canadian Army
Medical Corps for 23 years including World War II and the Korean War, obtaining his physiotherapy training while with the Department of National Defence.  Chuck served as a trainer with the Royal Military College (1964-1970). He became head trainer of the Winnipeg Blue Bombers in 1970. He attended the Winter Games in Saskatoon (1971) and Lethbridge (1975) and was head trainer at the British Commonwealth Games in Christchurch, New Zealand (1974). Chuck is a member of the N.A.T.A and has also been appointed to the Board of Directors of the BIKE Trainers Foundation. Chuck is a founding member of the C.A.T.A, holding the position of Secretary-Treasurer (1966-1974). In 1970 and 1973 he was voted Trainer of the Year by C.A.T.A.

Glen Bergeron, PhD, CAT(C) (inducted May 1997)
Glen Bergeron was born in Trail, British Columbia and raised in Winnipeg, Manitoba. He received a Bachelor of Physical Education from the University of Manitoba in 1973, a Master of Science from the University of Alberta in 1978 and a Doctoral Degree in the Department of Anatomy (Faculty of Medicine) at the University of Manitoba in 1992. He certified as an Athletic Therapist in 1975. Glen's passion has been the entrenchment of Athletic Therapy as a recognized profession from the time he joined the CATA in 1974. Glen is the only member to have served four consecutive years as President of the CATA. He was a founding member and President of the Manitoba Athletic Therapists Association and has served as President of the Interprovincial Sports Medicine Network and a Board member of the Sport Medicine Council of Canada.

Dale J. Butterwick, MSc, CAT(C) (inducted May 2005)
Dale Butterwick grew up in a small town in southern Alberta, Foremost. He received a Bachelor of Arts (Physical Education) from the University of Lethbridge in 1972, and a Master of Science from Indiana University in 1974.  Dale has been a member of the CATA since 1974. He began working at Red Deer College in 1974, moved onto Bishop's University from 1975-1984, and then moved to the University of Calgary, where he still works today. Dale has dedicated a great deal of his energy to the profession, and volunteered with the Board of Directors (BoD) for 10 straight years (1977-87). He was the president of the CATA in 1996. Some of his accomplishments include being the Chief Therapist for the Calgary (1988) and Nagano (1998) Winter Olympics, as well as the president of the Canadian Professional Rodeo Sport Medicine Team. Dale has recently celebrated 20 years of service to professional rodeo athletes. He also has completed numerous publications, abstracts and presentations in the field of Athletic Therapy. Today, Dale has focussed his academic role at the University of Calgary by completing research and teaching in his areas of passion: rodeo and athletic therapy.

Ken (Tab) Gow
Ken is a lifetime native of Kingston, Ontario where in younger years he participated in several sports, holding major awards in swimming and lifesaving. Ken prepared for his years in Athletic training with four (4) years in the Medical Corps plus anatomy courses at the Queen's University. He was assistant trainer to the late Stew Langdon at Queen's University until 1966, at which time he became head trainer. He is one of the founding members of the Canadian Athletic Therapists Association.

Robert B. (Bob) Haggert
Born in Sudbury, Ontario, Bob was raised and educated in Toronto. He became trainer for the Toronto Marlborough Junior Hockey Club in 1950, staying with them until winning the Memorial cup in 1955. Leaving the Junior Marlboroughs he became assistant trainer for the Toronto Maple Leafs until 1959 at which time he became their head trainer. During his term as head trainer, 1959-1968, the Maple Leafs won the Stanley Cup four (4) times. Bob was selected as the trainer for five N.H.L All Star Games. He has been a member of the National Athletic Trainers Association for many years and on its Board of Directors for two years. One of the founding members of the Canadian Athletic Therapists' Association, Bob was 2nd president of the Association succeeding Mert Prophet in 1967.

Tom Kearney
1939-1945 Canadian Army
1939-1942 Canadian Army Medical Corp, Member of St. John's Ambulance
1947 Trainer - Canadian Legion Hockey, Basketball and Fastball
1951-1954 Head Trainer - St. Catherine's Senior Lacrosse Team
1953 Trainer - St. Catherine's Celtic Basketball Team (DominionChamps)
1968 Trainer - St. Catherine's Senior Fastball Team (Dominion Champs)
Trainer - Brock University (Part-time)
1973 St. Catherine's Sportsman of the Year
1975-1978 Head Trainer - Brock University
1976 Medical Training Staff Olympics - Montreal
1975 - 1976 President of C.A.T.A
Tom Kearney was dedicated to his profession and a tireless worker as a member and past-president of C.A.T.A.

Raymond A. Kelly
Raymond Kelly was born in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan in 1931. He attended high school in Edmonton and was a special student at the University of Alberta Faculty of Rehabilitation and Ohio State University. Post-graduate courses, Department of Continuing Education and Faculty of Medicine University of Alberta.
He dedicated thirty-one years as athletic and head therapist at University of Alberta. Worked many local, national and international tournaments and events including Pan American Games in Cali, Columbia 1971; World University Winter Games at Lake Placid, New York, 1972; Canadian Medical Team for Cuba Tour, 1974 and Head therapist, Paramedical clinic Commonwealth Games, 1978, Edmonton, Alberta. A highly respected lecturer in Sports Medicine, has written and published many papers over the years. Holder of black belt, coached University of Alberta Judo Team from 1953-1970. National counsellor, referee and judge from 1955-1970. Western vice-president C.A.T.A. 1977-78. Chairman Education Committee C.A.T.A. 1976-78. Awards committee member C.A.T.A. 1978-84. Became a lifetime honorary member at University of Alberta 1986 Block “A” awards for distinguished athletic achievement and contribution during his years as an athletic therapist.

Stew Langdon
Born in 1912, Stew Langdon served four (4) years in the Royal Canadian Armed
Forces in World War II. He began as assistant trainer at Queen's University and later became head trainer and remained in this capacity until his death in 1966. He conducted training seminars at Queen's University and also designed a football helmet with safety padding. During his life, Stew was very active in the community and was a member of the choir in his church. A member of the National Athletic Therapists Association, Stew was the 1st Secretary-Treasurer of the C.A.T.A. and a founding member in 1965.

Norman “Pinky” Lewis
Born in Hamilton, Ontario 1898. Gained his training experience while active as a
player, coach or manager with many local teams that he served. Attributes his
knowledge of athletic therapy to Dr. William Heddle, his long time associate.
Travelled to many centers to fulfill his great love of hockey as a trainer, coach
and scout from 1923-52. Worked with the Hamilton Tiger Cats Football Team as
a trainer from 1953-61. From 1961-72 worked as Head Trainer at McMaster
University. In 1970 travelled as a Canadian team trainer to Yugoslavia for the
World Amateur Basketball Championships. In 1970 was chosen as Hamilton's
Citizen of the Year

Gordon Mackie
1949 Graduate - Physiotherapy, D.V.A.
1950 Post Graduate Studies, Chicago
1950-1960 Owned and operated “St. Boniface Health Club” and “Madison Boxing and Wrestling Club”.
1951-1952 Physical Instructor, St. Paul's College, Winnipeg
1953-1954 Assistant Trainer, West Point Military Academy
1954 Coach, Canadian Boxing Team for British Empire Games
1955-1958 Summers - Trainer, Winnipeg Goldeyes (Pro. Baseball Team)
Winter - Trainer, Winnipeg Warriors (Pro. Hockey Team)
1959 Trainer - Saints Hockey Club, St. Paul, Minnesota
1959-1970 Trainer - Winnipeg Blue Bombers Football Club
1960-1970 Private physiotherapy practice, Westbrook Medical
1970 Trainer - Canadian Team at World Student Games, Trainer - Canadian Davis Cup Team (tennis)
Trainer - Canadian College Indoor Track & Field, Championships Winnipeg, Manitoba
1971 Trainer -Canadian Team, Pan American Games, Cali, Columbia
Trainer - Canadian Track & Field Championships, Winnipeg, Manitoba
1972 Trainer - C.F.L. All-Stars (Calgary)
Member of Medical Staff at Munich Olympics
1973 Trainer - C.F.L. All-Stars (Hamilton)
Trainer - Canadian Aquatics Team, World Championships in Yugoslavia
1974 Trainer - Team Canadal74 (Russia)
1975 Trainer - World Swimming Championships, Cali, Columbia
1976 Medical Training Staff- Olympics, Montreal
1977 Trainer - C.F.L. All-Stars (Toronto)
1978 Trainer - Commonwealth Games (Edmonton)
Certified member of N.A.T.A
Certified member and past President of C.A.T.A.
Trainer Physiotherapist and lecturer at the University of Manitoba
The Winnipeg Blue Bombers awarded Gordon for outstanding services in 1974
for eleven years as a trainer and contribution to Canadian Professional Football,
and also by the University of Manitoba for his contribution to Amateur Football.

J. E. (Jim) Macleod, PhD, CAT(C) (inducted May 2005)
Dr. Jim MacLeod has been a certified member since 1977. He continues to contribute to his profession and the CATA as a professor of Kinesiology at Acadia University, and as a member of the CATA Program Accreditation Committee (PAC). Jim is a past chair of the CATA Education Committee ('85-'87), and he has twice chaired the CATA National Conference Committees (‘82, ‘98). Jim was the president of the CATA in 1988. In every instance of committee membership, he has shown evidence of outstanding service and leadership. During his time with the PAC, Jim put together the Senior Advisory Committee (SAC) which has facilitated the communication between the committee chairs and the Executive. He was also instrumental in developing a scholarship in the name of Diane Webster. Dr. Jim MacLeod has been a liaison within the Association of Accrediting Agencies of Canada, which has improved the CATA Accreditation process, and has served on the Tenure Committee of the Faculty of Professional Studies.

Dr. William Melvin
Receiving his education in Kingston and Toronto, Dr. Melvin entered the Navy after his graduation from Medicine in 1943. When the war ended he began a period of postgraduate training, after which he returned to Kingston to become Associate Professor of Surgery (Orthopaedics) at Queen's University (1952-65), Team Physician for Queen's football and hockey (1952-67), and chairman of the Athletic Board of Control (1958-68), among many other involvements. A member of the American College of Sports Medicine and the Canadian Athletic Trainers Association, Dr. Melvin is a Founding President of the Canadian Academy of Sports Medicine. He provided a great deal of support/input as a member of the Medical Advisory Committee for the initial Athletic Therapy courses at Sheridan College.

Bill Mitchell
Bill attended University of Windsor in 1963 part-time in Windsor, Ontario and from 1965 to present full-time, earning his University Degree. He was the head Trainer and Equipment Manager to Football, Hockey, Basketball, Swimming, Wrestling, Track & Field, Lacrosse, Soccer and Rugby teams. Bill was also trainer of Handicapped Sports Tournaments and involved in sports outside the university including Minor Hockey in the winter and both Senior and Junior Teams of Lacrosse in the summer. Prior to 1963, Bill served 16 years as an orderly Supervisor in a local hospital and during this time was the Trainer for the Windsor Bulldogs Hockey Team, Allen Cup winners. He also accompanied the team to Russia. Bill's interests include athletics, sports medicine and learning the latest methods and treatments concerning injuries. Bill Mitchell is an efficient dedicated therapist who for many years has been a great credit to our association.

John Moore
John was one of the pioneers in the development of the C.A.T.A. and one of its original members. He was also a pioneer of the athletic therapy profession.  John was hired by Ryerson Polytechnical Institute in 1967 after spending three years at York University where he developed a training and health clinic. During the war years John played service hockey in England and turned professional after the war for Eddy Shore's Springfield team in the American hockey league.  After retiring from hockey as a player he started his athletic therapy with the Toronto Rifles football team and the Brantford Warriors professional lacrosse team.  John was known around Ryerson for his gruff, barking manner, but underneath it as a kind person and a good friend to athletes. In 1974, John hosted the C.A.T.A. Annual Symposium at the Ryerson Institute and was the Convention Chairman organizing an excellent program. John Moore passed away in November 1981 after a period of poor health and we would like to remember him as a tireless worker dedicated to his athletes.

Tommy Naylor
Tommy Naylor was born in West Bramwich, Stafford, England in 1904.  He started his career sharpened skates for the Toronto Maple Leaf Hockey Club at the age of fourteen (14) under the direction of “Hap” Day. Since that time he served Maple Leaf Gardens as Equipment Manager and skate sharpener to all teams. Instrumental as a designer of protective hockey equipment, Tommy pioneered articles such as the skate guard, the ankle protectors for defenseman and the portable skate sharpener. He was selected to travel with Team Canada 1972 in the first professional series with the USSR. He received special recognition from the Canadian Athletic Trainers Association for forty years' service at the 1973 Convention.

Dexter Nelson, M.Sc, C.A.T.(C) (inducted May 1997)
Dexter was born in Calgary, Alberta on October 05, 1949. He received his Bachelor of Physical Education Degree from the University of Calgary in 1971and subsequently received his Master of Science Degree in Physical Education from Brigham Young University in 1977. He completed his course work and comprehensives for an Ed.D from BYU in 1982. He began his teaching career at the University of Calgary in 1975. He has been a member of the Canadian Athletic Therapists Association since December 12, 1972 and achieved Certification status in 1977. During his career as an Athletic Therapist/Athletic Therapy Educator, he has served as the President of the Canadian Athletic Therapists Association (CATA), the Alberta Athletic Therapists Association and the Sports Medicine Council of Alberta. He has chaired the Awards Committee of the C.A.T.A in addition to serving on the Education Committee, and Program Accreditation Committee and has acted as an Examiner for the Certification Committee. He has served as a Canadian Core Medical Team Member on the 1975 Pan American Games Team, the 1978 Commonwealth Games Team and the 1979 Pan American Games Team. In 1988 he served as Chief Therapist for the Canadian Core Medical Team at the Calgary Winter Olympic Games. In 1982, after leaving the University of Calgary and moving to Mount Royal College in Calgary, he initiated the Canadian Professional Rodeo Association - Sport Medicine Team. This multidisciplinary team provided not only Athletic Therapy services, but integrated care provided by Physicians, Chiropractors, and Massage Therapists. He coordinated this service until 1995. He has attended and cared for rodeo athletes at 14 consecutive Canadian Finals Rodeo Championships. In addition, he initiated the Mount Royal College Sport Therapy Service which, although moving to the University of Calgary, continues to serve the needs of the Calgary sport community.

Merton (Mert) Edward Prophet
Mert's early life was spent as a hockey player. His career as a goaltender took him to such cities as Washington, Providence, Fort Worth, Verdun, Boston and Indianapolis. He started his training career in Indianapolis in 1951 and was trainer with the American Baseball Association Indianapolis Indians when they went to the Little World Series in 1956. From that time until 1964 Mert was head athletic trainer at Butler University. Since 1964, Mert has acted as head trainer with the Toronto Argonaut Football Club. He did take two years away from football 1969-70 when he joined the staff at York University as head athletic trainer. Mert is a member and past president District 10 of the National Athletic Therapists Association, Mert was chosen as Trainer of the Year in 1971. 

Phil Rizzuto, CAT(C) (inducted May 2004)
Phil Rizzuto was certified with the CATA in 1983. He has spent time assisting his profession as a member of the CATA Education Committee, the CATA Marketing Committee, the CATA Board of Director's, as well as being a past president with the Manitoba Athletic Therapists Association. Phil's professional highlights include working as an assistant Athletic Therapist with the Winnipeg Blue Bombers (CFL) ('83-'84), as a Strength Training Consultant with the Winnipeg Jets (NHL) ('87-'90), and as an Instructor at the University of Winnipeg ('83) and Manitoba ('98). Phil was the director of the Pan Am Sports Medicine Centre in Winnipeg from 1983-1998. In 1998, Phil Rizzuto accepted a role in the pharmaceutical industry and made a career change. His success in his current endeavours is due to his experiences as an Athletic Therapist. Phil continues today as a certified member of the CATA.

David M. Ross, MSc, CAT(C) (inducted May 2005)
David Ross graduated from York University with a Bachelor of Arts (Physical Education) in 1975 and then from Indiana University with a Masters of Science (Physical Education) in Athletic Injuries in 1977. He attained certification in the CATA in 1978. Since then he has worked as the Head Therapist for the Hamilton Tiger-cats (CFL) in 1978-79, and is currently the Coordinator of Athletic Therapy Services at Queen's University. Dave has served on the CATA Education Committee ('82-'89), the chair for the CATA Certification Committee ('89-'92), the chair for the CATA Certification Exam Review Committee ('93-'96) and the CATA Ethics Committee (2004). Dave was a Site Visitor with the CATA Accreditation process and continues to volunteer his services to the success of his association and profession.

Art Sargent
Born and educated in England, Art spent six (6) years in active duty with the Royal Air Force in World War II before coming to Canada in 1947. From 1952-1957 he was head trainer for the Balmy Beachies Football Club of Toronto and from 1958-59 he was head trainer for the Toronto Argonaut Football Club.  In1960, he accepted the head trainer position with the Ottawa Rough Riders, the year they won the Grey Cup, and remained with the Club until his death in 1968. He also lectured clinics, on the care and prevention of athletic injuries and was also available to College and High School athletes who needed treatment. Art was one of the founding members of the Canadian Athletic Therapists Association in 1965.