MARILYN PETERSON KINGHORN as a student during the late '50s and early '60s not only exemplified scholarship, leadership and service but was an amazing all-around athlete. She led UBC teams to four Western Canadian titles; two in basketball, one in track & field and one in volleyball. She was also a top scorer on the UBC field hockey team and while a student was added to the Vancouver Eilers roster for their successful Canadian basketball championship quest. Always noted for her professionalism she has the distinction of being awarded, in 1960, UBC's first Female Athlete of the Year award.
REG CLARKSON has to rate as one of this province's most versatile athletes. A UBC graduate in Social Work, he starred in UBC basketball including the 1945/46 Hall of Fame team, led the UBC football team to the '45 Hardy Cup and played on both the UBC hockey-and soccer texns. This 1946 Vancouver Athlete of the Year later played professional baseball, basketball and football. "They should erect a statue of this guy outside the gym" exclaims former teammate Dr. Pat McGeer. "There has never been anyone like him."
DONN SPENCE started his UBC career as one of this university's outstanding football and rugby players. However, his contribution and success as UBC's rugby coach from 1967 until his untimely death in 1984 will be for what he is most remembered. During his first 10 years, his teams had won five consecutive Canada West titles, four consecutive World Cups and six consecutive PNW Intercollegiate championships. Two of his teams, including the 70/71 Hall of Fame team, are arguably the best in the storied history of T-Bird rugby. A clinician, innovator, and with an eye for talent, Donn Spence was the one who was able to get "the best from his players." (Donn is survived by 3 children and his wife Lynne Spence).
BARBARA (BIM) SCHRODT assumed the roles of UBC teacher, coach and director of women's athletics. Starting in the late 1950s this women's sport devotee laid the foundation for the development of the UBC women's athletic program. She also coached for 18 years the UBC women's field hockey tearn leading it to several Northwest Collegiate tournament championships and over an eight year span, six Canada West titles. In fact the game of field hockey throughout the entire province was the beneficiary of the over 40 years of work and dedication of UBC's Dr. Bim Schrodt.
THE 1948-50 UBC HOCKEY TEAM is the first ice hockey team to be inducted into UBC's Hall of Fame. In an era prior to Canada West and Canadian championships, this Frank Frederickson coached team was the best in the West defeating the reigning Western Canadian champion University of Alberta three games to one, winning the inaugural Hamber Cup. At the same time it mastered the best competition the U.S. could offer with victories over defending U.S. champion Colorado College and Denver by a combined 39 - 12 score. According to one of its players, Clare Drake, who later coached university hockey for many successful years, "this team would rate as outstanding in any era."