Jason D Beck
@JasonBeck82
BC Sports Hall of Fame curator. Author of BC bestseller The Miracle Mile. Canadian Association for Sport Heritage past-president.
🏆 Who’s the greatest Jr. A lacrosse team of all time? 7 straight Minto Cups. Perfect seasons. Ridiculous goal differentials. We crunched decades of data from the legendary Wamp’s Bible to settle the debate Read more:
Did you know that both Cheryl Gibson and Becky Smith are inducted into the Alberta Sports hall of Fame as swimming Athletes? Cheryl was inducted in 1986 while Becky was inducted in 1974. #YourHeroesYourHall
July 24th - On This Day in BC Sport History: 1976 Cheryl Gibson of Vancouver's Canadian Dolphins Swim Club wins silver in the 400m individual medley at the Olympics in Montreal, swimming 4min 48.10sec, faster than the previous world record time. Fellow Canadian Becky Smith.../2
An Icon. A Legend. A Thorn Forever. Christine Sinclair will become the first player inducted into Thorns Hall of Fame. More here: thorns.com/news/portland-…
“Looks like I picked the wrong week to quit smoking ...”
Did a documentary on the Gaits for Sports Journal back in 2000. Was proud to tell their story when so few national media had. They revolutionized lacrosse the way Bobby Orr changed hockey.
Honour an emerging female leader advancing gender equity in sport and recreation in BC by nominating them for the Bobbie Steen Legacy Foundation Award. Learn more & access the nomination form through our website: sportbc.com/promotion-plus/ @SportBC #PoweredbySportBC
I saw Andre in person at the old Memorial Arena in Victoria sometime in the 80s. vs Jake "The Snake" Roberts