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1954 Winnipeg Cagers On The World Stage
Posted on February 1, 2022
Nominated for two Oscars at the 1987 Academy Awards, “Hoosiers”, perhaps the best basketball movie-to-date, focuses on the true story of the 1954 Milan High School Indians winning the Indiana High School Boys Basketball Tournament despite overwhelming odds. The year 1954 also featured Canada facing heavy odds at the FIBA World Men’s Basketball Championships held October 23 to November 5 in Ginásio do Maracanãzinho, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Once ...
Canada At The 1952 Olympic Games
Posted on February 1, 2022
1952 Olympics. Helsinki, Finland. Messuhalli Olympic Basketball Arena. 9th place tied with Czechoslovakia. Roster: Ralph ‘Woody’ Campbell, Bill Coulthard, Jim Curren, Charlie Dalton, Benny Lands, Bill Pataky, Glen Pettinger, Bob Phibbs, Bob Pickell, Carl Ridd, Bob Simpson, Henry Wade, George Wearring, Roy Williams along with manager Eddie Bowering and coach Paul Thomas. Canada will continue to go with the format that the winner of t ...