Burnaby, BC ā The Simon Fraser University Athletics Hall of Fame will be re-established on Wednesday, February 29 with 13 new inductees being honoured at a luncheon, hosted at the Diamond Alumni Club on SFUās Burnaby Campus.
The inductees include nine athletes, four coaches and two teams.
“It’s a great cross section of athletes, teams and coaches,ā said Lorne Davies, Founding Athletic Director. āThe biggest problem with coming off a hiatus of not having inductees being placed in the Hall of Fame is we have so many deserving athletes but we can’t put them all in at once in this year of renewal, but it does make this yearās class a little more special.ā
Two former Clan football players who went on to stellar CFL careers will be enshrined as defensive tackle Doug Brown and runningback Sean Millington will be honoured.
Brown, started his professional career in the NFL, before moving north and enjoying a long and successful career with the Winnipeg Blue Bombers.
Over an 11 year CFL career he was a CFL All-Star seven times, he was named the CFLās Most Outstanding Canadian in 2010 and competed in three Grey Cups.
In Brownās senior year with the Clan, he had 55 tackles and 8.5 sacks en route to becoming an NAIA All-American.
Millington, who played four years at SFU, still holds several Clan rushing records.
He played 12 years in the Canadian Football League and was named the CFLās Most Outstanding Canadian twice.
He also won two Grey Cups, both with the BC Lions and was named MVP of the 88th Grey Cup in 2000.
Millington is also a member of the BC Sports Hall of Fame.
The 1970 Simon Fraser University football team went 9-0 in the NAIA, one of the best seasons in the schoolās football history.
From that team, 23 players were drafted into the CFL.
“Simon Fraser University has had the privilege of having some tremendously athletically gifted students who have represented the university, the province and the country in high level intercollegiate and international competition. We are very proud of the achievements and the success of these people both in competition and in the classroom,” concluded Davies.
For tickets to the induction, email Neena Singh at [email protected].
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